The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **Blozor** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:40 pm

kendragon wrote:Well thats cool... means you could have movie starscream and thundercracker and they would at least look a little more different than just their colourscheme... hate when they just repaint a figure and not change 'something' about the mold.

Because the G1 Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp had all sorts of different mold discrepancies... : )

I'm just amazed at how a simple color change can make these characters look like they're supposed to despite the vastly different designs. Bay should have at least kept the original colors.

Can't wait to see the G1 repaints of Blackout and Barricade. Oh, wait...

Website · by **DMSL** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:43 pm

Pass. Already have Starscream and i love him, he's awesome. Don't need a repaint. I will pick up Thundercracker though if i see him.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:45 pm

Wow they look great.

News Credits: 1 · by **Vectorshot** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:22 pm

They're still ugly.

News Credits: 1 · by **pittsburg_22_m** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:23 pm

I'll buy both. Maybe doubles of both. I like em!

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:24 pm

Nice. I'll probably wind up getting these.

by **Burnup Prime** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:36 pm

sorry, never liked the G1 starscream's paintjob, and still don't like it now. and to me, the repaint has a WAY uglier head than the normal

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:50 pm

Thundercracker's co-sell is "Rescue Ratchet"!!!

Dont really care for the movie Starscream design, but Its a toss up between Thundercracker and G1 screamer for the better paintjob. I wish they would make a Skywarp version, Id buy him over the other two in a second (as long as he was Black with Purple highlights)

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:51 pm

StarScreams portrait kinda looks like that stupid cat guy from KISS.

Personaly, pass on these, even if they do a SkyWarp.

It was an issue with Classics and would have been with Energon because those jets and bots closely resembeled the origional characters they were ment to represent.

I like movie StarScream, but it's just a toy with the same name, not worth the effort to me.

by **G1 Blaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:41 pm

I'll get Thundercracker but not Starscream.

I don't care what line or what color he is, Starscream has always sucked.

by **Roboto750** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:45 pm

I like 'em! ;)^

by **Lord Starscream20** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:16 pm

Well, I don't like them any less than the original. I don't know which Starscream I'll get, but I'll pass on TC.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:25 pm

Im wondering why Starscream's packaging has his head on the bottom, while Thundercracker's packaging just has his whole body on the bottom

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:56 pm

I used to think that too. But know that I've bought him, I think his leg design works with the over all appearance of the figure. If the legs are the only reason you are holding off on him, i would suggest you reconsider. however if the overall aesthetic of him is not what you like then i guess you can skip him.

My only gripe are the lack of actual hands, heck even 3 fingered claws would work, like the FAB version. I just don't like large figures without actual discernible hands.

Its like the opposable thumb has become obsolete. Large alien robots would much rather melt objects, than actually pick them up, and use them for something.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:52 am

Starscream suits the G1 colours, he's rather dull in his standard grey.

News Credits: 1 · by **Spazicon** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:30 am

Burnup Prime wrote:sorry, never liked the G1 starscream's paintjob, and still don't like it now. and to me, the repaint has a WAY uglier head than the normal

I actually like the new head, over the normal toys head. Vast improvement.

I'd get both, if I could afford them. On second thought, next auction I catch, with a much lower shipping cost, I'm a snag Thundercracker, asap.

by **Riotflea** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:35 am

Hot_Rod wrote:You know I might actually have liked this if it wasn't for his fugly Ape legs. Not much can really help this design other than a complete overhaul to the design. The robot mode sucks arse.

Agreed. And reading this thread, so do most people.
Pass.

News Credits: 3 · by **Scream** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:06 am

I'm getting both.

by **wing0hero** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:31 pm

Two damn fine figures if you ask me. Love the head sculpts. Believe me I'm the farthest thing from a G1 purist but now he looks like Starscream. Now if they could do something like this with Megatron... :RENEGADE:

by **kendragon** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:55 pm

Blurrz wrote:Im wondering why Starscream's packaging has his head on the bottom, while Thundercracker's packaging just has his whole body on the bottom

Thundercracker has the international packaging and starscream has the US packaging.

For reasons i cannot comprehend, we outside of the US are not allowed to see a closeup drawing of the movie transformers head on the packaging of our transformers... I'd love to know why BTW... does anyone know?