The guns for Rumble (and Frenzy) fold up and can be stored inside the legs in tape mode.

I was really tempted to pick up their Ravage; I could maybe be tempted by their Laserbeak but prefer the Takara head sculpt; I don't feel like their Frenzy is a big enough upgrade. In the end, the set is just really expensive, though.

Favorite part of this video is when you think back about making mix tapes. Brought back some memories doing that here too.

I would’ve liked to see an RP Buzzsaw. They could’ve included that w/Acusticwave if they really wanted to go with the G1 aesthetic, and released frenzy with the rest of the cassettes. Point being: Buzzsaw gets no respect. He was only featured in the beginning of one episode of the cartoon. Never saw him after that.

We need a vs against the remix tapes. I just can't see giving up that Rumble and Frenzy

He looks cool great review

These tight joint jokes are funny AF son!!!! Also, I think you're missing the added feature of Frenzy now being able to do the Stanky Legg.

Man, I really wish Blaster's cassette bots would get as much love as Soundwave's bots have. Like, cool. Another Frenzy/Rumble set.... But where's the Steeljaws, Rewinds/Ejects all at?

It's a shame about those screw holes on the piledrivers.

Thanks for the review. I bought this set but I'm sticking with my MMC set for my display. These will make great desk bots though.

the articulation on the wings of Laserbeak is really nice

I used to draw artwork for mix inserts, wish I had any of it around still.

I have the same issues with Laserbeak and Frenzy. Frenzy I have to put him in certain poses in order for the hip joint to hold up.

I wish we could buy these on their own, id love the lazerbeak or ravage but just don’t care about having frenzy and rumble as well due to the mold being wonky

Rumble and frenzy guns peg in to the hollow parts of the legs in both c modes so it does have storage in tape mode

In alt mode, are they still scaled to the size of micro cassette tapes? That was one of the cool things about G1 and MP Soundwaves.

1:30 I think that the references to Rumble/Frenzy have that bit of gray between the visor and the helmet, but it's more that the gray is part of the bottom of the 'brim' of the helmet, so trying to show that on that tiny head wouldn't really work. But most likely it's just the paint apps not being applied flush to the top I'd say.

I do like the Lazerbeak but I'll keep my Hasbro Soundwave and MMC Jaguar I think. These guys and Acoustic Wave are nice but I don't like it enough to swap out

I mean, in terms of the joints, the hips are the only issues on the Frenzy/Rumble so far. Everything else has been holding up very nicely, and I've been handling Frenzy doing mods and repaints on it and the joints are strong as the day I got them. The pins on the hips are the only issue, and a dab of floor polish will take care of that. The set looks great, and I knew it was right to wait to see how the gang looked together before deciding to compare them to the other brands. Already well improved over Takara, and a much better scale than the MMC ones. As great as those looked, I could never get them to appear right with the collection and alongside Soundwave.

The guns fit into the hollow legs of Rumble in cassette mode.

I thought my dude said “Floppy-pus” AY YOO! lol

BASF Cassettes were the stuff on my tape recorders ;-)

Did you know about rumbles guns storing inside the hollow parts of his legs in tape mode?

They look decent but though I think the Laserbeak and Ravage moulds are overall better than Takara's attempts, I don't really see the need to spend the money to replace those. Plus I think MMC is just a better option for the Cassetticons overall anyway (assuming you can get them, since they seem to only restock them in tiny numbers infrequently for some reason). I figure if you're buying Acoustic Wave and don't have the Takara Cassetticons, these are a no-brainer. Otherwise, I don't really see the point - for such tiny figures, I think the Takara releases are good enough.

Would you say these or the MMC have a better presence on an MP shelf?

Great review, but I think I'm sticking with the MMC scale. these just don't do it for me for the price.

Looks good. My only issue is the same one I have with the Hasbro mainline for Siege/Earthrise no Buzzsaw. Where is my damned Buzzsaw. I hate that he so often gets overlooked when he was the one that always came with Soundwave right from the start. =/

I sold my MMC frenzy and rumble after getting AW, they're far too big and I always hated their chests. All in on this set though

Overall not a fan. Typical FT the paint looks great, overall I think they are better than Takara but not enough for me to change. If anything their Lazerbeak is the best of the four and I would swap out the Takara for him but otherwise I’ll stick with Takara Lazerbeak and the MMC tape versions of Rumble Frenzy and Ravage

Excellent

I'm excited and can't wait for mine to show up! Also I've been noticing a trend both in these comments and on the book of faces. This whole compare them to MMC thing cuz MMC scale better is dumb Mac! These and the Takara ones are MICRO (this word seems familiar) cassettes and the MMC are full size tapes🤔. Therefore they will never compare in size. Others things in this pocket: Vinyl records are bigger than CD Hot Wheels are bigger than micro (there's that word again) machines Pen** is bigger than micro (I should really look this word up) pen** It is a logical fallacy to want a comparison between the two just so someone can say "see I knew their scale was too small"! We all know they are smaller so quit seeking justification for your thought process. Buy one set, buy no sets, hell be like me and buy ALL the sets! At the end of the day if you like it you win. Phew sorry/not sorry for that, it has just been nagging me. So if you stuck with me this far, how's your moms and dem?🤔🤷‍♂️😍 Thanks for the vid Bobby

I passed. These really shoulda just been included with soundwave for the retail price he was.

