First Pictures of Henkei Thrust

Thanks for the post. Glad to see confirmation that the thrusters are detatchable. I'm looking forward to Dirge and Thrust being released and being able to complete my seekers set.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890865)
Posted by Oilspill on February 27th, 2009 @ 7:44am CST

Hah. Have we seen ANY pics with the thrusters positioned correctly in alt mode yet?

Back to the Team Fortress Scout update for me B-)

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890866)
Posted by Counterpunch on February 27th, 2009 @ 7:48am CST

I think the BotCon one looks genuinely better, but this is an interesting variation.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890873)
Posted by Rated X on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:04am CST

Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890875)
Posted by rpetras on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:09am CST

I Agree, the botcon one is much nicer.

I don't have the botcon version, but I'm glad I skipped on this one, I'd be disappointed at that price.

If it was a general JP release or even a US store exclusive for maybe $20, then OK, but it's not worth that $$$ for me.

Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

Yea, except he was more like $90 here in the US.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890882)
Posted by Sid Burn on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:17am CST

Counterpunch wrote:I think the BotCon one loos genuinely better, but this is an interesting variation.

Seconded, if the botcon seekers were available at retail, I dont think anyone would touch Henkei Dirge

I kick myself for only ordering one set of 'games of deception'

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890884)
Posted by Sid Burn on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:18am CST

Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

Actually, Thundercracker, Dirge and Thrust were all part of the botcon boxset so you are out of luck on seeing those three at retail.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890895)
Posted by DevastaTTor on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:33am CST

Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Let's break that down a little using your math.

Let's say there are 500 people in the US who are shelling out for the JP limited release. That's an estimate but it's probably a fair (if not high) estimate for really serious US collectors who are aware of this figure's pending release and buying it. If we use your math, we'd have 50,000 people willing to buy this figure as a Hasbro release. If Hasbro makes 8 dollars per figure that it sells, which is probably a very high estimate, that's only $400,000.

If we multiply that times 2 for both figures, that's still less than 1 million dollars.

That's not major profit in my book (thinking corporately) and probably not for Hasbro either.

Common sense right now means limiting repaints that need additional molds and just do straight repaints like Acid Storm and Universe SS.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890896)
Posted by Dead Metal on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:37am CST

awesome although looking at the pannels of the toy I kinda fear that the quality of this guy will be bad.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890907)
Posted by DevastaTTor on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:56am CST

Dead Metal wrote:awesome although looking at the pannels of the toy I kinda fear that the quality of this guy will be bad.

Yeah, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my set will have good paint apps. I was pretty lucky with TC-he looked really good.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890917)
Posted by glazer on February 27th, 2009 @ 9:10am CST

Oilspill wrote:Hah. Have we seen ANY pics with the thrusters positioned correctly in alt mode yet?

Back to the Team Fortress Scout update for me

agreed are there any---- really lookin forward to those pics. thanks again

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890918)
Posted by typh0id on February 27th, 2009 @ 9:12am CST

I surely wish these guys weren't so pricey...I'd snap them up in a jiffy if they were a bit more reasonable...

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890929)
Posted by dragons on February 27th, 2009 @ 9:30am CST

well since ebay seases to surprise so far i checked to see how much botcon version its almost 300 forbot con version so ill be getting this version instead.

but by looking at the pictures lokos like you can put the engines on top of the wings to have more of a g1 look to it instead of the tail wings they have it in the images as shown there.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (890939)
Posted by Dead Metal on February 27th, 2009 @ 9:50am CST

DevastaTTor wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:awesome although looking at the pannels of the toy I kinda fear that the quality of this guy will be bad.

Yeah, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my set will have good paint apps. I was pretty lucky with TC-he looked really good.

It's not the paint that concerns me I love the paint on my Henkei Seekers it's the flopyness and mould deterioration I'm afraid off.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891058)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on February 27th, 2009 @ 12:54pm CST

I like the way his face was painted, but, all in all, I'm happy I have my BotCon set. I prefer the wings on the Boton set imensely.

Also, I have very little compunction to ever buy a "complete" set of seekers again, now that I have all the Classics styled seekers.

I'd have gotten Acid Storm (or whatever his name was) if it weren't for the army camo-stylings, if he had just been a green styled seeker.

