New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 8:51AM CST

Categories: Site News, Toy News
Posted by: Dead Metal Views: 98,290

Topic Options: View Discussion · Sign in or Join to reply

The seibertron.com galleries just get bigger and bigger, for now the contain not one, not two but three new Generations galleries.

If you want to see the full galleries just click the images, they're big and hard to miss.

First off the Classics part which homage the Generation 1 Pretenders:

We've got the Matrix lusting bad-ass Thunderwing with his drone and cannons.
He's a brand new mould and looks a loot like his original Pretender shell.

Then we have another Pretender homage, Skullgrin. Not only does he look like Dethklok designed him, but he also likes to earn his energon as a movie star so go forth and view his gallery!
He may not be an entirely new mould, but he does feature a new head and new colours from the original mould owner Darkmount.

And Now we get the the currently last toy based off the Transformers Prime prequel game: War for Cybertron.

Here we have Cliffjumper and no he does not need any backup, because he's perfectly capable of putting "a few dings in ya" all by himself. And although he's a repaint of Bumblebee he's still walking tall since, unlike other recent Cliffjumpers, he at least has a new head.

If you want you can check out the rest of the Generations galleries by clicking here!

News Search

Got Transformers News? Let us know here!

Most Recent Transformers News

New Transformers Reveals at SDCC 2025 Include Titan AOE Grimlock, 2 Primes, Big Convoy and More

Posted 10 hours ago

Masters of the Universe x Transformers Crossover Figures Revealed at SDCC

Posted 14 hours ago

Void Rivals #21, Spawn Universe, Batman, Feral #14, Facsimiles and more at the Seibertron Store

Posted 1 day ago

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157370)
Posted by --B-- on December 14th, 2010 @ 9:06am CST

Thanks for the pics of the CJ headswap. I guess it doesn't really work in reverse, huh?

I mis-transform Skullgrin's axe and leave the top upside down so it looks like a pitchfork. Makes him look a lot different from Straxus.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157371)
Posted by Stockade on December 14th, 2010 @ 9:10am CST

Awesome Galleries as always and really lovin Thunderwing, but wish he was a voyager size, but its cool, and Skullgrin is my fav!! just love that demonic head he has and the colors are perfect, the only way he would be better would be to retool him into a different figure completely or give him more weapon or even a different weapon instead of the pickaxe.
WFC Cliffjumper is ok, but WFC toys are not my thing.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157372)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 14th, 2010 @ 9:15am CST

Saw these guys (all 3!) in TRU last night!

Thunderwing didn't impress me in person. The grayish/off-white color is very drab, and I hate plane molds where you can flip the plane over and there's the robot right there. I like plane molds like Terradive, where the robot is more hidden in alt mode. But mostly it's the colors that turned me off. If they ever repaint that mold, I might buy it.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157378)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2010 @ 9:41am CST

GuyIncognito wrote:Saw these guys (all 3!) in TRU last night!

Thunderwing didn't impress me in person. The grayish/off-white color is very drab, and I hate plane molds where you can flip the plane over and there's the robot right there. I like plane molds like Terradive, where the robot is more hidden in alt mode. But mostly it's the colors that turned me off. If they ever repaint that mold, I might buy it.

Like Terradive's and Tomahawk's retools were shown on their instructions, so is Thunderwing's: Black Shadow from Victory.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157402)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 14th, 2010 @ 10:42am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Like Terradive's and Tomahawk's retools were shown on their instructions, so is Thunderwing's: Black Shadow from Victory.

Then I'll definitely pass on Thunderwing and wait for Black Shadow instead!

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157405)
Posted by Stockade on December 14th, 2010 @ 11:00am CST

GuyIncognito wrote:Saw these guys (all 3!) in TRU last night!

Thunderwing didn't impress me in person. The grayish/off-white color is very drab, and I hate plane molds where you can flip the plane over and there's the robot right there. I like plane molds like Terradive, where the robot is more hidden in alt mode. But mostly it's the colors that turned me off. If they ever repaint that mold, I might buy it.

I wonder if the United version of TW will be solid white like Jazz will be? Just a thought.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157406)
Posted by Stockade on December 14th, 2010 @ 11:01am CST

--B-- wrote:Thanks for the pics of the CJ headswap. I guess it doesn't really work in reverse, huh?

I mis-transform Skullgrin's axe and leave the top upside down so it looks like a pitchfork. Makes him look a lot different from Straxus.

Really? noted and thanks!!

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157424)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 14th, 2010 @ 11:49am CST

Skullgrin's head is too small.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157433)
Posted by Seibertron on December 14th, 2010 @ 12:18pm CST

Stockade wrote:
--B-- wrote:Thanks for the pics of the CJ headswap. I guess it doesn't really work in reverse, huh?

I mis-transform Skullgrin's axe and leave the top upside down so it looks like a pitchfork. Makes him look a lot different from Straxus.

Really? noted and thanks!!

I did this small modification to give him "horns" like the original skullgrin's Pretender shell.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157436)
Posted by Mkall on December 14th, 2010 @ 12:28pm CST

How was the stiffness of your Skullgrin Seibs? Mine was really loose and I wonder if it's worth it to pick up another one whenever I run across one.

Otherwise, real cool galleries. It's a shame Cliffjumper is a different colour from his Classics version, otherwise I would've done that headswap in an instant.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157437)
Posted by RodimusAscendant on December 14th, 2010 @ 12:29pm CST

--B-- wrote:I mis-transform Skullgrin's axe and leave the top upside down so it looks like a pitchfork. Makes him look a lot different from Straxus.

