A little tip for helping it stand You can leave out the wings to give him some proper heels, at the cost of making the legs hollow on the inside. Dr Lockdown shows a proper guide to do that in his review of Thundercracker
I absolutely LOVE this mold for the Seekers! Hasbro needs to take notes from this transformation, for sure. Two things that may help with your enjoyment of the Newage Seeker mold: 1. The torso has two dedicated pegs under the cockpit to snap into the waist, giving the cockpit a flush look in robot mode. It's a pretty small 'click', and the best position to push down on him from seems to be the center of the chest just under the neck while keeping your thumb under the crotch. This also has the added bonus of not messing with the waist swivel, simply making it look more solid. 2. You can simply not transform the rear wings and fold them around his ankles for improvised heal-spurs. While yes, this does take away from the magic of the transformation, it is a decent sacrifice for stability's sake. Also, the Starscream version of the mold does come with a smirking face for an alternate head.
1 I have pressed SO STUPIDLY hard on the torso trying to get that all to clip together, I was worried I was going to break it, cause I thought it seemed like that should be how it works. If my Copy is not missmanufactured in some way making it uniquely hard, then I don't know what to think. 2 That would also leave big gaps in the ankles. 3 That's cool to hear.
I always thought SG Starscream's colors being Jetfire's original color scheme was a great idea. Love when SG does stuff like that, like with Grimlock's colors being a reference to Trypitcon.
It’s true, the F-15’s intakes do swivel like that, which was most likely the inspiration for them swiveling forward in robot mode. In this toy the swivel is probably so you can go for toy accurate or cartoon accurate.
The torso gap was an issue for me too. The little nose cone bit inside the torso tabs into the base where the cockpit waist swivel is. It’s finicky cuz of the double hinge but the gap disappears
I'll take your word for it, I've assumed that's how it works since I got this thing, but I've put so much force into that part over and over to try and peg it in, I feel concern for the survivability of the figure.
4:20 oddly nostalgic seeing the acid rain dudes for some reason. I think that was the first time I came to this channel. Welp now to return a year later so I can nostalgia some more
Bro honestly your the reason I started collecting transformers. After I watched your siege Optimus review like 6x over I decided on getting myself a prime and a starscream and I’ve been enjoying them for the past few months. And now after saving some more I was able to get myself a a siege hound( on your recommendation) and was even able to find an 86 sludge for pennies and I’m praying to god the Qc is atleast bareable but I just wanted say thanks for all amazing(underrated) content you continue to produce, also fuck er prime
I'm so proud to hear that, and I'm so happy you've been enjoying my recommendations. I hope your Sludge has good knees, one with them is sadly hard to come by, but not impossible. And to be fair I don't HATE ER Prime, I just think it's worse than the Siege... Though yeah screw the price they sold it at.
@@PerspectiveEnd also would you happen to how how to fix my optimus boob window? Cuz for some reason his left chest panel doesn’t seem to peg in as well as the right one and the sight of it… well for the lack of a better word aggravates me beyond belief
Always cool to see a video made by Perspective. I'm going to be on the way home from a vacation as I'm typing this comment, so having an upload always nice.
Newage starscream is such a nice lil figure, I have one of the G1 colour versions to display with MMC Bruticus. Newage stuff they repaint everything into anything possible and it’s sturdy paint, expensive yes but it doesn’t feel like a ripoff the budget feels well used
Magic Square right now sells a three pack of the seekers right now on their website, but I haven't gotten them so I can't speak to the quality of thise figures
Holy crap... How is it that the literal day before this video drops, I pick up the original colors Newage Starscream at a collectables show? What kind of cosmic alignment is that? But yeah, despite having owned it for less than 24 hours, it might just be my favorite Starscream figure so far, though admittedly I'm yet to handle any masterpiece scale offerings. And yes, the normal version's head sculpt has a S*** Eating Grin that is so perfect for Starscream that it hurts. In addition to the Null Rays and Stand parts, it also comes with 2 different pairs of Blast Effects, one set for the thrusters, and one for the Null Rays (though they're sadly not siege/5mm compatible), 2 alternate missiles for jet mode, a scaled down Megatron in gun mode, and 2 pairs of extra hands (open and pointing). Ultimately, yeah, I now get why legends collectors hold the Newage Seeker mold in such high regard. The same seller also had their Soundwave (complete with Rumble, Ravage, and Laserbeak inhalable pack-ins), so I might be back at that show next week for him.
