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New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper

Posted by Dead Metal Dec 14, 2010 at 8:51am CST 98,654 views
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.
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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.
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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.
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If you want you can check out the rest of the Generations galleries by clicking here!

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Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (view post)
Comment by --B-- Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Stockade Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Stockade Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Stockade Dec 14, 2010
--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 (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Dec 14, 2010
Skullgrin's head is too small.
Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (view post)
Comment by Seibertron Dec 14, 2010
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.

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Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (view post)
Comment by Mkall Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by RodimusAscendant Dec 14, 2010
--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 (view post)
Comment by Rated X Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by craggy Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by RiddlerJ Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Seibertron Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Dread_Wing Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by OptiMagnus Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by craggy Dec 14, 2010
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 (view post)
Comment by Roboto750 Dec 14, 2010
I think these look pretty good. Think I'll pick them up! :D
Re: New Galleries: Generations Thunderwing, Skullgrin, and Cliffjumper (view post)
Comment by Galvatrondestroyer Dec 14, 2010
how does thunderwing and skullgrin look next to the two pack megatron? (the g2ish tank)
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