The main body uses the same one as Jetfire, the wings were swapped out. They swing on Jetfire but not here, it's not an abandoned gimmick, just a cheaper way to add new parts without tooling an entirely new body.

 

Awww now i need a Jefire, which to this Day I still could never find anywhere.

 

I got this guy and starscream on a trade.

When I 1st seen pics I wanted to avoid these..but I gotta say..they are REALLY good. Tracker is not as good as Starscream, but still really good.

Pros-
Imposing bot design.
Nice arm cannons (didnt like them in pics)
Jet mode is gorgeous
Lots of weapons, and the fully armed jet is KILLER.
Better feeling than Jetfire in hand

Cons-
Not a lot of paint to pop. Kinda bland

In hand, this is really a great figure. Its SO much more ..aahh.."TOUCHABLE"...aaahh..im at a loss of words..but what im trying to say is everytime I TF or move jetfire..I LOVE the figure..But I feel like im gunna break the thing. you dont have that problem with the seekers so far. They just feel right. The ratchets and joints are smooth, more playable..it does not feel as fragile. and the intake flip section does not feel like it will break every time I TF it like Jetfire.

Bottom line..I have my MP shelf..and now Ill have a CW shelf..Megatron scales perfect with them. There are a lot of cool poses you can get..the head looks up for that "leaning into, double arm pew pew pose"

Very cool. I like it alot. Scarce on paint..but its still good.

Oh..and Tcracker looks great holding the lil Reflector minicon from Shrapnel. Its a perfect scale for him now. I moved it from the MP, now its on the CW leader, and it even looks good plugged into the nose for those recon missions!!

 

I agree with all of that. My MP seekers are in the bin, Thundercracker is out on display and I eagerly await getting Starscream and Skywarp.

 

Turned my MP Seekers to jet mode, since they are more coherent like that. These guys are great bots that I have to mess with, without feeling fragile like the MPs.

 

Just saw his royal blueness at the local K-mart; sensory overload--needs some red on wings in 'bot mode.

Has anyone loaded up a combiner with the seeker weapons?

Can the wings be removed easily and swapped so the red will face the front of him? Basically swapping left and right.

 

Well, I just got him, not too bad. A TF that has 7 guns, heck yeah; but the single blaster might wind up in Superions hand. Love that vibrant red. Everything in 'bot mode locks together well. 5mm ports everywhere. Menacing.

I tried swapping the wings so the red would be visible but I would have to cut a notch so the shoulders lock in place (not ready to that {yet}). One screw per wing and a little wiggling is required to remove them.

I do agree with some other members that it is a very light figure when compared to previous leaders.

Might have to find a Buster for him.

 

i think i'll nab a cheap one and use its had on MP03 as a base for slipstream. try to find a head to use on TC to make into classics version of prime dreadwing.

 

Comparing TC to SC and SW, my TC has a cloudy canopy, where as the other two are nice and clear. Not sure what's the deal is with TCs. Any one else have this problem?

 

is the head on a balljoint?

 

Nope it's actually on two rotation joints

 

just got him in hand. he's uh, okay. mostly bought him for the head, and for $20 he'll make good custom fodder. will probably turn him into G2 afterburner