Video Review of ToysRus Exclusive: Hasbro Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak

So I was at TRU yesterday, looking for some CW limbs, when I spotted a MP Sunstorm. I thought about getting it, but for $80 it was a hard sell. I like the character from the DW comics, but the MP figure has some red parts that aren't accurate to the character. Is the figure good to own by itself, or is it just a cheap repaint?

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I was at TRU yesterday, looking for some CW limbs, when I spotted a MP Sunstorm. I thought about getting it, but for $80 it was a hard sell. I like the character from the DW comics, but the MP figure has some red parts that aren't accurate to the character. Is the figure good to own by itself, or is it just a cheap repaint?

You found one and DIDN'T buy it?! Dang, that's good self control if you like the character. I kinda wish I picked him up and Acid Storm, can never have too many MP's

itscramtastic wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I was at TRU yesterday, looking for some CW limbs, when I spotted a MP Sunstorm. I thought about getting it, but for $80 it was a hard sell. I like the character from the DW comics, but the MP figure has some red parts that aren't accurate to the character. Is the figure good to own by itself, or is it just a cheap repaint?

You found one and DIDN'T buy it?! Dang, that's good self control if you like the character. I kinda wish I picked him up and Acid Storm, can never have too many MP's

At 80$ and with a weak-ass chest which doesnt lock, I dont think every seeker is necessary.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I was at TRU yesterday, looking for some CW limbs, when I spotted a MP Sunstorm. I thought about getting it, but for $80 it was a hard sell. I like the character from the DW comics, but the MP figure has some red parts that aren't accurate to the character. Is the figure good to own by itself, or is it just a cheap repaint?

It's both. The MP-11 mold is extremely worth having at least one incarnation of, even if you also have one of the old MP-3 mold seekers. It's great. Hasbro Sunstorm is also a lazy repaint. Personally, I'd say if you're not super attached to Sunstorm, I'd wait for Starscream to come out in a couple months.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I was at TRU yesterday, looking for some CW limbs, when I spotted a MP Sunstorm. I thought about getting it, but for $80 it was a hard sell. I like the character from the DW comics, but the MP figure has some red parts that aren't accurate to the character. Is the figure good to own by itself, or is it just a cheap repaint?

You found one and DIDN'T buy it?! Dang, that's good self control if you like the character. I kinda wish I picked him up and Acid Storm, can never have too many MP's

At 80$ and with a weak-ass chest which doesnt lock, I dont think every seeker is necessary.

Gotta have a few in the air..

Man, you guys are convincing me to go back and get the figure now. I don't own any Decepticon MPs.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Man, you guys are convincing me to go back and get the figure now. I don't own any Decepticon MPs.

Then there is your reason!! Find a coupon while you're at it and save a few of your currency of choice!

Happy Sunday Canadians! ToysRus.ca has listed their exclusive Masterpiece MP-07 Starscream for $89.99 CAD. We've also previously reported on the American TRU.com listing (at $59.99 USD), so there's multiple ways to nab the backstabbing Seeker. And hopefully you were able to take advantage of the recent 30% off sale and grab the Raincheck for him! They've slated the shipping date for October 13th which means the in store hunting will start for this reporter! Stay tuned to Seibertron.com: home for the best Galleries and Conversation around!

AND IT HAS THE RIGHT SKN NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Going to preorder right away!

william-james88 wrote:AND IT HAS THE RIGHT SKN NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Going to preorder right away!

You need skin number all you do is hit preorder button on website seibertron takes you to page directly

I'd still like to know when he'll be available to order in the U.S. again.

Why are his symbols on his wings upside down?

SillySpringer wrote:Why are his symbols on his wings upside down?

Because they're supposed to be, I believe, to be accurate to either the toy or the show.

dragons wrote:

william-james88 wrote:AND IT HAS THE RIGHT SKN NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Going to preorder right away!

You need skin number all you do is hit preorder button on website seibertron takes you to page directly

I know and I did that. I was just confirming that it was. That's why I wrote: "it has the right skn number". Which is excellent news since Downshift had said that it had not worked with Devastator.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Why are his symbols on his wings upside down?

