Toys R Us Exclusive Masterpiece Thundercracker Sighted in Kansas

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by TheGame2K5, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. The Commander

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    if it's anything like mine it means clueless as they told me the same thing about the GI Joe Retaliation toyline and then the next week they had everything in stock.
     
  2. Omegax80

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  3. Scantron

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    Might get this if I see it in store or it goes up online, but not going out of my way looking for it. Just not a priority for me, especially since it's the MP-11 mold and not the MP-03 mold.
     
  4. formula93

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    I'm working on some pictures. Also, unless I'm just completely clueless, I don't think the two face gimmick is still there. Still in the outdated instructions, though.
     
  5. Blitz.

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    looks awesome
     
  6. Avengers

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    Good news,I just found out. A express Toys R Us store opened up 9 miles from my house.

    My Regular Toys R Us store is Fifty miles away.

    Hopefully this Express store. Gets in Store exclusive.
     
  7. Robogeek28

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    I'm nowhere near ready for this yet.


    Godammit!
     
  8. Gilgamesh

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    The MP11 mold doesn't have that gimmick, so it's normal.

    It's pretty silly that they kept the old instructions however! Hope no one gets confused and breaks something on his TC.
     
  9. Phr0g

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    Question: What would be the easiest way for a non-American like me to get a hold of this release? (The concept of store exclusives doesn’t really exist here in Sweden so I doubt it will ever be released here.)

    Are these kind of releases usually available online somewhere or do I have to wait for it to appear on eBay and the aftermarket?
     
  10. Kaijumaster

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    pass, if it was the original mold I'd get it, but don't need an out of place thundercracker.
     
  11. Roufuss

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    It will appear online at TRU but probably only for a very limited time, at which point they will never restock -- that seems to be the MO for all of TRU's in-demand Hasbro exclusives.

    There is also no way of knowing when it will go online. However, TRU will put up the page first, but it could be weeks up to a month until the items actually go live.
     
  12. Lbsammills51

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    Ebay:
    1. See if an American collector on the boards here is willing to pick it up for you.
    2. Wait and see if BBTS or some of the other online retailers that ship overseas will get it in and then see what price they offer it for (it will likely be at a premium however).
    3. Try your luck with eBay.
     
  13. Incepticon

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    Eh, guess I'll have to get a couple just in case Takara take forever to do their version... and somehow possibly f*ck up the deco worse than Hasbro just did.
     
  14. madhatprime

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    - Inception: Whats wrong with the Deco? Ill admit the little image on the tail is a little out of place...I really don't mind the shoulder stripe... Takara hasn't done another release of skywarp yet... may be a while before the re-mold get its own Takara repaint. Do you have the original Takara TC?
     
  15. Crystal Convoy

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    I need this. Sucks that there aren't any TRUs close to me.
     
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  16. formula93

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    Posted a small pictorial review here.
     
  17. Incepticon

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    Personally, I don't like the red shoulder stripes (fine for Classics, not this), the silver 'shorts' (the legs should be painted blue right up to the waist), the bot mode intake triangles, the G1 toy deco stickers, and all of the horrendous images littering the alt mode. The whole thing just looks like a mess to me.
     
  18. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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    It's the $150+ MP-11 mold for $70 and released as Thundercracker (to complete the trio when Hasbro easily could've released Starscream first knowing full well we would all buy it) and in a near cartoon accurate (ignore the goofy tampons on stabilizers and backside of shoulders) colors. You'd have to be nuckin futs to pass this up.

    Thanks for the pics!
     
  19. LamboTwinLove

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    I never saw any of the MP's at the TRU near me. So all i can really do is keep checking the site and try to get him that way.
     
  20. Vasili

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    I called the Wesley Chapel, FL location ...NOT in stock