New ROTF toys: Skywarp and Ramjet repaints of Movie Starscream

Tekka wrote:F*** YES!

I knew you would love that.

Not only is it an awesome F-22 Skywarp but look at that gorgeous purple. No more pink!

And the lovely and shiny silver canon arms!

I would prefer hands... But nevermind. It may have a rubbish robot mode but it looks beautiful.

I actually quite like the robot mode but I still wish it would look more like the screen character.

Sweet! Man that Skywarp is awesome!

So all the movie seekertoys will be gorilla bots?

great.

These are going to be BotCon Exclusives.

At last! I will finally have some sort of seeker set.

Let the bidding begin!

GetterDragun wrote:These are going to be BotCon Exclusives.

You sure about that? I thought the movie toy molds were unusuable due to licensing by Paramount.

Anyhow, if they're legit and available for a good price, they're so mine, I love Skywarp and Ramjet

GetterDragun wrote:These are going to be BotCon Exclusives.

I doubt that. Remember that the Botcon toys are very specific amounts, and last year Brian Savage really put his foot down on the bidding and purchasing of the toys before the event because the ones being sold were part of the box sets, not a lunchtime special.

It doesn't really fit the theme of One Young Autobot, either. =/

I'd rather not have to shovel out a few hundred for a movie figure.

i dont see why everyone likes starscreams toy, i think it would have done better with hands, and something about it i dont like

No Thundercracker?

Oh, that's right, he came out as a Movie '07 toy... even though he wasn't in the movie.

They did not make any other seeker toys for Movie '07. [judging by Seib's Galleries]

Those two would fill the Movie '07 Seeker set out some, but that is far from a Movie appearance guarantee... Even if legit.

if these figures are legit then the reason they were made are:

well ramjet has to be part of the toyline because of his appearance in the comics

but skywarp im guessing is just to have the 3 seekers together

or hasbro is just trying to get rid of there excess starscream molds

cmagnus19 wrote:or hasbro is just trying to get rid of there excess starscream molds

You can't get rid of molds, they are produced in their intended colors from the start.

Ugh...another set of seekers...At least Hasbro knows they can always milk some extra cash out of it's customers by repainting every version of Starscream into the other seekers, even if they don't even exist it that particular line...

And the movie Starscream mold was ass...

OH FUCK YES!!!

F**k me sideways

i knew then'd do this and omfg i am sooooooooooooooooooooooo happy

anyword on what heads they'll have?

Wow, these look excellent. I haven't got any Movie Seekers yet but I want a full set and if these are official, all the better. I will say, though, that we never heard of anything previously so it does seem a bit suspicious.

Dude Skywarp looks awesome. I hope this is real.

JaZzTaStIc wrote:anyword on what heads they'll have?

Ramjet clearly uses the regular head, as for Skywarp, I can't tell. I'd expect him to use the G1-esque head, along with Thundercracker and Target G1 Starscream.

Tekka wrote:F*** YES!

I agree. SKYWARP!

They look amazing. If these are going to be released in mass retail, that would be one of the smartest decisions Hasbro will ever make. I also had a feeling Hasbro wouldn't stop with the Starscream and Thundercracker G1 redeco of 2007 Movie Starscream. G1 all the way.

- UltraMagnus2005

Seeker sets = Beating a dead horse

Ho hum...

Awesome, these are great

First-Aid wrote:Seeker sets = Beating a dead horse

Ho hum...

No one's making you buy them.

omega666 wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Seeker sets = Beating a dead horse

Ho hum...

No one's making you buy them.

Whoops, sorry, I am. I'm holding everyone at gunpoint until they buy three of each.

Although secondly, it'll be really annoying how it'll be people who don't even do anything with Transformers and they'll just end up having these really good figures! I am SO bidding on one of these!!!

I sure like it, but I don't think they're real.

All Movie characters have realistic coloring in them, hence why Starscream was tan instead of red white and blue, Ironhide was Black instead of Red, Bonecrusher was brown instead of green and purple, Scorponok was silverish instead of green purple or whatever he was in G1. Why would there all of a sudden be a purple and black F-22 or red and white?




Now, if these AREN'T in the movie, and just extras like Thundercracker was, I understand.

