BBTS: Generations Wheeljack and Thundercracker pre-orders!

gaaahhhh yet again more news i sent in just a bit ago...ah well idc! im just so excited to finally have a REAL TC without paying the henkei price or the KO henkei price...now i just need to get my hands on a classics skywarp and my seekers will be finished!

This is great. All I'll need to finish off the seekers would be Skywarp. Really hope they do a release of Skywarp, this time by himself......

I do feel sorry for those that bought that Botcon set with Thundercracker, Dirge, and Thrust. Especially if that was their main reason for buying it.

This is really awesome. Now all we need is a masterpiece thundercracker release from hasbro and all will be one.

Lord Onixprime wrote:This is great. All I'll need to finish off the seekers would be Skywarp. Really hope they do a release of Skywarp, this time by himself......

I do feel sorry for those that bought that Botcon set with Thundercracker, Dirge, and Thrust. Especially if that was their main reason for buying it.

same here on both parts of your post though i do see a good thing in owning the Botcon set since Thrust is unique in his own right and it was the first time Dirge an TC were first released

HASBRO hear our prayers...give us Skywarp for those who didn't get the Target two pack!

Lord Onixprime wrote:I do feel sorry for those that bought that Botcon set with Thundercracker, Dirge, and Thrust. Especially if that was their main reason for buying it.

No need to feel sorry for us, we've had a complete set of Seekers for over three years now. Glad everyong else is going to able to a have a complete set.

Holy crap, I just about peed my pants when I saw the word "Thundercracker" next to the word "Generations". If this is the Classics Seeker mold, I am going to be in Seeker heaven.

Galvatrondestroyer wrote:HASBRO hear our prayers...give us Skywarp for those who didn't get the Target two pack!

I have the two pack, but still wouldn't mind Hasbro doing a more accurate Skywarp. The first one was on par with the first Starscream...in other words, it could easily be improved upon (like, say, the Henkei version.)

This is the best news ive heard all day! Now the Seekers will be complete, unless Sun Storm makes a magical, unannounced appearance? Hint hint Tak/Hasbro.

Hellz yes, if this is seriously the long awaited classics mold Thundercracker we've all wanted (barring those who got the Botcon set and/or Henkei version, though I'd imagine even some of them are excited) then I will be all over this. I still need to get Dirge as well, to have all six... but as soon as I actually see one he's all mine too...

I'm one of the numpties that forked out for the entire Henkei Seeker collection, but I doubt I'll ever regret that decision.

I may be jumping the gun here, but I wonder if we could look forward to a Sunstorm.

Gotta cancel United Wheeljack!! I think I'll repaint my KO Henkei Thundercracker into the generic seeker from G1. OMFG THAT SHOULD BE THE BOTCON ARMY BUILDER THIS YEAR*!!

If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm. Man am I off topic or what? Preordered both, 5 TCs, 2 WJs.


*Caps for clarity.

I was a bit surprised by this. After getting Thrust and Dirge in Generations I figured the Seeker mold would be shelved until the next go around. I have to say that if Thrust and Dirge are any indication the QC on Thundercracker will be 100x better than the Bot-Con set.

So now we wait for Skywarp for the circle to be complete yes? I think it is inevitable at this point that we will soon see it considering those that missed out on Henkei or the Hasbro 2 pack with Ultra Magnus. Has anyone out there picked up the so called KO Sunstorm? Is it available only in certain regions at this time? It's all so inconceivable with all the versions there are to date.

What a pisser it would be if somewhere down the road Hasbro/Takara decided to release Sunstorm after all those who chose to get the KO. I'm still hoping for the best!!

So now we wait for Skywarp for the circle to be complete yes? I think it is inevitable at this point that we will soon see it considering those that missed out on Henkei or the Hasbro 2 pack with Ultra Magnus. Has anyone out there picked up the so called KO Sunstorm? Is it available only in certain regions at this time? It's all so inconceivable with all the versions there are to date.

What a pisser it would be if somewhere down the road Hasbro/Takara decided to release Sunstorm after all those who chose to get the KO. I'm still hoping for the best!!

It will be nice to finally have Thundercracker.

