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The highly logical Shockwave (Laserwave in Japan) is a cold, calculating Decepticon that was so effective at his job, that Megatron left Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence that resulted in the G1 Transformers series.
The character has appeared throughout the years and area as expected homages to the original character, with the most recent mainline release of the Tranformers: Siege Shockwave being probably the closest to the original G1 toy.
I was tempted to buy one to fill in that G1 gap I had until one fateful day, I responded to a Facebook Marketplace ad for a used MP 29, which after a good two weeks, I finally have opened up.
MP 29 is, of course, Shockwave/Laserwave. Specifically, this one is coloured as per the animation model, with the more recently solicited MP 29+ being a darker purple akin to the original toy itself.
Generally speaking, with the exception of white on the grip of the gun mode, and the various pieces of metal on the figure, everyting is the colour of whatever plastic it was moulded in.
The MP 29 set comes with the main figure, 5 extra hand attachments, a miniature version of himself that I think was used for one episode, along with a backpack cover (more on that later), stickers, a bio card, and the manual.
Shockwave's alt mode is a laser pistol, and was originally one of those toys that was purchased from a third party company so Hasbro could flesh out the Transformers mythos quickly and cost effectively.
I never owned the original toy, but I have had, in recent years, the opportunity to play with one. The spirit of this original toy has, like with all MP figures, been carried over to this figure. While the figure has no sounds, an LED was built into the muzzle of the gun for some light up fun. The tiny trigger is hilarious, perhaps to the point of harming Shockwaves self esteem, but highly logical beings don't fear that sort of stuff, I suppose. Unlike the original toy, Takara wisely made the "power conduit" to his left arm out of the a plastic coil this time rather than a rubber tube that would eventually fray over time.
The translucent aiming reticle is nice and is a good throwback to the original toy. The gap in the back of the grip.. not so much.
The backpack doubles as a stand such that you can in fact display Shockwave in gun mode should you choose to do so.
Transformation into robot mode is nowhere as complicated as the new MP Megatron.. of course, with the exception of the upcoming MP Convoy, I don't think they will ever release anything so difficult to transform. The process isn't as simple as the G1 toy either, which is the other extreme. Everything is generally straight forward, with the exception of the legs, which requires a bit of thinking but does result in proportionally correct body parts. The muzzle does not come off the figure like the original toy, but rather is attached to main body via a rail, and tucks neatly on the back of the robot mode - this is hidden from sight by, you guessed it, the application of the backpack cover.
While it is a positive to not have a transformation sequence as complicated as MP Megatron, the resulting robot is sadly, nowhere as impressive as that beast.
Articulation is generally there, though the limited ab crunch and waist movement is only activated by you pulling apart the upper and lower torso.Typical shoulder, forearm, and neck movement is present, with no chest collapse allowed. Leg articulation is alright, though limited due to the design of joints and physical space limitation, which translates into no extreme lower body poses. There is some ankle articulation, but the hips on mine are loose in anything other than upright position, and as such holding non standard poses can be challenging, further made more annoying due to the small width of the feet which are smooth and do not grip any surfaces, resulting in uncontrolled splaying of his feet.
Each of the hands can be pulled off and replaced according to how you feel. Generally speaking, there are two types of attachments - fist, open palm, and laser barrel, all of which come in both opaque and translucent varieties. The figure also includes a left fist in the event that Shockwave wants to go and take up boxing. His left forearm has lights built into it to allow for some light up fun there as well. The head does not have light up capabilities, but is provided with light piping such that if a light is used on the back of the head, his "eye" will glow.
The MP 29 succeeds at doing what it set out to complete - to provide a show model accurate transforming toy. Gun mode is functional (and really, what else did you expect from a glorified flashlight) but robot mode is at best above average. It certainly looks nice but is somewhat restrictive in what you poses the figure will hold, which is disappointing to say the least in a figure that is supposed to be THE definitive version of a character.
It is probably this fact plus the availability of more articulated 3P figures that also look the part that resulted in the online prices for this figure dropping significantly.
At the end of the day, I paid about the same price as I'd pay for the Siege version of Shockwave. Articulation wise I can't imagine the Siege version being that much better than the MP version, with the MP version giving a improved,albeit flawed, G1 character experience. This nostalgia is, if we're being honest, what the Siege line is banking on.
Thus, overall, I feel I paid a fair price for what I got. If I had bought this brand new at around $200 back in the day, however, I might have had a meltdown.
Long live the King of Logic.
PIC12F615 based trigger controller for highspeed photos.
Plugs into the piezo and light sensors I posted previously.
Up to two trigger sources are combined to trigger an external strobe via the SCRs.
If the multiplier is set to zero, either of the two Inputs can trigger the strobe. In this case the delay and deadtime is adjusted via the potentiometers.
