BBTS has Henkei Skywarp & Thundercracker for Pre-Order

nice! Preordered.

Now I can breathe easy

I spotted this an hour ago on bbts and preorderd them

I may sell off the Skywarp since I have one allready

the price for the pair isn't bad, I must say. Glad I got mine already though. I really just want tc and not warp. But having said that, I feel sorry for poor warp.

Hmmm, dunno about this price - Fan2Fan has them $90 a pair plus say $30 shipping from Japanland to anywhere in the world, that's $120 to your door - Trumped again BBTS.

Craven Knight wrote:Hmmm, dunno about this price - Fan2Fan has them $90 a pair plus say $30 shipping from Japanland to anywhere in the world, that's $120 to your door - Trumped again BBTS.

Yeah, I pre-ordered these a few hours ago as well, why the hell not right

Still, even at $120 for the pair to my door, the Botcon "exclusive" set I got last year is still cheaper per figure.

I'm glad that I can now display these two in both modes

tfpredaking wrote:

Craven Knight wrote:Hmmm, dunno about this price - Fan2Fan has them $90 a pair plus say $30 shipping from Japanland to anywhere in the world, that's $120 to your door - Trumped again BBTS.

Yeah, I pre-ordered these a few hours ago as well, why the hell not right

Still, even at $120 for the pair to my door, the Botcon "exclusive" set I got last year is still cheaper per figure.

I'm glad that I can now display these two in both modes

Still a decent price to collecting both hasbro figures, from a trustworthy site like BBTS?? I ordered a set as soon as I heard this. For those that missed the Target exclusive, or Botcon 07, and have complained constantly since then: here is your chance. They don't ship till September, that means preorder now, save till August when it'll actually be charged (just prior to shipping) and your there, holding a figure that you've sought out for so long. Miss this and you've nobody to cry to but us poor saps who will have to filter through the message boards.

Yeah, I guess it's worth paying an extra $20 or whatever for the peace of mind that BBTS will take care of everything and not rip you off.

Am i allowed to say "WTF" instead of "great" ?

It's US$140 for a couple of toys. I don't need them that bad. I'd rather buy a masterpiece starscream and paint it myself.

well if the japs are releasing thundercracker there might be a slim chance that hasbro will release it too in the future so maybe i will wait

Classics and Henkei, giving the fandom nothing but absoloute headaches.

When Skywarp was released with Magnus I know a lot of people sold Magnus off because they didn't want just another white Prime repaint but they kept Skywarp.

Now people are scrambling to reacquire Magnus to go with his new armour that's getting produced while people are looking to offload Skywarp because they might have to get him with Thundercracker.

Has the fandom ever seen anything as crazy as this?

Bumblebeast wrote:Am i allowed to say "WTF" instead of "great" ?

It's US$140 for a couple of toys. I don't need them that bad. I'd rather buy a masterpiece starscream and paint it myself.

It's a free country man, go for it - post the results though, cuz I like teh lulz

The truth is, no one needs this shit, we just want it - Sometimes bad enough to switch off our brains and hand over our wallets, sometimes not.

This is one of the few times I'll willingly get reamed for an "exclusive" figure, but I needs my Seekers

Ultra Markus wrote:well if the japs are releasing thundercracker there might be a slim chance that hasbro will release it too in the future so maybe i will wait

You do realize that Hasbro already released these as exclusives. That is what all the fuss is about. Also please refrain from using the word "Japs".

Stormrider wrote:...Also please refrain from using the word "Japs".

I had a feeling someone would mention that

Craven Knight wrote:

Stormrider wrote:...Also please refrain from using the word "Japs".

I had a feeling someone would mention that

The rest of us have been calling them "elevens" for some time now. Seriously though, I suppose it's like calling Americans Yanks, or some such. There's probably a word like that for just about every people of every country.

I got mine through a proxy-buy service that was recomended on the boards.

Should be $110 to my door. That saved me enough that I ordered Henkei Screamer for the full set of takara seekers.

It seems $110 is about as good a deal as I can get, but since I've never used these guys before my fingers are crossed.

In retrospect, I should have broken down and bought the Botcon set when I had the chance. But, live, learn, and then pay out the @$$ later

Okay, I know I initially said 'Cracker was a pass and 'Warp a maybe but I've put the preorder in for the pair. Not paying until September was the decider here as I'm not as flush as I could be at the moment and am about to take my seasonal break, so I'm looking at about a month without wages late June and early July. With the Magnus armour as well September is going to be a pricy month, guess I'll have to watch my spending at Auto Assembly this year

Hopefully we'll see a preorder for the Clear Convoy before too long, I'm still a definate for that sucker.

Burn wrote:Has the fandom ever seen anything as crazy as this?

I'm guessing that question's rhetorical, correct?

Burn wrote:When Skywarp was released with Magnus I know a lot of people sold Magnus off because they didn't want just another white Prime repaint but they kept Skywarp.

I kept my Ultra Magnus figure. It's unlikely I'm going to be getting the armor, though.

Burn wrote:...While people are looking to offload Skywarp because they might have to get him with Thundercracker.

Actually, thanks to Sunstar, I'm only getting TC. I don't need to get the double set. And if I was, I'd probably sell off Classics Skywarp and keep the Henkei figure.

Ordered mine. Brian's gonna have a deed for one of my kidneys soon.

Yeah, I knew this was coming. Decent price. 70 bucks a figure.


Little higher than the Botcon set and not as exclusive but hey, you wanted it, you got it.

I happily placed my order, however I may have a lead on just scoring a ThunderCracker or two, so if that pans out...

Still, I greatful for the second chance.

