Name: Thundercracker
Series - ConstructBots
Size/class - Scout
Wave - 2
New/remould/redeco - Remould of Starscream
Released here - Yep
Approximate Retail Price - $18
Approximate Size - 20cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Cybertronian Seeker Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Can swap pieces with other ConstructBots
Main Colours - Light Blue, Red, Grey
Main Accessories - 2 guns








Thundercracker is (if it can be classified as this considering they come in pieces) an extensive retool of Scout Starscream. Personally I bypassed Starscream because of all the negative reviews and the miscoloured head so was happy to pick up Thundercracker.


Robot Mode
Like all Construct Bots he doesn’t look great. They always remind me of Cheetors line “When fighting bots, hack at the hinges’. One kick to the ankle and these mothers goin down yo! The head is all the one colour which is naturally an improvement on Starscream, but the face.... anyone seen Robot Chicken? His eyes and mouth totally make him look like when any character on the show is looking down the camera and is making the angry frustrated noise! It kinda cracks me up and I’ll never be able to take our self-doubting seeker seriously Do NOT trust the box art here!


Alt-Mode
Thundercrackers alt-mode it one of the most dart-shaped seeker moulds I have seen. If it was not a ConstructBot I think it easily could be classified as the ‘Monstrosity’ version of Cracker and when I have him in alt mode that’s how I will think/roleplay him. Very long nosecone with well proportioned wings coming off the side. Looks good in my book!


Worth getting?
Usually if it’s an homage to a G1 character I can’t resist it – but Construct Bots are proving the exception for me and I’m only grabbing the odd one here or there. Glad I got Thundercracker though, he is reasonably priced and due to his odd face and alt-mode is worth picking up for the novelty value if nothing else