DNA Design DK-18 Upgrade Kit for SS-56 Shockwave, is now up for pre-order!

DNA Design DK-18 Upgrade Kit for SS-56 Shockwave

We have the pre-order up for DNA Design DK-18 Upgrade Kit for SS-56 Shockwave. Use the links to reserve yours today. Thanks for choosing the Chosen Prime!

Transformers Studio Series SS-56 Shockwvawe, is now in-stock!

Transformers Studio Series SS-56 Shockwvawe

Transformers Studio Series SS-56 Shockwave has arrived. Orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

ransformers Generations Selects Galactic Man Shockwave, is now in-stock!

Transformers Generations Selects Galactic Man Shockwave

We have the Transformers Generations Selects Galactic Man Shockwave in-stock! Just follow the links to order yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Transformers Studio Series - New pre-orders

Transformers Studio Series TFM1 Megatron

We have several new listings up for Transformers Studio Series, TFM1 Megatron, DOTM Shockwave, and ROTF Mixmaster and Scavenger. Reserve yours early by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Transformers: Siege Wave 1 Leaders (Ultra Magnus & Shockwave), now up for pre-order

Transformers: Siege Wave 1 Leaders (Ultra Magnus & Shockwave)

Now up for pre-order is the Transformers: Siege Wave 1 Leaders (Ultra Magnus & Shockwave). Reserve yours by following the links. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

Takara MP-29+ Laserwave / Shockwave, is now in-stock!

Takara MP-29+ Laserwave / Shockwave

We just received our stock for Takara MP-29+ Laserwave / Shockwave. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Iron Factory IF-EX21 Bridge Watcher, now up for pre-order!

Iron Factory IF-EX21 Bridge Watcher

Here's Iron Factory's IF-EX21 Bridge Watcher. Ready for pre-order and has and ETA of 1st Quarter 2017 release. Reserve yours today. Thank you for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

KFCToys KP-16 Articulated hands for Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave, pre-order is now up!

KFCToys KP-16 Articulated hands for Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave

KFCToys KP-16 articulated hands for MP Shockwave / Laserwave. ETA of December 2016 release. Includes two sets of hands - solid and clear purple versions. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Takara MP-29 Laserwave with bonus Megatron Gun, is now in-stock!

Takara MP-29 Laserwave with bonus Megatron Gun

We just got the MP-29 Laserwave (Shockwave) with bonus Megatron gun in-stock! We're currently processing orders. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Takara MP-29 Laserwave Photo Gallery

Takara MP-29 Laserwave

Here's our Photo Gallery for Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave. Click on the image above to view the rest of the images. Then follow the links to order yours. Don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Directives!

Combiner Wars G2 Bruticus is now up for pre-order!

Combiner Wars G2 Bruticus Set

Check it out! We now have the pre-order up for Combiner Wars G2 Bruticus / Combaticons set. Just click on the links and reserve yours. Don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Directives to save more. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Masterpiece Destron Laserwave - Shockwave

As a space cannon, Shockwave does not disappointment. The handle fits well in my hands and the trigger has a good feel. I went around "pew pewing" at my kids until they got annoyed with me. I didn't test out the light-up feature because I don't have any of those small batteries.

Transformation is ridiculously simple. Unlike Quakewave, the legs unfold and form from panels that peg together rather than having to be yanked on. I don't like having to pull on his head to lock the neck panel into place. The front of the cannon folds neatly away as a backpack without needing any parts-forming. The one bit of parts-forming with the display stand is optional. It becomes a cover for his backpack, but it pegs to his back with clear plastic. Fortunately, the trigger tucks away into his abdomen and is covered by a sliding panel.

Shockwave seems a little on the short side, but his line work and aesthetic design are done very well. His color seems a little light, but it could be because I'm so used to seeing the darker Quakewave and Quakeblast on my shelf for so long. I don't like his feet though. They are really thin and are not centered (maybe I skipped a step in transformation). They definitely remind me of the G1 toy. I like Quakeblast's stompers the most. Quakeblast has the most impressively beefy silhouette of the three, with his broader head, shoulders, chest, legs, and feet. Shockwave's hose is done the best, basically being a long spring rather than a rubber hose, but it sticks out the back of his shoulder rather than the backpack. I think a part of his feet is die-cast.

His head is on a ball joint. His shoulders are on double jointed, ratched hinges and ratcheted swivels. This thumb is fixed and his fingers are single pinned. He has single jointed, ratcheted elbows and knees. He swivels at the elbows, wrist, and thighs. He does not rotate at the waist. His hips are on universal joints. He has ankle rockers and ratcheted ankle tilts.

His accessories include the hose for self assembly, one solid articulated left hand (why?), one clear cannon, one clear articulated right hand, one clear right chopping hand, one solid right chopping hand, and one miniature alt-mode cannon. All the hands and cannons swap easily via a large socket that includes the wrist. Batteries are not included, but I don't mind since I always take them out.

Despite being an official Masterpiece figure, I'm probably going to display Shockwave on my CHUG shelf. He's not so large that he would look too ridiculous next to the mostly Voyager size figures from assorted lines in my CHUG display. Value-wise, Quakewave and Quakeblast are the better buys, Quakeblast even more so. Both are better scaled for the Masterpiece line, being larger figures with better engineering than Shockwave. He is not a bad figure. It's just that Fans Toys and Cloud 9 have really knocked theirs out of the park.

Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave Video Review

Here's our review for Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave. Enjoy and then click on the links to order yours.

Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave, now in-stock!

Takara MP-29 Laserwave / Shockwave

Takara Tomy MP-29 Masterpiece Laserwave is now in stock and ready to so ship!  The Destron Commander who was left in charge of Cybertron now returns in classic Masterpiece format.  it is only Logical that you get yours here.

New Pre-order listings for Takara Legends line!

Takara Legends Series (Titans Return)

We have several new listings posted up. Check out the links below.

FansToys FT-03C Quakewave (Clear Version), now in-stock!

FansToys FT-03C Quakewave

Just arrived today. Here's FansToys FT-03C Quakewave (Clear Version). Pre-orders are currently being fulfilled. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

FansToys FT-03 Quakewave (Reissue), now in-stock!

FansToys FT-03 Quakewave (Reissue)

We just got our stock for FansToys FT-03 Quakewave (Reissue). We are currently processing pre-orders. Order yours today. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

FansToys FT-03T Quakewave is now in-stock!

FansToys FT-03T Quakewave

FansToys FT-03T Quakewave is now in-stock. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Order yours today. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Official pics of Takara MP-29 Shockwave!

Takara MP-29 Shockwave/Laserwave

Here are the official pics for Takara MP-29 Shockwave/Laserwave. Get your pre-orders in by clicking on the main image above, or using the form at the bottom of the post. Make sure that you take advantage of the Prime Directives!