The Energon Pub

[HighPrime]

Awesome.. definitely waiting for this version... not a fan of the weathering-look Hasbro is so keen on

[HighPrime]

Darn it.. I've been holding out for news for this one that I didn't look close enough at the difference... I'm with the majority now.. the price isn't worth the subtle changes... Hope I didn't miss out on him at wal-mart.. looks like I know what My Saturday plans are

[Deceptiwho?]

That's incredibly hilarious.

All these people complaining about the US version and scrambling to get the Japanese version...ridiculous.

Other than the nosecone, the Decepticon symbol on the nose, and the body weathering removed...there's no reason to spend that kind of dough on something that's sitting at your local Wal-Mart (or soon will be) for $48.88 compared to $99.99+

I'm sorry, but that's friggin' ridiculous and a bad joke.

1.) You can remove the weathering with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.

2.) You can paint the nosecone black, if you must.

3.) You can put a Decepticon symbol on the nosecone via Reprolabels.

So, let's add that up for a second...

Rubbing Alcohol: $.75 (max)
Black Paint: $1.75 (Wal-Mart, might even be less)
Reprolabels: $5-7.00 shipped
Masterpiece Starscream: $48.88
Total: $58.38

Or...you can pay Takara to do all of it and they'll charge you a cool $99.99

Yeah...that makes a lot, lot, lot of sense.

Now that was well put, Im going to have to agree with this!.. granted I have the money to buy two of each version that doesnt mean I would want to waste my money on a few things I could do at home for pretty close to free!

[Zeedust]

Sooooo the only difference that we get is that the nose cone is black, the scoring marks on the back of the jet are gone... but everything else is pretty much the same...

and you have to pay double for it??

I'm sticking to the Wal-Mart version, which with a little patience I know will soon show up...

Yeah, what he said.

[Dclone Soundwave]

I'll wait til February then. I hate the weathering Hasbro does to all their figures, it kinda ruins them to me. However, the Hasbro price is a major difference, so I'll settle w/the weathering for now...

[Autobot032]

Oh and one more thing folks...

There's no guarantee that he'll have different packaging just because he's being released in the Japanese market.

1.) Armada Red Thrust (US packaging, Toys Dream sticker slapped on)

2.) Movie figures (US packaging, Japanese TF logo sticker applied somewhere. Only difference are the F.A.B.s they have their own packaging that differs from the rest.)

So, you'll most likely end up with the same packaging, and the same figure, minus some paint changes.

Again, I ask...why spend more when you can do it all at home, for a little over half of what this one will cost you?

And you can have it now! Not next year, but now!

[mpchi]

I wouldn't jump the gun and start bashing the Japanese release just yet, as we have yet to confirm that HLJ is showing the final product of the Japanese release Starscream. If it does look exactly how those pics indicated, then yes, it kind of sucks and doesn't warrant the 10000yen price tag. But its still a bit early to tell without official pics, especailly when the release date got pushed back to Feb.

I'll get the Walmart version at retail price right now (it is a very good deal afterall, with some minor flaws). But if the Japanese release proof to be quite superior later on, I might get that one too.

[Stormrider]

Oh and one more thing folks...

There's no guarantee that he'll have different packaging just because he's being released in the Japanese market.

1.) Armada Red Thrust (US packaging, Toys Dream sticker slapped on)

2.) Movie figures (US packaging, Japanese TF logo sticker applied somewhere. Only difference are the F.A.B.s they have their own packaging that differs from the rest.)

So, you'll most likely end up with the same packaging, and the same figure, minus some paint changes.

Again, I ask...why spend more when you can do it all at home, for a little over half of what this one will cost you?

And you can have it now! Not next year, but now!

Yup, you are right, the Hasbro packaging has been confirmed.

I have already preordered him, but I will be happy if Takara released their own version with the correct colors painted on like they did with Skywarp. Takara's paint and finish is much more appealing than Hasbro's colored plastic parts.