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So, I picked up a couple of the voyager sized Authentics for 10 bucks a pop
Shockwave (because of that anon posting it in the previous thread) and Soundwave.
Now, shockwave is a lot more complex (15 steps) and a hell of a better figure, but he's got some flaws. I think at some point in the design they decided to switch from the backpack+wings being on a swivel joint to being removable. With that, they decided to make his power cord stuck onto the backpack, which limits the ability to look like his box art (which has the backpack upside down)
this might also have been a cost saving measure for the paint apps, as this way (and using him in the strange flight mode used on the box) they only had to paint one side of his wings.
But flip him over, and it's instantly clear how it was designed. All the hollow spaces on the whole figure can all face down, and he looks A LOT like fall of cybertron shockwave. If you don't like that, and want to go with something closer to what his box shows, his waist DOES swivel, so you can chose which side of the legs are up (the side with the covered thighs that angle down, or exposed thighs that angle up)
As for Soundwave, he's a BIG boy. But probably more lightweight than shockwave. He's about as tall as Kingdom Galvatron, where shockwave is closer to the WFC trilogy megatron.
His legs are pretty long compared to his arms, it's my biggest gripe. They could have easily fixed it by having his backpack be 1/2"longer and his legs be 1/2" shorter. But his feet are HIGHLY poseable due to being on a ball joint
All in all they reminded me a lot of the transformers of my youth. Sure they've got hollow spots in robot mode, and the plastic quality is obviously lower, but honestly I'd pay an extra 5 bucks for these guys to have a nice paint job.
