I never saw G1 Star Sabre until 2000 when I was a uni student (post grad at that). I thought (and still think) that the toy is rubbish, but of course, I have no childhood nostalgic attachment to it. You should post some comparison photos with your G1 and MP Star Sabres. Very few people have both toys, and even fewer would own a G1 Star Sabre from their childhood! Cos to me, that's the best thing about G1 toys -- the utterly irreplacable childhood memories that they contain.