Because they're supposed to be, I believe, to be accurate to either the toy or the show.

The show

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Why are his symbols on his wings upside down?

Because they're supposed to be, I believe, to be accurate to either the toy or the show.

The show

Huh, I guess I always assumed they were NOT upside down when I watched the show, so I never looked close enough.

They're upside down, partly because that's how they should look with the wings transformed as they are between jet and bot modes. The better question should then be, why are they oriented as they are for jet mode? The reason, as I've been told, is because that is the proper way for markings to be oriented on a fighter jet, such that, if you were another jet in formation, and slightly above the plane ahead of you, you can easily read the markings (they won't look upside down to you). Same goes for markings below. You wouldn't be able to see a jet behind you, so no consideration is given to markings for that position. Same goes for two jets passing in opposite directions. You wouldn't be able to see the markings in ANY orientation moving that fast.

Continuing the tradition of great stock photography, we have the F-15 flaps and ailerons positioned incorrectly in robot mode. Seriously, it must be deliberate by this point lol

MegaDump wrote:Continuing the tradition of great stock photography, we have the F-15 flaps and ailerons positioned incorrectly in robot mode. Seriously, it must be deliberate by this point lol

Yes, it is just a thing Hasbro apparently wants to be known for.

I was unable to pre-order because they won't ship outside of Canada. Anyone else have this problem?

News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

mcfmullen wrote:News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

MP-11 is Takara's release number for Masterpiece Starscream. In Hasbro markets, it's MP-07. Their numbering systems are completely different.

So I check TRU's website often to see if SS is back in stock. Every time I do the SS page crashes Firefox. What the...?
Does this happen to anyone else? Just seems so weird. Actual site doesn't do it, just the one page.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

mcfmullen wrote:News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

MP-11 is Takara's release number for Masterpiece Starscream. In Hasbro markets, it's MP-07. Their numbering systems are completely different.

lol my bad. hasbro COULD have made it easier on us by making Starscream a number he wasn't already associated with...

mcfmullen wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

mcfmullen wrote:News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

MP-11 is Takara's release number for Masterpiece Starscream. In Hasbro markets, it's MP-07. Their numbering systems are completely different.

lol my bad. hasbro COULD have made it easier on us by making Starscream a number he wasn't already associated with...

I feel MP Acid Storm has it worst, he's MP 01 now.

wolverinetodd wrote:I was unable to pre-order because they won't ship outside of Canada. Anyone else have this problem?

Anybody outside canada has this problem, this is a country exclusive site, just like Takaratomymall, Amazon Japan (for the toys) and a bunch of others. The only option for people in the US is to go through an intermidiary on the canadian border that will either keep it for you to pick up or send it to you. In this case its free shipping so you wouldnt be paying shipping twice. A canadian friend can do that too.

william-james88 wrote:

mcfmullen wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

mcfmullen wrote:News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

MP-11 is Takara's release number for Masterpiece Starscream. In Hasbro markets, it's MP-07. Their numbering systems are completely different.

lol my bad. hasbro COULD have made it easier on us by making Starscream a number he wasn't already associated with...

I feel MP Acid Storm has it worst, he's MP 01 now.

How is that worse? that's better. MP01 in japan isn't Acid Storm, it's optimus prime. No confusion there. MP07 taka and MP07 hasbro are both Starscream, but MP07 hasbro is the same mold as MP11 Takara but not the same deco. THAT'S WORSE.

Takara Masterpiece MP-7 is Thundercracker, not Starscream. You're thinking of MP-3. As for the decos offered with Masterpiece Starscreams, Takara's original "blue-gray" fuselage color for Starscream is exclusive to them, Hasbro redecoed Starscream in G1 colors, which Takara then imported as a "USA Edition" later on. The remold Takara MP-11 Starscream and Hasbro's upcoming MP-07 release of the same share a very similar deco from preliminary promotional photography. The only obvious difference is that Hasbro's has a toy accurate blue nosecone, while Takara's is cartoon accurate light gray. There may be other subtle difference apparent later once people get Hasbro MP-07 in hand, of course.

mcfmullen wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

mcfmullen wrote:News article has error in title: This is MP11 mold not MP07.

