Yeah, they wanted to have him be in "real life" colors. Thundercracker is a different shade of blue compared to what they used. They do however have a Skywarp repaint. Normally I'd jump all over that, but, I gotta stop buying repaints, especially $50+ ones! Actually, probably more then that, since I'd have to import it.
Oh, & for anybody who cares(probably none of you do), the new show, starts December 26th at 8 PM on Cartoon Network. However, because of the wierd artstyle they used, I doubt anyone here, other then me, will give it a chance. Personally, the first picture I saw, was many months ago, & was the Optimus for the show, & I HATED IT! However, after seeing various clips, & other characters, not to mention that some of the old G1 voice actors are in the show(Corey Burton, voice of Shockwave, among others, is returning, as Shockwave....as well as being the new Megs, also Susuan Blu is going to be Arcee again), I think it might be a decent show, atleast, worth checking out. I'll know in a month if it's decent, but, then again, I ended up loving Beast Wars, & I'm sure most here hate that show.