3 Seekers (almost there)

3 Coneheads (check)

3 Rainmakers??? (Acid Storm is looking lonely)

Well I guess it's time I accepted my lot in life to be contradicted by my snap decisions, seeing as how I JUST got one of the KO Thundercrackers... and I have a repainted Starscream as well. Oh well, 3 Thundercrackers, 2 Skywarps, and an idiotic string of choices for me. Happy Christmas...

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm.

I've often wondered about this. Certainly, you've got to think the mold is on the way out. On the other hand, it seems like there's a pretty strong demand, at least from collectors, for more Seekers. I should think that there are enough Seeker repaints left to recast the mold entirely and start from scratch. Skywarp, Sunstorm, Rainmakers...?

Regardless, I'm happy that we'll at least have the major characters (plus Acid Storm). Anything from this point on is frosting on the cake.

THUNDERCRACKER!! WTF! Why didn't Hasbro say something? Why didn't Takara show something so we'd know Hasbro would emulate it? I just flushed $40 into a "decent" knock-off that couldn't close his back properly in jet mode. Let this be a lesson to you kiddies, only buy from companies that take enough pride in their knockoffs to let everyone know who they are. Like iGear.

Sigh... preordered.

El Duque wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I do feel sorry for those that bought that Botcon set with Thundercracker, Dirge, and Thrust. Especially if that was their main reason for buying it.

No need to feel sorry for us, we've had a complete set of Seekers for over three years now. Glad everyong else is going to able to a have a complete set.

I agree with El Duque... I've had all the Henkei Seekers, plus Botcon Dirge & Thrust, still picked up Generations Thrust & Dirge, & look forward to seeing how Generations TC will be slightly different / redeco-ed. It's great having tons of seekers! And like El Duque, I'm glad others can finally enjoy an officially-released TC, & near completing their Seekers air force.

i hate buying from BBTS as i always get stung for custom charges, unlike TFsource (dunno why it happens, but it does). But on this occasion, sod it, i'll have a few TC's and Wheeljack. Screw the expense!

I bet they fast tracked the release schedule to combat the rampant KO's. I was half tempted to get one, glad i waited

Samsonator wrote:Hellz yes, if this is seriously the long awaited classics mold Thundercracker we've all wanted (barring those who got the Botcon set and/or Henkei version, though I'd imagine even some of them are excited) then I will be all over this. I still need to get Dirge as well, to have all six... but as soon as I actually see one he's all mine too...

I got Henkai Thundercracker and I am very excited about this.

Preordered both him and Generations Wheeljack. Hasbro, thank you.

God I hope it's a new mould. I'm sick of the blocky seeker mould. I really want a TC based on IDWs incarnation. I'd also be pretty happy if it was based the WFC figures.

I want the mold of many uses. A complete set would be cool. Although I'll be needing Skywarp and Ramjet.

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm.

I've often wondered about this. Certainly, you've got to think the mold is on the way out. On the other hand, it seems like there's a pretty strong demand, at least from collectors, for more Seekers. I should think that there are enough Seeker repaints left to recast the mold entirely and start from scratch. Skywarp, Sunstorm, Rainmakers...?

Regardless, I'm happy that we'll at least have the major characters (plus Acid Storm). Anything from this point on is frosting on the cake.

Well, Dirge and Thrust are in good shape, so that's a nice sign there.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm.

I've often wondered about this. Certainly, you've got to think the mold is on the way out. On the other hand, it seems like there's a pretty strong demand, at least from collectors, for more Seekers. I should think that there are enough Seeker repaints left to recast the mold entirely and start from scratch. Skywarp, Sunstorm, Rainmakers...?

Regardless, I'm happy that we'll at least have the major characters (plus Acid Storm). Anything from this point on is frosting on the cake.

Well, Dirge and Thrust are in good shape, so that's a nice sign there.

They are in good shape. I had read that Hasbro was taking better care of the molds to make them last longer. Or, given the extensive usage of the mold, perhaps they've already recast it, particularly the main body parts, since they're common to all Seekers. Regardless, I'm pretty sure they know that mold is an easy money-maker.

There's also a pre-order for TC and Wheeljack with Kup and Scourge, just so everyone knows they have some more options.

