Thundercracker, Shrapnel and Perceptor coming to the Walmart G1 Reissue Retro Line

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Fans of the new line of G1 reissues with cartoon accurate deco (there must be a shorter way to write this) will be happy to hear that there are more on the way. Hound should be coming soon and after that we will get Thundercracker, Shrapnel and Perceptor. For Thundercracker, we actually have images, while we have product listings/codes for the other two. While Hound was a real surprise since he had not been reissued in the west yet, the others are toys/molds that we know are readily available since they keep getting reissued. The image and listings were posted by JTPrime17. He also provided another listing for a "fan exclusive" Optimus Prime. There is no indication as to what kind of Optimus this would be.

Tra Gen retro 4 Thundercracker
Product Number: F6945
EAN: 5010996115201

Tra Gen Retro 5 Perceptor
Product Number: F6946
EAN:5010996137920

Tra Gen Retro 7 Shrapnel
Product Number: F6948
EAN: 5010996152879

Tra Gen Fan Exclusive 2 Optimus Prime
Product Number: F7144
EAN: 5010996137968

Thundercracker, Shrapnel and Perceptor coming to the Walmart G1 Reissue Retro Line

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Re: Thundercracker, Shrapnel and Perceptor coming to the Walmart G1 Reissue Retro Line (view post)

Comment by chuckdawg1999 Mar 5, 2023

Walmart shipped my Starscream about a week ago, finally. Hot Rod should ship on the 21st. For the price they're charging I really can't see myself going for Thundercracker, who at this early stage doesn't look to have a lot going on.

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 5, 2023

Hmm, that Optimus intrigues me. The others are a pass. I don't like the G1 seeker mold, I'm happy with PoTP Shrapnel, and I have G1 Perceptor. I just wish we could get him in comics colors.

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Comment by Emerje Mar 5, 2023

I wonder who Retro 6 is? Another Insecticon? :-?

I don't have a G1 mold Perceptor or Insecticons so I'll be getting those for sure.

I'm going to guess Prime is a ROTB exclusive.

Emerje

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 5, 2023

So far, the G1 Insecticons where always coming as a 3 pack. It surprise me to see a single.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Mar 6, 2023

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 6, 2023

I went into my closest Wal-Mart last night and they had no less than 13 TF:TM Starscreams on the shelf. I wonder if he's gonna be a shelf warmer and will get clearanced soon.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 6, 2023

Rodimus Prime wrote:I went into my closest Wal-Mart last night and they had no less than 13 TF:TM Starscreams on the shelf. I wonder if he's gonna be a shelf warmer and will get clearanced soon.

I don't think so.
I never ever saw it live in store and I was lucky to secure a preorder online. Your store may be one of the rare one to have it on actual shelves.

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Comment by DeathReviews Mar 7, 2023

Didn't they do a re-release of the entire Insecticon collection just a few years ago? A lot of re-releases have wound up shelf-warming, then being sold for a loss on clearance. You would think that would make them a little more gun-shy at the prospect of making more of them...

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Comment by DeathReviews Mar 7, 2023

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

I had G1 Starscream back in 'the day'. This is just serving to remind me what a parts-forming mess those G1 seekers were, and how much better the modern figures are by comparison. Yes, ER Starscream has his drawbacks, but it's light years beyond the G1 figures.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Mar 7, 2023

DeathReviews wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:

I had G1 Starscream back in 'the day'. This is just serving to remind me what a parts-forming mess those G1 seekers were, and how much better the modern figures are by comparison. Yes, ER Starscream has his drawbacks, but it's light years beyond the G1 figures.

You really can't compare since the mold used for Starscream was never meant to be in a massively popular children's cartoon that has stood the test of time that would show a more perfect transformation. Remember, parts forming was/is part of the Japanese toy/animation culture.

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Comment by Emerje Mar 7, 2023

DeathReviews wrote:Didn't they do a re-release of the entire Insecticon collection just a few years ago? A lot of re-releases have wound up shelf-warming, then being sold for a loss on clearance. You would think that would make them a little more gun-shy at the prospect of making more of them...

About 8 years ago as Kmart exclusive, but with terrible distribution thanks to massive store closures. Some people found them in large quantities on clearance as their stores were closed down while other stores that stayed open didn't get any. My local store didn't get a single one despite being open until 2019.

But also keep in mind that this time they're going to be in cartoon colors (i.e. flat colors and no chrome) so it's something different.

Emerje

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Comment by Sabrblade Mar 14, 2023

New images for the Walmart-exclusive "Retro" reissues for G1 Hound and Thundercracker have surfaced, courtesy of Jtprime17.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 14, 2023

I'm looking forward that Hound. I was going to skip TC, but Skywarp is sure to be next so might as well buy it.

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 14, 2023

Are Hound's feet mistransformed? I might get him even with the mismatched paintjob.

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Comment by Emerje Mar 15, 2023

Rodimus Prime wrote:Are Hound's feet mistransformed? I might get him even with the mismatched paintjob.

No.

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Transformers G1 1984 Hound Gallery

Emerje

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 15, 2023

Oh wow. Really? That's unfortunate.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 15, 2023

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Really? That's unfortunate.

Gotta love G1 and its weird proportions!

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Mar 15, 2023

I missed that it's a licensed Jeep product, though that's not surprising. Has anyone confirmed if Buzzworthy SS86 Hound is licensed? I guess that's technically a question for the Buzzworthy thread.

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Comment by EmoTim Mar 16, 2023

I wonder why Hound's cartoon box has a picture of the G1 toy on the back, whereas Thundercracker's cartoon box has a picture of the toy enclosed.

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Comment by Emerje Mar 16, 2023

EmoTim wrote:I wonder why Hound's cartoon box has a picture of the G1 toy on the back, whereas Thundercracker's cartoon box has a picture of the toy enclosed.

I think the one on the box is something they mocked up from the original figure, notice it's missing the original stickers (pretty sure the repaint uses tampographs), seemed to try to dull the chromed parts (aside from the wheels) and probably hand painted the green.

Emerje

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