*sigh*

I wouldn't buy TC at Botcon prices and I won't buy him and a toy I already have at these prices. $140 for two $10 toys is insane.

Guess we'll never see TC at a reasonable price, but I guess I can live with that with all the cool Animated and Universe stuff coming soon.

Well, so much for the OMZ!!! $200! IS DOOM! Predictions that people have had for pricing these guys...70 apiece is what I pay for Botcon Deluxes, I shan't complain about getting these for that. Now I just need a Henkai Starscream to complete the chromed seekers...

You know, not 24 hours before these were announced, I won a Botcon Thundercracker on eBay for $220+shipping. I take it all in stride because I think I'll never get the Henkei ones anyway. It gets here Saturday and the very next day, BBTS posts the preorders. Now the Botcon one isn't even on my shelf yet and I have a preorder for the Henkei versions of him & Skywarp. I think I may be hitting TF fatigue before Animated even hits the shelves in my area. I think I may need a vacation from Transformers...

I would rather they were being sold seporately as I have Classics Skywarp already, but i'll preorder for now, so I'll be sure to get them regardless.

Then I just have to figure out if I'm going to sell a Skywarp off, and which one.

Editor wrote:I would rather they were being sold seporately as I have Classics Skywarp already, but i'll preorder for now, so I'll be sure to get them regardless.

Then I just have to figure out if I'm going to sell a Skywarp off, and which one.

Thats what I'm gonna do if I have to get the 2 pack, just make some of that money back cause I know there is alot of clamoring just for SkyWarp.

Still, $140 for 2 is alot better than the $300BIN price for just ThunderCracker on Ebay.

I hope Thrust and Dirge are coming soon.

After that, just round off the MP line. Bring back Robot Masters with some coneheads, and let me fill in a couple gaps in my G1 line up, and then I'm done with The Seekers.

Awe Who am I kidding, from here on out like days gone by, if a line is gonna have 1 seeker, it should have them all(I'll even welcome Sunstorm)

We'll still need a Classics Sunstorm. Which i'm actully more interested in seeing that Henkai Thrust or Dirge.

The Question I'm wondering about is after the Classics/Universe Acid Storm is released, Are we going to start seeing G1, Galaxy Force, Armada and other classic Seekers re-released with Acid Storm's paint scheme.

Editor wrote:We'll still need a Classics Sunstorm. Which i'm actully more interested in seeing that Henkai Thrust or Dirge.

The Question I'm wondering about is after the Classics/Universe Acid Storm is released, Are we going to start seeing G1, Galaxy Force, Armada and other classic Seekers re-released with Acid Storm's paint scheme.

We already have seven of them including Sunstorm... and MORE if you count all the various versions of G1 Starscream. Somewhere a line has to be drawn. I could live with one more though.

We have seen a classics Sunstorm?

Not yet. I was talking about the G1 version.

In Classics it's seven including Acid Storm instead of Sunstorm.

But if we get another Sunstorm, then I'm going to want another blue one to finish off the rainmakers. Then I'll want a lilac coloured one to buy in triplicate.

It just won't end.

Don't forget we need a all grey Leader-1 Seeker.

But if they do release Sunstorm, and after we get Acid Storm, A blue release would be a good idea lets just have something without "____storm" for it's name.

Tekka wrote:Not yet. I was talking about the G1 version.

In Classics it's seven including Acid Storm instead of Sunstorm.

But if we get another Sunstorm, then I'm going to want another blue one to finish off the rainmakers. Then I'll want a lilac coloured one to buy in triplicate.

It just won't end.

I would love to get more seekers... I love em.... How about we see a Sunstar release

Sunstar wrote:I would love to get more seekers... I love em.... How about we see a Sunstar release

Will only happen if released in the same wave as Sundowner

Editor wrote:

Sunstar wrote:I would love to get more seekers... I love em.... How about we see a Sunstar release

Will only happen if released in the same wave as Sundowner

then we'll get an outcry, no more seekers with sun in the name

That's fine, 3 is a good number.

Powerstorm... Rar.

Nah.

I was thinking of the new female Seeker in Animated, whatever name she gets should be the name of our last rainmaker.

Then another outcry, "no more ...Storm named Seekers"

I always liked the nameless seekers in More Than Meets The Eye, and a couple would be nice...

But before I'd start revisiting molds with Acid Storms color scheme, I say let the character do something to vest himself instead of just giving us another name to chase.

Even though I think his story sucks, at least SunStorm had a decent run in the comics.

I really don't feel like I need to get that Skywarp, I already have 2 of the Hasbro versions.
But I wouldn't mind having 2 Thundercracker's.


So does everyone think that eventually we'll see a chance like this to get Thrust and Dirge??

I could possibly see dirge as he would be the easiest of the two to make. Thrust could be interesting. I'd be all over either one. Perhaps we'll be lucky

Sowndwave76 wrote:So does everyone think that eventually we'll see a chance like this to get Thrust and Dirge??

I'd be happy if Takara just repainted the Ramjet mold in Dirge & Thrust schemes.

Whatever, just no more exclusives.

Craven Knight wrote:I'd be happy if Takara just repainted the Ramjet mold in Dirge & Thrust schemes.

Possible, and I'm sure if they did that one of the third party companies that make extras (guns, energon cubes, et al) would come out with replacement G1 type wings for them.

Craven Knight wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:So does everyone think that eventually we'll see a chance like this to get Thrust and Dirge??

I'd be happy if Takara just repainted the Ramjet mold in Dirge & Thrust schemes.

Whatever, just no more exclusives.

I will be most happy if Takara does all that great stuff! I'm very interested in THRUST too!