beautiful. its great to see something like this archived and documented!

These two figures are part of the recent released of vi gave G1 Transformers reissues in the G1 toon decos from the Animated movie.

Nice review, thanks for posting. I ordered both of these guys, but I am keeping mine MISB. So, this was a great chance to see what they look like out of the box. My Blaster came a few weeks ago, but my Soundwave is arriving today!

So Soundwave was originally designed over 50 years in Japan with CHILDREN in mind. So, they couldn’t make it crazy expensive. But, now even with more modern manufacturing technology, they decided to make him less detailed (cheaper to make) even though the main audience is adult collectors. If anything, you’d think this one would be much nicer than the original…

Great video and an excellent cat cameo!

Yes thanks to you I am getting both of them. I can't wait

Excellent review, and beautiful cat.

Nice video Gary- very cool to see those out there

Sky is a beautiful cat. These two are the only reissues of either G1 version i own. I got lucky in acquisition because they lasted maybe 5 minuted out in the world. No chrome and no stickers was unfortunate but they do look good in their cartoon/movie colors. And I finally have Steeljaw. Cant complain, overmuch. I am definitely the target audience.

I bought soundwave yesterday it's a childhood grail and I dont even collect transformers but I had to have him hes awesome!....I have blaster all I need is a prime and megatron

no chrome, no diecast, no stickers, Hasbro cheaping out even on their anniversary toys

Great review I got soundwave yesterday and I have not put him down

Imagine if they officially reissue mirage, wheeljack and sunstreaker

Soundwave’s chest insignia really pops when he has a tape in, can barely see it otherwise. I like the animation colours, I have enough original looking Soundwaves lying about somewhere

I really like the printed symbols on the cassettes. I think it looks great on Steeljaw. Wish they would have painted his eyes blue. The Decepticons got the eye paint so it would have been a nice touch considering he doesn't have stickers. Miss the chrome. The metallic paint looks decent on the cassette weapons though. Plain without their stickers but like you say repros can be had cheap.

These are cool figures I'll catch them on clearance

I like the presentation. Haven't subscribed to a fellow toy guy in a while.

It looks like the re-issues are actually attempting “cartoon-accurate” coloring… …that’s actually REALLY cool…

Anyone know the studio series cassettes are the same size as a cassettes in this set?

Thanks for the review! I'll give it a miss, still very much happy with my Legacy Blaster

Fun Fact - The Decepticon Logo is actually SoundWave's Head!

Disappointed abouth the lack of chome, but a great set overall. Great review!

saw the Soundwave in a store, saw the lack of chrome, and passed.

Soundwave is my favorite & I love got a lot of the reissues plus my original. I never, ever had a cassette for my Blaster! I’m getting this so I can get Steeljaw! 🦁

Hopefully we get the remaining cassettes in the animation deco.

I'm pretty irritated that Walmart went from preorder to sold out on Soundwave, *without EVER having had him in stock!!* Guess I'll have to gamble on goin' to a couple different Walmart store locations. Blaster...is tempting, but not nearly as tempting as Soundwave. That said, Hasbro better grow a brain and do ALL of the Tape Minions for Blaster & Soundwave in this style!!

The dial to the side of Blaster's tape deck is a reminder of what an abomination G1 Blaster as gutted, massively stripped down retool, of a Microchange mold, truly is. To be clear, I'm saying that Blaster is such a gutted retool of a previous figure, that it makes the Medium and Large Machine Wars toys, look like mere recolours of the meduim and large Predators and Turbomasters in comparison. So here's how the original MC-21 Radiocasse Robo works, as a working FM radio (I picked one up I think it was 20 years ago). The reason the cassette bay in Blaster is deeper than on Soundwave, is because it's designed to fit a powered AM receiver (button cell battery), in the shape of a microcassette, which interacts with an audio amplifier and speaker set within Blaster itself. The tuner block features a 2.5mm socket, which connects to a protruding plug in the tape deck, as well as a tuner wheel on the side of the tuner block. Pressing play on "Blaster" closes the circuit between the amplifier and the tuner block, whilst pressing stop, opens it. The dial you were wondering about, is actually a separate piece on the Microchange version, connected to a cog, whose teeth mesh with the teeth on the tuning wheel on the tuner block. The power switch on the front of the right leg, is a working power switch , with a battery compartment for 2 "AA" batteries on the back of the right leg. On the side of the left leg, is a volume control dial and on the back of the left leg, where you see a circular hole on Blaster, is actually a 2.5mm socket for the 2.5mm plug on the supplied crystal radio earpiece to plug in, in case people don't want to use the speakers in the figure's legs, to listen to FM radio. Speaking of the crystal radio earpiece, there's a reason why Blaster's un has those 2 gaping holes in it, and it's something you can see for yourself if you have a crystal radio earpiece with a 2.5mm plug on the end. The earpiece plugs into the massive hole in the middle of the gun, the cord winds around the rifle stock, and the 2.5mm plug slots into the small hole at the back of the stock. Oh and because Blaster needed to interact with the microcassettes in the line, ("Enemy", "Laserbeak" and "Ravage"), MC-21 also features a storage compartment in the back of the figure, which can store a microcassette. While my information comes on hands-on experience from owning a copy, Transformerland have uploaded a scan of the instructions, if anyone wants to see for themselves. The irony of all this is that if Hasbro and Takara had simply redesigned the 2.5mm plug mount on the inside of the tape deck to fold down and flip up 90 degrees, all of these features could have been retained AND Blaster still would have been able to fit cassette Transformers in his chest. Like I said, when it comes to utterly gutting and nerfing a reuse of a mold with Transformers, G1 Blaster is arguably the worst offender out there, and it makes the gutting of gimmicks on the Medium and Large Machine Wars figures, look like mere recolours of their Turbomasters and Predators counterparts in comparison.

