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News Credits: 10 · Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:54 pm

I did get charged for SG Starscream, but I haven't received any notification of same. I'm still glad to have this first wave over and done with, though.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:30 pm

I got an email about SG Scream that it'll be shipping soon. I'll probably get the tracking tomorrow.

News Credits: 17 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:23 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I got an email about SG Scream that it'll be shipping soon. I'll probably get the tracking tomorrow.

I should have Starscream in hand later today, based on my latest update from Pulse and the shipper's tracking.

News Credits: 17 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:57 pm

I might hate everything about Shattered Glass, but I love Starscream's colors on the tetrajet mold. It's even nicer in-hand. I also wouldn't mind a few more of these split swords to complement the jet modes on the other seekers, though I'm not expecting to see them again.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:09 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:I might hate everything about Shattered Glass, but I love Starscream's colors on the tetrajet mold. It's even nicer in-hand. I also wouldn't mind a few more of these split swords to complement the jet modes on the other seekers, though I'm not expecting to see them again.

I was slow to come around, but I'm all in on all of it now. Bring on Wave 2.

News Credits: 42 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:48 pm

sol magnus wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:I might hate everything about Shattered Glass, but I love Starscream's colors on the tetrajet mold. It's even nicer in-hand. I also wouldn't mind a few more of these split swords to complement the jet modes on the other seekers, though I'm not expecting to see them again.

I was slow to come around, but I'm all in on all of it now. Bring on Wave 2.

I just headcanon the figures/molds/decos I like into new characters.

SG Bee is Hornet, just a generic Autobot.
SG Jetfire is Nemesis Fire, an evil clone of Jetfire made by Shockwave similar to Prime and Primal in my headcanon.
SG Starscream is Medic. He's a seeker and a great flyer but can't shoot worth a damn. However he is fearless and adept at deflecting laser blasts with his swords, allowing him to charge in toward a fallen comrade and provide cover, then aid. He is also a very competent emergency surgeon.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:49 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:I might hate everything about Shattered Glass, but I love Starscream's colors on the tetrajet mold. It's even nicer in-hand. I also wouldn't mind a few more of these split swords to complement the jet modes on the other seekers, though I'm not expecting to see them again.

I was slow to come around, but I'm all in on all of it now. Bring on Wave 2.

I just headcanon the figures/molds/decos I like into new characters.

SG Bee is Hornet, just a generic Autobot.
SG Jetfire is Nemesis Fire, an evil clone of Jetfire made by Shockwave similar to Prime and Primal in my headcanon.
SG Starscream is Medic. He's a seeker and a great flyer but can't shoot worth a damn. However he is fearless and adept at deflecting laser blasts with his swords, allowing him to charge in toward a fallen comrade and provide cover, then aid. He is also a very competent emergency surgeon.

If Ultra Magnus is in Powered Convoy colors, I'll be headcanon-ing him into Delta Magnus.

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:36 pm

My Starscream shipped, should be here saturday.

Jetfire is frikkin perfect. I love this guy so much more than the regular Siege one. I love this so so much, like Puffer level of love with no real good reason for it.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:02 am

So, is there any chance Jetfire is going to be restocked on Pulse? Cause I was gonna grab him but he's now out of stock and I'm kinda hoping not to have to pay double for him

News Credits: 101 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:35 am

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, is there any chance Jetfire is going to be restocked on Pulse? Cause I was gonna grab him but he's now out of stock and I'm kinda hoping not to have to pay double for him

Whit any luck, other stores may pick him up.

News Credits: 17 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:24 am

SG Starscream is making me appreciate the tetrajet mold all over again. His paint doesn't just make the features pop, but also highlights some of the design choices that work. I always liked that the split nosecone becomes the shoulder intakes, but the bright red bot exterior paired with the white jet exterior shows the visual range possible in the design.

I know it's a popular criticism that this mold is a shellformer and the bot mode is independent of the jet, but like in the G1 mold, all of the key visual characteristics of the bot are in the way the kibble is used: the chestplate, the shoulders, and the wings. That the tetrajet mold puts all of these where they belong in bot mode while they're all prominent in jet mode is a brilliant bit of engineering design.

I have almost a dozen of these guys and I've transformed each of them multiple times, and I never get sick of the conversion, it's just that fun.

As for my headcanon, I may steal (borrow? license?) Kev's medic idea, especially if I'm ever displaying all the tetrajets together. The rest of the time, I'm just going to consider him "heroic Starscream." I probably won't worry about locking that in as either an alternate universe version versus Starscream's idealized "true self" as created by Mairghread Scott and Sara Pitre-Durocher (though admittedly he doesn't have nearly enough blue.)

As in most of the pics I've seen online, there's only one way to pose him in bot mode, holding the combined sword in one hand, and aiming his shoulder-mounted blaster in the other. After transforming him a couple times, I positioned him that way, and that will be the mental image I always have.

He's deskbot today, so concentrated light instead of a proper lightbox photo:

News Credits: 42 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:01 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:As for my headcanon, I may steal (borrow? license?) Kev's medic idea, especially if I'm ever displaying all the tetrajets together.

Absolutely!

News Credits: 101 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:59 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:
As in most of the pics I've seen online, there's only one way to pose him in bot mode, holding the combined sword in one hand, and aiming his shoulder-mounted blaster in the other. After transforming him a couple times, I positioned him that way, and that will be the mental image I always have.

Am I the only one to pose my SG Starscream the same way as the original, with the sword divided as arm-blades?

Glorious blurry picture:

News Credits: 10 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:00 pm

Probably.

