Hasbro Australia Confirms MP Soundwave & Acidstorm

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Hursticon, Jan 30, 2013.

  1. Angelwave

    Angelwave Physical Maintenance.....

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    Here we go again.....prepare for insurmountable hoops like MP Prime's, to get Soundwave if Hasbro US released him over here...again to TRU.

    However.....I would be really surprised if Hasbro US released Acid Storm...seeing as how Thundercracker seems to be languishing about.......
     
  2. SoundBlaster7

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    It would be awesome if they give us 3 tapes, since he can store 3 in his chest.
    Laserbeak, Ravage and Rumble, but I seriously doubt it.
     
  3. Anguirus

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    ^ I'm thinking they might swing Laserbeak and Ravage, and still keep the pricepoint somewhere lower than OP's.
     
  4. TigerBlade

    TigerBlade Prepare for extermination

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    Oh. Blinkered views and morals over a toy. Gotcha.
     
  5. starscream-99

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    Definitely wasn't expecting an Acid Storm. Will buy.
     
  6. Starscream NZ

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    If Tigertrack can get a MP toy, why can't Acid Storm?
     
  7. Haloid1177

    Haloid1177 Hey, That's Pretty Good

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    Still would have preferred a Starscream release. Not interested in Acid Storm. I'm betting Soundwave will be similarly priced to Optimus, though he hopefully won't go through the numerous price hikes.
     
  8. Star Saber

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    True, it's just that you'd expect it out of Takara, since you know it'd be an exclusive with a smaller release. Seeing it come from Hasbro is a bit strange, since they normally stick to the more popular characters.
     
  9. Starscream NZ

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    Admittedly, it IS a bit out of left-field. But hey, why not support the little-seeker-that-could!
     
  10. orangeitis

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    That's not what I said. I said that it's because iGear versions aren't official products, that's all. Don't put words into my mouth.
     
  11. jbz

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    Hanging on the shelves? Did you not see that MP Thundercracker thread when he was first released? People were going bananas trying to get him. He was selling for over $100 on ebay. He could barely stay in stock on TRU.com. It's only now we see him on the shelves and that's only in some places. He's never on my TRU shelves to this day.
     
  12. Ribieconvoy

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    Ordering Masterpiece Prime made me hate TRU, but I suppose I'm going to have to order through them again if I want this Soundwave... Oh well, I suppose terrible service is the price I have to pay for getting a masterpiece at non-scalper prices. Acid Storm is unexpected though. I really would have liked to see an international release of Screamer with the MP11 mold, but I'm happy enough we're getting Soundwave.
     
  13. Batman

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    Why release Coronation Starscream, Skywarp or another run of MP Prime when you can release the fan favorite Acidstorm :lol .

    I'm all for obscure characters but when there is uncertainty to how many of these figures you release, stick with the more common characters.
     
  14. blueandwhite

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    At least there shouldn't be a huge rush to pick up Acid Storm. On the flip side, I figure I won't have a chance on scoring a MP Soundwave. I wasn't able to get MP Prime, and if he isn't worthy of a second run I can only cringe at how difficult it's going to be to find Soundwave.
     
  15. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    Acid Storm......neat.

    What we really need however is the female seeker herself. SLIPSTREAM!
     
  16. orangeitis

    orangeitis All orange, all the time. Looks infectious.

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    She was never in G1 nor had a G1 toy, unfortunately. :( 
     
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    I'm in for both but I'm still holding out for a US MP-11 Starscream. Hate to drop $200 if he's going to be a third of the price this summer.
     
  18. Matty

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    This is a fantastic idea! Wow!
     
  19. Optimus1116

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    Wow, great news. Now to just wait and see if Soundwave's cassettes will be included
     
  20. GizmoTron

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    She could have been one of the random purple Decepticon planes that showed up in those early episodes, I mean that's how we all decided that the random green "rainmaker" was Acid Storm.

    Although it would take a lot more than just purple paint to make the MP seeker mold work for a female Transformer.