RiD Combiner Force Legion Starscream
Series – Robots In Disguise (15)
Sub-line – Combiner Force
Size/class – Legion
New/remould/redeco – New
Wave – Wave 1, 2017
Released here - Yes (NOV 16)
Approximate Retail Price - $8
Approximate Size – 7.5cm
Allegiance – Decepticon
Alt-mode – Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks – none
Main Colours – Grey, Red, Blue
Main Accessories – None
It's quite rare for a transformer figure to show up at retail before it gets an official reveal
Nowadays it's even rarer for them to hit retail without getting leaked
And yet, here we are.
Wave 1 of the Combiner Force subline imprint of RiD legions has shown up at retail in Australia
This wave consists of four figures.
Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Starscream and Springload.
Grimlock and Optimus are the same figures as their previous releases whilst Starscream and Springload are brand new moulds
Here, we'll be looking at Starscream.
After having his fate left up in the air at the end of Prime, Starscream made a triumphant comeback during the "mini season" between season 2 and the upcoming Combiner Force season.
Having upgraded to a new body more akin to his generation 1 self, all toys released of Starscream for the RiD toyline are based on this new design.
ROBOT MODE
This new legion scaled Starscream does a good job at replicating the shape and detail of his show model.
The large wings and broad shoulders give Starscream a regal and intimidating appearance. Although, he does look a bit skinny
Moulded in silver and light blue plastics. Starscream feature black paint on his helmet, red on the rims of his chest intakes, pelvis, and along his wings, blue paint on the tops of his shoulders, fuselage and his feet and orange plastic on the cockpit
And of course a sticker for the RiD app on his left wing. (Note: combiner force toys aren't unlocked when scanned into the app, instead they give a ticket to use with Cryostase to unlock a random character in the game - I got hammer)
The paint layout and amount of paint apps on such a small figure really help make Starscream look nice and worth the price to purchase.
Poseability
In terms of poseability, we are dealing with a legion class here, so there's not much to speak of. Although Starscream fares better than some others in the line.
Having ball jointed hips, hinged knees hat can bend just short of 90 degrees, multiple hinges in the shoulders (although, most are only really useful for transformation) and similar to Windblade, he has odd ball joints at his elbows. In fact. The lower arms on Starscream are the exact same as windblade!
Speaking of windblade. The two share very similar transformation schemes. And you'd be forgiven for thinking they were just remoulded of each other
However, besides the forearms, they don't appear to share any parts from what I can see.
TRANSFORMATION
To transform Starscream, it's very simple. As is normal for this size class.
1: peg the legs together
2: fold the fuselage/Nosecone on the back up over the head and peg it in place
3: fold the wings down
4: fold the shoulder pads down on the hinges along with the elbow pieces to straighten them down along the sides of the torso
5: peg the hands onto the pegs on the undersides of the wings.
VEHICLE MODE
From above, Starscream's vehicle mode looks quite good. From underneath however, well... It looks like he's reaching down to hold his wings in place.
Another oddity on the underside is that like a few other figures recently, he has a landing gear moulded into the Nosecone but no wheels anywhere else. Instead he rests on his kneecaps and toes
For the size class, I can't complain much about this vehicle mode, yeah it could have been better. But it's fine for what it is.
The paint apps work well to make the vehicle mode look nice With the red wings, orange cockpit and blue nose cone to break up all the grey a bit.
All in all legion Starscream is just that. A legion Starscream. It's nothing amazing. But it has a few neat things that make it worth a look
SIZE COMPARISON
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall I'd rate it a B-
Losing a couple of marks for the awkward elbows, lack of rear wheels and borrowing Windblade's forearms.
If you're interested, its probably worth picking up, it is a cheap figure after all.
Definitely worth grabbing for a completionist
But I wouldn't say it's worth running out to get ASAP
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Originally Posted by prjkt
It looks un-mistakebly like G1 Cyclonus. I hope the smirk is sculpted onto the final mold - it adds more personality. But the alt-mode looks nothing like what I was expecting. It looks similar to the Jet Vehicons.