Soundwave is my favorite TF of all time. Still have my G1, along with Buzzsaw, Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy and Laserbeak.

My original Soundwave came with Laserbeak, so I loved this re-issue!!

Soundwave was my third Transformer!!! I don’t remember Ravage coming with him…then again my memory isn’t what it once was…

I collect Transformers, G.I. JOE, AND Star Wars. I started being real picky as soon as they ditched the Plastic window. Plus, most of this stuff will be available at Ollie's, ROSS, or online for massive discount. Not all of it is bad, but the majority is. I'd say the G.I.JOES are way nicer. It's sad to see as a 40 year Transformers fan! Great video! subbed!

I really hate the grey plastic. Love the old school chrome plastic.

Just want to know how much for each of them?but I definitely want that sound wave one

What happened to all the chrome on the reissues. Makes them look a little more cheap imo

The leg of the walmart 2021 color are wrong in this reissue i still have my g1 and the legs where grey like the 40th but the 2021 red/orange is correct !!!

Man I am glad I still have all my OG transformers. Now the question is. Where the hell did I put them.

Thank you for the review. I wonder when these will hit stores in the USA?

I was a sucker mark for the Soundwave. I still wish they'd release a Soundwave that's identical to the original. This one has the separated button but the reissue didn't. Hasbro knows what they are doing.

I so wish I had these but not right now to much and hard to find haha . I had them all as a kid just like to old school color for blaster better he might of been my first new transformers maybe even first transformers ever so young at the time Im so old haha

Just snagged Soundwave to join my Hot Rod and Starscream. This whole animated x vintage concept is right up my alley but the character selection has been baffling. Where's Kup, Springer, Galvatron, that Arcee prototype finally?

the big differences is the company's that do the diecast plastics have different regulations that they are required to follow The entire G1 line had so much lead in the paint In the dycast plastics I'm surprised that we didn't get lead poisoning from all exposure

Cool

Nice review(s). A Skye cameo is always a nice bonus. I noticed the my cassette door on Soundwave doesn't close as neatly on the top left as it does on the right. Also, mine arrived without one of Laserbeak's weapons. Weird. Shipping from Hasbro Pulse was crazy fast though.

Blaster was the first transformer I ever got as a toy.

I wish I preordered Soundwave earlier

I need that shirt!!!!

I still have my original box but its kinda worn.. I left it in the tape player form never transformed it.. Because later i bought newer revisions

Hi Captain Kyle! When are we getting OUR reissues, my original parts are a bit wore these days...

Amo a tu gato se robó la cámara ❤️

Would love to see a reissue of the G1 series and have them actually scaled to size .

Discoloration doesn't happen from Sunlight, it happens from Temperature Changes that degrade that type of plastic. Sunlight can heat up plastic, which would then cool down, so there is still that factor. Ideally you want to store them in a Temperature Controlled Environment.

Nice buttons

My 40th Anniversary Soundwave that i bought at Walmart in Canada has a stamp "(c) Hasbro 1974 1983" and "(c) Tomy" in the battery compartment

Still got my original Blaster

I wish they would do something different where they could have done the first us release of g1 twincast with two recolored cassettes…seems like overkill even though it’s a good looking reissue. If I see them on clearance I’ll buy them.

It's definitely a pick up if you didn't get the older reissues.

Can you please review the knockoffs for the decepticon jets? They just have been released.

I got blaster, but Soundwave sold out before I could order him :,( (I also have a g1 blaster reissue already but don’t have a g1 Soundwave… but I DO have the g1 ravage that came with the WFC beastwars ravage a couple years ago

The original soundwave looks far better. The blaster isnt as much of a downgrade. Thanks for the review

I remember the OG G1 blaster had a working radio, now the re-issue one has a fake on/off switch I believe? New box specifically says non-working radio…

Ns. And this is why i've been back in off collecting...my pre ordered I did right away a long time ago.. was just canceled.

