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by **imotron** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:03 pm

That's what happens when you are doing 5 thing at the same time...

good catch... nothing to say, but to laugh :-P

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:20 pm

I hate to admit this but I'm almost thinking I'm liking this enough to buy it. I may wait to see if we get a Skywarp repaint though.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:25 pm

It's amazing how fast some supposed Trans-fans are to mouthing off that "the end is here"

I admit that my first thoughts on the new line were negitive and after watching the first episode i'm still not that positive about the "Transformers Animated" series it's self, however from the toy designs we've seen, i will gladly pick up a few regardless of the show. Starscream will be one I'll be looking for and I think it will look great on the shelf with the other Starscreams, Seekers, and various other Deceptijets from the different lines.

Just because the current release at anytime may not be to your liking, never say never. I personally can't stand the recent Real Gear line, but I still bought Booster x10 for the Laserbeak connection. Spouting off that the franchise is dead only cheapens the fan experience, and at worse makes you a hypocrite if you buy anything from that line.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:31 pm

There will always be the fans to shout bloody murder whenever a new line rears its head.

It's kinda the law round these parts

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:40 pm

The Master Blaster wrote:There will always be the fans to shout bloody murder whenever a new line rears its head.

It's kinda the law round these parts

It reminds me of my grandparents dissing everything modern for the "good old days".

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:53 pm

First, he’s not colored like Starscream, he’s colored more like Thundercracker, why couldn’t they have made him white? Second I hate the packaging, the colors, overall design and the shape are all horrible, why cant we just get standard square boxes similar to what we got with Energon?

A couple figures from this line look okay, but its starting to remind me much of going from RID to Armada. They gradually got more detailed and articulated since G1 then took this giant leap backwards with poorly made toys, on the other hand Armada had better designs than these horrible things.

by **cybertronianjedi** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:32 pm

Hmmmm.....Dang...most of the figs are gonna be voyagers...or some.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:06 pm

All I can say is, they look like they'll be articulated just fine. Plus they at least won't have to have a mini-con or a cyber planet key inserted into their rectum to make super weapons they never knew they had pop out of their groin or armpits or somesuch.

by **Talous** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:02 pm

I like this one more and more every time he comes up in some preview picture. Probably gona snag this one as soon as I see it on the shelfs.

by **Steeleye** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:09 pm

Sunstar wrote: However, with that said, the jet looks like nothing that exists on earth, so I assume it's a futuristic jet and it's all good.

Sorry to ruin your karma with my pedantic nature but...

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/hist ... index.html

it does look a bit like that.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:13 pm

not crazy baout how the wings look in jet moved foward instead backward like the orginal starscream looked but i can live that color no its wrong if starscream has thundercracker colors does this mean if the seekers get introduced into the series that thundercracker will be white in ther series instead of the blue paint theme?

i for one call that mixed up good look i think they rushed some of these figures a bit thise figure needs some improvements big time starscream lloks like he ate that piece of chewing gum from willie wanka movie that makes him turn into a giant blue berry

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:15 pm

He's a tithe bluer than I was expecting, but he is still beautiful.

Bring on a black and purple version!

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:30 pm

imotron wrote:Here we go, the race for Transformers extinction has started, Starstcream overall look lacks on too many things that it would be a long list of detailed areas to cover, honestly it s u cks; along with 99% of the Animated stuff I've seen.

This *jet* what care-bear is the one that pilots him?

For the most part I have to agree, Animated is leaving a worst taste in my mouth than a 2 day old beer with 3 half smoked cigarettes in it(dam party foulers)

Starscream however I have to say I'm looking forward to since I already got a broken Energon DreadWing and I'm gonna and swap heads. One way or another I'll make it fit.

But beyond that, Animated just plain sucks noodles!

by **zemper** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:43 pm

hehe. actually i'm really hoping Animated would piss TFTM-n00bs off...

wanna know what really RUINED TRANSFORMERS FOREVER? those dang TFTM-n00bs, i tell ya, with all their scalping and hoarding and praising the merits of Blackout and stuff like that. fueled by hype they tore down store aisles and eBay like a Kansas tornado, leaving collectors and kids without some piece of the action. never happened in such a scale with RID, AEC.

now with the Animated designs pissing people off, i sure do hope most of them are those who started in the TFTM franchise; this way, with many not buying these stuff, there'll be more for us collectors, and the dreaded "BB-08gate" scalping nightmare scenario won't ever happen again.

:MAX:

by **YoImLegend** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:47 pm

Steeleye wrote:
Sunstar wrote: However, with that said, the jet looks like nothing that exists on earth, so I assume it's a futuristic jet and it's all good.

Sorry to ruin your karma with my pedantic nature but...

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/hist ... index.html

it does look a bit like that.

Not to mention the S-47s... http://swisshornet.bleublog.ch/files/images/2006/4/mob198_1145738837.jpg

I think this is still a prototype, honestly, just put in a box. They are always talking about how this is going to be so show accurate, so something like the coloring wouldn't be too hard to match. It's nowhere near the shades seen right next to him on the box, so I'm not really worried. I still can't wait to get him!

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:54 pm

Here's a pic of what Starscream might look like in real life...
this is just a concept not an actual jet as of right now...
http://prototypes.free.fr/vtol/nouv1/ha ... 4-3_03.jpg

by **microclone** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:58 pm

i really like the new colours for SS. i always felt that SS light grey was the least attractive of the 3 first seekers. Light grey might well be more G1 but the toy would not look as attractive, i left classics SS on the shelf and waited for Skywarp in the battle set, a much better looking toy for the richer colours.

by **gogleman374** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:26 pm

Every time we see something new about the animated toys I get pissed about howql ong we have to wait.

Pretty sweet though.

by **Jazzz** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:44 pm

I need to see more pictures of packaging.
The first time I saw deluxe packaging I was dissapointed but after a few close-up views, I was quite impressed.
Then again, I rarely like Voyager Packaging in the first place. Though movie packaging for Voyagers was awesome.
I wish Hasbro would change the deco of the boxes. Red, white and blue is fine for Autobots but 'd rather have some Black, blue and purple packaging.

by **kealthaz** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:51 pm

I really like this line there are a lot of changes which is what i like about it. I don't know what others are complaining about is it because of its "kidiness"? Kids are its target anyway right so theres nothing wrong there its not like G1 targeted adults thtas why we liked G1 when we were kids because we were its target.

by **Autobot Snake Eyes** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:12 pm

Yep. More reasons to love animated.

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:54 pm

I wonder how much that much folding and assembly on the box costs Hasbro... and by extension, us. Nifty packaging, but wouldn't a nice simple irregular die-cut be more feasible than the complex compound folds here?

I bet those boxes will be a ***** to get into.

by **Wheelimus Prime** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:03 pm

finally a line i might finally finish

News Credits: 3 · by **Autobot Jazz** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:21 pm

Definitly picking this up, just wish the packaging was different

News Credits: 1 · by **fnlrun** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:35 pm

This Starscream is "almost" a replica of the X-35 jet from the 1960's. I think the Animated series looks like crap myself, but being a U-2 maintainer in the USAF I will have to pick this up :grin: