Following buildable variations of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, Lego’s newest collaboration with Hasbro can be its first Decepticon. The 1,505-piece Soundwave, which is three items smaller than Lego’s 1,508-piece Optimus Prime, stands simply shy of 13 inches tall and is Lego’s first Transformers set to incorporate a sound brick — however you will have to proceed making reworking sound results your self.
As with Optimus, Lego’s Soundwave converts from robotic mode to cassette participant mode with out requiring any disassembly. It’s additionally absolutely posable in bot mode due to articulated joints and consists of equipment like a rocket pod and laser blaster that rework into batteries — much like what was included with Hasbro’s unique Soundwave determine within the ’80s.
There are two options that set this Lego mannequin other than its different Transformers units. The primary is the inclusion of an digital sound brick that “prompts specifically recorded voice and sound results.” Within the ’80s cartoon, Soundwave’s distinct monotone synthesized voice, carried out by Frank Welker, helped make the character a fan favourite. The sound brick consists of snippets of the cartoon’s music and the character talking. It’s not Welker, nevertheless it’s nonetheless enjoyable that Lego has gone the additional mile to re-create this character’s most memorable function.
The opposite factor that makes this set distinctive is that it really consists of three Transformers. Along with Soundwave, you get buildable variations of Ravage and Laserbeak that rework into cassette tapes that may match inside Soundwave’s chest compartment. Lego additionally features a show plaque displaying the Decepticon’s energy statistics alongside a tiny mannequin of Soundwave in cassette participant mode.