And I'd still get a Sunstorm...

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891072)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on February 27th, 2009 @ 1:12pm CST

I normally dont buy henkei but this may be an exception.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891084)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on February 27th, 2009 @ 1:57pm CST

Megatron_Wolf wrote:I normally dont buy henkei but this may be an exception.

I don't normally buy henkei either, but this'll be the second figure I've ever seriously even thought about (the other being megatron, which I did buy). I hope places like action hq or bbts carry it, because i want it.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891087)
Posted by Hyper-Chicken on February 27th, 2009 @ 2:06pm CST

Thrust is the only seeker I don't have. I paid what I thought was a fair price for Botcon Thundercracker and Dirge on ebay and am still happy with my purchase. When the news of Henkei Thrust came out I was initially excited and blindly pre-ordered one but after seeing more pics I just can't get past the coloring on the wings and have since cancelled my pre-order. I figure that one day I will get lucky on ebay with the superior Botcon version.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891093)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 27th, 2009 @ 2:13pm CST

I like the idea of the fans being able to attach to both front and back wings, but I still find the BotCon one superior. All these different versions of the Seekers get confusing for me as a collector, I don't know which exclusive version I wanna get 8-}

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891111)
Posted by munkimus prime on February 27th, 2009 @ 2:37pm CST

He looks nice but he's a bit expensive, so I may need to think about getting him.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891125)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 27th, 2009 @ 3:07pm CST

First Hasbro failed to get his wings right, and now TakaraTomy fails too.

Come on, guys. Is it so hard to make it so his wings with the turbines come out from the middle of his side in vehicle mode, and then have them stay on his legs in robot mode?

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891129)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 27th, 2009 @ 3:19pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:First Hasbro failed to get his wings right, and now TakaraTomy fails too.

Come on, guys. Is it so hard to make it so his wings with the turbines come out from the middle of his side in vehicle mode, and then have them stay on his legs in robot mode?

I like them folded up in robot mode. Besides, with the wings being so long on the G1 figure, wouldn't they limit leg articulation if they kept it that way on the remake?

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891146)
Posted by Dread_Wing on February 27th, 2009 @ 4:12pm CST

I admit, I like the Botcon version better, but having not discovered the transformers community online or even heard of Botcon at the time they came out in the States I never really had a chance to get one. (and not pay stupid eBay prices) So its one of these for me to complete my seekers. I wonder if I can split the fan top and bottom and custom it onto the wing properly? Guess its a wait and see thing. Does anyone know what dissolves Henkei paint apps? (without dissolving the plastic) Meths works beautifully on Hasbro ones, but has not had any effect on my henkei customs.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891148)
Posted by SentinelA on February 27th, 2009 @ 4:16pm CST

I AM SOOO GLAD THE THRUSTERS CAN BE REMOVED! I hated where they put the thrusters. Thinking that if the thrusters could be put on top of the front wings, that would be a great improvement. It's not the Botcon version but now I'm looking forward to getting it more.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891157)
Posted by Archatron on February 27th, 2009 @ 4:47pm CST

SentinelA wrote:I AM SOOO GLAD THE THRUSTERS CAN BE REMOVED! I hated where they put the thrusters. Thinking that if the thrusters could be put on top of the front wings, that would be a great improvement. It's not the Botcon version but now I'm looking forward to getting it more.

Agreed. I'm glad that I am not going to have to "make it happen" myself, kitbash it.

I hate the lightning on it but thats easy enough to fix and I wish the smaller part of the wing wasn't part of the whole wing. Wonder if it flips up without scratching the sides?

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891166)
Posted by Dread_Wing on February 27th, 2009 @ 5:26pm CST

Archatron wrote: I hate the lightning on it but thats easy enough to fix

how?

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891168)
Posted by Counterpunch on February 27th, 2009 @ 5:31pm CST

Dread_Wing wrote:
Archatron wrote: I hate the lightning on it but thats easy enough to fix

how?

Applied fire.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891244)
Posted by Stormrider on February 27th, 2009 @ 8:57pm CST

Prediction

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891271)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on February 27th, 2009 @ 9:55pm CST

Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

I'm with you.

