The fact that he is holding Megatron is just the icing on the cake! That in combination with the red bat ejection pose threw me right back to my childhood… had me hearing “Lazerbeak eject, Operation: Destruction!” 😂
Soundwave was my favorite transformer toy as a kid. The more I see this piece being reviewed, the more I want it. Kicking myself in the ass for not PO ing it. Great review.
Soundwave is definitely my favourite character growing up! He’s just so much cooler to a kid, and his voice! This piece is amazing, it captures all of his essential merits. I think I am going to get it.
They all look "the best looking statues". But this Soundwave's details looks outstanding!! Plus u got laserbeak, rumble, ravage and a transformed cassette player.👍👍👍
I forgot how cool of a character soundwave was. This statue alone brought back so many memories. What I absolutely phenomenal piece. It should make it to the top statues of the year video next year.
I remember walkmans but as annoying as cassettes and VHS were discmans always bugged me when the disc skipped. I think Soundwave is slightly better because of the extra character’s that come with the statue. I can’t vote who the best is because I think they’re all great.
Cool piece and good review. I'm surprised you never bought Imaginarium Arts Soundwave. It's an amazing piece. And it sounds like you and Gem in both your reviews you sometimes call Ratbat, "Redbat".
Soundwave looks to be the best for sure...I have optimus, starscream and grimlock and this soundwave is absolutely stunning. Can't wait for him to get here! Cheers what a magnificent piece.
As much as I love Starsream and Grimlock, I can see why you rated Soundwave as #1. Soundwave has certain improvements over the others. With Starscream he had presence with the sculpt and colors, but I felt there was too much unnecessary elements on his base. Soundwave's is far more compact/displayable, but at the same time still tells a story. Most of all that base compliments him, not distracts. Another plus I give to that Soundwave is his pose. Personally, I think its the best out of all the Transformers so far. For a scientist, he has a commanding/badass battle scenario and it fits him. Finally, the blue colors pop and his companions are flawless in my books. I often don't say this for a statue, but I see no flaws. Part of me is regretting not getting him but after buying the P1 Godzilla, MechaGozilla, and a King Ghidorah, I have to be picky. After seeing how good Soundwave turned out, it only makes me more anxious for Galvatron. I remember asking for Soundwave as a kid and I got Blaster instead >:(
Great statue Mr. X 😎👏 Fun fact: I still have my original, 1st generation, Soundwave Transformer action figure. This piece definitely brings back memories 😁👍
You don’t like the point?!?!? 😁Soundwave pointing forward while he launches and directs his minions forward is a great callback to G1 in the design 🤷🏻♂️. I dig it. 🤙
😂 Oh lord I was dying when you were talking about cassettes because it’s so true trying to explain what that is to kids and even young adults. I love this statue as well, perfectly designed.
omg....this video makes me feel so old listening to you explain cassettes and i'm a millennial 😭 but wow, this piece is so dynamic. there's so much going on. i looooove that you can have him hit the eject button. so cool.
Another thing regarding the value - some people aren't happy with the size saying it's noticeably smaller than other pieces in the line. Just something to consider as it may hurt resale value.
They need to make a statue of the transformer that only appeared on the show one time. It was decepticon called "Shakey." The poor guy got to Earth and transformed into a vibrator and fell into the wrong hands. Because of this they could also make a brown version of him as an exclusive.
From XM Studios, this might actually be better than their The Darkness, and Dark Phoenix. Thanks Mr X, I might have to add this one to my nerd 🤓 army horde!
This is my favorite of all the Transformer pieces. Excellent paint and there are so many dynamic features to it with each character standing out and having a purpose. To fight Soundwave you'll be facing a hoard.
Best transformer so far. Soundwave was such a cool character and i loved his (minions) as a kid. The sound he used to make when each one popped out was awesome. If memory serves he also had the most robotic voice.
My favorite Transformer and my favorite transformer statue that ive seen! My only wish is they would have given another option for Red Bat to be displayed and have the chest closed. Easily statue of the year.