MP-11 is Takara's release number for Masterpiece Starscream. In Hasbro markets, it's MP-07. Their numbering systems are completely different.

lol my bad. hasbro COULD have made it easier on us by making Starscream a number he wasn't already associated with...

Hw was never associated with that number before. MP7 in the initial MP line is thundercrakcer. But its all confusing anyways because MP 11T is also thundercracker now. Stasrcream at takara is MP 3 and MP 11.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Masterpiece MP-7 is Thundercracker, not Starscream. You're thinking of MP-3. As for the decos offered with Masterpiece Starscreams, Takara's original "blue-gray" fuselage color for Starscream is exclusive to them, Hasbro redecoed Starscream in G1 colors, which Takara then imported as a "USA Edition" later on. The remold Takara MP-11 Starscream and Hasbro's upcoming MP-07 release of the same share a very similar deco from preliminary promotional photography. The only obvious difference is that Hasbro's has a toy accurate blue nosecone, while Takara's is cartoon accurate light gray. There may be other subtle difference apparent later once people get Hasbro MP-07 in hand, of course.

Argh! How could I have gotten that mixed up! My bad! Still, point is, Starscream is one whole mess of confusion.

Well that was earlier than expected. While the preorder listing on Tru.com indicates that Masterpiece Starscream will ship on October 1st, this Toysrus exclusive figure has been already been found at retail. Matt Guzy, on twitter, has indicated that this figure was found in Chandler (either Indiana or Arizona). While the preorder has not gotten "restocked", a trip to your local Toysrus could be the way of getting this sought after figure, and getting it earlier too.

For Canadians, the preorder is still open and I was advised that for those who have gotten the 30% off raincheck, you can present the raincheck with your bill to any Toyrsus store in Canada once you have been billed and paid for your order. The amount you should save should then be credited when showing your raincheck.

A bit of info on this figure: It is the Hasbro reissue of Takara's MP 11. While it does not have the coronation gear, it does come with the stand, which Takara's version did not have, and the most obvious variation so far is the blue nosecone.

I admit I like that Seeker MP mold better than the one where the jet sides are just hanging off their hips. But I just can't bring myself to spend the extra dough...

Since the price difference between this and the CW leader version is relatively minimal, I might just have to pull the trigger on the MP, assuming I can find it at a TRU.

I will be picking this up, as I had the old style and need this updated mold. Not sure many will find them in ToysRUs though? More like Evil-Bay...Dang it!

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G1COLLECTOR wrote::-( .

Dont dispare. These are popping up all over the states now. I am sure you will find one at your TRU if you check it out once a week.

He has now been spotted in California. And every sighting so far reports the 59.99$

Yeah. People shouldn't worry about finding starscream.

My toys r us has gotten bluestreak in.
And he has been pretty easy to find in other toysrus's near me.

william-james88 wrote:

G1COLLECTOR wrote::-( .

Dont dispare. These are popping up all over the states now. I am sure you will find one at your TRU if you check it out once a week.

He has now been spotted in California. And every sighting so far reports the 59.99$

same price as bluestreak?
That's good ha!

Deathsaurus1 wrote:Yeah. People shouldn't worry about finding starscream.

My toys r us has gotten bluestreak in.
And he has been pretty easy to find in other toysrus's near me.

william-james88 wrote:

G1COLLECTOR wrote::-( .

Dont dispare. These are popping up all over the states now. I am sure you will find one at your TRU if you check it out once a week.

He has now been spotted in California. And every sighting so far reports the 59.99$

same price as bluestreak?
That's good ha!

I know it's awesome. Ryan (Seibertron himself) was very right about something; he said the smaller licensed cars would cost more than they do in Japan while the bigger unlicensed TFs would cost less and the fact that the prices are the same confirms that. I get the feeling that aquiring a license in the US is pricier than in Japan.

TRU Secret folks... Always buy with a coupon and buy on Thursdays with your TRU Credit card...

