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[blackeyedprime]

Would have been nice if they could have kept the back of the wings with out the folded up parts but the legs are looking really clean. the chest/cockpit looks better for no visible opening hinge (fingers crossed the canopy can still open) and looks better for being smaller.

Null rays just look odd here so not sure why even a prototype would have been tooled that way or if some other character would use the ones pictured.

Picked up my crappy ko off the shelve to have a play with and compare differences, that was a mistake. even if the new one was a piece of garbage or has self exploding crotch issues it is still going to win over my KO any day of the week. Looking forward to replacing it but not so sure I'd go for all the other seekers in the new version.

[Cyberpath]

I think his cannons are folded in this prototype.

[Mindmaster]

I’ll be honest, I’m taken aback at how much I like this. Like I like my MP-11 crew enough that I don’t necessarily need this but even then I might go for a version of this.

I’m..... just not looking forward to the price...

[Decepticon Stryker]

The front looks really good! I'm not looking forward to that mess of panels on the back. Hopefully the accessories don't bump up the price to an obscene amount.

[Emerje]

Hopefully the accessories don't bump up the price to an obscene amount.

That's my concern as well. This figure has no electronics so it wont be in the upper price range. MP-49 Black Convoy was 28,000JPY, but can be had for under 20,000JPY in places. Considering his size and complexity I think he's the closest to what we can expect from Starscream. The problem is the accessories like full coronation gear and most likely a new flight stand, that could really drive up the price. We've seen what that sort of thing can do to prices with the MP Beast Wars figures so it's a pretty realistic fear.

Emerje

[ZeroWolf]

Not that it will happen but imagine if Takara put screamer in a boxset with Thundercracker and Skywarp from the get go

[-Kanrabat-]

Not that it will happen but imagine if Takara put screamer in a boxset with Thundercracker and Skywarp from the get go

[-Kanrabat-]

Double post.

Might as well point the obvious by saying I wonder what will be the ammount of useless crap included in the box and how much will the thing cost?

[Decepticon Stryker]

Not that it will happen but imagine if Takara put screamer in a boxset with Thundercracker and Skywarp from the get go

Shudder. Just thinking of the price of that would give me nightmares.

[Decepticon Stryker]

Hopefully the accessories don't bump up the price to an obscene amount.

That's my concern as well. This figure has no electronics so it wont be in the upper price range. MP-49 Black Convoy was 28,000JPY, but can be had for under 20,000JPY in places. Considering his size and complexity I think he's the closest to what we can expect from Starscream. The problem is the accessories like full coronation gear and most likely a new flight stand, that could really drive up the price. We've seen what that sort of thing can do to prices with the MP Beast Wars figures so it's a pretty realistic fear.

Emerje

I do hope that when we do get the Thundercracker and Skywarp reprints, they'll at least come with their own flight stands so you can at least pose all of them together without needing to buy additional stands like some of the MP Beast Wars figures.

[ZeroWolf]

Accessory wise all I keep coming back to is coronation gear and megs in pistol mode. Maybe different faces so you can pose him either scheming behind Megatron or grovelling instead.

Oh wait, what if he came with the sparks he rescued in Starscream's Brigade (the combaticons) been a while since I saw g1 so I can't remember if he had any specific equipment

[Cyberpath]

There was a slingshot in MTMtE, a random gun and a drill attachment in The Core, a claw attachment in Cosmic Rust... and I guess Doctor Arkeville?

And missiles of course.

[Sabrblade]

He'll come with a full-body Optimus Prime costume that will cover him entirely, and which will also transform into a truck mode all on its own, completely with an attachable trailer.

[Nemesis Maximo]

So apparently there are people that think Starscream v2 is just fine despite his terrible potbelly cockpit. Why do are more people not talking about that? The damn things upside down.

See, I’m one of those folks. Honestly, to me Starscream having a bit of a paunch is just a really fun character detail that just goes against everything he sees himself as, a twisted irony that this guy who keeps trying to supplant the fit-and-trim-even-in-older-age Megatron has a beer gut and is likely a decade younger.

[Mindmaster]

So apparently there are people that think Starscream v2 is just fine despite his terrible potbelly cockpit. Why do are more people not talking about that? The damn things upside down.

See, I’m one of those folks. Honestly, to me Starscream having a bit of a paunch is just a really fun character detail that just goes against everything he sees himself as, a twisted irony that this guy who keeps trying to supplant the fit-and-trim-even-in-older-age Megatron has a beer gut and is likely a decade younger.