If the Multiplier is set to 1..7, only the deadtime value is used, as the delay time is set as a multiple of the trigger time between input one and input two. In this case the firing distance can be adjusted by placing two lightbarriers for example 20cm apart. A multiplier of one will fire as soon as the second trigger comes, a multiplier of 2 will set the firing distance to twice the barrier distance and so on.
A firing event is also displayed by a single flash of the according (positive or negative edge) LED.
Triggering mechanism for my latest contraption. There will be a thin panel with a slot in it that will slide in front of the film when it is released.
Once there was a super hero called Guitar Man hahahaha
Ok thats probably the corniest caption ever...
Sorry for the lack of uploads...been utterly busy with work and work and work plus i was uninspired for the longest time...
Been awhile since i last did B&W shots...
Have a wonderful weekend flickr friends :)
A special thanks to Azhar for helping me with the set up... :)
Strobist info:
2 YN 460 Speedlight fired bare left and right
Triggered using PT04 triggers
SBRO CASTIL: Girl Behind The Trigger
Model: Jasibe Pedro
Twitter: @sbrocastil
Year: Oct 2013
© All rights reserved - Photography By SBROCASTIL
.....do I see some girls over there?
Hector Arrache at the tender age of 84.
Strobist: AB B1600 in large softbox from top front, one AB B1600 from bottom front for fill, SB's (26, 800) at 10 and 2 o clock for rim light.
All triggered by radio!
The manual operating mode fires a single pulse when you press the red "fire" button. That's the mode being used now. One pulse at a time and then - measure.
Had the operation in October, five months ago. Still is healing. The first operation was a botched job. This one was much better.
Test my new trigger trap mobile. Works pretty well, I just need to be more accurate with my projectiles. I bought the canon connectable version but I instead plugged it into my cactus wireless flash trigger. Using the camera in a dark room in bulb mode I was able to capture these photos.
Boldon Community Association (black & white stripes) are through on the Harton & Westoe Colliery Welfare goal during a Wearside Football League derby at Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare, South Shields. This chance went begging but the visitors beat 1-0 opposition well adrift at the bottom of the table.
Match statistics:
Admission: £2. Programme: £1 (16 pages). Attendance: 28. Scoring sequence: 0-1, Adam Bell (41mins). Referee: Neil Wright.
A shot of Sidney taken with my Lensbaby at f/2.8. Shot with an sb-600 camera left above Sidney with a Strobies mini beauty dish attached and triggered through ebay triggers. I missed focus a bit on this one (was going for her right eye and got her left eye), you can really see how shallow the dof is with the Lensbaby and how tough it is to get just right, I'll keep practicing.
Strobist:
2x AB400 @ 1/2 to key backdrop
1x Nikon SB600 in a 43" westcott umbrella @ 1/8 for front fill.
Triggered via Cactus v4.
From the video game Chrono Trigger.
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The actual stuffed animals made famous by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans are currently part of the "Cowboys - History and Hollywood" exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA.
A shooting with the lovely Stephanie from Trigger Hippie Photography.
Outfit, MUA and Photo: trigger-hippie-photographie.de
Surplus military pistol, M1911A1. Made by Colt, Originally supplied to the Gov't in 1943, it was rebuilt at Marine Logistcs Base Albany (GA) by the USMC in 1980. It does not appear to have been used since.
Slide is Ithaca, a somewhat rare part
Barrel is HS for High Standard firearms company.
There is not "all original" by any stretch of the imagination, but is 100% Government Issue! What a great program to distribute history to the people.
The external trigger input is "optically isolated, surge protected, and compatible with instrumentation such as an oscilloscope." And not used by LPP at this time.
Taken last week, when I was having frequent nosebleeds because I had a cold and my room is super dry in winter.
I have a weird impulse to photograph myself when things like this happen (nosebleeds, long crying sessions, open wounds, etc).
I think these little beauties are Stylidium androsaceum (but please correct me if I am wrong!). So pretty! [Wandoo NP, Western Australia]
EDIT: I.D. confirmed as Stylidium androsacceum
Styling, Make-Up and Photo by www.trigger-hippie-photographie.de
Yes it's me in front of the camera again. I just had my second shooting with Trigger Hippie and it was as pleasant as always. ^.^
CPI’s Valvealert™ provides a total solution that encompasses data collection & analysis, alert detection & triggering and report generation with the operation of reciprocating compressors. Valvealert™ is a technology that records an acoustic emission (AE) and temperature fingerprint for the operation of each valve (baseline). Data is analyzed against the baselines to determine whether anomalies with the operation of the compressor are present. The Valvealert™ records data non-intrusively from quick fit connectors that are bonded to the surface of each valve plate cover. The data is uploaded to a PC or laptop where the data is automatically analyzed and the necessary alerts are triggered. This provides a very versatile and flexible way of monitoring compressors.