New listingtransformers g1 insecticons shrapnel and kickback vintage. Unlike classics starscream and skywarp, thundercrackers deco is intended to be a faithful homage to his original g1 toy, not a reimagining. As it was explained to me by a tru employee the week the. Perceptor misb mosc 1985 vintage hasbro g1 transformers.
Hasbro g1 reissue vote transformers discussion the. Its an original g1 in good condition, but i saw larger pictures of it from the seller, and it definitely looks like a reseal. I got my g1 perceptor very quickly and i was happy the box is awsome even the art work on it. Thundercracker is in his g1 cartoon colors, which is a slightly lighter blue than the g1 thundercracker toy. Mirage optimus prime perceptor prowl ratchet rumble shockwave sideswipe shrapnel soundwave starscream sunstreaker thundercracker trailbreaker ultra magnus wheeljack windcharger. Occasionally, he expresses that contempt by diving and striking, leaving flame and destruction as he again speeds upward. The deco is pretty nicely done on this release, including a few little easter eggs, like tattoos of g1 reflector on each shoulder that show on the fuselage in jet mode, and a silhouette of thundercracker holding soundwave in alt mode with the phrase sonic boom painted on. Scourge is fearsome, merciless and an implacable hunter. One, the star saber, was a life sized representation of one of the shows main mcguffins. But growing up who cared you would use your imagination. Perceptor astrotrain thundercracker skywarp transformers attach log in or sign up. Perceptor g1 animation model transformers cybertron, transformers toys. Transformers studio series voyager thundercracker kapow toys.
Transformers g1 perceptor original 1974 1984 near complete. G1 1984 25 toys g1 1985 46 toys g1 1986 58 toys g1 1987 50 toys. Transformers e2054 vintage g1 starscream action figure toy. Targets platinum edition autobot intel ops set is finally out via. Studio series thundercracker stands approx 7 inches tall and transforms from jet to fully articulated robot and back again.
He is utterly contemptuous of anything that cannot lift itself off the ground and claim the sky. Super robot lifeform transformers 1985 generation one, originally known simply as the transformers is the first series of transformers. Page 1 of 5 hasbro g1 reissue vote posted in transformers discussion. I might be at tfnation, but you still get a new episode. Studio series toys r us exclusive voyager thundercracker transformers.
Thundercracker looked up when the door into his cage was unlocked, rising on unsteady legs. The original thundercracker was introduced in 1984 as one of villainous decepticons in the generation 1 stories, able to turn into a blue jet fighter. This figure was remolded from reveal the shield starscream 2011. Thundercracker decepticon transformers decepticons, transformers toys. Does that automatically mean that its exactly what the transformers toy collecting community want hasbro and takara to continually base their newest toys on. Scourge possesses powerful hightech scanning equipment and a disintegrater ray that can cut through solid rock. The line is by far the most diverse in terms of toy styling and design. Us walmart being restocked with g1 hot rod reissue facing.
Blaster and his partner perceptor were coleaders of an autobot faction millions of years ago on cybertron. Armada introduced the first roleplay toys seen in transformers since the days of g1. Generation 1 jet thundercracker 1984 the original thundercracker toy was originally part of the japanese diaclone toyline, and was imported to become part of the transformers toyline by hasbro in 1984. However, sometimes a great character has a crappy toy, or a crappy character has a great toy, or one character has multiple toys. This week, supporter thirdsergio sponsored a cursory evaluation of autobot scientist perceptor. While this faction may or may not have existed in the dark ages before ultra magnus unified the autobots under his command, they were the only known resistance to megatrons tyrannical rule during the age of internment that followed. Originally a diaclone jet robo acrobattype, thundercracker transforms into a metallic blue f15 eagle fighter jet. Of those two, astrotrain wins if he sees release in either the anime ehobby only or original toy colors never seen in the. This figure was released in early 2018, around the same time toys r us announced its closure. In fact perceptor had converted some of the glassware in his laboratory in to vessels specifically for them to drink from, and for their new toy to fill. Transformers reveal the shield deluxe action figure perceptor. He didnt care if they had come for him again, didnt care that it was too soon, he just wanted to find that of him that was missing. Sometimes people reseal carded figures because the bubble is getting loosei.