It's hard for me to not like Skywarp when Tekka loves it so much. Ramjet on the other hand can toss my salad.

I'm going to guess they're not actually in the movie, but repainting as Seekers is the best way for Hasbro to still get use out of that mold. And put more money into making decent new molds like the ones we've seen of the forklift and such.

I have no problem with redecoing the same mold as different characters to 'expand' the universe. It's when they do the stupid 'lets do the same guy in different colors' like the multiple different Moviemus's that we saw last time that annoys me.

Anyone else think there might be more movie toys this go around than last time? I mean they had to hold some characters back for the sequels...I wouldn't be surprised if we get an OP repaint into Ultra Magnus unless they're saving UM for the third movie.

Anyway, back on topic, I like these and am hoping they're legit and I also hope for Dirge and Thrust sometime in the future too.

I doubt these will be in the movie because Ramjet is more of a second line character. I really would like to see Thundercracker or Skywarp in the sequel though.

I hope these are someone's customs. The F22 mold was shockingly bad, and shouldn't be wheeled out again.

I might buy that Skywarp just to have the trio, but I still think that mold looks like a flying Dorito...

Although I do not want them, they doo look nice.

I just hope that this doesn't mean that they arn't going to give us an updated/new Starscream mold. I would really like to see this character as a leader with hands. I would settle for a voyager with hands, but they could do so much more with a leader class figure. Can't wait to see what they are cooking up. Hopefully we get a few new leaders and not just a new Leader Megs and a bunch of Prime repaints. Hopefully we also do not see more leader Brawl repaints (hopefully he is dead for good).

GetterDragun wrote:These are going to be BotCon Exclusives.

I thought the same thing as soon as I saw them.

I'd like to think they're legit. Didn't Ramjet appear in Reign of Starscream and he's got one of those fast action battler toys.

After seeing the Legends 2 pack of Night Watch Prime and Stealth Starscream, I could not understand why they didn't call them Nememis Prime and Skywarp. At least now, there's a Skywarp.

Look nice, but I movie toys are so two years ago...

They don't garner room on any of my shelves. No thanks, but you guys can enjoy.

Wasn't there some licensing reason why Movie toys couldn't be used for Botcon?

Sledge wrote:Wasn't there some licensing reason why Movie toys couldn't be used for Botcon?

That's what I said.

Naw. I think I lost my Movie Starscream while moving and was hoping for a leader class version this time around. This is a decent mold but I've got G1 Seekers, Classics Seekers, Masterpiece Seekers and Animated Seekers, so I'll be passing on these. If they make a leader class Starscream he'll be one of only a very small handfull of ROTF toys I buy this next year.

YRQRM0 wrote:I sure like it, but I don't think they're real.

All Movie characters have realistic coloring in them, hence why Starscream was tan instead of red white and blue, Ironhide was Black instead of Red, Bonecrusher was brown instead of green and purple, Scorponok was silverish instead of green purple or whatever he was in G1. Why would there all of a sudden be a purple and black F-22 or red and white?

They DID do a red/white repaint of that mold for a G1-ish Starscream...I imagine these two are in that same vein...

[quote="Point"]Naw. I think I lost my Movie Starscream while moving and was hoping for a leader class version this time around .[/ quote]

Wasn't Takara going to do a Leader Starscream last time year? I've been waiting for that one myself.

I know this is sacrilige, but I really am starting to get sick of Seeker repaints. Not that I don't like the originals, but my goodness they milk the heck out of them. A bit of hypocrisy I think from the fans who complain about getting repaints constantly but shell out for Seeker repaints whenever they can. I just find it odd.

First-Aid wrote:A bit of hypocrisy I think from the fans who complain about getting repaints constantly but shell out for Seeker repaints whenever they can. I just find it odd.

Personally, I've got no problem with repaints when there's history behind it. So repaints of Starscream into Skywarp, Thundercracker, etc are fine. Likewise Prowl, Smokescreen and Bluestreak. Outside that sort of thing, it needs to be a good repaint. Universe Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, yeah, good stuff. Universe Acid Storm... not so much.

Even if they're fake, Ramjet's paint job looks good.