shockwave ?

Prime Omega · Post by **Prime Omega** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:33 pm

has anyone ever seen a shockwave that is grey instead of purple

Roadbuster · Post by **Roadbuster** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:42 pm

ToyCo released Astro Magnum which was gray. Radio Shack also released a knock off called Galactic Man (or Shackwave) which was also gray around the same time period. You're probably referring to one of these.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_%28G1%29

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:31 pm

All Shockwaves were made by ToyCo, never by Takara, so I see no reason to call the Radio Shack versions, which are gray, knockoffs. They are legit pre-Transformers in my opinion. Besides, the gray Shockies have the "uncensored" trigger.

If you can - get both. The gray version is cheaper though.

Roadbuster · Post by **Roadbuster** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:14 pm

Unless you include the N-4-SR Convert-A-Bot made by Village Toys.

http://www.counter-x.net/footnotes/conv ... index.html

But, yeah, it too was based on the ToyCo mold. Just a darker shade of gray w/ purple trim. I personally own none of these gray variants. Just the purple (cartoon accurate) one for me...

Scrapper · Post by **Scrapper** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:20 pm

I'm glad to own a purple Shockwave also because in the 80's I had received one of these grey versions.

I can't say if my toy was Astro Magnum or Radio Shack,I just remember that it had electronics and colorless, transparent effect on hand and the little cannon.
It was a very tough toy as quality,I always liked it a lot.

Post by **Time Traveller** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:11 am

See also, GoBots official merchandise, "Convertible Laser Pistol", and ITS cheap knock off.