Masterpiece Thundercracker anyone?

If I remember correctly,Hasbro released the starscream/ skywarp masterpiece under the universe banner. So releasing a TC under the generations name isnt unlikely.
Personally I would rather complete the MP seekers than the universe/classics.

Should have checked the link but is there a price point listed?

Once again, being a cheap-ass pays off in the end. I refused to splurge on the Henkei. I refused to splurge on the BotCon set. Now I am rewarded for being cheap with the completion of my Classics seekers set...


...actually i was just too broke to get the other stuff...

quickmixed wrote:Masterpiece Thundercracker anyone?

If I remember correctly,Hasbro released the starscream/ skywarp masterpiece under the universe banner. So releasing a TC under the generations name isnt unlikely.
Personally I would rather complete the MP seekers than the universe/classics.

Should have checked the link but is there a price point listed?

$15.99 I believe. If there wasn't a Generations TC to be released, then why is there a preorder for one on BBTS?

Kibble wrote:

Galvatrondestroyer wrote:HASBRO hear our prayers...give us Skywarp for those who didn't get the Target two pack!

I have the two pack, but still wouldn't mind Hasbro doing a more accurate Skywarp. The first one was on par with the first Starscream...in other words, it could easily be improved upon (like, say, the Henkei version.)

Yeah it could be improved I mean c'mon, we got two very distinct Starscreams in the Classics/Universe 2.0 line and i think Thundercracker will match more towards the 2.0 version of Screamer. so a more accurate Skywarp would be a good bet since people that want him in a more accurate color scheme can get ahold of him.

My coneheads are complete. I have 2.0 Starscream which I like much better than Classics, which I did not pick up. I was able to get Ramjet for a reasonable price second hand before Thrust and Dirge came out because I was a fool to skip over the mold for Classics. I realized that when I picked up Acid Storm, and then Starscream (cartoon colors).

The reason Acid Storm caught my eye was because I love the forest camouflage (green) deco on the jet. I have been holding out hope for a desert camouflage Sunstorm. If Hailstorm is indeed the name of the 3rd Rainmaker, even though the name was just used, I hope they deco the Seeker mold with snow camouflage.

I assume Generations Thundercracker will look like his animation model, like 2.0 Starscream. I hope we get an individual release of Skywarp as well, since I did not pick up the two pack with Ultramagnus. Even if they don't, I will never regret not picking that up because I don't have the money to invest in 3rd party addons, cool as they may be.

headsortails wrote:

quickmixed wrote:Masterpiece Thundercracker anyone?

If I remember correctly,Hasbro released the starscream/ skywarp masterpiece under the universe banner. So releasing a TC under the generations name isnt unlikely.
Personally I would rather complete the MP seekers than the universe/classics.

Should have checked the link but is there a price point listed?

$15.99 I believe. If there wasn't a Generations TC to be released, then why is there a preorder for one on BBTS?

Yeah the preorder is deluxe. It was just some wishful thinking on my part.

I just hope Hasbro havnt forgot a bout the MP TC.

Either way it looks like at least another year until we get one if one at all.

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm.

I've often wondered about this. Certainly, you've got to think the mold is on the way out. On the other hand, it seems like there's a pretty strong demand, at least from collectors, for more Seekers. I should think that there are enough Seeker repaints left to recast the mold entirely and start from scratch. Skywarp, Sunstorm, Rainmakers...?

Regardless, I'm happy that we'll at least have the major characters (plus Acid Storm). Anything from this point on is frosting on the cake.

Well, Dirge and Thrust are in good shape, so that's a nice sign there.

They are in good shape. I had read that Hasbro was taking better care of the molds to make them last longer. Or, given the extensive usage of the mold, perhaps they've already recast it, particularly the main body parts, since they're common to all Seekers. Regardless, I'm pretty sure they know that mold is an easy money-maker.

lol, yup. I've got the new Dirge and Thrust, and it's good to see they're not loose or anything like that. So I have high hopes for Thundercracker.

