No such thing. No toy since the original has been dark enough. TC toys have been "continually lightened" by Has-Tak since 1984...

(DOTM deluxe was the darkest in recent memory, and MP-07 of course---but neither captures the essence of the original's gorgeous metallic deep sapphire blue)

 

Oh my god why... so many better things that could be made, especially when there are already 3 classics Thundercrackers.

... and then the other 20 seekers...

 

Yes, I've been working on it, but there's always a balance between getting the colours right and then getting things bright enough to see all the details. I've improved a lot, mind - I bet I'll crack it eventually.

There already was a Thundercracker in that scale - he came out with Hoist, and he was a Fall of Cybertron-esque version of the character.

 

Colours should never look different on a camera if you shoot your subject properly.

Your camera's white balance should be set according to the colour temperature of the ambient light, if you even use your ambient light, or else match it to the strobes or continuous lighting you are using in your photography. Use an 18% grey card to get the camera capturing colours correctly in your given lighting conditions.

Make sure you process your photos on a monitor that is colour correct and can display the full gamut, or as good as you can get. Match your camera's colour space to that of your computer hardware as well.

If your camera supports colour profiles or similar, make sure you know what profile you are using. I tend to turn that off as much as possible and enhance colours in post if I need to.

If you simply point your camera at something without thinking and expect magic to happen, you will be disappointed.

 

I doubt the IDW license allows artists to retain ownership over their own designs.

They've already been compensated, in the form of payment for their work in the first place.

It's doubtful there's "commission" paid when an artist's particular rendering inspires a toy.

Don Figueroa's somewhat infamous tantrum over Generations Deluxe Megatron always baffled me in that regard.

 

 

I just got him yesterday and can't wait to transform him. I hope Skywarp is made also. Still happy to have TC.

 

Your preference, not mine, and I don't think we ever agree.

 

Thundercracker looks really awesome in his F22 Legends toy. It also helps blue is my favorite color

 

Man Thundercracker is getting all the love these days.

I may consider getting this one, but only if we are getting Skywarp for sure.