Post by CkRtech on Nov 26, 2004 22:25:26 GMT -5
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Betrayer.
Starscream is essentially the perfect representation of a character with his own agenda. He always wanted to lead the Decepticons, and one day he finally got his wish – for about fifteen seconds.
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The seeker jet toy, while modified here and there, is one of the most-used molds in the Generation One Transformer toyline. It represents Starscream’s cartoon counterpart very well.
I never had a 1984 Starscream. I remember seeing one in Sears one day. I was with my mother and sister and saw one up on the highest shelf. I think it was $13. I think we were there for something else, and I didn’t get any Transformers that day. I never got a Starscream as I had other Transformers ranked higher on the priority list. By the time I wanted one, he wasn’t in stores anymore. I eventually got a Pretender Starscream, and that toy is long gone now.
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Toy Facts:
The Starscream F-15 toy is pretty neat. The plane mode is very sleek, and the robot mode looks like a robot should. The color scheme is slightly different from that of the Starscream in the show, but not by much. The main part of the fuselage which forms the chest is made of metal. I think this alone makes this toy. It is a very simple piece that makes up the toy, but it adds quite a bit to Megatron’s cowardly soldier.
There are quite a few pieces to Starscream and the other seekers. If you take all his removable pieces off and take what is left of the body of the Transformer and set it aside, you end up with fifteen separate pieces. Those are quite a few pieces. Take all these pieces and put them back on Starscream and you have a larger than average Transformer (for 1984) that looks pretty decked out.
Disappointments:
If I had to pick a primary disappointment for Starscream, it would be that the eyes were represented by a sticker. If the face were a little larger and painted, then the toy would be quite a bit better. Another minor thing is that it would have been nice if the wings sat higher on his back and looked a little more like the cartoon. Yes, the cartoon came after the toy, but I think the wings are still worth mentioning.
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Collecting Starscream:
All those pieces that make up the toy make it look really neat, but also make it hard to complete! Other than actually having all of the pieces for the Starscream toy, there are many other small facts which hurt you when trying to piece together a Starscream (Or other seeker). The molds were changed quite a bit as time passed, and a piece from an early mold might not work with a later mold. For example, the pegs on the wings changed in size and therefore don’t fit properly into the fuselage. The peg size of the horizontal stabilizers and vertical fins also changed. This makes things really hard as the body, horizontal stabilizer and vertical fin all have to be from the same mold to fit together correctly. Usually, the vertical fin and body don’t have trouble connecting together. There are countless other variants, but no other changes should affect him much.
One of the most important things to check when buying a seeker is swinging belly syndrome. Transform Starscream into robot mode and see if his head/cockpit piece stays in its resting place. Make sure it doesn’t try to fall backwards leaving his stomach sticking out in mid air and his head thrown back.
Look for stress marks or breaks on the long missiles. Check paint on the metal piece of the body. There is quite a bit of surface area to cover on that section. Make sure there aren’t any chips or other dings in it.
Also – give him a little shake. See if any pieces fall out. With all those different peg sizes, you want to make sure somebody hasn’t mismatched parts on him.
The G2 version of Starscream had much lighter colors, more grays, and a different sticker look to him. The launchers were changed, the missiles were changed, and he came with a voice box.
The copyright for Starscream should be located on the outside of his left leg. The rubsign is located behind the cockpit on the left side of the plane.
Accessories – the landing gear will probably cost you the most money. The long missles go for about the same. It is hard to order parts online because you have to make sure you know which peg size to order (for wings, stabilizers, etc), and the seller has to know what you are talking about. This makes it kinda tough.
No chrome involved with Starscream, but there are some fake chrome laser guns that can be attached to his arm. They look pretty cool as they are much closer to the cartoon null rays that he had attached to each arm.
Starscream is a must own.
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