Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Legends Class Shockwave Figure

This is one of the best little legend class figures ever made. They couldn't have fit a better rendition of shockwave into a 3 inch scale. Having this said, don't let this price fool you....it is a small figure. Unfortunately he is hard to come by now, and these other retailers "selling" on this site charge WAY more than it was initially available for at retail. At one point you could get him for a tad more that retail strait from Walmart themselves, then their stock of him quickly went out, and boom...back to a secondary seller at crazy pricing. He has excellent poseability and can strike many many cool poses. The only weak part on the figure are the hips. In all three versions i have, the legs like to pop off during transformation, because the hips have to change their orientation a bit, and the force needed to do so is greater than what it takes to pop the leg off that ball joint. Any fan who knows the floor polish trick can fix this easily. Luckily I came across him in the wild, and now own three. I'll explain. He is advertised to be a weapon for the combiner wars Bruticus. Once you see Bruticus hold him, well, now you need another one to be in robot mode, since he is such an awesome figure! Wait, there is a way to put him on Bruticus' back and rotate him up to look like a huge cannon over his head? Gotta prepare this guy for war, right? Thats why I own three. Two are on Bruticus, one is in robot mode on display. Plus, i can always have him dual wield Shockwave, that way he's armed up with all three.....hmmm... Last but not least: do not pay $30 for this figure. Do some digging.