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New Image of MP-06 Skywarp

Transformers News: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 6:15PM CDT

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A new image og MP-06 Skywarp has appeared on ACToys.net. The image shows Skywarp in his F-15 form. There is a noteable absence of Purple in his jet form.



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Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179907)
Posted by WhiteRabbit on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:32pm CDT
Woah!
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179909)
Posted by bairdduvessa on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:32pm CDT
it's beautiful
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179926)
Posted by Kayevcee on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:36pm CDT
It looks good. Alas, I've only got room/spare cash for one version of a mould that size :)

-Nick
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179927)
Posted by Homer on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:36pm CDT
As long as there is still purple in the bot mode, then Daddy likey.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179929)
Posted by Ninja Sixshot on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:37pm CDT
meh. i think he looks more plain than mp starscream.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179945)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:43pm CDT
I wanted the purple! Oh well, I'm sure Reprolabels will come through.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179946)
Posted by Burn on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:43pm CDT
Ninja Sixshot wrote:meh. i think he looks more plain than mp starscream.


Indeed. But at least he's closer to original G1 colouring than Starscream was.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179955)
Posted by mattyc1007 on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:46pm CDT
oh crap im poor now and by the end of the year in gonna be in debt
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179960)
Posted by Big Grim on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:47pm CDT
I'm with Burn. (Love the new sig BTW) Closer to his namesake than Screamer could hope to be (Roll on the Repaint) and while I hope this one is cool, I am already looking towards the announcement of Thundercracker! I want that one too.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179961)
Posted by Air Commander Starscream on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:47pm CDT
I don't know what to think right now about it. I am sure I will get it considering how much of a seeker fan I am, I just wish there was some subtle purple in his F-15 form.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179987)
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:58pm CDT
That Jet Black makes for one nice black jet.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179989)
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 23rd, 2007 @ 6:59pm CDT
Doublepost. Effing Bell Sympatico NOT giving me internet service....
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (179995)
Posted by Lefthand convoy on June 23rd, 2007 @ 7:02pm CDT
Just have to say. This is beautiful. I loved the Screamer as well. I'm of the firm belief that "Hello! they are in disguise". Bright flashy colors are great for the Bots but not certain Cons. Plus Skywarp is hands down the best of the seekers in my book.
That said, I'm not trying to take anything away from those true to the G1 colorings. Hang in there guys, as always the repaint is just around the corner. LOL
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180002)
Posted by Hotrod on June 23rd, 2007 @ 7:06pm CDT
:? I can not believe that Takara is going to make the same mistake twice by not going with Anime colors.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180008)
Posted by Wheelies Executioner on June 23rd, 2007 @ 7:13pm CDT
I have to get me one of those!

I think the plain looking alt mode is kinda nice. As long as he still has some purple in bot mode.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180019)
Posted by Basketball Jones on June 23rd, 2007 @ 7:20pm CDT
It's great- appropriate resemblance to G1, while passing as a realistic aircraft.

An excellent balance was struck here.

Now, if only the grimacing face was improved...
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180032)
Posted by Craven Knight on June 23rd, 2007 @ 7:40pm CDT
Sigh... needs purple.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180051)
Posted by Scaleface on June 23rd, 2007 @ 8:00pm CDT
I might buy these molds if Hasbro releases them in show accurate colors.

An actual F-15 is 1944 centimeters long, or 63.8 feet. I poked around the web and found this toy is 13 inches long. That's a scale of about 1/59 scale! Of course Starscream was usually depicted as standing merely about 30 feet tall in the TV series.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180055)
Posted by Blozor on June 23rd, 2007 @ 8:01pm CDT
Big Grim wrote:I'm with Burn. (Love the new sig BTW) Closer to his namesake than Screamer could hope to be (Roll on the Repaint) and while I hope this one is cool, I am already looking towards the announcement of Thundercracker! I want that one too.


Considering their color choice for Starscream, Thundercracker will probably be white with red and blue.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180077)
Posted by Tom_Servo on June 23rd, 2007 @ 8:24pm CDT
What's with all the little white spots on him?
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180085)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 23rd, 2007 @ 8:34pm CDT
Blozor wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'm with Burn. (Love the new sig BTW) Closer to his namesake than Screamer could hope to be (Roll on the Repaint) and while I hope this one is cool, I am already looking towards the announcement of Thundercracker! I want that one too.


Considering their color choice for Starscream, Thundercracker will probably be white with red and blue.


