The Energon Pub

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:13 pm

Heres a few pics i took of my skywarp

He has VERY loose hand joints, had him over a week but been too busy to post much

Sorry about the low res I dont own a decent digital camera and it would take too long to develope SLR pictures and scan them

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:18 pm

Torneira wrote:In the cartoon the symbols position were inconsistent. See for example episode "Starscream's Brigade", where the decepticon insignia is right side up on his wings.

So it is cartoon accurate then!

I know they effed it up in the 'toon all the time, but it doesn't have to carry over to the so called "Masterpiece" line. They also consistently drew the symbols all sloppy-ass on the characters too...doesn't mean I want them done that way on my figs.

by **Rated X** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:28 pm

Great review !!!

The purple looks just fine and I cant see why anybody should nitpick and complain about it. It is a G1 accurate Skywarp for a price that deserves respect. I will be buying one. Nuff said.

by **Iron Prime** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:33 pm

fartripper67 wrote:Sweet mother of GOD I hope I can find this at retail. None of the Wally Worlds in my are ever got the MP Starscream before

That is the exact same problem I had - same with the last 2 Alternators (still need them for a complete set).

Also, thanks for a great review and pics kirbenvost!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:38 pm

Glad to help guys, and thanks for the newsification too. :mrgreen:

Up here in Canada, I don't think we even got the US Starscream, and if Alt Ravage & Rumble were released, I never heard about it. I'm super lucky to have gotten Skywarp.

*drools over Neurie's MP Grimlock* :lol:

by **Naked Magnus** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:03 pm

I swear, I am so addicted to this plastic crack. I have all four existing MP screamers (Takara Screemer, Takara Skywarp, Hasbro Screemer, and Takara Thundercracker) and yet I STILL want to buy this. Is it better than the MP Skywarp I already have? Heck no, but there is definitely a rush I experience whenever I buy a Transformer, especially one in the MP/Leader class.

Must resist...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:13 pm

Ack, this killed my Photobucket bandwidth. :shock:

I could mirror them on Flickr later, unless there's a better site with no limits...

by **Ungie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:44 pm

I now just remembered that if he is next to the hasbro screamer the decepticon logos will be flipped, as my screamer has upside down ones. (hasbro)

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:51 pm

No worries Kirben... I'll host these through Seibertron..

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:32 pm

Thanks Blurrz!

News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:52 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Glad to help guys, and thanks for the newsification too.

Keep up the good work, kirbenvost! In this case, your hard work and sharing comes with additional reward - Front Page. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:43 pm

kirbenvost wrote:

Quick question, who is the figure on the left side of the pic (across from C-Cyclonus)

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:19 pm

muswp1 wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:

Quick question, who is the figure on the left side of the pic (across from C-Cyclonus)

Alternity Convoy Super Black.

by **Crossfire** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:28 am

Since I never saw MP Starscream when it was released in the USA, hopefully I'll get a chance to snag this when(if) it ships to BC.

By the way, how tall is he in robot mode/jet mode?

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:12 am

too bad a lot of the pix didn't show up further down page 1 of this thread. To the guy who asked - Walmart excl. MP Skywarp is scheduled to drop Nov. 1st. My top want of this year - any toy brand. #1 with a bullet

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:03 am

Great review Kirbenvost :APPLAUSE:

I have been fortunate enough to pick one of these up here in the UK, but hadn't noticed that it was a straight re-paint of the MP-Screamer mold. Good spot!

Does anyone know if there are any comparsion pics anywhere with the Takara one? I'm curious to see how they look side-by-side.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:18 am

Crossfire wrote:Since I never saw MP Starscream when it was released in the USA, hopefully I'll get a chance to snag this when(if) it ships to BC.

By the way, how tall is he in robot mode/jet mode?

A standard Alternator will come up to his shoulders. The seeker molds aren't that big, but they look better when attached to their flight mode stands.

They're all on flight stands here:

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:49 am

vectorA3 wrote:too bad a lot of the pix didn't show up further down page 1 of this thread. To the guy who asked - Walmart excl. MP Skywarp is scheduled to drop Nov. 1st. My top want of this year - any toy brand. #1 with a bullet

My bandwidth on photobucket got used up. #-o

But if you go to the news story in Toy News, Blurrz hosted them on Seibertron's server.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:42 am

kirbenvost wrote:
vectorA3 wrote:too bad a lot of the pix didn't show up further down page 1 of this thread. To the guy who asked - Walmart excl. MP Skywarp is scheduled to drop Nov. 1st. My top want of this year - any toy brand. #1 with a bullet

My bandwidth on photobucket got used up. But if you go to the news story in Toy News, Blurrz hosted them on Seibertron's server.

ah, ok. Thx.

by **Nightdrive** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:52 pm

Sorry, I am new here - the release date on Skywarp was 11/1/09, yes? I have had no luck finding him in California Wal-Marts at all. Am I being too paranoid thinking scalpers/Black Friday release is in effect?

This Skywarp is super-important to me because it marks the end of my Transformers collection. And I can't justify the cost of the Takara one. Personal limitations.

EDIT: I just saw a Takara MP Skywarp go for $60 on eBay, went up and out just as I was posting. :/

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm

Hasbro release dates aren't exact. It will be arriving sometime in the early moments onf November. No one in the US has even sighted it yet, so we'll let everyone know when it does.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:55 am

was MP SS late last year? Don't remember that happening, but it may have been... Warp needs to be in stores effective immediately!!!!!!!!

by **Nightdrive** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:46 am

Blurrz wrote:Hasbro release dates aren't exact. It will be arriving sometime in the early moments onf November. No one in the US has even sighted it yet, so we'll let everyone know when it does.

Thank you kindly!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:02 pm

Yeah, not to worry if you guys are in the US, MP Skywarp has only been sighted in Canada and the UK so far, so US fans still have a good chance of getting him when he's released there.

Further good news is, there have been limited restocks in Canada as well, so if you miss out the first day there's still a chance of getting him.

by **Prime Riblet** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:04 pm

I just hope I see this sucker in the store. I'm not going to hold my breathe though. We'll see. I haven't yet purchased a MP TF, so I like the lower price point. If I lie this I will buy more. Maybe I should hope that I don't see him.......It would be nice to save that money.