Hasbro MP Thundercracker

[Ultra Mackness]

Early days yet, but this was recently posted on seibertron.com.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-masterpiece-thundercracker-coming-to-toysrus/24943/

Hoping it is TRUe (please excuse pun!)

[kup]

Early days yet, but this was recently posted on seibertron.com.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-masterpiece-thundercracker-coming-to-toysrus/24943/

Hoping it is TRUe (please excuse pun!)

They have a huge amount of uninteresting stuff in that picture but good news on Thundercracker.

[5FDP]

Better late than never I guess...

[swoop]

We are getting spoilt this year all these new mp it's pretty sweet

[Slag]

should be cool. i haven't been able to afford TC as the takara price is now through the roof. hopefully this should pull the reigns in a bit. should be the mp11 mold too so i can kill 2 birds with one stone:D

[Ultra Mackness]

I find myself hoping that it's the old mold, simply because the previous MP seekers were Starscream and Skywarp. Being nostalgic, I feel like they should all be based on the same design, like G1. I'm also glad I didn't cave and pick up a third party TC as that had begun to cross my mind too.

[canofwhoopass_87]

should be the mp11 mold too so i can kill 2 birds with one stone:D

Is it? At first glance I would've thought this would be a MP03 repaint. Anyone know?

[Deonasis]

It needs to be MP-11 for me.. I cannot go back. But whispers have been saying it is a MP-03.

[janda the red]

man i hope this is true... i only collect the hasbro MP's, Thundercracker would be a welcome addition to the toy room!

( crosses fingers, toes and anything else that'll cross... :p )

janda :)

[GoktimusPrime]

We are getting spoilt this year all these new mp it's pretty sweet
Is it new? As others have speculated, I suspect that this will be a Hasbro version of MP07 (http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/products/TF/products/mp/mp07.html) rather than a repaint of the new MP Starscream (http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/masterpiece/mp11/).


should be cool. i haven't been able to afford TC as the takara price is now through the roof. hopefully this should pull the reigns in a bit. should be the mp11 mold too so i can kill 2 birds with one stone:D
Even the RRP for MP07 was pretty expensive -- I dread to think what this toy would go for on the aftermarket. MP07 retailed for 10700JPY (AU$137), as opposed to MP Starscream and Skywarp (10290JPY ($131) each), even the local Hasbro version sold in TRUs here for $99.99. So this is good news for people who missed out on MP07 (especially if it retails cheaper than the TakTOM version, which I suspect it will). :)


I find myself hoping that it's the old mold, simply because the previous MP seekers were Starscream and Skywarp. Being nostalgic, I feel like they should all be based on the same design, like G1. I'm also glad I didn't cave and pick up a third party TC as that had begun to cross my mind too.
I'm not interested in MP Thundercracker regardless of the mould choice, because I already have Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker in the MP-03 moulds. While the new MP-11 mould looks nice, I can't justify collecting a second set of MP Seekers, cos they're not exactly cheap. If they repaint them into new characters then I'll get them, like MP Sunstorm (which I've already preordered :D). It'd be neat if TakTOM could retool/repaint MP-11 as Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust. Heh... the other day crankcase76 came over to my place and he thought my MP03 was MP Acid Storm. ;) I don't blame him for thinking that... there's a reason why people call the original MP Starscream "Greenscream." :p Maybe I should repurpose MP03 as Acid Storm (not a bad idea...) <rubs.chin>

[Slag]

Is it? At first glance I would've thought this would be a MP03 repaint. Anyone know?

Yeah. I can't back it up, i was just assuming...:o I thought they would use the newer mold.





Even the RRP for MP07 was pretty expensive -- I dread to think what this toy would go for on the aftermarket. MP07 retailed for 10700JPY (AU$137), as opposed to MP Starscream and Skywarp (10290JPY ($131) each), even the local Hasbro version sold in TRUs here for $99.99. So this is good news for people who missed out on MP07 (especially if it retails cheaper than the TakTOM version, which I suspect it will). :)



most of the ones i see on ebay these days are over 300 which is why i don't own one:(

[Slag]

Acid Storm,:rolleyes:, of coarse!. best idea i've heard all day.
top bombing..

[Ultra Mackness]

I reckon that's probably my plan too! The annoying thing with the Taktom masterpieces is that you can't see them through the box, which is something I really like about the Hasbro releases. My big hope is that over the next few years, they will release Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet using the MP-11 mold.

[Ultra Mackness]

Apparently it's available for pre-order at TRU in the UK.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/masterpiece-thundercracker-available-for-toysrus-uk-preorder/24970/

Does anyone know if preorder is available at TRU here in Oz?

[Ultra Mackness]

And then apparently it's no longer going to be released in the UK.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/toysrus-exclusive-masterpiece-thundercracker-canceled-in-the-uk/25298/

It will still be available in the US - I hope it will still be released here!

[Deonasis]

Images of Thundercracker from SDCC2012 show it is a light blue, has the base and missiles of MP-03 included but is the MP-11 mould! I'm very happy!

[Ultra Mackness]

I emailed hasbro after hearing of the cancelation of the UK release to check whether it will still be released here and got this reply:

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your email.

This product is currently scheduled to launch in Toys R Us stores later on in the year.

Regards

Hasbro Consumer Services
T: 1-300-138-697 - custservau@hasbro.com
HASBRO AUSTRALIA LIMITED: ABN: 69 004 348 565


So I guess it is still planned for an Oz release :)

[Hursticon]

I emailed hasbro after hearing of the cancelation of the UK release to check whether it will still be released here and got this reply:

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your email.

This product is currently scheduled to launch in Toys R Us stores later on in the year.

Regards

Hasbro Consumer Services
T: 1-300-138-697 - custservau@hasbro.com
HASBRO AUSTRALIA LIMITED: ABN: 69 004 348 565


So I guess it is still planned for an Oz release :)

Awesome! :D

That's an absolute relief so thank you Macky, for going out of your way to confirm this for people like myself who are really looking forward to this guy's release :cool:; Now to see if TRU AU can possibly give us any firmer Release Date details! ;):)