After weeks of waiting, the Toys R Us Exclusive Masterpiece Thundercracker has finally hit stores shelves here in the USA, and the TFW2005 Boards member who brought us this news isn’t quite done yet. TFW2005 Boards member formula93 has also provided us with a pictorial review of Thundercracker, showing the toy off in various angles and spotlighting some of the tampographed details on the toy (namely references to Reflector, Soundwave, and Hasbro product designer Joe Kyde.)
Check out the review by hitting up the discussion thread.
jetrobo
Hmm, the feet definitely looked similar but the transformation is a bit different and there is a definite tilt.
Shin Densetsu
I could be wrong but I believe the original MP-03(before Kawamori redesigned it) had the same, or very similar feet to MP-11 without ankle tilt. I remember when MP-11 was revealed there were a few new parts shown, but most of it was from the pre-Kawamori MP03.
jetrobo
Sorry for the necro-bump, but my floppy-ass TRU Thundercracker may be living his last days in robot mode with the MT mold coming out. So, he went under the knife and got ankle tilts. Have no idea why TT got rid of the tilts from the original pre-Kawamori MP-03 mold.
Needler56
Thanks!
Needler56
Lol oh crap, let me fix
treatment
Yeah.
I was just gonna post that he posted in the wrong Seeker thread.
Screamer's thread is actually at: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…-07-masterpiece-starscream-tru-exclusive.html
nice pics, tho.
Fallout
^leave it to starscream to hijack thundercracker's thread…
Dean ML
They're attachment points for TT MP-11 Starscream's coronation gear.
battery1979
Any body know why these rotate and flip down?
jetrobo
To quell my OCD, I painted the top of the intakes to extend the color further back in jet mode and above the shoulders in bot mode, like the current SW and SS releases. Now they all match . Also did a subtle panel line with a Pigma Micron 005 pen.
Con symbols still don't match
Skyclaw
HA HA! I have this guy and he's never been out of the box.
jetrobo
Guess what? You can fix the non-locking sliding torso issue on Hasbro TC (and any of the older MP-11 molds with this issue) by following what Hasbro did with their latest TRU MP-07 Starscream.
I did some measurements of the metal frame that the torso slides on, and it looks like the top where the chest fan hinges attach are about 2 mm closer on the new SS. So I undid the two side rail screws and removed the entire back torso/wing/nosecone/intake assembly leaving the metal frame free. Then a GENTLY pushed the two frame halves in at the top until I felt the metal bend just a little. Be careful not to break the metal, it's just soft zinc. I remeasured to make sure I closed the gap about 2mm, and reassembled everything.
Bingo, it now slides and locks just like the new TRU SS, where you have to pry the chest fans apart a little to get the middle chest section to slide down and lock. Now I can pick up and shake TC and it doesn't slide apart
jetrobo
Yes, I swapped the gunmetal forearms for solid black ones from Acid Storm, and painted parts of the shin vents and feet black. That's just a personal preference of mine, I think it pops better against the darker blue, whereas gunmetal would look better with a lighter cartoon sky blue. I also painted the inside of the canopy with a mix of clear yellow and orange.
The blue I used is actually not as nice of a match as the picture shows, in most lighting it's a bit darker and much more rich and metallic. I think it's Tamiya PS-16 metallic blue for polycarbonate RC bodies. I used this because it literally melts and fuses to the plastic and won't chip. Frankly, it almost matches the G1 Thundercracker toy perfectly, and I'm tempted to repaint the entire toy.
Snake_eyes1975
its such a perfect match I had to click back n forth to figure out the difference. That really looks good. I forgot about "Tcracker Hotpants"..thats hilarious..He's supposed to be a thug..I bet skywarp laughs at him all the time.
Max Rawhide
Looks good. I also still have to do this sometimes, as well as silvering the torso. (Did you also paint/swap the dark gray (arms/feet) parts for black? Them being not black is something I really like.)
what paint/color did you use, because it seems like a very good match.
jetrobo
With the upcoming Takara MP-11T on the horizon, I decided to fix one last thing on my Hasbro MP that was bugging me – the hot pants. With my preference for toy colors, I'm hoping this will keep me from dropping more $$$$ on yet another seeker mold.
Underwear
The answer is a few post before yours.
Devante
Hey, what's the little blue clip for?
The piece that's bagged with the pilot.