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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.

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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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

Excellent, Thundercracker will be mine!

Thundercracker - YES
Mudbutt bulkhead - NO

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.

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

Love this Bulkhead!

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

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!

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

Two more for the MISB totes in my house.

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.

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

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

Thundercracker...Yes !!!

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

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.