I grabbed Skullgrin yesterday and it the weapon being transformed exactly like Straxus's bothered. I think I will try it your way bud...GOOD IDEA!

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157452)
Posted by Rated X on December 14th, 2010 @ 1:04pm CST

Nice galleries. When I bought Thunderwing, I didnt know his nose became a drone. Well thats what I get for using "reviews" as online instruction booklets.

Skullgrin is cool. I also owl the G1 pretender so I was quick to buy it.

I bought Cliffjumper too hoping one day I find the classics version and swap heads. But as you displayed in the gallery, the colors just dont seem to match up.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157458)
Posted by craggy on December 14th, 2010 @ 1:11pm CST

wow, all 3 of these guys look great, the repaints are both much nicer than their original colours.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157477)
Posted by RiddlerJ on December 14th, 2010 @ 2:10pm CST

While I appeciate that they molded a new head for Skullgrin, it's just not doing it for me. He would really benefit from a ram's head that fit over his head life a mask (Third Party project, maybe)

Thunderwing is growing on me though. I might have to grab him.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157481)
Posted by Seibertron on December 14th, 2010 @ 2:23pm CST

RiddlerJ wrote:While I appeciate that they molded a new head for Skullgrin, it's just not doing it for me. He would really benefit from a ram's head that fit over his head life a mask (Third Party project, maybe)

Thunderwing is growing on me though. I might have to grab him.

I'm a big fan of Thunderwing personally. Not sure what to make of the new Skullgrin's head. I was such a fan of the original Skullgrin (one of my all-time favorite characters/toys) that I'm just not sure what to think of this new head. I think I would have liked to see something done different with the new head. It would've been cool to give him a robot head to homage the original robot's head with a "battle mask" that fit over his normal head.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157518)
Posted by Dread_Wing on December 14th, 2010 @ 3:53pm CST

Thank you for the galleries! I was going to buy Cliffjumper for the head swap, but the mismatching colours are a turn off. I wonder what colour red the united version will be? Probably some metallic sheen right? Or is that just the Takara animated?

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157533)
Posted by OptiMagnus on December 14th, 2010 @ 4:53pm CST

Cliffjumper and Skullgrin look great, even though I have their mold siblings.
I'm just not sold on Thunderwing though. He's a lot of blaahhh to me. I-)

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157550)
Posted by craggy on December 14th, 2010 @ 5:52pm CST

Dread_Wing wrote:Thank you for the galleries! I was going to buy Cliffjumper for the head swap, but the mismatching colours are a turn off. I wonder what colour red the united version will be? Probably some metallic sheen right? Or is that just the Takara animated?

yeah, I think Takara/Tomy United toys are shiny. It looks pretty good on the WFC figures, but don't think it'll match well. Still you could repaint the head?

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157573)
Posted by Roboto750 on December 14th, 2010 @ 7:28pm CST

I think these look pretty good. Think I'll pick them up!

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157584)
Posted by Galvatrondestroyer on December 14th, 2010 @ 8:11pm CST

how does thunderwing and skullgrin look next to the two pack megatron? (the g2ish tank)

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157659)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 15th, 2010 @ 6:59am CST

GuyIncognito wrote:Thunderwing didn't impress me in person. The grayish/off-white color is very drab, and I hate plane molds where you can flip the plane over and there's the robot right there...

I said that yesterday, but I ended up buying him last night anyway. I got a $5 store credit in the mail from the TRU Rewards program (if you haven't joined yet, what are you waiting for?) so I only paid $7 for him.

Turns out he isn't completely transformed in the package. When I looked at the bottom of the plane in the package, I could see the head, and the chest looked like it was way too large for the plane to even sit correctly on it's landing gear. But once I opened it I realized that the chest piece is supposed to go up and cover the head, which makes a big difference.

Anyway, now that I've got him displayed in bot mode, I'm glad I bought him.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157728)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on December 15th, 2010 @ 11:21am CST

Not really interested in Skullgrin. Will probably pass on him. Was always going to get Thunderwing. Cliffjumper...OK, I'll probably get him, too, even though I already have WFC Bumblebee

Dead Metal wrote:Here we have Cliffjumper and no he does not need any backup, because he's perfectly capable of putting "a few dings in ya" all by himself. And although he's a repaint of Bumblebee he's still walking tall since, unlike other recent Cliffjumpers, he at least has a new head.

I can't help but wonder if that last line is a reference to Walking Tall...

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157757)
Posted by Dead Metal on December 15th, 2010 @ 12:48pm CST

Darth Bombshell wrote:Not really interested in Skullgrin. Will probably pass on him. Was always going to get Thunderwing. Cliffjumper...OK, I'll probably get him, too, even though I already have WFC Bumblebee

Dead Metal wrote:Here we have Cliffjumper and no he does not need any backup, because he's perfectly capable of putting "a few dings in ya" all by himself. And although he's a repaint of Bumblebee he's still walking tall since, unlike other recent Cliffjumpers, he at least has a new head.

I can't help but wonder if that last line is a reference to Walking Tall...

I was waiting for someone to bring that up, originally I also wanted to reference "Welcome to the Jungle" but couldn't figure out how to make it fit.

Man I love the old school Rock movies.

Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (1157851)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on December 15th, 2010 @ 5:14pm CST

Dead Metal wrote:I was waiting for someone to bring that up, originally I also wanted to reference "Welcome to the Jungle" but couldn't figure out how to make it fit.

Man I love the old school Rock movies.

To tell you the truth, I probably wouldn't have gotten it either if it hadn't been on TV a few weeks ago.