I was on the fence about this one. But after getting the XM Grimlock and watching this review I'm going to have to get him to pair with the Grimlock. Damn you Mr. X!!!!
Soundwave was always so under rated. He was the most logical choice to lead the Decepticons in Megatron's absence. Also, I want Soundwave's voice as my GPS, Siri, Google/Android devices. Is it too much to ask for?
Wow Soundwave looks totally badass and to have the minions all around him is awesome. He was one of my favorites and I related to him also cuz I was big into music when I was a kid still am but always had my Sony Walkman with me and I just remember to save on batteries I used the old Pencil Trick to rewind my tapes LOL
This would be my second fave of the bunch. It's amazing, but Grimlock blows it out of the water IMHO. Both characters were two of my childhood favorites, with Soundwave taking that top spot. But in these statues, Grimlock is on a whole different level... not just for TF statues, but for statues of any license in general.
The Bayformers do nothing for me, and I probably wouldn't even take one for free, but this XM line is amazing. My favorite statue line going at the moment.
This statue is a true center piece 🙌 its perfectly designed, plus the color pops. His pose is so cool, that hand motion of clicking open is unique 😁there's so much character with this one. Congrats on another epic collectible.👊👏👏👏👏👏 Also, I was on BBTS website this evening and saw that they have Sentinel #1 in stock for $1,349.99
I'm favorite character out of the Transformers so cool it wasn't my time but it was my brother's so they showed me the OG Transformers I grew up watching Beast Wars I was always pissed that the character Soundwave wasn't in that show
Got mine a few days ago. Its pretty incredible! BUT when you pair them with the others in this line it looks off. Height seems to be OK but the girth is on the thin side (That's what she said) I always remembered SW to be very close in size to Optimus and Megatron. Great review as always! In my review I compare his parts with Optimus and Starscream.
Soundwave was always my favorite growing up in the 80s. And his voice was epic, I had it set as my text notifications for quite some time lol. Million dollar question is…if you had to choose between p1 bayformers or xm, which are you going with?
Don’t really know to much about transformers, never really watched them as a kid / now. So no real comment on it but hey, if it brings you joy then right on !
Fantastic way to start the year. This statue is incredible! C’Amon, Mister X, if you gave 5 to the paint (and value 😅) it would be the first (?) ever perfect 5/5 statue! Hahaha Cheers!
It’s a great piece. Funny hearing you talk about cassette tapes I still remember buying them. Lol. But for real where do I send my resume? 😆 I can hit 150k if I bust my ass off but willing to move and improve 😂.
I like all the transformers why is it hard to find or do they make at least 1/4 scale bumble bee have a hard time finding one keep doing reviews you are the best out there
The fact that he is holding Megatron is just the icing on the cake! That in combination with the red bat ejection pose threw me right back to my childhood… had me hearing “Lazerbeak eject, Operation: Destruction!” 😂
Why is it called Redbat? I thought it was Ratbat.
@@mrorangepeel659 it’s called “Red Bat” because my autocorrect is the devil, lol
@@BelisariusCawl1047 😂 but XM is calling it Red Bat and then Mr X even says Red Bat. I thought I had travelled to an alternate universe 😆
Soundwave was my favorite transformer toy as a kid. The more I see this piece being reviewed, the more I want it. Kicking myself in the ass for not PO ing it. Great review.
Soundwave is definitely my favourite character growing up! He’s just so much cooler to a kid, and his voice! This piece is amazing, it captures all of his essential merits. I think I am going to get it.
They all look "the best looking statues". But this Soundwave's details looks outstanding!! Plus u got laserbeak, rumble, ravage and a transformed cassette player.👍👍👍
Ratbat is coming out of his chest
Awesome piece! The whole XM Transformers line are on another level. 10/10
Never been a big Transformers fan but Shockwave and Starscream are the best of the best. Nice looking piece
Love the OG transformers line. With 5 characters included in this piece i agree this may be the best one.
