Thanks to 2005 Boards member Sileny Jizda we can confirm that the Transformers Retro G1 Thundercracker has been found at US retail.
This G1 Thundercracker reissue in cartoon deco was found at a Walmart in Ohio.
Happy hunting!
by Black Convoy under Generation 1, Transformers Sightings
Thanks to 2005 Boards member Sileny Jizda we can confirm that the Transformers Retro G1 Thundercracker has been found at US retail.
This G1 Thundercracker reissue in cartoon deco was found at a Walmart in Ohio.
Happy hunting!
MegaPrime33
I'm not a fan of these. I'd rather they stuck with the original G1s in the g1 packaging.
Electro Rush
My Walmart finally got rid of their Starscreams by putting them on clearance, hoping to see this guy soon. I might even consider paying full price this time.
Dirge121
I’ve still never see any of these other than Starscream on shelves.
Blackarachnia1996
Do you have the listing by chance?
Dark Jedi
Got mine from Walmart.com along with Hound.
fschuler
If I were to guess, Walmart still has enough Starscreams that they haven’t bothered putting this guy out very often…not sure. I still haen’t seen him.
Blackarachnia1996
What is going on with this guy? Have yet to see him in stores. Sold out on Pulse… did it ever go up for sale on Walmart.com?
The Names Jon
Anyone get one of these from the Hasbro sale? Just got mine in and the box is severely damaged. If anyone who opens and tosses their packaging has a good condition box they're willing to sell, let me know.
wideload
The only seeker I am picking up from this line is Thurdercracker, because he is so different from the original. Skywarp, will be like Starscream, with a few changes, but pretty close to the original.
The biggest change we'll likely see is that the decals will be removed and replaced with paint. They could change the rudders and arm cannons to purple, but not sure if they will do that.
Goldfire Prime
For once something normal happens down in Ohio
fschuler
A gray chest instead of silver and purple guns and missiles would suit me fine, I think. I’m not too picky. That bright blue Thundercracker does kinda bug me, though.
Raiyuki
I don't think he would be (I wouldn't be surprised if we just got yet another reissue separately for him and TC using the collection fists and gun at some point).
I don't think his black and purple would differ much as much but I would guess he'd have the grey instead of silver like this Thundercracker as well as the paint apps. The big change I suspect (and frankly hope for) is that they do the missiles and guns are done in purple. If the Hasbro safety missiles are a separate tooling then this'll probably be achieved easily with little to no paint (it'll also look closer like Skywarp's original stock photography which for some reason is probably what the animators were basing things off of.) I suspect his shoulders on the other hand'll stay the same as doing those in purple would taint the alt mode (the Robot masters toys from back in the day did this)
fschuler
That’s pretty much what I was thinking. At worst, maybe they make him a dark charcoal gray or something. The toon and toy are pretty close.
Edit: And I haven’t touched my G1 Cracker in a while…hopefully that plastic isn’t giving up the ghost…some of my old vintage stuff is really showing its age. That being said, I probably ought to consider just getting these new ones…colors be damned…
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W-P38
So am I. I would imagine flat black is flat black, and the silver torso would be painted light grey. For some reason, I’m actually playing around with these, as opposed to the rest of my mostly G1 collection that sits in boxes on my shelves.
fschuler
He hit retail…just saw him a couple times the past several days in Michigan and Kentucky. He hasn’t been nearly as common as Starscream around me, though.
Edit: curious about what the inevitable Skywarp will look like. I have the Starscream reissue from a few years ago and an old vintage Thundercracker (prefer his vintage toy colors)…hopefully “toon” Skywarp is relatively close to his original toy.
Arnhide
Then you should’ve reported it
galvatran
I wonder if peeps do this deliberately to purchase said item at clearance price.
Fuze9
Never saw Retro Hot Rod in my area. Did that skip retail or was I just unlucky?
Lody666
Found this weeks ago
Zordonsage
This one I really, really want, Lucky for me I am casting my own molds. I have Molds made for seekers 1 long missile and 1 short bomb. Just in Cases Like this Now I need to add a Die to Match. the color. So Thundercracker will have the proper missiles.