I did this with Devastator, and MP Bluestreak... Devastator I managed to get under $100... Bluestreak I got for around $38.
Devastator I happend to have a 25% off coupon, I signed up for the Credit Card and got an additional 15% off, and finally used $10 TRU Bucks... Bluestreak I could have gotten less had I found a 25% off coupon, but seemingly non-existant this month...

Without that initial signup TRU has 10% off on Thursdays. Rumor mill says that they are going to do this for Saturdays during Christmas time again.

Credit cards yes are evil, but if you pay it off... This strategy can literally save you more money than waiting for Amazon, HTS, or any other online retailer.

We just heard yesterday that Hasbro's Transformers Masterpiece Starscream was found at Toysrus and now we have a video review.

You can then check out the gallery of the original Japanese issue to see what the changes are. Let us know what you find on the boards!

KnightAero wrote:TRU Secret folks... Always buy with a coupon and buy on Thursdays with your TRU Credit card...

I did this with Devastator, and MP Bluestreak... Devastator I managed to get under $100... Bluestreak I got for around $38.
Devastator I happend to have a 25% off coupon, I signed up for the Credit Card and got an additional 15% off, and finally used $10 TRU Bucks... Bluestreak I could have gotten less had I found a 25% off coupon, but seemingly non-existant this month...

Without that initial signup TRU has 10% off on Thursdays. Rumor mill says that they are going to do this for Saturdays during Christmas time again.

Credit cards yes are evil, but if you pay it off... This strategy can literally save you more money than waiting for Amazon, HTS, or any other online retailer.

Where'd you get the 25% of coupon

william-james88 wrote:We just heard yesterday that Hasbro's Transformers Masterpiece Starscream was found at Toysrus and now we have a video review.

You can then check out the gallery of the original Japanese issue to see what the changes are. Let us know what you find on the boards!

Starscream looks as good as he should.


While a good review in general, there are two things that need to be pointed out:

1) You don't need to take off his null rays to transform. That's why they're on the double ball joint. Once you fiddle with them a bit, it's easy to do without popping them off and on every time.

2) Reviewer never flipped out the heel that's tucked in to the topside of his engines, which gives Starscream an actual stable set of feet to stand on. Watching Starscream almost fall over for half that video was painful. LOL

Can't wait for my preorder to come in.

Jones wrote:

william-james88 wrote:
2) Reviewer never flipped out the heel that's tucked in to the topside of his engines, which gives Starscream an actual stable set of feet to stand on. Watching Starscream almost fall over for half that video was painful. LOL

Can't wait for my preorder to come in.

uh oh

Jones wrote:

william-james88 wrote:We just heard yesterday that Hasbro's Transformers Masterpiece Starscream was found at Toysrus and now we have a video review.

You can then check out the gallery of the original Japanese issue to see what the changes are. Let us know what you find on the boards!

Starscream looks as good as he should.


While a good review in general, there are two things that need to be pointed out:

1) You don't need to take off his null rays to transform. That's why they're on the double ball joint. Once you fiddle with them a bit, it's easy to do without popping them off and on every time.

2) Reviewer never flipped out the heel that's tucked in to the topside of his engines, which gives Starscream an actual stable set of feet to stand on. Watching Starscream almost fall over for half that video was painful. LOL

Can't wait for my preorder to come in.

I agree with you. My biggest pet peeve, is when a reviewer gets something wrong, and blames the figure for it. ARRGGG it's so painful to watch!

SillySpringer wrote:
I agree with you. My biggest pet peeve, is when a reviewer gets something wrong, and blames the figure for it. ARRGGG it's so painful to watch!

The reviewer also agrees so here is his extra review to make up for what he missed:

Good, he also figured out the tabs on the wings to fit into the slots on the back of the robot mode. That was killing me, watching the wings on his figure flop around every time he breathed the wrong way.

Also, the hologram pilot is apparently opaque black plastic instead of translucent blue in Hasbro's release. I haven't noted any other deco differences quite yet. Even the wing striping seems to be identical.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Good, he also figured out the tabs on the wings to fit into the slots on the back of the robot mode. That was killing me, watching the wings on his figure flop around every time he breathed the wrong way.