Thundercracker might be painted like a blue angle fighter. That would be the only way to make it look real and keep the Blue color.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180089)
Posted by ProwlDC2 on June 23rd, 2007 @ 8:38pm CDT
nice!!!!
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180105)
Posted by Bouncy X on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:00pm CDT
what the hell? it looks unfinished...like some ugly grey metal, as if it hasnt been painted yet..and whats with the "rivets" on the wings? wow...not saying this to be an ass here, those of you who like it, thats cool but yeah...wow..i think its ugly to the max..lol
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180107)
Posted by Satanatron on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:03pm CDT
Is official then, I'm gonna buy one.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180127)
Posted by Daxmajor on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:20pm CDT
Scaleface wrote:An actual F-15 is 1944 centimeters long, or 63.8 feet. I poked around the web and found this toy is 13 inches long. That's a scale of about 1/59 scale! Of course Starscream was usually depicted as standing merely about 30 feet tall in the TV series.

The 'bot mode is 1/24 scale. Mass shifting lives on.

I really like the look of Skywarp so far. Already a much better colour scheme than MP Starscream.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180131)
Posted by Craven Knight on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:23pm CDT
It looks to me like the designer that did Starscream choose the washed out dark teal and Skywarps weathered charcoal so the jets have realistic real world paint schemes.

My bet is that Thundercracker will be in a dull upper grey, lower blue scheme like a modern navy aircraft would have(not that the F15 is one of those).

Hasbro needs to start selling this mold at a cheaper price and in anime colours and they'll clean up - I'd buy all three(or all six if they're up for some conehead retool shenanigans).

I'm not touching this mold 'till that happens.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180138)
Posted by Stormrider on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:29pm CDT
Tom_Servo wrote:What's with all the little white spots on him?


I agree. I don't like the white spots.

I am sure that they will include purple stickers to jazz him up. I just hope the stickers are not the clear type because they will be very noticeable on black.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180139)
Posted by Nemesis_Apoc on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:33pm CDT
i'm sure the noticable lack of purple doesn't last long when you transform him. he's gotta have purple paint applications in his robot mode.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180144)
Posted by CyberTooth on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:37pm CDT
Can't wait for Thundercracker to finish out the set. Be kinda cool though if they could rework the mold for the coneheads too.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180148)
Posted by Scaleface on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:41pm CDT
Knowing Hasbro these days Starscream will be a general release, Skywarp a store exclusive packaged with a white redeco of Masterpiece Optimus Prime, and Thundercracker will be a convention exclusive made in limited numbers and sold out before the day it goes on sale at the convention! Not that that has happened before!
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180159)
Posted by TheMuffin on June 23rd, 2007 @ 9:52pm CDT
Hotrod wrote::? I can not believe that Takara is going to make the same mistake twice by not going with Anime colors.

Yahtzee! Another no go for me. People are freaking frothing at the mouth for toon accurate versions. So why the Hell are they doing this instead?!

Come on Hasbro. Lately you seem to be pretty on the ball with things. Lets see some actual good paint schemes compared to your Japanese partner.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180189)
Posted by Noisemaze on June 23rd, 2007 @ 10:10pm CDT
THAT is NOT Skywarp!!!!
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180197)
Posted by Ultra Markus on June 23rd, 2007 @ 10:15pm CDT
Just wait until Hasbro releases a show accurate one like starscream
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180285)
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 23rd, 2007 @ 10:58pm CDT
Ahhhhh... take that Star Scream!!! atleast in Bot mode, I MAKE THE GRADE...
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180321)
Posted by Doctor Paragon on June 23rd, 2007 @ 11:24pm CDT
Bouncy X wrote:what the hell? it looks unfinished...like some ugly grey metal, as if it hasnt been painted yet..and whats with the "rivets" on the wings? wow...not saying this to be an ass here, those of you who like it, thats cool but yeah...wow..i think its ugly to the max..lol


Noisemaze wrote:THAT is NOT Skywarp!!!!


Y'know some warm watter and a lil' Summer's Eve should
clear up those chronic cases of vaginal sand.
8)
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180344)
Posted by Air Commander Starscream on June 23rd, 2007 @ 11:47pm CDT
Stormrider wrote:
Tom_Servo wrote:What's with all the little white spots on him?


I agree. I don't like the white spots.

I am sure that they will include purple stickers to jazz him up. I just hope the stickers are not the clear type because they will be very noticeable on black.


I believe those white spots are "No Step" stickers to give it a realistic scheme. Unfortunetly the sticker material is rectangle and sticks out on darker colors.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180359)
Posted by tacogrande on June 23rd, 2007 @ 11:59pm CDT
Doctor Paragon wrote:
Bouncy X wrote:what the hell? it looks unfinished...like some ugly grey metal, as if it hasnt been painted yet..and whats with the "rivets" on the wings? wow...not saying this to be an ass here, those of you who like it, thats cool but yeah...wow..i think its ugly to the max..lol


Noisemaze wrote:THAT is NOT Skywarp!!!!


Y'know some warm watter and a lil' Summer's Eve should
clear up those chronic cases of vaginal sand.
8)


Wow you accomplished so much.

