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TakaraTomy have released Transformers Alternity Thundercracker in Singapore. The toy is a blue recolour of Alternity Starscream and completes the original three seeker line-up in Alternity form.
Credit to Seibertron.com for the news.
TakaraTomy have updated their website with pages dedicated to their October 2010 releases. The new pages are for Alternity Thundercracker, Masterpiece Movie Starscream, EZ Collection Vol.5, and the Family Mart prizes. You can view images of the pages below.
TFW2005.com board member bla has posted an image of a new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen legends class multi-pack giftset which he spotted in Toy Kingdom in the Philippines. The set is dubbed War For the Skies and contains four repaints of existing Legends
class toys Autobot Blades, Spinister ,Thundercracker and Jetfire.
eBay seller psikyo1974cw has posted two auctions for new some Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys which were previously unseen. The toys are recolours of the Transformers Movie Voyager Starscream figure in the colour schemes of Generation One Skywarp and Generation One Ramjet. The auctions can been found here for Ramjet and here for Skywarp. Only the jet mode has been shown thus far, so we can not say whether the toy uses the original Starscream head or the remoulded head on Movie Thundercracker.
The Toys R Us Japan website has been updated with new images of Masterpiece Thundercracker, Henkei Ironhide and Henkei Galvatron.
Credit to TFW2005
Amazon Japan have updated their Transformers Alternity Nissan GTR product page with some new images of the final figure rather than the prototype images they were using previously. Like other recent images the Amazon Japan ones are of the silver version of the figure. You can view the mirrored images below.
Update:
Amazon Japan have also updated their product listings for Masterpiece Thundercracker with new images as well.
Thanks to TF08.net for posting some more images of upcoming Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe toys. The figures in their latest updated include two Transformers Universe Legends 5 packs consisting of the Special Team leaders, Razorclaw, HotShot, Hun-grrr, Scattershot and Silverbolt. The second 5-pack is called Aerial Rivals and include Thrust, Ramjet, Blades, Air Raid and Skydive.
The next update is of the Transformers Animated Legends variety. The toys include Animated Legends Prowl, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as well as Transformers Animated Activators Megatron, Grimlock, Patrol Bumblebee, Thundercracker and Bandit Lockdown.
TakaraTomy have updated their Transformers website with a page for Encore 11 Thundercracker and Skywarp. Although the page is new, there is nothing new in terms of information regarding this items.
The Japanese blog for Gambo Store has been update with some images of the Japanese Exclusive Transformers Henkei (Transformers Classics) Thundercracker toy, with a few images of Skywarp thrown in as well.
The Henkei Thundercracker and Skywarp are more cartoon / G1 accurate than the BotCon set.
Derrick Wyatt has updated his blog with a preview images of some of the Transformers Animated characters which should make an appear in the cartoon series in Seasons 2 and 3.
The images appear to be off Swindle, Jetstorm, Wreck-Gar, Skywarp, Shockwave, Mixmaster, Blurr, Jetfire and Thundercracker.
Derrick also added
"About Gurren Lagann: No, actually. I hadn't seen Gurren Lagann until after we had finished most of the first season of TFA. I wish I had, because I would have had the Headmaster robot transform with stubby little legs. And maybe Masterson's head popping up out of the top of the robot."
and
"About the inspiration and influences on TFA: I'm always inspired by
Gainax's designs. They are by far my favorite animation studio in the
world. I just hadn't seen anything on Gurren Lagann when we started
TFA. We've definitely been inspired by that and Diebuster since. Prowl
and Soundwave's glasses are a nod to 2000 AD's ABC Warriors. That and
Mighty Orbots were the biggest influences on the designs.
As
for Shockwave: There is a reason for his color change, but I can't
explain that now. I do hope to get him repainted to his normal colors
somewhere down the road. "
as well as
"About the Seekers: You go right ahead and dream, you never know what could happen.
Mumbo:
I DID design the Amazing Mumbo, he was my favorite character from
Titans. If you scroll way back through this blog you will find some
drawings of him. Good times! Same thing with the Transformers sketches,
there are some a few posts down from this one. I am always doodling
other characters I want to put in the show. Some may even show up!
Curse
you Bigbot.com for your daily ebay rarities! (J/K!) I have to look
through those things obsessively every day, and I can never afford them!"