Hi everybody i just preorder both i cant wait to have mine awesome , geez hasbro gone broke me lol

Interesting. I'm actually hoping for WFC seekers with this. Although I wouldn't mind a third Classics Thundercracker. It'd be wasted money at this point but yeah.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:If the mold is still in good shape I would love more Rainmakers and Sunstorm.

I've often wondered about this. Certainly, you've got to think the mold is on the way out. On the other hand, it seems like there's a pretty strong demand, at least from collectors, for more Seekers. I should think that there are enough Seeker repaints left to recast the mold entirely and start from scratch. Skywarp, Sunstorm, Rainmakers...?

Regardless, I'm happy that we'll at least have the major characters (plus Acid Storm). Anything from this point on is frosting on the cake.

Well, Dirge and Thrust are in good shape, so that's a nice sign there.

They are in good shape. I had read that Hasbro was taking better care of the molds to make them last longer. Or, given the extensive usage of the mold, perhaps they've already recast it, particularly the main body parts, since they're common to all Seekers. Regardless, I'm pretty sure they know that mold is an easy money-maker.

lol, yup. I've got the new Dirge and Thrust, and it's good to see they're not loose or anything like that. So I have high hopes for Thundercracker.

Hasbro Thrust is prone to stress marks and snapping pin joints at his ankles. I've owned a few by this point and I'm pretty gentle with my toys, bordering on obsessively cautious. Be careful with that one.

Hopefully a wfc mold, followed by starscream and skywarp i'm dreaming of that anyway

This is great news. Now if only they'd do a Skywarp/Ramjet 2 pack rerelease exclusive or some such, lol

As much as I wish it were, I suspect we would've seen it from TT by now if it were the WFC seeker mold. Shame too.

Well, it's ABOUTDAMNTIME!

I preoreded the wave off of BBTS. It comes with Thundercracker, Kup, Wheeljack and Scourge. Does anybody else notice something cool about the wave contents?

As someone who wants a complete Seekers set for the first time in his life, I just have to say that if this is a WFC Thundercracker, I'm going to pull my hair out.

...And then feed it to the person who made that decision.

I work for a toy business, and we just got an email from Entertainment Earth discussing this wave, and they wrote "a new version of the Botcon 2007 mold" so it is Classics, not WFC.

I also submitted the email to the newscrew.

Nemesis Destron wrote:What a pisser it would be if somewhere down the road Hasbro/Takara decided to release Sunstorm after all those who chose to get the KO. I'm still hoping for the best!!

Not really, since Hasbro won't be releasing a Henkei Sunstorm.

In any case, the KO is much more yellow than I want my Sunstorm to be, so I'll probably be using it as a Rainmaker in my collection when I pick it up.

metaphorge wrote:Hasbro won't be releasing a Henkei Sunstorm.

They also said they wouldn't release Dirge, Thrust and Thundercracker in retail.

The people who work at Hasbro are liars. Simple as.

Trikeboy wrote:I preoreded the wave off of BBTS. It comes with Thundercracker, Kup, Wheeljack and Scourge. Does anybody else notice something cool about the wave contents?

Thundercracker becomes Scourge... anything with Wheeljack and Kup?

City Commander wrote:I really hope it's a classics mold Thundercracker. Then not only can everyone's seeker sets be completed, but also the mold can be laid to rest.

Still need a more G1 accurate Skywarp; for that matter, I wouldn't mind terribly if they revisited Ramjet with a more G1-specific scheme, since both the Classics and Henkei versions way missed the boat on that count.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

metaphorge wrote:Hasbro won't be releasing a Henkei Sunstorm.

They also said they wouldn't release Dirge, Thrust and Thundercracker in retail.

The people who work at Hasbro are liars. Simple as.

I haven't seen chromed guns (or any of the other hallmarks of a Henkei release) on any Hasbro releases of the seeker mold, and seriously doubt we will, so I stand by my statement.

El Duque wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I do feel sorry for those that bought that Botcon set with Thundercracker, Dirge, and Thrust. Especially if that was their main reason for buying it.

No need to feel sorry for us, we've had a complete set of Seekers for over three years now. Glad everyong else is going to able to a have a complete set.

That is an awesome attitude ElDuque.

I own a custom classics TC, but I will def be picking this guy up. I'm more excited for Generations Wheeljack though.