Also, the hologram pilot is apparently opaque black plastic instead of translucent blue in Hasbro's release. I haven't noted any other deco differences quite yet. Even the wing striping seems to be identical.

is it just me or does the blue seem to be a different?
This is all I want confirmed haha.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Good, he also figured out the tabs on the wings to fit into the slots on the back of the robot mode. That was killing me, watching the wings on his figure flop around every time he breathed the wrong way.

Also, the hologram pilot is apparently opaque black plastic instead of translucent blue in Hasbro's release. I haven't noted any other deco differences quite yet. Even the wing striping seems to be identical.

You mean aside fro the nose cone right?

The Blue and red is said to be 2 toned. Like how the hands have a different shade of blue than the forearms. Was that also the case with Takara? Also, his missile pods are painted while I dont think Takara's was.

Here are some in hand pics from various sources (if you see your pic, let me know!)

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Good, he also figured out the tabs on the wings to fit into the slots on the back of the robot mode. That was killing me, watching the wings on his figure flop around every time he breathed the wrong way.

Also, the hologram pilot is apparently opaque black plastic instead of translucent blue in Hasbro's release. I haven't noted any other deco differences quite yet. Even the wing striping seems to be identical.

You mean aside fro the nose cone right?

The Blue and red is said to be 2 toned. Like how the hands have a different shade of blue than the forearms. Was that also the case with Takara? Also, his missile pods are painted while I dont think Takara's was.

Yes, except for the nosecone. I thought everyone already knew about that from the first promotional pics.

Yes, the reds and blues are of two tones on Takara's as well. This is due to some parts being cast in red or blue plastic and other parts being presumably light gray plastic painted over red or blue. The colors match VERY well on Takara's, I don't know if that is the case or not for Hasbro's. With Takara's you can tell what is paint and what is plastic, because the paint is shiny metallic or glossy, while the plastic has metallic flaking in it. Also, Takara's does have painted missile pods, presuming you're referring to his "12 robot nipples" under this chest turbines. They're even painted the same color: white.

I've got a question now, based on an alleged China-only release of MP-11 from 2013. It's said to have a nosecone cast in light gray plastic instead of blue plastic painted gray, attributed to the Takara version. My version, which is supposedly the pan-Asian release (not exclusive to China), has a nose cone that is DEFINITATELY cast in gray plastic. You an see light through it when you open it up to reveal the radar dish. However, it can't be the Chinese version, because it still has the dark gray painted panels on the top of the jet fuselage. Those panels are supposedly light gray like the rest of the fuselage on the Chinese version. So, is it only the first run of the Takara release that had a blue plastic nosecone painted light gray, or is the person on tfwiki who recently added that sorely mistaken in his information?

I'm really torn but I think I'm just going to try and hunt down a Takara MP-11. Granted I have a Japanese imported Wal-Mart MP-03, with the coronation add on, so I'm in no real rush.

Side by side comparison, at last!



The Hasbro version is on the left. The Takara version is on the right.

Looks like the Hasbro version has a silver trim around the Decepticon logos on the wings that Takara's version lacks. Also, though it may be a trick of the lighting, it looks like Hasbro went with a darker blue metallic paint than the Takara version, creating more contrast with the blue plastic molded parts. Takara's blue paint and plastic seem to match a lot better. The cockpit on the Hasbro version seems to be a lighter amber color too. Of course, let's not forget either the blue nosecone on Hasbro's versus Takara's light gray and the opaque black holopilot instead of translucent blue. It's interesting that Hasbro couldn't help but fiddle with Starscream after being so good with sticking to Takara's paint masks and colors with MP Prowl, Bluestreak, and even Grimlock. Oh well, I guess.

Wolfman Jake wrote: It's interesting that Hasbro couldn't help but fiddle with Starscream after being so good with sticking to Takara's paint masks and colors with MP Prowl, Bluestreak, and even Grimlock. Oh well, I guess.

I found this release to be very similar to the Grimlock one where there are only very slight changes especially wth the clear plastic for the chest: