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[Hip-Hoptimus Rime]

I think we can agree that his hands are nice in that the thumbs move, as well as the fingers, albeit joined. So I cut the fingers apart, leaving a section of the pivot on each one. They can now fold independently. Bird-flippin' time!

Speaking of fingers, they are molded with a joint in the middle, but do not flex there. Well, now mine do. Kinda hard to explain, so see the diagram (pics later), but I cut thru the middle molded "joint" in a stair-step fashion, like this, looking at an individual finger from above:

Now one side of the joint is w/ the fingertip, the other side is w/ the base of the finger. Drill a hole in the middle, jam a screw thru it, and ka-bam, it's fist-makin' time! (I'm still working to find smaller screws, or something else to more cleanly join the halves.)

I'll add more details and better pics later. I also modded the missile rack so the blades can be rotated outwards:

Paint apps- Just added some paint detailing here and there in black, silver, and gold. He was a little plain.

Up next for this big badass:

Chest flaps- I rather liked how Voy Starscream's chest looked, with the slightly-raised flaps. The Leader only does that when you pull down his talking/lights lever, so I'm working on a pair of shims that can be slid into place in robot mode to keep those chest flaps a little open.

Speech- Let's just all admit, the voice bits are just for the kids- the voice is just terrible, and the words themselves are silly. So I'm considering just disconnecting the speaker, except that I'll lose the transformation and jet sounds. Might be a small price to pay...

Lights- I'd love to rig a switch to keep the lights on indefinitely. I'll need rechargeable batteries bec. I'll end up leaving them on all the time...

I'd love to hear/see your mods and ideas as well! Comments please!

[Varia31]

Great mod. I really like it!

[LeL]

nice work

[Deceptiwho?]

Looks good to me!!

[Autobot032]

I've rethought my stance on this. I might have to try and tackle this hand mod. I have the tools and skill capable of doing it. I'm wondering if rivets would work better than screws for the joints?

Hmm.

[grimlockdimus prime]

EPIC ABSOLUTELY EPIC!!!

[decepticon burst]

i can not find a starscream figure like that anywhere my rotf figure looks nothing like that where does one find a starscream figure with a non triangular body shape and the missile pods on the right hand?
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[Hip-Hoptimus Rime]

FWIW this is the Leader Class figure, I think it is technically from the Hunt for the Decepticons line. He's still in stores, you shouldn't have any trouble finding him.

The missles can be attached to either hand, too. HTH. And thanks for your comments all!