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Just ask Samurai Jack!
Walmart’s Star Raiders Leader class offering has been leaked, and it is a Thundertron set. Featuring Thundertron with a hook hand and new head sculpt (more evocative of the original toy’s design), he also comes with Calcitron (a Magneous retool in shades of blue) and a Siege Ratbat retool styled after RiD15’s Nightstrike.
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My only real “meh” response is that Thundertron isn’t more visually interesting that his normal retail release. The new hand and head are nice…but the whole set is a lot of white and blue.
Legacy Star Raiders Leader Class Thundertron with Calcitron and Nightstrike First Look
Thanks to S.P.Z. on Instagram we have our first look at the leader class set from the upcoming Star Raiders Walmart Exclusive Capsule. This is actually a three pack with Voyager Thundertron (with a new head and a cool new hook!), Deluxe Calcitron (A partial from Legacy Magneous with a new head)...
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My only real “meh” response is that Thundertron isn’t more visually interesting that his normal retail release. The new hand and head are nice…but the whole set is a lot of white and blue.
If I didn't already have the regular version (and if my Walmart ever bothered to actually get any exclusives), I might go for it, but neither the deco nor mold are good enough to double dip, and I'm not paying leader price for a Ratbat recolor.
I can justify getting this set more for the add-ons than I can Thundertron.
the colors aren’t significantly different enough to make or break either way but I prefer this headsculpt. Less Santa Claus looking. The other dudes are okay I guess, so I’ll go with this release
I held of on Thundertron til this reveal because I wanted to compare. I think I’ll definitely hunt this down over the retail.
Same here.
I'll probably buy this set, mostly for the Rock Lord and cassette. I do like this Thundertron's hook hand and the fact that he has a new head, but I wish his color scheme was different so that he would be useable as a new character in addition to the Thundertron I have.
They really didn't need to release two barely different versions of this guy. Aside from the hook and new head (which I like a lot) I can't spot any differences.
Maybe it's the lighting/photography but looks to me like the highlights are all gold whereas they're copper on the other version.
Thoughts:
Ratbat as a RiD2015 character that transforms into what looks like a Jolly Rodger looks awesome. 10/10
Calcitron blue and white rock car with new head... not as cool thematically as chromed gold or silver would have been but pretty colors still and new head. Without handling it it's ok looking but not world shaking. I'd give it 6/10
Thundertron - new head with original likeness and eyepatch: Cool. Hook hand: Cool. Same colors instead of something original and striking: unexciting choice. 7/10.
Total: 23/30 or 76.6 out of 100.
-ZacWilliam, soooo... I don't know... but I really want that Bat-Flag.
Ratbat as a RiD2015 character that transforms into what looks like a Jolly Rodger looks awesome. 10/10
Calcitron blue and white rock car with new head... not as cool thematically as chromed gold or silver would have been but pretty colors still and new head. Without handling it it's ok looking but not world shaking. I'd give it 6/10
Thundertron - new head with original likeness and eyepatch: Cool. Hook hand: Cool. Same colors instead of something original and striking: unexciting choice. 7/10.
Total: 23/30 or 76.6 out of 100.
-ZacWilliam, soooo... I don't know... but I really want that Bat-Flag.
He got a lighter shade of blue for the most part with a shiny blue used around the Lion mane, plus a bit of extra paint on the top of the robot mode head above the eyes, gold paint has been added, one eye has been blocked out to be a eye patch in robot mode, thou I wonder if this is a pretool for another Alpha Trion with a beast mode, given the retooling to the head, he also seems to have a darker shade of grey for the robot legs, around the foot, there is some black paint along the panels that flip for beast mode, that about all of the differences I can see
Here is a picture of the original verison of the mold so you can see the differences:
If I didn't already have a Thundertron, I'd be interested in this set. As it stands, though, I can't really say I want either of the other two enough to double-dip on this character.
This Thundertron strikes me as being like the Buzzworthy Bumblebee releases of Earthrise Cliffjumper and Studio Series 86 Kup, and the Selects 5-pack versions of Sunstreaker, Jazz, Wheeljack, and Trailbreaker. We've been getting more and more of these "take 2" versions of characters that seem to existly mainly to correct something that Hasbro either didn't like or felt was a mistake with the first release. In this case, it's Thundertron but with the correct head.
It's baffling though. This "take 2" had to be in production before "take 1" even hit store shelves.