I too don’t mind the MP-11 crew either. Sure it has its faults but for me I love it. MP-11 Starscream was a huge milestone in my collecting (first MP I bought with my own money, first MP Decepticon) so for me to turn around and chuck it along with his cronies out the window in favor of the new style wouldn’t sit right with me and would feel like a betrayal to myself.

[Sabrblade]

So apparently there are people that think Starscream v2 is just fine despite his terrible potbelly cockpit. Why do are more people not talking about that? The damn things upside down.

See, I’m one of those folks. Honestly, to me Starscream having a bit of a paunch is just a really fun character detail that just goes against everything he sees himself as, a twisted irony that this guy who keeps trying to supplant the fit-and-trim-even-in-older-age Megatron has a beer gut and is likely a decade younger.

I too don’t mind the MP-11 crew either. Sure it has its faults but for me I love it. MP-11 Starscream was a huge milestone in my collecting (first MP I bought with my own money, first MP Decepticon) so for me to turn around and chuck it along with his cronies out the window in favor of the new style wouldn’t sit right with me and would feel like a betrayal to myself.

But... they weren't talking about MP-11. They were talking about this new one.

[Lando Tucker]

Damn... love it. It's a thing of beauty. I already have MP Acidstorm, Skywarp and the yellow chap (Sandstorm? The TRU Exclusive) and I hate them all. I've never owned a MP Starscream either. An easy sell. Maybe.

But did someone say $300 for repaints and redecoes? I think this will clock in at nearly $300 on its own. TakaraTomy will MP44 it with accessories: three swap heads and electronics; an unnecessarily elaborate base to allow a (flying) jet & battling robot pose; all of the bells & whistles from Starscream Supreme (cape, crown etc); various unneeded cartoon props (energon cubes etc). The only thing I fear is the price.

I couldn't bring myself to buy MP44, but I did get MP49. Aesthetically, I love it, and the price was acceptable (almost). But (a). He's still not fully/properly transformed: that final stage where about 8.2million torso panels are tweaked, shoved, rotated and (kinda) aligned, and the backpack section clips under the head...I just can't get it right, so there's space between the windows and the top of the faux grille in robot mode (anybody help with this? 5 YouTube reviews have not solved the issue). And, (b). I really do wish TakaraTomy would balance fun & enjoyment with their undeniably dazzling and brilliant engineering. It's a downer.

MP Grimlock was, and still is, my favourite, definitive Masterpiece. And the transformation is so simple, even an idiot like me can do it without a four hour YouTube watchalong. It needs some fixes (inside leg-tail rotation and fold, all joints, all articulation), but in concept and execution, it's perfect. Wish TT would revisit this kind of Masterpiece from time to time.

[ZeroWolf]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

[Nemesis Maximo]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

I’m okay with that, as electronics are a relatively useless addition IMO.

[Cyberpath]

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[Emerje]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

At best I could see light up eyes like Dinobot that can be easily contained inside his head, but I don't really see any need for that.

Emerje

[blackeyedprime]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

At best I could see light up eyes like Dinobot that can be easily contained inside his head, but I don't really see any need for that.

Emerje

Really needs color change plastic so we dont need three more versions of him -hot he goes blue cold he goes black and in water he goes cthru

[ZeroWolf]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

At best I could see light up eyes like Dinobot that can be easily contained inside his head, but I don't really see any need for that.

Emerje

Really needs color change plastic so we dont need three more versions of him -hot he goes blue cold he goes black and in water he goes cthru

Just three more versions? No, i think Takara learned from Siege abd are planning on the full rainbow!

[blackeyedprime]

Only way Starscream will be getting electronics is if they're built into the base as there doesn't seem to be any place to store electronics on Screamer looking at the prototypes

At best I could see light up eyes like Dinobot that can be easily contained inside his head, but I don't really see any need for that.

Emerje

Really needs color change plastic so we dont need three more versions of him -hot he goes blue cold he goes black and in water he goes cthru

Just three more versions? No, i think Takara learned from Siege abd are planning on the full rainbow!

True, maybe the easiest way is to make him entirely out of a rub symbol

[Sabrblade]

Really needs color change plastic so we dont need three more versions of him -hot he goes blue cold he goes black and in water he goes cthru

Misread that as "in water he goes Cthulhu"