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As I bought my Mp-Skywarp from my comic shop here in Michigan I told the owner I read on here there was debate and vote who would be the next MP and he said Thundercracker is infact being made and possibly released soon.

I already have Thundercracker.

MP-03 yo.

Counterpunch wrote:I already have Thundercracker.

MP-03 yo.

probably what'll happen to mine when i get the anime colours SS

Shame on you, CP! Misleading a fellow collector like that!

Well, we, or any of the other rabid fansites, have not yet heard anything to this effect yet. The only indication anyone has of an MP Thundercracker is the picture on the back of Skywarp's box, showing all 3 seekers.

I'd ask your comic guy where he got this news.

Wasn't there a Takara produced picture (I believe in the rumour section of this very site) that showed an MP Thundercracker?

Personally i think that two uses of the mould is enough, but you never know.....

Found the pic, check out the listing at HLJ;

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT75243

Pretender Skywarp wrote:Wasn't there a Takara produced picture (I believe in the rumour section of this very site) that showed an MP Thundercracker?

Personally i think that two uses of the mould is enough, but you never know.....

Found the pic, check out the listing at HLJ;

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT75243

kirbenvost wrote:Well, we, or any of the other rabid fansites, have not yet heard anything to this effect yet. The only indication anyone has of an MP Thundercracker is the picture on the back of Skywarp's box, showing all 3 seekers.

Just making sure you didn't miss that.

Yes the pic on the back of the MP Skywarp box suggests there may be an MP Thundercraker planned. Whether or not he'll be the next MP is yet to be revealed. However there are rumours that MP-07 will be the show accurate US redeco of Starscream.

Yours AK

I wonder if Thundercracker will be exactly like Skywarp, in blue color.

I hope MP07 Starscream will be different from the US redeco, I prefer him without the battle damage.

Kanyon wrote:As I bought my Mp-Skywarp from my comic shop here in Michigan I told the owner I read on here there was debate and vote who would be the next MP and he said Thundercracker is infact being made and possibly released soon.

i dont think he is being "made." its more like he's being "painted." id be really surprised if they decide for a new mold for thundercracker. but knowing takara, theyll use the same mold as ss and skywarp .

kirbenvost wrote:

Pretender Skywarp wrote:Wasn't there a Takara produced picture (I believe in the rumour section of this very site) that showed an MP Thundercracker?

Personally i think that two uses of the mould is enough, but you never know.....

Found the pic, check out the listing at HLJ;

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT75243

kirbenvost wrote:Well, we, or any of the other rabid fansites, have not yet heard anything to this effect yet. The only indication anyone has of an MP Thundercracker is the picture on the back of Skywarp's box, showing all 3 seekers.

Just making sure you didn't miss that.

I had, indeed, completely missed that

Counterpunch wrote:I already have Thundercracker.

MP-03 yo.

I thought that was Crackalacka.

tom brokaw wrote:

Kanyon wrote:As I bought my Mp-Skywarp from my comic shop here in Michigan I told the owner I read on here there was debate and vote who would be the next MP and he said Thundercracker is infact being made and possibly released soon.

i dont think he is being "made." its more like he's being "painted." id be really surprised if they decide for a new mold for thundercracker. but knowing takara, theyll use the same mold as ss and skywarp .

You know what I meant, made as in create the figure and paint it. =P

Pretender Skywarp wrote:I had, indeed, completely missed that

Hah, no worries.

Sarri wrote:I hope MP07 Starscream will be different from the US redeco, I prefer him without the battle damage.

That's also part of the rumour.

On the issue of 'making' Thundercraker, maybe they will remould his face like they did for Skywarp or maybe they'll just repaint Skywarp? Who knows.

Yours AK

Pretender Skywarp wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

Pretender Skywarp wrote:Wasn't there a Takara produced picture (I believe in the rumour section of this very site) that showed an MP Thundercracker?

Personally i think that two uses of the mould is enough, but you never know.....

Found the pic, check out the listing at HLJ;

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT75243

kirbenvost wrote:Well, we, or any of the other rabid fansites, have not yet heard anything to this effect yet. The only indication anyone has of an MP Thundercracker is the picture on the back of Skywarp's box, showing all 3 seekers.

Just making sure you didn't miss that.

I had, indeed, completely missed that

Noting that the picture is still in debate itself as being anything more than a fanmade picture used by Takara. After all, said picture [or one very similar] showed up and was used by a fan as a signature image about the same time MP-03 was released.

I just pray that they use new moulds for Ramjet, Thrust , Dirge

IF THEY ARE MASTERPIECED..

DavidT wrote:I just pray that they use new moulds for Ramjet, Thrust , Dirge

IF THEY ARE MASTERPIECED..

I don't. Three seekers is enough. They should still consider Soundwave w/casettes, Shockwave, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Ratchet before going into more seekers.

Lapse Of Reason wrote:

DavidT wrote:I just pray that they use new moulds for Ramjet, Thrust , Dirge

IF THEY ARE MASTERPIECED..

I don't. Three seekers is enough. They should still consider Soundwave w/casettes, Shockwave, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Ratchet before going into more seekers.

I absolutely agree with you....I was just stating that if they did eventually do them, that they better use different molds

DavidT wrote:I just pray that they use new moulds for Ramjet, Thrust , Dirge

IF THEY ARE MASTERPIECED..

Basically you just change the head mold (inluding the cone) and the wings.

But most or all of the coneheads' alt modes are not realistic jets. That could be a problem. It could be the reason the coneheads will never be MPs.

Personally I really couldn't care less if they do the coneheads, they were nothing more than rank and file cannon fodder anyway. There are so many other more deserving TF characters I'd rather see done.

Yours AK

Does anyone know if the Wal-Mart SS is the new cast used for Skywarp, or the old one that has all the flaws?

Autobot Vanquisher wrote:Does anyone know if the Wal-Mart SS is the new cast used for Skywarp, or the old one that has all the flaws?

Skywarp was not a new cast and the flaws with MP-03 were massivly exagerated, the issues with the mould were QC related and these appear to have been worked out over time. There is no actual changes made to the mould for Skywarp other than remoulding of the alternate faces part.

Yours AK

I thought it was about the cheap plastic material used for SS

DavidT wrote:I just pray that they use new moulds for Ramjet, Thrust , Dirge

IF THEY ARE MASTERPIECED..

Agreed. Plus those can be pumped out nice and quick with just a little retooling.

I'd agree that Grimlock, Ironhide, Ratchet, Soundwave are musts in the MP lin. HIOwever, Jazz seems unlikely as there is no way they can have him resemble a Porsche as the VW group takes not making "war toys" very seriously. I'd imagine the BT is as good as it gets for him.

Like a few others here, I did the Ironhide and Ratchet mods to get them into the alt lineup, so those are not super important for me.

Though I would like to throw in a vote for a full set of Dinobots, Insecticons, Shockwave, Soundwave and Coneheads. If those came to fruition along with a UM trailer, I would bw quite satisfied with the MP line. Not to say I would not want still more, but for me, those are the minimums that need to be made.