Skywarp looks about right for jet mode. The original jet mode didn't have much purple aside from the tail fins.

At the least you can just paint his tailfins purple and add some reprolabels and have an old toy accurate jet:
http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Skywarp/vehiclemode.jpg

And hasbro bringing this over? They wouldn't even release all the jets at $10 retail in the classics line. I'm not going to hold my breath to get them to bring over MP seekers other than starscream.

I'll still wait for better bot mode pics to decide whether I'll get this figure, but it looks pretty good so far.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180367)
Posted by Cyber-Kun on June 24th, 2007 @ 12:03am CDT
That is sex.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180390)
Posted by oreillyrel on June 24th, 2007 @ 12:19am CDT
TheMuffin wrote:
Hotrod wrote::? I can not believe that Takara is going to make the same mistake twice by not going with Anime colors.

Yahtzee! Another no go for me. People are freaking frothing at the mouth for toon accurate versions. So why the Hell are they doing this instead?!

Come on Hasbro. Lately you seem to be pretty on the ball with things. Lets see some actual good paint schemes compared to your Japanese partner.


American fans are "freaking frothing at the mouth" for cartoon accurate versions. That's what Hasbro is doing since, well, it's selling in America.

Many Japanese fans want the realistic color scheme. That's what TakaraTomy is doing since, well, it's selling in Japan.

See the difference?
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180391)
Posted by oreillyrel on June 24th, 2007 @ 12:20am CDT
Basketball Jones wrote:Now, if only the grimacing face was improved...


Good news--that scan has text that says a new mold of the face is being made for it.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180411)
Posted by Starscreams bad comedy on June 24th, 2007 @ 12:40am CDT
Color me underwhelmed.

|:|
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180454)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on June 24th, 2007 @ 1:30am CDT
tacogrande wrote:... Skywarp looks about right for jet mode. The original jet mode didn't have much purple aside from the tail fins...


There is purple and silver on the wings of the original figure too, which is what this one needs.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180467)
Posted by tacogrande on June 24th, 2007 @ 1:51am CDT
Aside from the back wings which I already mentioned, the only thing it's missing is the silver stickers. I'm sure reprolabels will make some custom stickers for this MP.

I'm a toon accurate person myself, but there's a point where it's close enough. So far this isn't anywhere close to the wackiness that was MP Starscream.

And in defense of toon people like myself, the MP line set itself up as toon accurate with MP Prime, then switched over to a sort of alternators type line. Screamer was disappointing, but so far skywarp doesn't look nearly as bad.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180485)
Posted by RoboFunk Prime on June 24th, 2007 @ 2:07am CDT
Actually, I dig it, man!
I see it as a what-could-have-been look for Skywarp if he was in the film as well as classically designed.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180507)
Posted by oreillyrel on June 24th, 2007 @ 2:25am CDT
tacogrande wrote:And in defense of toon people like myself, the MP line set itself up as toon accurate with MP Prime, then switched over to a sort of alternators type line. Screamer was disappointing, but so far skywarp doesn't look nearly as bad.


Part of the reason for the change is the critique Takara received from its customer base on MP-1 Convoy's unrealistic alt mode. For its customer base, cartoon "accuracy" has to be more balanced with realism. We're seeing the result in the last two molds. Of course, Takara overcorrected (or miscorrected) in MP-2 Starscream, and both molds still have their share of unrealistic points (MP-5 Megatron's size), but the designs of the last two molds were directly affected by the feedback on the first one.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180548)
Posted by Ravage XK on June 24th, 2007 @ 3:36am CDT
As much as I would have liked a cartoon accurate Starscream I love the fact that he looks totally at home as a regular model jet.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180551)
Posted by Ramrider on June 24th, 2007 @ 3:51am CDT
Ditto. For me, toon accuracy is way overrated, and while I don't need my vehicle modes to be 100% accurate to the real thing, it's certainly nice when they're close. I'd certainly be okay if they put purple on the jet mode, but I doubt anyone's ever seen a real F15 with purple decor. This is far more realistic, and as long as there's purple on the 'bot mode to echo his 'real' self, I don't see what everyone's griping about.

Unfortunately, I'm really liking it...
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180595)
Posted by First-Aid on June 24th, 2007 @ 5:35am CDT
Nice...what about the robot mode?
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180748)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on June 24th, 2007 @ 9:59am CDT
There is something wrong with the world when JAPAN starts messing up the paint schemes and Hasbro has to fix it!?!

The planets must be out of alignment or something.
Re: New Image of MP-06 Skywarp (180759)
Posted by Creature SH on June 24th, 2007 @ 10:16am CDT
I'm usually not too pedantic about color schemes, but it's a bit of a touchy thing when it comes to the seekers. Their color defines which one they are. If you change the color scheme, you might as well give them a new name to go with that.

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