This may be my favorite Transformer statue. Absolutely looks amazing.
I forgot how cool of a character soundwave was. This statue alone brought back so many memories. What I absolutely phenomenal piece. It should make it to the top statues of the year video next year.
I think it will.
Soundwave was always my favorite what a beautiful piece a kick ass addition to any collectors collection.
Love this statue! Now you just wait another 51 weeks to crown this as the best of 2022. What a beautiful piece or art!!!
It's the one to beat right now for sure.
The best Transformers Statue out there right now. 10/10
Arguably the best in the line, that color pops so nice
That is really great version of G1 Soundwave. I love the head sculpt and the switch outs.
that actually looks pretty cool, the best transformer statue that iv seen
Don’t even collect transformer statues.. but this one would I love to get.. even if just a stand alone piece.🔥🔥🔥
Yes, I do like this one the best. All of the extra characters make it next level. Great piece!
This is definitely the best looking transformer yet. The proximity piece is a big bonus too!
Much better design then other Tformers you've reviewed.....its more than just HUGE.
The Soundwave statue is absolutely amazing. The detail and accuracy are on point. Overall amazing. What else can I say, wow.
I remember walkmans but as annoying as cassettes and VHS were discmans always bugged me when the disc skipped.
I think Soundwave is slightly better because of the extra character’s that come with the statue. I can’t vote who the best is because I think they’re all great.
Cool piece and good review. I'm surprised you never bought Imaginarium Arts Soundwave. It's an amazing piece. And it sounds like you and Gem in both your reviews you sometimes call Ratbat, "Redbat".
Sound wave was my favourite growing up… I think it’s that voice that did it for me..
I had a snippet in there about his voice but didn’t make it in the final edit
Mine is coming this month, can’t wait to have him join in the team. Great review as always Mr X
Soundwave looks to be the best for sure...I have optimus, starscream and grimlock and this soundwave is absolutely stunning. Can't wait for him to get here! Cheers what a magnificent piece.
So much bang for the buck on this one, no matter the angle you see something interesting.
Xm does a great job with their Transformer line, great piece sir.
I love the whole concept of this piece. GOD BLESS THOSE CREATORS
I had an 8 Track deck and still have Montrose's debut album on 8 Track tape!
That is definitely up there as one of the best, for a transformers piece as well it quite small and dynamic which is brilliant
As much as I love Starsream and Grimlock, I can see why you rated Soundwave as #1. Soundwave has certain improvements over the others. With Starscream he had presence with the sculpt and colors, but I felt there was too much unnecessary elements on his base. Soundwave's is far more compact/displayable, but at the same time still tells a story. Most of all that base compliments him, not distracts. Another plus I give to that Soundwave is his pose. Personally, I think its the best out of all the Transformers so far. For a scientist, he has a commanding/badass battle scenario and it fits him. Finally, the blue colors pop and his companions are flawless in my books.
I often don't say this for a statue, but I see no flaws. Part of me is regretting not getting him but after buying the P1 Godzilla, MechaGozilla, and a King Ghidorah, I have to be picky. After seeing how good Soundwave turned out, it only makes me more anxious for Galvatron.
I remember asking for Soundwave as a kid and I got Blaster instead >:(
Damn parents
@@TheXtremeChannelMrX lol. I remember the transaction. "Its still a robot that turns into a cassette player. What's the big deal?
Love this statue, it's one of the best in the series. Great video as usual!!
Great statue Mr. X 😎👏 Fun fact: I still have my original, 1st generation, Soundwave Transformer action figure. This piece definitely brings back memories 😁👍
You don’t like the point?!?!? 😁Soundwave pointing forward while he launches and directs his minions forward is a great callback to G1 in the design 🤷🏻♂️. I dig it. 🤙
Different perspective. I can see that. Could be cool.
Wow! This is simply amazing. Your collection is always topping itself
Amazing piece, has to be in the top 5 transformers statues.