I did want to see more of a comparison with the MMC tapes. This version of Rumble and Frenzy seems to scale better

Heck yes I made inserts. Did it for cds too.

I bet Uncle Skelly made epic mix tapes...

@Bobby, kids these days don't know the struggle of trying to time your recorder just right with you boom box to make a cold ass mix tape only to have the DJ start talking over the end of your track. lol

Haven't seen another comment about it but Lazerbeak can also tab in next to the shoulder, around where a collarbone would be on both sides of Acoustic Wave if you don't want to use the forearm spots

A question here. HOW will the set fit in with HasTak Mp-13 Soundwave? If you get the set you end up with 2 Laserbeaks, but only 1 humanoid cassetticon. Sure you can repaint 1 of the birds to Buzzaw, but It won't look alright with only 1 Frumble unless it's stored in the chest. So to make it look right all you get is a Ravage and a tape you probably already have. It's like recommending a 1000$ lego set just to get a tiny lego bike.

Good review. I just got mine today. I like Ravage the best out of the set. IIRC I think putting a joint in the middle was tricky to do as I believe the Takara version had that and it was a point of breakage/failure for the figure among other things. I would love to see a versus of this set to the Takara version just to see the improvements. I like the Takara Laserbeak headsculpt better than the FT one. I really like the FT Frenzy/Rumble set, but I agree with the hollow bits, more so on the thighs than the legs as the legs actually have to leave room to transform and lack of waist swivel. I'm curious if we are going to get a 2nd set of minions from them to get Enemy, Buzzsaw, Howlback, and a Ratbat. Then a 3rd set for some of the more obscure repaints? I feel like we're going to get a Soundblaster as well and maybe that's where we'll get their Ratbat. With some of the news I have seen today from FT like their MP Outback and MP Pipes and the fact that they are populating a new KZfaq Channel with Transformation videos. From that it look s like Tesla 2.0 is coming soon. I'm sure we'll get a SDS from you this. Take care!

I would have liked to see them with the MMC tapes. That Laserbeak looks great but I like MMC for the rest of them. There is just something about them being larger that looks more interesting on a shelf imo.

How do they compare to the mmc one?

What would be the benefit of an ankle rocker on Ravage? He can't spread his legs anyway...

I can understand why people like the Ocular Max cassettes, but to me these are the best set of in-scale tapes to date. Great review.

Still wish there was a Buzzsaw...

Just as I thought! I love Laserbeak, the other 3 are beautifully painted and deco’d but otherwise they’re ok. I’m all in on the set, but my display will probably still use the Mmc Tapes for Rumble, Frenzy, and Ravage

Bobby "needs a manicure for them old-man hands" Face!

"And here he is next to Tigertracks." **crash** 😂

I've only seen it in pics once (I'm still waiting for mine to arrive), but one pose I'm looking forward to do with Laserbeak rotate the wings 90 degrees on the mushroom peg then fold the inner most hinge forward then the other hinges to fold the wings back on themselves for a resting pose.

This cassettes are good as accessories to the main figure but as individual TF action figures they aren't that great. I preordered them and I'm buying them to go with my Soundwave but they are way too expensive for what they are. Thanks for the review Mr. Skullface. P.S. Please don't compare these to the MMC cassettes they are on completely different leagues, you can compare them to the Takara ones if you want. OFC this is my opinion and I'm only commenting about it because I read some comments with ppl asking you to compare them with the MMC ones.

I can't believe i paid about $140 for this set. Feels super cheap and i don't really think is an immense improvement over the originals. I felt like I was going to break it a few times.

Maxwell and Memorex, damn man we be old!

Are I been on the fence about making this my FINAL PURCHASE …. So tell me something good Bobby Baby …

Wow. Great stuff as always. I was sure you were gonna not recommend however. These look like junk. I have the frenzy and it’s garbage. Laser beak doesn’t seem to work right and Ravage is a hollow mess from what I can see. These are accessories. Not action figures imo.

I always thought and definitely know that Frenzy is the red cassette and Rumble is the Blue cassette!!! Been watching the cartoon since it came out back in the 80's!!! Lol

I was the TDK master with the fly mixtape. Maxwell,... Sooo Real. I made dope inserts for my BDP and Juice Crew mixtapes!!!

they are just too expensive and are nt a huge upgrade from the takara versions. i was debating wether to buy them last night but i think after watching this review i will pass. thanks for reviewing this stuff so we know before we buy

I'm torn whether to display these or the MMC ones. Both have advantages and look accurate, depending on the episodes. Well, except the MMC Laserbeak, that's way too big.

My leg on the Red/Black one went SUPER squirrely immediately on me the moment I transformed him. I thought I broke him. just one leg. So I have to be creative to pose him.

Are we still arguing that rumble is red and frenzy is blue?

Maxell cassette fer me

Look like decent bots, but at that price? Piss off.

Naw I’m not spending 130 on that… I’m tired of throwing money at these companies … at best for the price of acoustic wave He should have come with 2 tapes and the other 2 should have been 80 bucks …

130 for this shit ? For that same price you get rumble and frenzy from ocular max. Way better. Way better scaled. Nicer looking. Better quality. These are indistinguishable from the takara versions at first glance. Except for ravage. Takara gave all 4 with mp soundwave for 150. Yeah these are a waste of money.

Its FRENZY not rumble. Rumble IS RED.