tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post4886681070615721534..comments2023-12-18T21:04:53.693-05:00Comments on Toys and Tomfoolery: Shaken by the Shockwaves from the Shocking Shockwave Show (Part 1)Alexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-4130965003219788332013-07-24T10:24:28.974-04:002013-07-24T10:24:28.974-04:00Yeah, he takes a 9-volt battery that's simple ...Yeah, he takes a 9-volt battery that's simple enough to change. But some of them the electronics simply stopped working for whatever reason - maybe somebody left a battery in and it got corroded, or whatever. It's the same issue for all of the electronic G1 figures like Galvatron, Sky Lynx, Trypticon, etc. I think the one I have, the sounds work, but the flashing lights don't. Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-49766902615964865622013-07-22T23:43:48.532-04:002013-07-22T23:43:48.532-04:00Fair enough! I probably won't hunt one down, ...Fair enough! I probably won't hunt one down, but I'll probably take the chance if I ever run across one. At least I'll know to be careful. Is it possible to change batteries in an old one? I'd totally want to hear the sound effects.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-49607325230864618602013-07-22T17:45:46.850-04:002013-07-22T17:45:46.850-04:00I should add, he IS a cool toy. There are reasons ...I should add, he IS a cool toy. There are reasons I've owned him three times. He's huge and imposing and pretty well-articulated for a G1 figure. He looks a lot like his media appearances and he's really fun to wave around in gun mode. If you get one with working electronics, the sound he makes is SUPER loud. <br /><br />Just get ready for inevitable frustration.<br /><br />(Side story: The first G1 Shockwave I had failed when the screw shafts holding his upper body together stripped. His chest popped out and his head literally flew off. I attempted to fix this by dissecting him and re-gluing the shafts, all while tiny springs were flying out of his joints. It did not work very well. Later, for some reason, this Shockwave sold for around $40 on eBay...and I made a point to describe how shitty it was.)Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-75073080595212097132013-07-22T13:28:23.626-04:002013-07-22T13:28:23.626-04:00Yeah, they always do classic reissues, but I'd...Yeah, they always do classic reissues, but I'd Totally go for a reissue of the old Action Masters. Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-65176922580955772202013-07-22T13:27:38.467-04:002013-07-22T13:27:38.467-04:00Thanks for the heads up - I've never even held...Thanks for the heads up - I've never even held a G1 Shockwave in person. He just always looked like a cool toy. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, since I owned only a few original TFs and they could barely stay together (granted, one was Ironhide and he never made any sense, and the other was Grapple, who lost his head at some point and then also didn't make any sense). Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-37104703040702723622013-07-22T11:51:24.959-04:002013-07-22T11:51:24.959-04:00Action Master Shockwave was one of the first and o...Action Master Shockwave was one of the first and only TF toys I was able to find at retail when I was a kid and I did, indeed, find it very strange that he didn't come with a hose for his gun arm. IIRC, the 1990 catalog that came with the figures actually showed a hose on the prototype. (I remember a lot of the figures in that catalog were very different from the photos, though.) I used one of those GI Joe rubber hoses - which didn't work very well - as a placeholder.<br /><br />As for G1 Shockwave...I dunno if I'd recommend him. You seem like a person who would want to take him down and play with him, but the toy tends to be fragile in really annoying ways. I've owned three and all of them broke. My current one broke at the knee, but I was able to glue it back together and keep the articulation intact. Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-45449546413039645862013-07-20T19:56:07.078-04:002013-07-20T19:56:07.078-04:00Man, I loved the Action Masters line! I still hav...Man, I loved the Action Masters line! I still have most of my old ones, though they are well worn. I always wanted that Shockwave, but never got him. If I could travel back in time for some retro shopping you can bet the Action Masters would be high on my list. You've also totally sold me on the Animated version.<br /><br />And hey, who doesn't love a massive chunky tumour of an arm cannon?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454650838507365691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-14758247274362262622013-07-19T09:42:10.860-04:002013-07-19T09:42:10.860-04:00Good to know two of ya have Shockblast as well! E...Good to know two of ya have Shockblast as well! Energon was moving into the relm of great articulation, but it was just short of it at the time (I think Cybertron really kicked it into high-gear with articulation) so Shockblast really was a shining beacon in the Energon toyline. They could continue to repaint and use that mold nowadays and I don't think anyone would bat an eyelash (indeed, I think some would love another shot at that mold).<br /><br />Animated overall was a pity, 'cause it just didn't get to thrive. Once the next movie came out Animated got the shitcan regardless of being one of the few to break a mold and do something different. It was funny and well written, and had some real interesting ideas (in both the show and the toyline). It's too bad. At the very least, Shockwave is so unique that I doubt we'll ever see anything like it again, and Animated can call that it's own. They remade some Animated guys (Lugnut, technically Blitzwing with a homage) but Animated Shockwave will probably be left to shine on his own.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-9082589636625641812013-07-19T09:34:55.422-04:002013-07-19T09:34:55.422-04:00Eh, the Frito Bandito already stole them all anywa...Eh, the Frito Bandito already stole them all anyway...Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-90030758559831406832013-07-19T09:34:18.078-04:002013-07-19T09:34:18.078-04:00Yeah, Energon Shockblast was certainly a favorite ...Yeah, Energon Shockblast was certainly a favorite and I'm never lettin' him go. My only gripes lie with the waist area and how thin everything is there...always worried I'm gona break something. It's part of the reason why I haven't transformed him much. The other part is that his other forms just weren't as fun as his crazy badass robot mode. I do remember the Sixshot repaint, but I'm cool with the normal version that I got. <br /><br />And if you're passin' on the Prime one then the gushing at the end of part two will not affect you! But I'm totally getting the Bludgeon repaint - just wish the tiny version of that mold was a little better.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-36912174140419810672013-07-19T06:17:14.196-04:002013-07-19T06:17:14.196-04:00He returns!
Shockwave is just one of those Transf...He returns!<br /><br />Shockwave is just one of those Transformers that has had a pretty damn consistent and badass look. Animated had a really nice twist on the norm too and always looked like a fantastic toy, pity Animated got the short shift down here with retail support. <br /><br />Love that Energon Shockblast, such a fun Voyager class figure... I'll never part with him.Dr Synhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662331056153128519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-67698030923767841912013-07-19T05:40:33.025-04:002013-07-19T05:40:33.025-04:00I am going on record saying that Energon Shockwave...I am going on record saying that Energon Shockwave(blast) is My favorite version of our purple monoeyed freak. His repaint Sixshot (despite only have three forms, ruining his name; we did come up with some fan forms for him, though: a spacefighter, a scorpion, a requisite gun, and a t-rex form were some of them) was equally bad-ass. The camo made him look like a Desert Storm decepticon.<br /><br />I'm passing on both of the Prime Shockwave, but will be getting the remold of the cyberverse Shockwave, Bludgeon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071305670626268594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-12467491845838675282013-07-19T03:05:22.977-04:002013-07-19T03:05:22.977-04:00Whoa bro. Don't bogart the Fritos.Whoa bro. Don't bogart the Fritos.TheCynicElementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190369631956733757noreply@blogger.com