Quility! So nice to see movement in these characters, would be amazing if the proximity statue actually played tapes
Soundwave was my favorite growing up as well looks amazing, i love they have all the cassette figures awesome dio
😂 Oh lord I was dying when you were talking about cassettes because it’s so true trying to explain what that is to kids and even young adults. I love this statue as well, perfectly designed.
omg....this video makes me feel so old listening to you explain cassettes and i'm a millennial 😭
but wow, this piece is so dynamic. there's so much going on. i looooove that you can have him hit the eject button. so cool.
Transformers statues are always insanely done well. If I had the money/space, I would get me a couple.
Another thing regarding the value - some people aren't happy with the size saying it's noticeably smaller than other pieces in the line. Just something to consider as it may hurt resale value.
That Soundwave looks absolutely awesome!!!
They need to make a statue of the transformer that only appeared on the show one time. It was decepticon called "Shakey." The poor guy got to Earth and transformed into a vibrator and fell into the wrong hands. Because of this they could also make a brown version of him as an exclusive.
From XM Studios, this might actually be better than their The Darkness, and Dark Phoenix. Thanks Mr X, I might have to add this one to my nerd 🤓 army horde!
This is my favorite of all the Transformer pieces. Excellent paint and there are so many dynamic features to it with each character standing out and having a purpose. To fight Soundwave you'll be facing a hoard.
Best transformer so far. Soundwave was such a cool character and i loved his (minions) as a kid. The sound he used to make when each one popped out was awesome. If memory serves he also had the most robotic voice.
Yep. That's one reason we loved him.
He's definitely in the top three of best transformers statues you have
Fun piece. Just started showing my kids transformers
My favorite Transformer and my favorite transformer statue that ive seen! My only wish is they would have given another option for Red Bat to be displayed and have the chest closed. Easily statue of the year.
I was on the fence about this one. But after getting the XM Grimlock and watching this review I'm going to have to get him to pair with the Grimlock. Damn you Mr. X!!!!
the detail on that statue is crazy
Soundwave was always so under rated. He was the most logical choice to lead the Decepticons in Megatron's absence. Also, I want Soundwave's voice as my GPS, Siri, Google/Android devices. Is it too much to ask for?
Genius idea.
I always have him handle my phone, messages and etc. After all he is the intel for cons.
Wow Soundwave looks totally badass and to have the minions all around him is awesome. He was one of my favorites and I related to him also cuz I was big into music when I was a kid still am but always had my Sony Walkman with me and I just remember to save on batteries I used the old Pencil Trick to rewind my tapes LOL
Amazing. Love it. Best piece I’ve seen. Congrats.
Lol, cool intro! Merry Christmas Mr. X. I think Gem called in a favor to have your package re-routed.
Dammit. Watched Ben Toh on Pain & Chase last night then watched this today - now I own XM Soundwave
Soundwave looks AWESOME :D !
Love this one ! All in the XM G1 transformer line now
This is awesome. Would be my favourite TF statue by far if it were not for my affinity for Beast Wars. Amazing piece
Damn, that is one SWEET Soundwave!
i love this statue i think it would also have been cool if the had a perching hand with buzzsaw ready to jump of it (he was a yellow lazerbeak).
Love G1 transformers. Sound wave is so dope. My favorite G1 transformer is Ironhide. Wish they would make a G1 statue of him.
This is a beautiful statue. Thank u for sharing
Soundwave was my fav Decepticon.
This would be my second fave of the bunch. It's amazing, but Grimlock blows it out of the water IMHO. Both characters were two of my childhood favorites, with Soundwave taking that top spot. But in these statues, Grimlock is on a whole different level... not just for TF statues, but for statues of any license in general.
The Bayformers do nothing for me, and I probably wouldn't even take one for free, but this XM line is amazing.
My favorite statue line going at the moment.
My heart dropped when I saw the customs tape around the box!
