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Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:36 pm

I'm not a Starscream fan by any means. In fact, I always enjoyed it when Megs put him in his place but this? Oh baby. My Wal-Mart had about 15 on the shelf for $48.99 each. This thing is just bad ass. To all you Screamer fanboys (and mostly fangirls who love his 'seeker feet') I hope you're able to get it. The only way they could top this is if they made a life-size one that automatically transforms and has Latta's voice.

Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:41 pm

The American one comes with the flight base and all the missiles right?

Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:47 pm

Aye. Also, some sort of clamp thing that I didn't find any use for. I think it's for Megs in his alt. mode that comes with 20th Anni. Prime.

Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:56 pm

G1Blaster wrote:Aye. Also, some sort of clamp thing that I didn't find any use for. I think it's for Megs in his alt. mode that comes with 20th Anni. Prime.

Yep, it plugs in under SS's nosecone to mount Megs on him in jet mode. (It's in the instructions.)
How do I know this? Cause I just got mine today!!! He quite simply rocks! I can see a few things here and there that need a bit of tweaking though. Right off the bat, the missile pods in his chest need painting, and I have to get some of that "dirt" off of him. The screamer is way to egotistical to ever let himself get that grody.
Thoughts of a Coronation outfit flood my mind...

Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:23 pm

Good news! 91% isopropyl alcohol on a Q-Tip (that's a cotton swab to you Brits) takes that dirt paint off like a dream. Steer clear of the paint you want to keep (like his wing symbols) but it takes a little pressure to get the paint up so a light touch should help you get it right.
He looks SOOO much better without that dirt streak down his back!

News Credits: 409 · Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:08 pm

How are the joints?

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:51 am

Anyone else have problen with the knees? The knee is made up of two racheting joints. On mine the upper joint on the left leg has no racheting, so it's just kind of loose. I bought two, now I'm debating over whether to open the other to see if it has a better joint and returning the other. Just wondered if anyone else had encountered this.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:59 am

OptimusPrimeRib wrote:Anyone else have problen with the knees? The knee is made up of two racheting joints. On mine the upper joint on the left leg has no racheting, so it's just kind of loose. I bought two, now I'm debating over whether to open the other to see if it has a better joint and returning the other. Just wondered if anyone else had encountered this.

No knee problems, but he is hard as hell to get balanced. Kind of makes me angry.

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:03 am

I finally just gave up. I was able to get him to stand up, but I didn't look good. I just position him on the stand as if in flight, looks a lot better and more natural. Plus it more or less solves the knee problem I'm having.

Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:12 am

100% agreement. Playing with him right now. And he's half the price of Takara's version. I think I'm going to sell my MP Skywarp, one MP seeker mold is enough for me.

Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:33 pm

How many MPs have American releases? This is actually my first.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:40 pm

G1Blaster wrote:How many MPs have American releases? This is actually my first.

just the mp prime mold, the 20th anniv, and the 20th dvd..
paint differences mostly between those two. but there are plenty of other threads on the topic
http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23413&sid=

News Credits: 38 · Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:07 pm

Someone say... "Seeker feet?"

Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:17 pm

I haven't had those problems with mine beyond the balancing issue. My problem stems from what the nosecone connects to in robot mode. The screw came out when I first transformed him and I haven't gotten it screwed back down. Other then that he's pretty awesome.

Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:40 am

Has anyone seen this Starscream in Saint Louis Missouri, I've been looking for this guy since the end of October, I'm really thinking they are not releasing him in stores around here until Black Friday...

All over forums I'm hearing of ppl getting him in California or somewhere around the West coast, I'm just thinking maybe the shipments haven't hit the Midwest just yet?!

Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:47 am

Skiman wrote:Has anyone seen this Starscream in Saint Louis Missouri, I've been looking for this guy since the end of October, I'm really thinking they are not releasing him in stores around here until Black Friday...

All over forums I'm hearing of ppl getting him in California or somewhere around the West coast, I'm just thinking maybe the shipments haven't hit the Midwest just yet?!

Honestly, I think the very first reported US sighting was in Missouri? That's what I recall?

Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:48 am

Skiman wrote:Has anyone seen this Starscream in Saint Louis Missouri, I've been looking for this guy since the end of October, I'm really thinking they are not releasing him in stores around here until Black Friday...

All over forums I'm hearing of ppl getting him in California or somewhere around the West coast, I'm just thinking maybe the shipments haven't hit the Midwest just yet?!

Honestly, I think the very first reported US sighting was in Missouri? That's what I recall.

Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:59 am

skyblast wrote:
Skiman wrote:Has anyone seen this Starscream in Saint Louis Missouri, I've been looking for this guy since the end of October, I'm really thinking they are not releasing him in stores around here until Black Friday...

All over forums I'm hearing of ppl getting him in California or somewhere around the West coast, I'm just thinking maybe the shipments haven't hit the Midwest just yet?!

Honestly, I think the very first reported US sighting was in Missouri? That's what I recall.

It must be my luck then or these scalpers then... I have three Wal-Marts within Bermuda Traingle distance from my house and everytime I make the same formation search with no luck! Wow one of these days, I keep telling myself.

I did find a Leader Class Prime tonight though :grin:

News Credits: 1 · Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:59 pm

Keep looking brother, he'll show up.

I also have a 3 walmart trifecta, and only one of them got him, and they got him in droves.

But I knew from the boards that other wally's in my area (but outside my normal range) had him.

A third, outside my normal range got only a few but sold out.

He's out there, but you may want to try (or call) a few stores outside your normal 3.

Happy hunting!!!

Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:26 pm

rpetras wrote:Keep looking brother, he'll show up.

I also have a 3 walmart trifecta, and only one of them got him, and they got him in droves.

But I knew from the boards that other wally's in my area (but outside my normal range) had him.

A third, outside my normal range got only a few but sold out.

He's out there, but you may want to try (or call) a few stores outside your normal 3.

Happy hunting!!!

Thanks man, I'll try doing that. Going with my gf to southern Missouri this weekend for Thanksgiving maybe that will mix up a few things while visiting small town Wal-Marts around that area, I'll post back to this topic with my findings... Hopefully since I won't be around the city Wal-Marts maybe there's not as many scalpers around farm areas?!

News Credits: 1 · Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:37 am

I finally opened mine all the way tonight to transform and I almost cried. Its so beautiful. It almost tops my MP Prime, definitely ties it. I can't say enough about the detail, if you like jets alone, you'd love it, but its a robot too, so you get the best of both worlds. The airbrake behind the canopy was a nice surprise & it looks real. The flaps, landing gear, and opening nosecone are cool and the plates open above the engines for a closer look. I didn't notice it till late but the painted wingtip lights are &$%&#$g awesome. I couldn't stop playing and zooming the plane around like I was 10 years old again. Haven't felt that type of joy in long, long time. Definitely #1 toy of the year for me. Tomorrow I'm going to try the display stands, pilot, and clip megatron underneath! Can't wait to get my MP megs next mo. or Jan.

Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:21 am

I finally got him, I found him near but not in the three Wal-Marts near me!

Bought four of them!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:29 pm

if i decided to take the paint off the nosecone & strip it down to blue, how would I do it??? thx

Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:55 pm

Haha, same thing happened to me! All 3 Walmarts I've been checking had no trace of MP-SS. Then I read your post and thought I'd check one more Walmart that I hadn't checked yet.

Sure enough there was one all by itself on the shelf. Then I looked up and there was another one barely noticable on the very very top shelf. You should have seen me climbing up to get it while nobody was watching!

To be honest, with all the time and money I spent on gas, I could have been better off buying it off Ebay for $70-$75.

I think some Walmarts probably will never carry it as this one actually had dedicated shelf space with the tag marked "Starscream" for it. All the rest didn't have any space set aside.

Skiman wrote:I finally got him, I found him near but not in the three Wal-Marts near me!

Bought four of them!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:45 pm

Be sure to check the aisle displays as well.

I almost missed them in my one store. They were in a center display facing paints and sporting goods, but then there were over a dozen. My nearest store finally got him too, and in droves!

Does anyone know will he be on sale on Friday? If so I may pick up an extra or 2 :-)

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