I have soundwave and i prefer the show accurate colors 10/10 figure for me

Yes, the colours are definitely off. I picked up the 2004 Toys R Us exclusive reissue Soundwave, and his colours are even darker blue than the G1 Original. Still had some chrome parts, though.

Why did Blaster have such a tiny tape deck? Was he built for Sony Mini-Discs? They did come out in 1986 after all.

They are all right, but certainly not the best. Decals, tampos, colors, rub signs. If Takara ever delivers a missing link version those would probably blow my mind. I get some like cartoon accurate, I myself would probably desire more a comic accurate before toon or movie. Nice to have a nice retro looking box with a decent former if you have the original already loose too.

That's the later version of Soundwave, it has the cassette door hinges on the outside of the body man.

It’s a shame this 40th anniversary version isn’t more accurate. I think most of the buyers are original fans who consider these details the main value in a reissue.

The worst part of this is having to go to Walmart.

Wow

I think they turned out great. The boxes are a bit misleading, as they come in a G1 style box (with plastic window). Since these are based on the 1986 movie colors, these transformers probably should have come in those 1986-Movie style boxes (the boxes without the clear window in front). The reason these don't come with decals isn't because Hasbro is being "cheap." It's because these are based on the 1986 movie and OG 1984 anime colors.

At least Ravage doesn't look like a bulldog this time.

Seems seems to be way cheaper than my twentieth anniversary . How mighty have fallen

These were intended as the “movie deco” g1 reissues, weren’t they? They just thought oh, shit 40 year anniversary and popped them in these boxes instead of last years ugly movie deco g1 boxes. That being said I love the look of the steel jaw that comes with blaster. I really don’t need anymore blasters or soundwaves but the cassette decos look good.

The reason for the color difference, no chrome, and no stickers is they where trying to be cartoon accurate

I almost got blaster yesterday because I always wanted him as a kid, but its over $60 and doesn't seem worth it.

Nice. But the quality is pretty disappointing. I mean, just put in the chrome, die cast and rubber tyres for the later releases. Retailing at sgd89.90 in Singapore.

i had Blaster back then and i thought it was just an ugly bunch blocks.. i can see they were faithfull to the original 😝

Got the originals incomplete but nice

" Laserbeak eject!' 🤣

Would have been cool if they made these guys into working speakers wirh a 3.5mm headphone jack since the old one was a working raidio

I would only buy them if they were built with rechargeable bluetooth speakers. They really did cheap out on everything lately.

Do you get a decoder with these reissues?

Haha, nope. Not paying almost 50 bucks for plastic, when I have the mp's, but still nice if you don't have any.

Again? They're reissuing Soundwave and Blaster AGAIN? Yeah it's cool they've included a couple of tapes, but most collectors have already had SO many opportunities to pick these up; c'mon Hasbro, celebrate 40 years of G1 with something different and interesting...

What’s the price for each?

More g1 animation deco releases of g1 toys. They do look nice but thats why there is no chrome its not a rerelease its a redeco.

Already have a soundwave and blaster if blaster came with eject/rewind then would of got him

This place is coming to an end 😪 everything is more expensive but made the cheapest the can get away with.

Wow. Quality has gone down down down. I remember these toys growing up. Quality was great. Now all plastic.

ravage stands a lot better if you sperate the legs out so he's on four posts instead of two

Surprised you didn't mention that the plastic in the walmart versions feel different, lighter and cheap compared to the OG.

Skipped on the Soundwave, since I still have my original and the re-issue from a couple of years ago, and I don't really need a cartoon color/style accurate version of the G1, but I'll take a nice SS86 🎬 version of them...😅 Blaster, on the other hand, I will be getting him to go with my Soundwave re-issue, so I can have them displayed in G1 style boxes, PLUS Blaster comes with a freaking STEELJAW😊, which will FINALLY get me a complete G1 Autobot Cassette team! Btw, Kyle...(Or anyone, really!) Would you happen to have any idea of where I could find clear micro-cassette cases to fit the G1 cassettes, without having to buy blank cassettes WITH them just to get the cases?! I want to create cassette case covers for each of my G1 cassettes, Autobot & Decepticon, so I can do a different type of display, and just have a nicer looking and neater storage option, as well... I've looked everywhere I can think of, but I feel like there HAS to be some place where they'd be available, since it's easy to find 24pks of clear cases for regular sized cassettes, without having to buy the blank tapes with them... 🤔🤔🤔

I never knew the weapons were batteries lol😅I feel so slow 🦥

Can you try sound wave reacts to megatrons jokes ?

Walmart please reproduce the entire G1 line

Doesn’t matter, you can’t get them. Scalpers bought them all.

Yikes. This is a lot of Nope right here. Hopefully the Missing Link Optimus Prime will be such a success that they'll do something similar with Soundwave and others.

Try moving less when filming on zoomed shots

You can have plastic but can only a certain %of the package

NOT SHINEY