I threw up lol
@@TheXtremeChannelMrX lol 😂
This statue is a true center piece 🙌 its perfectly designed, plus the color pops. His pose is so cool, that hand motion of clicking open is unique 😁there's so much character with this one. Congrats on another epic collectible.👊👏👏👏👏👏 Also, I was on BBTS website this evening and saw that they have Sentinel #1 in stock for $1,349.99
I saw that. That wasn’t the deluxe unfortunately
I like P1's concept and design on this G1 Soundwave.
I'm favorite character out of the Transformers so cool it wasn't my time but it was my brother's so they showed me the OG Transformers I grew up watching Beast Wars I was always pissed that the character Soundwave wasn't in that show
Got mine a few days ago. Its pretty incredible! BUT when you pair them with the others in this line it looks off. Height seems to be OK but the girth is on the thin side (That's what she said) I always remembered SW to be very close in size to Optimus and Megatron. Great review as always! In my review I compare his parts with Optimus and Starscream.
I have him next to Imaginarium Arts Devestator and he looks great even though I agree. Underscaled
"Cries and screams are music to my ears."
"Lazerbeak eject, operation surveillance."
"Ravage eject, operation destruction."
"Rumble, Lazerbeak, Ravage eject, operation warfare."
"Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat eject, operation interference."
"As you command Megatron."
"Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior."👏🤖👏
"Eject! Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Buzzsaw! Destroy Autobots!"
I love the Beast Wars line, but I would be too scared to order them, because they would come to my house in a million pieces.
He Mr x totally cool great piece love the fact.you get so many characters with it and the action it shows paint and sculpt is so good congrats!
He is definitely the BEST!!!
Soundwave was the brains and the best!
Cant wait till they do shockwave and Reflector
Soundwave was always my favorite growing up in the 80s. And his voice was epic, I had it set as my text notifications for quite some time lol. Million dollar question is…if you had to choose between p1 bayformers or xm, which are you going with?
XM Easy. Although I think P1 Bayformers are cooler looking, there's less emotional connection
Don’t really know to much about transformers, never really watched them as a kid / now. So no real comment on it but hey, if it brings you joy then right on !
This little baby is fire.
I remember cassettes, good times. Really awesome statue as well. Hopefully they do a bayformer version at some point
They've done lesser cool ones so I don't see why not.
If I had to choose between the BayFormers or these classic Transformers I’d have to get these too I think, but it close.
I love this line! When are you getting the Optimus!?
Xm keeps kicking ass, transformers seem to be dangerous to collect as I can see how they would be extremely addicting to collect.
Awesome statue! I have the threezero and is very well detailed!!
Awesome piece!! 🙌
Fantastic way to start the year. This statue is incredible! C’Amon, Mister X, if you gave 5 to the paint (and value 😅) it would be the first (?) ever perfect 5/5 statue! Hahaha
Cheers!
I don’t think I’ve ever given a perfect score
It’s a great piece. Funny hearing you talk about cassette tapes I still remember buying them. Lol. But for real where do I send my resume? 😆 I can hit 150k if I bust my ass off but willing to move and improve 😂.
Would love to see an XM metroplex
Sounds looks amazing
I.OVED SOUND WAVE, ANE HIS CASSETS. ESPECIALY WHEN FOUGHT BLASTER. JUST IMAGINE IF YOU SHOWED WHAT 8 TRACKS WERE.. 👊🏽
Awesome statue. I'm so happy I didn't get into Transformers because they are freaking amazing.
Mr. X could you help me find MAC Ghost Rider?
I'm usually a bad person to ask as I'm not looking for one since I own one.
I like all the transformers why is it hard to find or do they make at least 1/4 scale bumble bee have a hard time finding one keep doing reviews you are the best out there
I still have the Soundwave toy from the 80s. Not sure if that makes me cooler or not.
Beautiful piece.
The G1 series will always be the best look for the Transformers but I really do like the look of them in the Michael Bay films
Agreed
hes the best for sure
They're indeed GREAT, but no option for me here in Germany when none of them is available under 3000$... -.-
Love transformers. A great piece.