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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:25 pm

The transformers fandom finally gets to view stock images of Animated Voyager Thundercracker and Mudbuster Bulkhead. Thanks to CollectionStation.com we get photos directly from Hasbro - this also signals that the release of these figures will be upcoming! We also get biographies for both Voyagers. Check out everything in the links below.

Mudbuster Bulkhead

Sneaking has never been one of the things at which BULKHEAD excels. He prefers to change directly into action, causing as much chaos as possible. When he discovers the CONTSTRUCTICONS™ up to no good at a local construction site, that’s exactly what he does. Mud and debris spray up from his wheels as he speeds into the middle of the site, ready to smash DECEPTICONS® with his wrecking ball.

Thundercracker

STARSCREAM® has a bad reputation for being arrogant, but his clone THUNDERCRACKER has perfected the art of being self-involved. He’s absolutely convinced that he’s the best looking, most talented, most dangerous robot ever built. He refuses to work with most other DECEPTICONS®, arguing that they just make him look bad.

CollectionStation's pages for Bulkhead and Thundercracker can be found in the links. If you missed out on Seibertron's news coverage of both of the figures, you can find extensive galleries of them here and here respectively.

Keep it at Seibertron.com for the latest Transformers news on the net!

by **Mystic Metal** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:32 pm

Will be getting Thundercracker.

Does anyone know about the Wingblade Optimus Prime that was announced a while ago? Was that changed/canceled/delayed? Just curious.

A.

by **Cobalt Prime** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:40 pm

Thanks for the pics, Blurrz!
Really awesome to be getting more TFA, even if these two are only repaints. At least now we'll have a complete set of G1 core seekers. Can't wait for the newer molds like Rodimus, Blackout, and Arcee too!
The mention of the Constructicons in Bulky's bio is a bit of a cruel teaser on Hasbro's part in view of the fact that we'll likely never see any produced since the line is pretty much wrapped up. :sad:

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:42 pm

IshotJoeDick wrote:Will be getting Thundercracker.

Does anyone know about the Wingblade Optimus Prime that was announced a while ago? Was that changed/canceled/delayed? Just curious.

A.

Yeah, that's official and should be coming out after these two. With CollectionStation posting these two voyagers at the same time, I'm guessing they'll be in a Wave together. That means Voyager Blackout and Wingblade OP will probably be paired together... or with more repaints that we have yet to hear about..

Long live Animated...

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:03 pm

I dont see these selling well as there will more than likely be a Japanese Animate Thundercracker in metalic colours and the Jap Ironhide(bulkhead) looks alot better even if he is in a weird shade of jade.

Plus I doubt we'll see them here in europe :sad:

by **Grahf** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:21 pm

I doubt that I'll be picking up Bulkhead, but Thundercaracker on the other hand, will be mine. I seem to be in the minority as far as actually liking the Animated Starscream mold. Does anyone know an expected release date for these? The first wave of the Nest deluxes finally hit around here, and I'm hoping the new Animated figures will rear thiers heads sometime soon.

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:58 pm

Blurrz wrote:
IshotJoeDick wrote:Will be getting Thundercracker.

Does anyone know about the Wingblade Optimus Prime that was announced a while ago? Was that changed/canceled/delayed? Just curious.

A.

Long live Animated...

My fist is in the air! Thundercracker clone looks good, i wish his bio had something about not being entirely for the Decepticon cause.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:59 pm

Excellent, Thundercracker will be mine!

News Credits: 12 · by **nemesis-prime** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:24 pm

Thundercracker - YES
Mudbutt bulkhead - NO

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:52 am

I finally found Skywarp the other week and i dont like bulkhead so i wont be getting either of these. Only animated figures im interested in is HotRod & Arcee.

by **Doubledealer93** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:41 am

im totally getting that thundercracker! bulky, is a pass.

by **Exic** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:20 am

Love this Bulkhead!

by **Grahf** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:47 am

I had no problems with the original Bulkhead but this just seems.......wrong.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:53 am

Great, glad to see more Animated.
Great, glad to see folks finally get their Thundercracker.
Not so great, a repaint of Bulkhead.
Not so great, repaints of existing molds before anything new has some out.

Where are my Arcee, Rodimus, and Cybertron Mode Ratchet?

Spring is coming at us, fast, and outside of a proto or two for Ratchet, we've yet to see anything on them.

By now, we should have at least one auction trying to sell these figures for a kidney, arm, and leg.

I want my missing molds, dangit!

by **Mechastrike** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:14 am

Animated Thundercracker looks like Sentinel Prime on wings...sorta

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:01 am

Two more for the MISB totes in my house.

by **wolverinetodd** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:15 am

I'll probably get both just because I'd like to complete the line. But here's where I stand on repaints: Repaints are fine as long as a completely different character emerges out of it (i.e. Animated Starscream's mould: Skywarp, Sunstorm, and Thundercracker). But when a repaint is made of an existing character and a new adjective is merely placed in front of the name (i.e. Animated Bulkhead mould: Mudbuster Bulkhead), it's a major failure on Hasbro's part and they should be ashamed. I realize it's just another way to get money out of us serious collectors, but I don't remember G1 ever having to resort to these pitiful tactics.

And let's be honest, instead of working so hard at coming up with a new paint job for Bulkhead and then a new adjective in front of the name, Hasbro should have been working on creating the two Animated Constructicons: Mix Master and Scrapper. They were in the show and we all want them. Instead, Hasbro creates these repaints with adjectives at the front of their names that weren't in the show. Lame.

Personally, they should have repainted Animated Bulkhead dark blue and painted "S.W.A.T." on the sides, remoulded the head, and called him "Roadblock" or "Frontline." Now that would have been cool and it would probably have sold better than "Mudbuster Bulkhead" will.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:50 am

Autobot032 wrote:Where are my Arcee, Rodimus, and Cybertron Mode Ratchet?

Spring is coming at us, fast, and outside of a proto or two for Ratchet, we've yet to see anything on them.

By now, we should have at least one auction trying to sell these figures for a kidney, arm, and leg.

I want my missing molds, dangit!

Actually that's already happened.. atleast for Arcee and Ratchet.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:33 pm

I like TC, but I hope the quality is better than it was for Sunstorm.

by **Julie85** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:24 pm

Oh wow, I can't wait for Thundercracker! He looks awesome! When is the release date?

by **Rated X** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:41 pm

Thundercracker...Yes !!!

Finally, a complete set of 3 seekers made available to the general public. Next comes the Masterpiece Thundercracker, and hopefully classics too.

by **Swiftpaw** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:33 pm

I need to get TC just to have the core trio of Seekers. Bulkhead is a pass unless you didn't get the Voyager version already, it's not THAT big of a change other than breaking up the green with some yellow and black.