Universe Starscream In Package Image
Friday, September 26th, 2008 1:46PM CDT
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Previously, we had news of Universe Starscream's deluxe repaint in alt mode, and robot mode, sporting a little more animated look.
Now another picture has shown up that shows this toy in its package.
You can view the original thread by source S250 here.
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Posted by Prime Evil on September 26th, 2008 @ 1:50pm CDT
rpetras wrote:DavidT wrote:It looks like they may use this mold as much as they did with G1 Prime over the years. We are gonna have a whole battalion of seekers.
I'm OK with that!
Seeker repaints are OK in my book.
And the sad part is, if they did them all as voyagers, I'd buy 'em all again. I'm such a sucker.
QFT!!
That's one mold that they can repaint till their hearts desire and I'll still buy them in Lilac, Teal, and Mauve!! I'm a sucker for seekers and will always be one.
Posted by Dead Metal on September 26th, 2008 @ 2:43pm CDT
Prime Evil wrote:rpetras wrote:DavidT wrote:It looks like they may use this mold as much as they did with G1 Prime over the years. We are gonna have a whole battalion of seekers.
I'm OK with that!
Seeker repaints are OK in my book.
And the sad part is, if they did them all as voyagers, I'd buy 'em all again. I'm such a sucker.
QFT!!
That's one mold that they can repaint till their hearts desire and I'll still buy them in Lilac, Teal, and Mauve!! I'm a sucker for seekers and will always be one.
Yea they are nice, especially that mold, I would love a few of these.
Posted by Dread_Wing on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:25pm CDT
Posted by rpetras on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:27pm CDT
But, whatever, I know I'll buy it.
Posted by Pyrostrata on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:34pm CDT
rpetras wrote:I'm OK with that!
Seeker repaints are OK in my book.
And the sad part is, if they did them all as voyagers, I'd buy 'em all again. I'm such a sucker.
Right there with ya! I am another of those types that'll buy seekers by the truckloads....big, small, whatever....I generally love the molds! Color matters little, they could be PLAID and I'd buy it!
Posted by Dagon on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:41pm CDT
Sledge wrote:The rainmakers can bite my shiney metal ass. I'm really not bothered about a couple of jets that had thirty seconds screentime in one epsiode. Seriously, what's the big deal with them?
I love repaints, I love new and unusual characters, I love Seekers, but I must agree with Sledge. The Rainmakers? Seriously. Are we really that excited about some background characters or animation errors that we must clamor for their figures? I know, I'd buy them for the reasons I stated above, but is there no character so minor that we can sit back and agree doesn't require a plastic version? It's like Star Wars figures for guys no one even noticed were in the movie (not EU stuff, like each of the Senators from the prequels, etc.).
If we're really going to get the Rainmakers, how long until someone starts to cry that we haven't gotten a Soundwave that transforms into that lightpost or whateverthehell he was in the first episode of the G1 cartoon for all of .8 seconds?
(That's my idea....don't none of you vultures go stealing it.)
Posted by Soundwave__Superior on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:43pm CDT
DavidT wrote:.
A member at TFW2005.com posted this in-package pic of the new Universe G1 Starscream.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... ge-165893/
Posted by Sledge on September 26th, 2008 @ 3:47pm CDT
Dagon: G1 Soundwave can do a street light mode.
Posted by Stormrider on September 26th, 2008 @ 7:21pm CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on September 26th, 2008 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Firebird on September 26th, 2008 @ 9:47pm CDT
Thats just classy. Now I can replace my broken Classics Starscream.
Posted by Solrac333 on September 27th, 2008 @ 12:19am CDT
Posted by SimonMK on September 27th, 2008 @ 6:20am CDT
omega666 wrote:Does this mean we'll see Universe Optimus, Megatron...?
Well there a 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime, which is a re-issue of G1 Optimus Prime.
Megatron... if the HTS (Hasbro Toy Shop) exclusive Megatron is part of Universe, then yeah there a Megatron. Same for HTS exclusive Optimus Prime.