Last time perceptor got a modern toy it was in the form of a scientific expedition vehicle thanks tfwiki so it warms my heart to see titans return perceptor return to his roots with an all new microscope mode that looks as close to vintage as any modern toy has ever gotten. Vintage transformers g1 perceptor for parts or repair ebay. The figure seen in the commercial for perceptor s toy uses the finalized color layout, but uses the same bright blue as the prototype for its thighs and biceps, which was changed to a greenishblue for the finished toy. G1 perceptor 1985 armada street action team perceptor sureshock, high wire, grindor 2002. Early g1 decepticon jets prototypes, preproduction and. As with all united versions of the 2010 transformers toys, perceptor lacks a. Shockwave is loyal to megatron in the tv series, keeping cybertron in a. Perceptor s colors in the generation 1 cartoon seem to lie somewhere between the two, and modern fiction and toys of the. Studio series thundercracker is the final toys r us transformers exclusive toy we will ever get. Platinum edition autobot intel ops blaster, eject, ramhorn, steeljaw, perceptor is there anything better than g1 molds. Flame toys transformers furai model thundercracker model kit new. Description thundercrackers coloration is unrealistic, like most of the decepticon jets colloquially known as seekers due to a period catalog print ad, as he is molded primarily in a metallic. Overall it is a wonderful piece of toy together with starscream and skywarp, it certainly brings back old memories of childhood during the 80s cartoon. He is missing all of his parts, he would be a good foundation to build upon.
I have the g1 perceptor and although he is a cool toy to look at the playability is lacking since he only goes from robot mode to a nonworking microscope. Thundercracker is a straight redeco of classics starscream and skywarp. Learn about transformers with with realtime toy price tracking, history, parts and. Deluxe thundercracker 2008 a blue redeco of classics deluxe starscream by takara tomy in japan, sold as a toy hobby market and ganbo store exclusive. A great improvement to the old g1 thundercracker toy by hasbro, there is always room for further improvement such as articulation of the head and the fingers. On the original micro change toy, the launcher fired via a springloaded mechanism, which was disabled for the hasbro release of perceptor, but reenabled for takaras version of the figure.
Soaring swiftly through the clouds, thundercracker gazes with scorn on the creatures below. There are many additional versions of thundercracker, for more information see our g1 thundercracker toy table. Hasbro original unopened transformers g1 action figures for. Thundercracker is part of the classicsthemed botcon 2007 box set, along with bugbite, dirge, dreadwind, and thrust. Guidis design for the character first seen in all hail megatron complete with sniper rifle. So i thought it would be fun to list our top 10 favorite g1 toys from each faction. His us patent, titled reconfigurable toy plane aka transformers g1 thundercracker was filed on march 10, 1983 u. Buy transformers platinum edition g1 reissue conehead seeker ramjet thrust dirge set. Created from the remains of thundercracker, he leads the sweeps, a wolf pack of trackerterminators designed to hunt down and eradicate autobots. Thundercracker is the name of eight fictional characters in the transformers series.
Stumbling towards the door, he didnt hesitate, not even when a figure entered. These toys had differing design ethics, but most transformed into. Thundercracker transformers action figures for sale ebay. The release of this figure as a highpriced, limited run. Virtually every detail is drawn from the original g1 toy from the colours to its shape the only thing not to join. Decepticon jets thundercracker transformers, g1, decepticon. Figure is in good used condition with wear as shown and no damage. Most g1 reissues this year from hasbro were toys that had been reissued before, that is why a big novelty factor this time around was the packaging. Since then other characters from have been introduced in other transformers stories, most similar to the original. Beast wars contained elements from both the g1 cartoon series and comics. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Takara tomy transformers mp11 starscream toy in stock.
Transformers generation 1 toys transformers toy list g1. I finally got perceptor in my collection not even taking him out of the box. But as a chance to own a classic toy and bring back a little of ones childhood, g1 thundercracker is excellent. You are buying a used vintage original g1 transformer perceptor for parts or repair. Transformers platinum edition g1 reissue conehead seeker. This is a gladly accepted upgrade from his past g1 form even if its a little funny to see him as a halftrack truck. Thundercracker and perceptor all lost out to blaster and astrotrain, the latter of which has just. Toys alliance mega action series transformers megatron 18 inch action.
Megatron combines brute strength, military cunning, ruthlessness and. Thundercracker becoming scourge and two other insecticons becoming. Generation 1 transformers are all the rage, and they have been for some time. Transformers g1 thundercracker complete decepticon vintage 1984 prerub. Studio series thundercracker is a beautifully done redeco that pays homage to both the g1 and dark of the moon versions of the character very well. They have spawned many many different incarnations of themselves in almost every subsequent transformers toy range since g1. Thundercracker is a redeco of the classics starscream toy using the modified version first seen with skywarp.
Buy transformers universe exclusive 25th anniversary commemorative edition perceptor. The early years, 19841985, focused on toys originally manufactured in different colors for other brands, such as takaras diaclone and microchange, bandais macross and takatokus dorvack and beetras. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message. Thundercracker transformers works archive of our own. Feel free to leave comments, however, please refrain from discussing the differences. If its transformers related and in my collection, youll find it here.
Transformers is a japaneseamerican media franchise, coproduced by the toy companies. Top 10 favorite g1 transformer toys tfw2005 the 2005. Transformers generations thundercracker deluxe toy dojo. In robot mode, perceptor is armed with a red concussion rifle and a rocket launcher that holds one of three red missileshaped projectiles. Vintage transformers generation 1 perceptor, function scientist, circa 1985.
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