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Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby joesaysso » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:24 am

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Ok...fine. Alternity line....whatever. There is something not quite right about TFs named Starscream and Skywarp that transform into cars. There is a "simple logic" breakdown there that I just can't get behind.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Diem » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:56 am

I've already applied for a day off the day these guys get released! I'll be doing an extensive review of these guys.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Craven Knight » Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:03 pm

They are coloured like Breakdown and Shockwave.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Kibble » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:22 pm

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Diem wrote:I've already applied for a day off the day these guys get released! I'll be doing an extensive review of these guys.

What date is that?
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Diem » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:28 pm

Kibble wrote:
Diem wrote:I've already applied for a day off the day these guys get released! I'll be doing an extensive review of these guys.

What date is that?

If Amazon Japan are to be believed (and they're usually pretty good about this sort of thing) the 29th May.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Kibble » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:39 pm

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Diem wrote:If Amazon Japan are to be believed (and they're usually pretty good about this sort of thing) the 29th May.

Bummer...BBTS has Starscream listed as April, but they have Skywarp listed as May and I can't imagine they'd be released separately. Any chance you know the Ghost MP SS release date? Might be wise to have these items shipped together. Don't know that I can wait if it's more than a month apart, though. Too bad the MP isn't the fig to be released sooner because I'm not in a huge hurry for that since I already have the mold.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Diem » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:03 pm

Kibble wrote:
Diem wrote:If Amazon Japan are to be believed (and they're usually pretty good about this sort of thing) the 29th May.

Bummer...BBTS has Starscream listed as April, but they have Skywarp listed as May and I can't imagine they'd be released separately. Any chance you know the Ghost MP SS release date? Might be wise to have these items shipped together. Don't know that I can wait if it's more than a month apart, though. Too bad the MP isn't the fig to be released sooner because I'm not in a huge hurry for that since I already have the mold.
The nearest I can find to a date for Ghost is late July. Don't quote me on that though.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Kibble » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:18 pm

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Diem wrote:The nearest I can find to a date for Ghost is late July. Don't quote me on that though.

BBTS says June, so late July is probably right. Thanks.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Convotron » Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:03 pm

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WolfDawg wrote:I guess I'm in the minority here then, because I absolutely LOVE these two figures. The car mode is just plain awesome and I think the idea of having car based seekers is beyond awesome. They look great to me and I'm hoping for a general release of Thundercracker. However, I have a bad feeling he's going to be an exclusive of some sort and I'm going to have to pay an arm and a leg to complete the trio. :-(


You and me both! I love the design of this incarnation of SS & SW.

I can understand people not liking the look or disliking the way these are "Seekers" with no jet alt mode, however. I also think Blurrz is spot on with his observation that they look like PatLeeformers as the artwork makes them look fairly puffy/bulky.

Despite the possible aesthetic issues, I won't give up on the Alternity line. I recall that the photos and video footage of Alternity Bumble/Cliff misrepresented the appearance of the figures greatly. Once I see Alternity SS and/or SW in person, I'm sure they'll look better.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby JetfireUK » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:40 pm

I don't know what it is about the Alternity line but I really like the styling of the figures. I was worried at first that it would be similar to the movie-verse figures but the aesthetic is unique. It's almost an anime/ghost in a shell/Akira element in all of the figures which is nice. The Binaltech line was a favourite of mine and there is a nice link to these and the original Gen 1 cars. I'm shrinking down my collection but I'll see if I can fit these chaps in.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby Convotron » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:25 pm

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JetfireUK wrote:I don't know what it is about the Alternity line but I really like the styling of the figures. I was worried at first that it would be similar to the movie-verse figures but the aesthetic is unique. It's almost an anime/ghost in a shell/Akira element in all of the figures which is nice. The Binaltech line was a favourite of mine and there is a nice link to these and the original Gen 1 cars. I'm shrinking down my collection but I'll see if I can fit these chaps in.


I think part of the apprehension some have over the Alternity line is that the bot modes are more mechanically overt in design, which is a trait the movie-verse designs possess. However, the Alternity designs do not go as far over to the alien robot side as the movie-verse designs and retain more familiar features, especially the Bumble and Cliff figures, which have homaged their G1 designs significantly.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Alternity Starscream & Skywarp

Postby WolfDawg » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:38 pm

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I'm big Seeker fan, and I've been a diehard Starscream fan since I was 5 or 6 during G1 (I still think Bruticus is the coolest combiner solely because Starscream "created" them on the cartoon). I'll buy basically ANY Starscream figure even if I don't like the design (Animated, Machine Wars, Movie-verse), but I seriously do love the design of these new figures. I was hoping to have them at the end of this month because I heard they were coming out in April. The wait until May (possibly June if you factor in shipping) is going to be a long one. Still, I'm looking forward to your review and opinion of the figures Diem.
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