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Not to mention arms and legs offer a good deal of possibility. A simple redesign of the location of the pegs on the launchers could have solved this. Not to mention Starscream has been designed to look much more like his cartoon counterpart in robot mode. There are a few other points that could be nitpicked at, but all in all, I'd say a very solid figure, and an awesome homage to the original.
The missile launchers, when connected to his arms, force the wings back while in robot mode. In fact, probably one of the most popular characters in the Transformer series itself.One of the problems with the original toy however, was that much of the transformation depended on the placement of a number of parts (15 additional parts besides the main robot, including winds, missile launchers, missiles, fists and landing gear). Also, on mine his face is plain silver plastic, which doesn't look right. In fact, the only extra pieces are the two missile launchers and missiles. Starscream was among the first of these seekers, and without a doubt the most popular of them. It almost seemed guaranteed that you'd lose parts almost as soon as you opened the box. Everything else is a part of the figure. This really is a good Starscream figure, and assuming you can pick him up for around $10 (they've got a repaint out I think, which is more 'toon accurately painted), I'd say he's an awesome figure to buy, especially for fans of the original series.
His facial features don't stand out as well as they could. Back in the 80's they released the original Starscream figure, and several repaints/slight retoolings of the mold (referred to by many fans as the Seekers). Not to say it was a bad toy, just to say it could stand improving.The Classics version of Starscream works to correct that problem, consolidating most of those parts into the figure itself so you have to reposition or move a piece instead of removing it. A few criticisms about the figure though.
I wish this figure had launchable rockets like the original Starscream G1 figure but other than that this figure rules. This is a collectable, posable figure and a must-have for G1 fans who like collecting figures that do the G1 line justice. Yes, like some of the annoying Alternators the pieces tend to fall off but really they are minor pieces and not hands/arms/legs etc. Robot or jet mode this IS Starscream (unlike Michael Bay's movie version).
Me encanto, soy fanático de los transformers y la verdad estoy fascinado con esta versión de Starscream, la verdad muy parecido prácticamente idéntico al de la serie, muy bueno.
Kid or collector, this is a great figure. Also in an age where most transformer figures are way to delicate to be considered "toys", this one is quite sturdy, and the only peices that need to come off are the 2 (slightly oversized)arm/wing cannons. It's detail and accuracy can only be rivaled by the masterpeice versions.(which I also own)So unless you are prepared to pay $100-$250 for one of those, this is your best bet. for collectors, it's pretty posable, and stands up extremly well in almost any pose. Awsome figure, so i will start with the only minor complaint i can see, which is that it's slightly smaller than most transformer figures. Other than that, this may be my favorite starscream of all time. Tranformation is very easy, even the first time it took me about 30 seconds.
This means that when I lift Starscream's arm as if he was firing a shot at a dirty Autobot, the back of his weapon runs into his wing. The only major problem I have with this toy is that the wings will not fold horizontally across his back. Otherwise, this is a quality toy in every way, and I'd recommend it to Transformers fans. This is one of the better renditions of Starscream that I have personally seen. Both transformations look very nice, and the robot mode is fairly poseable. You can move the wing out the way, but doing so looks unnatural.
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