Henkei Thundercracker Released

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  1. GavynN.X., Sep 28, 2008
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    god damn it looks good
     
  2. dark69, Sep 28, 2008
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    damn he looks so good! hope i get mine soon
     
  3. Obvious Prime, Sep 28, 2008
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    He looks great. I hope BBTS gets them in soon.
     
  4. Fit For natalie, Sep 28, 2008
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    Ugh. I was hoping it would be dark blue like the toy and the preview pictures :( 
     
  5. Ricochet, Sep 28, 2008
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    Buyers beware: QC problem on recent Exclusive Henkei Seekers.

    many reports surfaced (on Japanese Boards) that the figure has some loose joints. especially (probably all of) Thundercracker's shoulder holes aren't tight as holding the launcher. and some Skywarp has no paint apps only on left shoulder. seems these exclusives' QC is fairly bad. so cross your fingers not to pick up bad product!
     
  6. Robogeek28, Sep 28, 2008
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    For $75 apiece they damn well better be good quality!!:mad 
     
  7. sunlink, Sep 28, 2008
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    More like a 3000 Yen toy. Either way, we should always expect good GC on all our toys!
     
  8. Robogeek28, Sep 28, 2008
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    Ok, $75 apiece for us then.:tongue: 


    I wonder if the mold has finally been worn out now, and me without a Sunstorm yet.:cry 
     
  9. PoweredConvoy, Sep 28, 2008
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  10. J Gargoyle220, Sep 28, 2008
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    Wow, how horrible will that be if we get our toys, and the quality is bad? Good thing I have the Classics and Botcon ones as backup, but I was all set to probably consider these new versions as my "main" ones, and possibly sell my others eventually.
     
  11. Robogeek28, Sep 28, 2008
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    Indeed. I'd sold my Botcon set during the purge, as well as my Skywarp when I'd heard of the Henkei version being released. I'll be pretty torqued if these guys are loose, so I'm crossing my fingers for them.
     
  12. flywheels, Sep 28, 2008
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    Looks very nice...can't wait for RobotKingdom to ship mine!
     
  13. RayH, Sep 28, 2008
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    I like it, i want to pick one up. If i had to choose between the two of them not factoring rareness, i think the henkei one looks a bit better but there both cool.
     
  14. Rodimus Primal, Sep 28, 2008
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    I got the email from him too. THANK GOD. I was worried because the preorder was in April and I want to give him postive feedback on Ebay after getting them but there's no way to do so.
     
  15. Master Sing, Sep 28, 2008
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    Anybody wanna trade their botcon for one of my Henkeis?....
     
  16. microclone, Sep 28, 2008
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    i noticed my henkei starscream shoulder cannon ports were looser than for my classics skywarp.
     
  17. Renidragon, Sep 28, 2008
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    I had a G1 Starscream and a G1 skywarp... but never a thundercracker. I would really love one of these, but I can't afford to pay $75 for a Deluxe. Oh well. :( 
     
  18. Joe1, Sep 28, 2008
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    looks beautiful
     
  19. smf2045, Sep 28, 2008
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    I just ordered one from RobotKingdom...can't believe I did it. US $75 for a deluxe?! Geez, and that's the cheapest price with shipping that I saw. I guess it beats the Botcon price on the secondary market, but damn, I've never paid that much for a deluxe before. I hope the QC issues and paint chipping don't make me sorry I did...:crazy: 
     
  20. Optimus Prime, Sep 28, 2008
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    Anyone order from OverDrive?
    Edit: I got an email from them this morning saying that the Thundercrackers are in and will be shipped tomorrow.
     
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