Editing Airwave (facility)

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:''Airwave is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] base from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Airwave-packageart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We have clearance, Clarence.]]

Welcome to the '''Airwave'''—my '''airport'''! I, [[Airwave (Micromaster)|Airwave]], hope you enjoy your stay! Just walk through that gate an- what's that you say? Those aren't guns, nope, just, uh... scanners! Nothing to see here, what? You say you can't see? That's certainly not from our control tower! Look buddy, this is just an airbase, nothin' else! Now stop nosing around!

Listen close, this ain't just an airbase, it can also transform into, get this, a BATTLE STATION! With all the guns I could ever want. Between you and me, this is the only thing keeping [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from blastin' me into scrap!

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-Zone-toy Airport.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|What's our vector, Victor?]]
* '''Airwave''' (Micromaster Station, 1989)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, ramp

: The airport was sold in a small boxed package along with ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Airwave. Its ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases to form larger "cities", and it features an opening garage large enough to hold a [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] Micromaster. In its attack mode, it sports two orange "missile launchers" concealed beneath the ramps. Airwave can ride inside a small bunker formed by the upside-down garage. The airport is unique among the micromaster bases in that it can attach up to four ramps.

:The airport was released in Japan the following year, without changes, as the [[Autobot]] [[Overair]]'s [[Airport Base]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Airwave/airwave.htm More information on the Airwave and the airport at TFU.info]''

===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Airwave.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Johnny, what do you make out of this?" <br/> "This? Why, I can make a hat, or a brooch, or a pterodactyl..."]]
*'''Decepticon Airwave''' (Deluxe Modulator, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E18'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-12'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': 2 barrels, blaster base

:Released as part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Deluxes, Airwave is a "Modulator", transforming via [[partformer|part-forming]] into either an airbase with tiny runways or a gun embankment, both based on the original Micromaster station. They can also transform into a new treaded aircraft carrier mode. Several of their pieces have [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connection points, which allow many different building configurations to link up with other toys in the line to form larger fortifications. 

:Airwave's parts can also be used to augment other figures as armor and add-on weapons, similar to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizers]] of the prior ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline. Airwave's instructions do not specify their armor configuration, though it can be found in their redeco's instructions.

:Although Airwave has swivels just above their elbows, the construction of their forearms makes them almost completely useless, as turning them at any angle other than straight forward, back or to the sides will lock the elbow in place.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Airwave's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Their piece features half of [[Gigantion]] but unlabeled, as the label is included with [[Allicon#Toys|Quintesson Allicon]]. Airwave is the only Wave 2 Deluxe, Voyager, and/or Leader figure to feature a map piece that doesn't have an incorrect overlay from a previous piece.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hot House (facility)#Generations|Hot House]].
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==Notes==
* Referred to as an "airport" by the Generation 1 toy's [[instructions|instruction booklet]], the base was redubbed an '''airbase''' by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series.
* As the ''Earthrise'' incarnation is a character rather than just a building, the Micromaster was differentiated as [[Overair]] for his ''Siege'' toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airwave''' (エアーウェーブ ''Eāwēbu'')<!-- Earthrise toy -->

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