Toy Images of Generations Thunderwing

It doesn't look as bad as it did in the other shots. I think I will change my mind and get one, he was a favorite of mine in the comics. I just hope that back kibble in robot mode can be taken off easily. He will be displayed in robot mode only, just as Straxus (or Darkmount ) so I won't need that stuff on his back.

You know, with a few minor paint changes, I can see this figure as Energon Megatron or Galvatron. All in all, I like it. I'll never see it here, but I like it. We're still on Wave 1 of the Generations figures and HFTD figures...three waves behind the rest of the country.

So considering that Thrust is slightly smaller than Generations/Henkei Thrust it's still big enough to be a deluxe right? His bot mode kinda and I do stress KINDA reminds me of energon Megatron. All in all he's pretty damn cool 'nuff said!

Well... despite how underwhelming he looks (mainly due to the class size, should be voyager at least) I think I will get him cos I love the Marvel comics incarnation of him. Wish he had an accurate Geoff Senior-style evil snarly face though. Nobody draws mean looking Decepticons like Senior did. Always did want a physical representation of the character and this is a lot more affordable (and posable) than the old G1 toy which gets crazy prices these days.

Looks like a great mold and I'll definitely be picking him up.

A bit like Jazz though, the white/grey bits just seem like they're lacking something, I think a wash with a slightly darker colour should help.

kinda reminds me of a voyager class energon megatron.

I am only collecting G1 toys but this is a must for me to get. He looks awesome.

Definite buy.

I loved his Marvel incarnation. Such a pity IDW ruined him with the hollow, soulless Stormbringer.

Great toy though.

Would love to get the Hotshot/Springer/Roadbuster mold repainted as Ruckus to go with him.

This guy is looking a lot better than I first thought. His head sculpt looks really good. I wish we would have gotten pictures of the drone.

I'm really loving this figure. The jet mode looks really good, and I like the colours and styling of the robot mode.

Fan-didly-tastic

his upper body (torso) looks out of proportion to the rest, i shall call him fat thunderwing

I think he looks really cool. The initial images of him didn't look that good, but these make him look pretty awesome. Looking forward to getting him.

He looks really plastic-y. Maybe it's just that off-white plastic... He still looks cool, though. I'll get him.

Awesome amounts of win. I think the only way we can get something better than this as a Thunderwing would be if FP did one(Pretender Style) so that he could have the upgraded appearance he had in Stormbringer, but hey this is pretty damned close.

GEEWUN wrote:SOLD!!!

Seconded..

Cyber Bishop wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:SOLD!!!

Seconded..

Not until Hasbro releases a Classics Bludgeon. And no, the Movie one won't do. Although... O what the hell. Thirded.

Yeah, look good doesnt it. Alt mode colour is a bit bland but bot mode makes up for it.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Cyber Bishop wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:SOLD!!!

Seconded..

Not until Hasbro releases a Classics Bludgeon. And no, the Movie one won't do. Although... O what the hell. Thirded.

LOL.. Bludgeon that is G1 accurate would kick major ass..

Cyber Bishop wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Cyber Bishop wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:SOLD!!!

Seconded..

Not until Hasbro releases a Classics Bludgeon. And no, the Movie one won't do. Although... O what the hell. Thirded.

LOL.. Bludgeon that is G1 accurate would kick major ass..

I agree with that too. The voyager is a good figure but does not fill the classic's spot for Bludgeon. I If Hasbro does release a Bludgeon figure in the Generation's line, I'd like to use HeadRobot's Blood IDW style head for him

eh...i still dont see it. I loved the pretender growing up, but this one just looks cheap. The way the alt mode folds up just reminds me of Universe Silverbolt Im a robot on the bottom of a plane syndrome. I will definitely need to see a gallery and a video review of the transformation before im sold on this guy.

Ravage XK wrote:Yeah, look good doesnt it. Alt mode colour is a bit bland but bot mode makes up for it.

I feel the same. I'll pick him up though, even though he's a little more organic than I normally go for, and I was unsure about the forest green coloring on the legs. I still like him, especially the way the wings fold out in bot mode.

His transformation looks really simple, like I wouldn't think it's much more than 'lie down.'

Noideaforaname wrote:His transformation looks really simple, like I wouldn't think it's much more than 'lie down.'

The original Mega Pretender was hardly any different, really:

CIT G1 Thunderwing entry, includes Instructions.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:His transformation looks really simple, like I wouldn't think it's much more than 'lie down.'

The original Mega Pretender was hardly any different, really:

CIT G1 Thunderwing entry, includes Instructions.

Yeah that was then though. We were peeing our pants if a bot came with more than 4 movable joints. I expect better from a 2010 line...

Pretty sweet figure. Too bad i won't get him due to being too white, and too small for Thunderwing.

As a collector of mainly the jets, I still not sure I want him. The colors are far too meh, and the nose is hideous. I will stick to the seekers and other jet molds, unless I run across him on sale at walmart, lol.

I wonder if this will ever get remolded as Black Shadow?

Reminds me of a Pretender. Oh, wait, he is a Pretender. Looking forward to him.

Samsonator wrote:I wonder if this will ever get remolded as Black Shadow?

That... would... be... AWESOME!

Not that bad but not that good either. Perfect for one of the generic Decepticons in a seeker army. ill buy him.

(and I know he is technically not a "seeker" but could be part of a team like G1 Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, and Misfire which in my mind was always a new wave seeker team when the toys originally came out)

Bot mode looks great... like he jumped straight out of the comics! Can't wait.

Can't believe we've gotten a Straxus, Hailstorm/Mindset, Thrust, Dirge & Blurr... and soon, there'll be a Thunderwing, Kup, Jazz, Wheeljack, Windcharger, Wreck-Gar, Skullgrin, Perceptor, Reflector, Tracks, Grapple, Rumble/Frenzy, Scourge, etc etc. We're inching closer & closer to completing a Classics G1 show cast, with various fan-favorite TF comics characters to boot. It's a great time to be a TF fan!