Hopefully, we'll see a Dirge and Thundercracker as well.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891277)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on February 27th, 2009 @ 10:11pm CST

Sid Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

Actually, Thundercracker, Dirge and Thrust were all part of the botcon boxset so you are out of luck on seeing those three at retail.

Not entirely. Hasbro has already hinted at possibly bringing us these molds in the US at some point. Not the Botcon versions, but possibly the Henkei versions.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891674)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on February 28th, 2009 @ 8:06pm CST

MagnusPrimal wrote:Not entirely. Hasbro has already hinted at possibly bringing us these molds in the US at some point. Not the Botcon versions, but possibly the Henkei versions.

If Hasbro brings Henkei Thrust to the US market, I'll be on that the way I was on Cyclonus. (And it was a given when I saw confirmation that Cyclonus was coming that I'd get that one.)

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891686)
Posted by Cyber Bishop on February 28th, 2009 @ 8:48pm CST

Counterpunch wrote:I think the BotCon one looks genuinely better, but this is an interesting variation.

I agree.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (891824)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 1st, 2009 @ 6:27am CST

MagnusPrimal wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:Nice ! I really hope Hasbro sees an oppurtunity to cash in and relesse Thrust and Dirge in the USA retail market. For every person willing to spend fifty bucks online there will be 100 guys like me who would love to snag him at Wal-Mart for $12.99 !

Common Sense = MAJOR PROFIT !!!

Hasbro Im begging you not to make the same mistake you did with Thundercracker...

Peace

Actually, Thundercracker, Dirge and Thrust were all part of the botcon boxset so you are out of luck on seeing those three at retail.

Not entirely. Hasbro has already hinted at possibly bringing us these molds in the US at some point. Not the Botcon versions, but possibly the Henkei versions.

Probably as HTS exclusives. Hasbro isn't that dumb

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (892107)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on March 1st, 2009 @ 9:10pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagnusPrimal wrote:
Not entirely. Hasbro has already hinted at possibly bringing us these molds in the US at some point. Not the Botcon versions, but possibly the Henkei versions.

Probably as HTS exclusives. Hasbro isn't that dumb

I don't think it would be all that dumb to release them at retail (not all at once, of course) but I wouldn't have a problem with it if they were HTS exclusives. They probably wouldn't be priced more than $17 a figure, and I can deal with paying that much for them.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (892127)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on March 1st, 2009 @ 9:59pm CST

MagnusPrimal wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagnusPrimal wrote:
Not entirely. Hasbro has already hinted at possibly bringing us these molds in the US at some point. Not the Botcon versions, but possibly the Henkei versions.

Probably as HTS exclusives. Hasbro isn't that dumb

I don't think it would be all that dumb to release them at retail (not all at once, of course) but I wouldn't have a problem with it if they were HTS exclusives. They probably wouldn't be priced more than $17 a figure, and I can deal with paying that much for them.

So can I.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (897838)
Posted by glazer on March 13th, 2009 @ 2:57pm CDT

not sure if this is a fact- or what- but i found it to be my frist actual date that may be a real date - still unsure- if they are coming soon! this was the link
http://www.epicheroes.com/index.php?mai ... 07jo95e6k5

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (897857)
Posted by Prime Evil on March 13th, 2009 @ 3:41pm CDT

I assume that Hasbro will be releasing these molds (Thrust n Dirge, poss Thundercracker) in the future. If Takara/Tomy uses them, then Hasbro should be able to use them as well, and I'm sure they know all about the cries from the 07 set. As for the paint apps and characters, I can see them possibly being new seekers if they arn't gonna call them Thrust and Dirge, but I am almost certain we will see these molds down the line.

Hell, I still want my Sunstorm Damnit!!!

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (897880)
Posted by Savage on March 13th, 2009 @ 4:25pm CDT

It seems kinda late in the game for Hasbro to do them now. I suppose they might think it over again after TF2. Regardless, I'll be picking up these two from BBTS, and praying for a Sunstorm to finish out the set.

Re: First Pictures of Henkei Thrust (897885)
Posted by glazer on March 13th, 2009 @ 4:38pm CDT

Did you guys catch that link I gave- for one of the online stores in the .UK. these guys are going to be in stock march 19th. there... I know they said they were due out in march-(had my pre order in with BBTS since oct.) but just nice to know the date now-when might the U.S. see there thurst and drige-???????????? :-?