Universe Starscream

[Pulse]

But I thought everyone had this figure already?

[Tober]

I think they are cashing in on the level of interest in Classics by making it available to people who wern't aware of them before te '07 movie. The different paint scheme also means that they can sell the toy to collectors a second time. Depending on the success of the idea I would expect to see alot more of this.

HELLO Universe Classics Premium Thundercracker...

[lcz128]

Uhm, correct me if I'm mistaken... But this is still inferior in paint-aps (we're not even talking about chrome here) to the henkei... agreed?

[STL]

Uhm, correct me if I'm mistaken... But this is still inferior in paint-aps (we're not even talking about chrome here) to the henkei... agreed?

I think its unique in its own right. It seems to resonate the original toy colours a lot more. I like it. More deep and serious. Henkei meanwhile is full of life. Hasbro's original... well, that's Starscream having a bad hair day.

[kup]

I think its unique in its own right. It seems to resonate the original toy colours a lot more. I like it. More deep and serious. Henkei meanwhile is full of life. Hasbro's original... well, that's Starscream having a bad hair day.

To be fair there are some aspects of the original Classics release that I like such as the wing markings, blue nosecone and other blue highlights. The bad thing is that its a very cheap red paint and the base gray plastic color they used looks very cheap. As already mentioned, they also skipped on paint apps such as the face, turbines, etc.

It's a great color scheme in concept but just badly executed due to severe cost cutting. I wonder why they did that with Starscream since they did a much better effort with Skywarp and Ramjet.

[jaydisc]

Very nice. I guess this is what I'll have to buy Jaydisc.

Alright, alright, alright

I think they are cashing in on the level of interest in Classics by making it available to people who wern't aware of them before te '07 movie. The different paint scheme also means that they can sell the toy to collectors a second time. Depending on the success of the idea I would expect to see alot more of this.

HELLO Universe Classics Premium Thundercracker...

Completely agree. That, and just simply getting the distance out of the mold. After all, it is a rarely used mold since it has been superseded by the Skywarp mold

Uhm, correct me if I'm mistaken... But this is still inferior in paint-aps (we're not even talking about chrome here) to the henkei... agreed?

History has taught us that we can't trust pics.

[lcz128]

History has taught us that we can't trust pics.

But the lack of paint aps on the turbines AGAIN, it makes me very disappointed At least they bothered with the face this time. But to neglect the turbines AGAIN!?

Henkei isn't faultless. FAR from it in my experience (heh - almost sad, really) but I reckon more effort wouldn't have hurt for a 'premium' or a re-release of Screamer. Poor b@st@rd doesn't get much love from Hasbro... (Except for the Masterpiece one! )

[GoktimusPrime]

Same reason they didn't paint the Movie toys in their Premium colours the first time around-money, money, money.

So true. :/ I didn't get any of the Premium movie toys ('cept for Bumblebee w/ the new head) because I refuse to give into HasTak's shameless attempt in milking more money from me like that... so I guess I'll be skipping this toy too.

At least this allows people who didn't get Classics Starscream the first time around to get the mold as Starscream and not as Acid Storm.

This is true... but it still reeks of shameless exploitation of collectors. What they should've done is release this toy in these colours in 2006, and release it in the Classics colours in 2008! Gah.

If this proves to be a trend-repainting Classics with better paint-I'll look forward to a certain Dinobot.

Paddles?!