News Credits: 4880 · Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:00 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, is there any chance Jetfire is going to be restocked on Pulse? Cause I was gonna grab him but he's now out of stock and I'm kinda hoping not to have to pay double for him

Whit any luck, other stores may pick him up.

Not in the US where its a retailer exclusive for Pulse

News Credits: 1646 · Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:26 pm

I got my Starscream today, and he is a beauty. His pure white and bright red looks great with Jetfire's black and purple, with the nice tertiary green on jetfire and black on Starscream just singing with each other. I think Starscream is my 2nd favorite of the bunch after Jetfire, he is gorgeous and the swords are very nice.

As for the 5, the cons got the good end of the stick. I'd rank them from best to worst: Jetfire, Starscream, Megatron, Blurr, and Goldbug.

Jetfire is perfect, no issues whatsoever with me. Starscream is beautiful, but Jetfire's colors help edge him over Scream. I really like how much thought went into Megatron, though he does need a new head. Blurr looks cool, but now his arm sleeves have no friction so they will just naturally swing to their lowest position. Goldbug looks neat enough but he needed a bigger and different mold.

News Credits: 462 · Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:16 pm

Reportedly, some people's Starscreams are coming with his light-piped eyes painted over.

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:42 pm

Shattered alts. They are gorgeous. And Jetfire and Starscream together are a great couple.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:23 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Reportedly, some people's Starscreams are coming with his light-piped eyes painted over.

What color, blue? That would be nice, I hate light piping. Mine still hasn't arrived, it was due Friday, never showed up, got a message in tracking Saturday saying it couldn't be delivered that day (USPS refuses to deliver to doors around here in the winter, I think they're afraid of icy driveways), but they didn't leave a note in my mailbox like they usually do so I have no idea what's going on. Hopefully they leave a note in my box Monday so I can pick it (and an ebay package) up Tuesday morning after work.

Emerje

News Credits: 4880 · Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:37 pm

Hey DMax, of you were to include Shaterred Glass Prime and Ratchet in your ranking, where would they fit?

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:10 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, is there any chance Jetfire is going to be restocked on Pulse? Cause I was gonna grab him but he's now out of stock and I'm kinda hoping not to have to pay double for him

He's been restocked and ready to ship.

Emerje

News Credits: 4880 · Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:26 pm

With Hasbro Pulse being the only place to get the Shaterred Glass transformers toys in the US (and the only place in the world where it is packaged with an exclusive comic), fans were worried that Jetfire being sold out meant they would no longer have a chance to get this toy at a fair price. Well, this toy is now back in stock. And it ships right away, you can click on the link below to get it right away. We thank fellow Seibertronian Emerje for letting us know.

https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... opy-copy-2

EDIT: Turns out it's sold out but only shows that when you check out :HEADHURTS:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:27 am

Well that's dumb. Maybe they're trying to see how many people click on it to see if there's still interest. :roll:

Or not, it's not like they'll crank out a new batch at the factory, those molding machines are spoken for.

Emerje

News Credits: 1646 · Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:00 pm

william-james88 wrote:Hey DMax, of you were to include Shaterred Glass Prime and Ratchet in your ranking, where would they fit?

Here is my definitive ranking, including all SG releases from the selects and SG line:

1) Jetfire
2) Starscream
3) Megatron
4) Ratchet
5) Optimus Prime
6) Blurr
7) Goldbug

Here are some more pics of Starscream. He is a beauty

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:39 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:1) Jetfire
2) Starscream
3) Megatron
4) Ratchet
5) Optimus Prime
6) Blurr
7) Goldbug

Now that I have all of them in I'm going to give my own impressions and ranking. Aside from the top 3, the list isn't exactly easy, they're all good figures for the most part.

7) Blurr - Looks good and an overall good mold, even got a new head. I don't know about anyone else, but mine is really loose and one of the "wedges" under his forearm wont stay up unless I equip the blowtorch in that hand to keep it propped up.

6) Goldbug - Looks good, has the new head that we're all looking forward to seeing used as on G1 Goldbug, but isn't the SG body that any of us wanted to see him in. There were many better options out there and they went with laziest one and we're all a little burnt out on.

5) Ratchet - This one feels right and makes the most sense as a repaint, but isn't a particularly great mold, especially the back of the van mold not resembling the back of a van. Would have also been nice if they included some extras like the spare accessories from the Siege release.

4) Optimus Prime - Colors are a little off, but the figure still looks great. I do wonder if this was the right mold and maybe they should have used the Siege mold to imitate the bulkier Classics body's alt mode. But that's beside the point, it's still a very good figure in both modes and the familiar, iconic Prime look as an evil character is always going to be striking.

3) Starscream - The Tetra Jet mold is already great and we certainly got a small army of them, but the dominantly white color scheme looks nothing like all of the rest and really sets it apart from the rest and is in opposition to them rather than being just another figure in the swarm. The extra sword parts definitely add more to the mold in both modes.

2) Megatron - The colors alone really bring new life to this tired mold and we rarely see a stark white (hover) tank like this. White it isn't a great remake of the original SG figure it does do convincing enough job without just looking like a flying tank thanks to several new parts. Those parts can also be used in bot mode and even fan tank modes making him now a Triple Changer. There's so much added play value that the other uses of the mold no longer matter.

1) Jetfire - While he was always going to be a good figure he somehow feels entirely refreshed in new colors. Like Optimus there's something very sinister and evil about the new black and purple look without the need for new parts. We never officially got a SG Jetfire in the original FunPub run (that was a repurposed Japanese "Dark Jetfire" figure) making this the first actual SG Jetfire figure made, making him a great fit for both old and new SG collections and potentially opening us up to later first time figures from SG stories.

Emerje