Masterpiece Thundercracker 2.0 Incoming!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by PoweredConvoy, Jan 7, 2021.

  1. 4249david

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    Just fyi... I have a search page saved for MP items on TTMall, and earlier it said there was 13 results.

    Now, there's 13 items shown, but it says there's 14... I assume they're starting to list whatever's going live. It half 5 in the morning in Tokyo, so hopefully we'll know soon whether this guy is an exclusive or not

    Edit. It's just gone down. So it's definitely updating. https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/goods/search.aspx?search=true&category=TFmp
     
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    I've been refreshing the same thing all day too :lol  Strange it hasn't gone up yet as I remember Hound going live exactly at midnight Japan time, but maybe that's not always the case.
     
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    It's come back again now, too, same thing...13 entries but says 14 results. Weird.

    It's obviously gonna go up on there. The question is whether MP52 went up there day 1, or afterwards. If it was afterwards, then Thundercracker is gonna be an exclusive. If it was day 1, we're still none the wiser!
     
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    Do we know for sure this is releasing 1/14 for preorder and not just more images/release date? Is it definitely a TTmall exclusive or is that still unknown?

    I really don’t want to miss out on this. Is best thing to do just continually refresh that link?
     
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    We actually don't know much for certain. We know something is coming tomorrow (today? ) but not that pre orders are happening.

    It'll definitely be available on TTMall, but we have no idea if it's an exclusive or not.

    What's odd is it currently provides 14 results but shows 13. That implies a new MP is going on there imminently, I'd think, but that could be wrong entirely!
     
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    The tweet says reservations start on the 14th (today) which means preorders. No info yet on whether it's exclusive or not.
     
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    This is anxiety inducing haha. Really hoping it’s not an exclusive. There are lots of Thundercracker fans out there. Catch me bashing my f5 key alllllllll day
     
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    Actually I wouldn’t be surprised if they pulled an MP-29+ and raised the price on a recolor. TT will do whatever they want and people will buy.
     
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    To me it looks like his arms are crossed. Not sure if that's even possible with this mold. I don't believe we've seen Starscream do it yet. But Arcee does it well so maybe it can? Can't wait to see more poses from this awesome mold in a few hours!
     
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    Isn't that the case with every single consumer good out there? 29+ is imposible to find at retail FWIW.

    I'll get this from TD if it ends up being a TT ex then. I WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I did with 29+ when I "thought" that there was no way in hell that was going to sell at the price it came out and slept on it waiting on a sale. God damn it.
     
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    Oh please. Why single out TT for doing what 3rd parties been doing over and over and over and over again with their reissues let alone a recolor?
     
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    I was thinking they looked crossed too, but didn't want to get my hopes up since I wasn't sure if he could. You can see a pin here and it looks like the block on the left of his chest that connects to the shoulder is tilted forward a bit here. So I'm guessing he's going to be like Prime and will have some articulation there.
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    This has happened in the past with previous releases too.
     
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    I had thought his arms were crossed too. Glad I wasn't the only one.
     
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    any hope that his arms aren't crossed and he's actually holding reflector with both hands

    :mad: :(  I hope Dr Wu makes that accessory
     
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    probably won't be till later like 2 AM EST, unless its leaked by someone else they normally aim for 4 PM tokyo time
     
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    If he is in fact a MP52xx, I would assume he’ll be MP52T or TC. Although, if they do use the +, that could mean Skywarp will get his own number.
    Which just messes with my preferences in regards to MP numbering, although I really should be getting it used to after that past few years of strange MP numbering decisions.