I voted 'only if something else' because as much as this mould is one of the better Dlx movie moulds, I'd only recommend getting Thundercracker if you plan on getting all three Seeers (with JP Skywarp if Hasbro don't end up releasing one).

There was potential for the 2nd & 3rd Movie to have Starscream's minions included, especially since they included so many "clones" to save ILM money... and they didn't need to be talking roles either - just background troops to make up numbers and cannon-fodder. It would have guaranteed sales of the Starscream redecos, and make this a definite yes for being in the movie.

Don't get me wrong, this toy is good enough on its own to be worth buying, but with so many movie toys being release, and so many new cast character toys, I'm just being selective on which ones to recommend as a definite buy.

The colourings are nice on Thundercracker, making it a good tribute to the Gen1 character. But like the Starscream toy, this one suffers from the short-legged, stumpy look, thanks to the engineering that didn't want any robot kibble sticking out of the jet mode. (one mode always has to suffer I guess)

This figure has an undocumented bonus blade weapon. I don't know why it was included... unless they wanted the jet mode more balanced with its attached weapons after it was photographed for the packaging. I remember coming back from BotCon with a box full of toys and weapons, and having this blade weapon left over... it took me ages to work it out (probably with the help of someone revealing who it belonged to).