Posted by Solrac333 on September 27th, 2008 @ 11:24am CDT
Posted by Mirage22 on September 27th, 2008 @ 11:58am CDT
Posted by Carly_Vixen on September 27th, 2008 @ 12:11pm CDT
Posted by dragons on September 27th, 2008 @ 7:00pm CDT
Posted by Sledge on September 28th, 2008 @ 3:38am CDT
Posted by Nekoman on September 28th, 2008 @ 11:37am CDT
Sledge wrote:I really don't understand transfans. Takara do G1 accurate paintjobs and people masturbate themselves unconscious with excitement. Hasbro do it, and people complain about a lack of detail.
Well, you kind of explained the reason I prefer Takara over Hasbro in your post, detail. Hasbro’s paint applications are worse as is their general quality. Takara on the other hand makes it G1, and with detail. Universe G1 Starscream has a serious lack of detail, which is the reason I don’t like it.
Of course, in all fairness, you pay less, but I suppose you get less. I do like the eggshell white though.
Posted by Dead Metal on September 28th, 2008 @ 11:45am CDT
Nekoman wrote:Sledge wrote:I really don't understand transfans. Takara do G1 accurate paintjobs and people masturbate themselves unconscious with excitement. Hasbro do it, and people complain about a lack of detail.
Well, you kind of explained the reason I prefer Takara over Hasbro in your post, detail. Hasbro’s paint applications are worse as is their general quality. Takara on the other hand makes it G1, and with detail. Universe G1 Starscream has a serious lack of detail, which is the reason I don’t like it.
Of course, in all fairness, you pay less, but I suppose you get less. I do like the eggshell white though.
Not over here, were I live importing Takara will be the same as buying hasbro of the shelf, sometimes even cheaper.
Posted by Nekoman on September 28th, 2008 @ 12:00pm CDT
Dead Metal wrote:Nekoman wrote:Sledge wrote:I really don't understand transfans. Takara do G1 accurate paintjobs and people masturbate themselves unconscious with excitement. Hasbro do it, and people complain about a lack of detail.
Well, you kind of explained the reason I prefer Takara over Hasbro in your post, detail. Hasbro’s paint applications are worse as is their general quality. Takara on the other hand makes it G1, and with detail. Universe G1 Starscream has a serious lack of detail, which is the reason I don’t like it.
Of course, in all fairness, you pay less, but I suppose you get less. I do like the eggshell white though.
Not over here, were I live importing Takara will be the same as buying hasbro of the shelf, sometimes even cheaper.
Perhaps another reason to like Henkei?
Posted by Dead Metal on September 28th, 2008 @ 12:06pm CDT
Nekoman wrote:
Perhaps another reason to like Henkei?
Well if they do jack up the prices over here again, I mean WTF? they already jacked up the price for deluxes as the movie came out by €5! With TFA they did another €, right now the only reason why I'm not importing Henkei is cos I want to pay my Henkei seekers first before I decide if I can spend more money. Plus I really hate to wait.
Seriously the moment Takara announces that they will be making TFA Hasbro won't be seeing a cent from me!
Posted by Stockade on September 28th, 2008 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by Sledge on September 28th, 2008 @ 3:37pm CDT
Nekoman wrote:Well, you kind of explained the reason I prefer Takara over Hasbro in your post, detail. Hasbro’s paint applications are worse as is their general quality. Takara on the other hand makes it G1, and with detail. Universe G1 Starscream has a serious lack of detail, which is the reason I don’t like it.
Of course, in all fairness, you pay less, but I suppose you get less. I do like the eggshell white though.
See, in best Columbo fashion, there's something I don't understand. I don't see how one can claim G1 accuracy for a deco that has added detail. It kinda confuses me. The only conclusion I can come to is that in fact the G1 being referred to is the toyline. Fine. But then the Henkei line is smothered in chrome that the originals often didn't have, so that doesn't really work either.
And of course, the Universe Starscream seems to me to be fairly clearly intended to represent cartoon Screamer (which makes sense as it's how most people will remember him), so complaining about a lack of detail in that context confuses me. I don't recall the cartoon characters having much detail.
But hey, as long as people get the figure they want, it's all good.