Takara TF Prime Thundercracker & Orion Pax

[fatbot]

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-transformers-prime-arms-micron-thundercracker-and-orion-pax-image/25861/

I'm hoping both Thundercracker & Orion Pax have different microns, but, hell, i'll still get both.

[griffin]

Thundercracker's Micron is from Skywarp. (kinda boring re-using that mould pairing)
Orion Pax's Micron is from Ratchet.

Orion Pax is disappointing. Not sure what I was expecting as it is technically meant to look exactly like Optimus, but thought it would be something more spectacular. I guess a shiny minicon is the "spectacular".

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Both are a tad disappointing. I picked up Skywarp all excited and after opening it have come to the conclusion that the mould doesn't really work for anyone but Starscream. A new head would remedy that a bit though. The smirk just doesn't sit well on the other seekers.

Speaking of new heads, I'd hop Orion gets one too. Shame they just went for a Nemesis Prime sort of coluring I guess, but I suppose too many people would just pass it up as Optimus.

[griffin]

Speaking of new heads, I'd hope Orion gets one too. Shame they just went for a Nemesis Prime sort of coluring I guess, but I suppose too many people would just pass it up as Optimus.

???
They gave Orion the same red & blue of Optimus, just a different shade (lighter red and a darker blue). Plus Decepticon stickers (probably both, for the choice though).

There is also a Nemesis Prime (black redeco) coming (third photo) (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/tokyo-toy-show-2012-first-images-of-voyager-ultra-magnus-thundertron-gaia-unicron-and-more/25079/), so maybe you were thinking that that toy was Orion Pax?

[griffin]

Official images from TakaraTomy of the pair (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-takara-tomy-transformers-prime-arms-micron-orion-pax-and-thundercracker/25884/), including a shot of the actual Thundercracker toy, showing that they aren't shiny like in the official (photoshopped) images.
Both their weapons will be shiny, just not the toys themselves.

[Zippo]

Thundercracker will be hard to pass up .. but you knew it was coming!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

???
They gave Orion the same red & blue of Optimus, just a different shade (lighter red and a darker blue). Plus Decepticon stickers (probably both, for the choice though).

There is also a Nemesis Prime (black redeco) coming (third photo) (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/tokyo-toy-show-2012-first-images-of-voyager-ultra-magnus-thundertron-gaia-unicron-and-more/25079/), so maybe you were thinking that that toy was Orion Pax?

Oh, yeah. I see now. :rolleyes:

Not impressed really...

[reillyd]

I am one season behind on the toon, but why is Orion Pax a Decepticon? Spy perhaps

[griffin]

He loses his memory, but remembers Megatron from before the war, so is easily convinced to joining the Decepticons.

[griffin]

A photo of the Orion Pax toy (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-transformers-prime-arms-micron-orion-pax-image/26010/), from TakaraTomy.

[griffin]

Pics of them in packaging (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-transformers-prime-arms-micron-orion-pax-and-thundercracker-packaging-shots/26035/), now that they look to have been released.