MINDVVIPE wrote:Pretty sweet figure. Too bad i won't get him due to being too white

To quote Achmed the Dead Terrorist, "You racist bastard!"

First-Aid wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:Pretty sweet figure. Too bad i won't get him due to being too white

To quote Achmed the Dead Terrorist, "You racist bastard!"

Hahaha, whitey be gettin in my way, yoo... need to slap some chocolate thunder on that wing.
But no really, its not bad, just makes it look too 'toy'ish with that tone of white. But I'm pretty picky.

goshjosh95 wrote:Bot mode looks great... like he jumped straight out of the comics! Can't wait.

Nah, far, faaar too much jet kibble to look like his agile comic self. I'm just wondering if it can be removed without harming the robot form itself too much like removing the 'wings' off a Classics Megatron. Also would definitely want to paint the white areas a darker gray or off blue. The white is too bright.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not until Hasbro releases a Classics Bludgeon. And no, the Movie one won't do. Although... O what the hell. Thirded.

But movie Bludgeon is superb. And a decent sized figure for an important character or leader. I wish Thunderwing was as big. Deluxe size is just too small for imposing characters like these. Is why I was never convinced of Classics Grimlock (apart from the fact the robot mode was just plain crap) and again with Galvatron.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

goshjosh95 wrote:Bot mode looks great... like he jumped straight out of the comics! Can't wait.

Nah, far, faaar too much jet kibble to look like his agile comic self. I'm just wondering if it can be removed without harming the robot form itself too much like removing the 'wings' off a Classics Megatron. Also would definitely want to paint the white areas a darker gray or off blue. The white is too bright.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not until Hasbro releases a Classics Bludgeon. And no, the Movie one won't do. Although... O what the hell. Thirded.

But movie Bludgeon is superb. And a decent sized figure for an important character or leader. I wish Thunderwing was as big. Deluxe size is just too small for imposing characters like these. Is why I was never convinced of Classics Grimlock (apart from the fact the robot mode was just plain crap) and again with Galvatron.

The problem i had with Bludgeon was really thin joints compared to what a tough Tank Robot should have, as well as the face, seemed too far from a skull with a samurai lookin helmet... this was more like... cowboy ghost. But yea, Thunderwing shoulda been bigger for sure.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

goshjosh95 wrote:Bot mode looks great... like he jumped straight out of the comics! Can't wait.

Nah, far, faaar too much jet kibble to look like his agile comic self. I'm just wondering if it can be removed without harming the robot form itself too much like removing the 'wings' off a Classics Megatron. Also would definitely want to paint the white areas a darker gray or off blue. The white is too bright.

Doesn't that take away the fact that it's a Transformer? I dunno, I guess I'm not an action figure collector

Mkall wrote:

Samsonator wrote:I wonder if this will ever get remolded as Black Shadow?

That... would... be... AWESOME!

I'm having trouble thinking of anything else that the second use of this mould could credibly be... Is the character too obscure though? Fingers crossed all the same!!

Does anyone reckon they could possibly get a Dai Atlas out of this mould? With a new head, some resculpting and a little drill-tank drone that stuck out the front of his plane mode? Hell, I just want a new Dai Atlas...

Dai_Ceefax wrote:I'm having trouble thinking of anything else that the second use of this mould could credibly be...

I mentioned it earlier...one could easily remake this into a deluxe sized Energon Megatron...

goshjosh95 wrote:Bot mode looks great... like he jumped straight out of the comics! Can't wait.

Can't believe we've gotten a Straxus, Hailstorm/Mindset, Thrust, Dirge & Blurr... and soon, there'll be a Thunderwing, Kup, Jazz, Wheeljack, Windcharger, Wreck-Gar, Skullgrin, Perceptor, Reflector, Tracks, Grapple, Rumble/Frenzy, Scourge, etc etc. We're inching closer & closer to completing a Classics G1 show cast, with various fan-favorite TF comics characters to boot. It's a great time to be a TF fan!

Indeed it is.

First-Aid wrote:

Dai_Ceefax wrote:I'm having trouble thinking of anything else that the second use of this mould could credibly be...

I mentioned it earlier...one could easily remake this into a deluxe sized Energon Megatron...

The colour scheme's maybe a bit too similar to justify the extensive remould, I reckon. Now an Energon Galvatron could be fun, billed as Cybertronian Galvatron or something to distinguish from the Universe toy. Then again, I'd still rather have a Galvatron from the WFC Megatron mould, methinks

I just ordered this figure from amazon and I am freaking excited! This guy looks amazing! I was a huge stormbringer fan, so I will make an add on kit that will give him his stormbringer look. I will post pictures of him once I'm done here on Seibertron.com.

Have we heard or seen nothing of a United Thunderwing yet? I'm getting really itchy to open the Generations one.

Flux Convoy wrote:Have we heard or seen nothing of a United Thunderwing yet? I'm getting really itchy to open the Generations one.

Open it. Chances are he will be either not released, or released as Black Shadow, his Victory remold, as the G1 Thunderwing toy didn't make it in Japan otherwise.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Flux Convoy wrote:Have we heard or seen nothing of a United Thunderwing yet? I'm getting really itchy to open the Generations one.

Open it. Chances are he will be either not released, or released as Black Shadow, his Victory remold, as the G1 Thunderwing toy didn't make it in Japan otherwise.

good point about him not having had a Japanese release originally. However, I don't think they got a G1 Straxus (and can't imagine weekly British comics had a huge following there) either, so who can tell with those crazy TakaraTomy blokes?