Stuff like that's gotta happen every now and then when there are thousands of you who watch me. It's an incredibly good version. Better than most MP offerings. I KNEW IT! I knew they'd give him a douchey head. I think mine might have come with blast effects I lost like 2 years ago or something. Yeah I have since found out MS did a Seeker them selves... And ho boy is it ugly.
I'm hoping to get this deco at some point to represent Starscream back in his scientist days. I feel like it would be a great way to show how he's changed and Skyfire hasn't.
@@PerspectiveEnd Right? It's all headcanon, but in "Triple Takeover" and "Fire In The Sky", he seems perfectly loyal to *people who support him.* He might have been ambitious somewhat beyond his competence, but I think he'd have been a generally amiable middle-manager at some science institute. I like to think that being a Decepticon brought out the worst in him.
Ok regular Starscream is separated like Star Scream but I like to think that shattered glass is separated like Stars Cream. It fits with the white color. Also I really liked the podcast. To prove I watched it "this is Kitana"
I was just recently complaining about needing a new MP Starscream because I was unsatisfied with what's on the market. The transformation is a pain. I have MP52 KO (the one with the fixed heels) and I couldn't go through a second transformation of that thing and I managed to transform Planet X Cacus several times. Toon accurate doesn't mean the transformation has to be ass. Hopefully, someday another 3P company will try again. Also, did you see news about the SS86 Grimlock KO + OSKO? It's on the TFW2005 forums.
I don't think I have heard the news. The DS Starscream's transformation is complicated, but not bad. It just takes some learning. Once you have the order of operations down it's pretty rewarding. though before that it is very daunting.
It’s sometimes hard to comment on a third-party figure because it’s usually pretty good. We can chalk that up to them not having the mass production capabilities of Hasbro, so they focus on things that are hard to scale up, like complexity.
Okay, lemme cook on this crazy ass idea I had for a Transformers show It is called Transformers: Hunters This series will consist of two main characters: Lockdown (Animated incarnation) and Soundblaster (Siege incarnation in personality but with the designs more similar to Cyberverse). There will be the two main characters, with DoubleDealer in every episode but a minor role. This series will revolve around Lockdown and Soundblaster fighting each other over bounties they both receive from DoubleDealer. It will be heavily inspired by Spy VS Spy, Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, ETC. It's meant to be goofy. There will even be a Cybertronian equivalent of ACME called JUNK-ME, which is headquartered on the planet Junkion. And yes, Soundblaster will be unhinged as hell.
My idea for shat shattered glass starscream is for him to be the complete opposite of what starscream is A heroic well mannered and soft spoken warrior and would always cease the bickering among the decepticons ranks always looking for some decorum Basically like crosshairs production's version of SG starscream
The NA Screamer that I have, seems to have a cheeky smile rather than a smirk. Thundercracker has a blank look and Skywarp is screaming. But yeah, this little guy is the best Starscream I own.....and I have 15 of these fucks not counting his NA brethren.
Damn. People ask me constantly to do a What's the Best Starscream, and I tell them I don't have enough of them to make a good video on it. You son could fill the market unlike me.
I've only picked up Onslaught so far, He's very good, but I was a little disappointed by the requirement of partsforming. Outside of that it's very good and promising.
@@PerspectiveEnd It's a Battle Damaged version (I'm pretty sure in paint only) of the mold in generally more muted colors, with grungy colored paint seemingly applied as a wash over him to look weathered as it often follows and gets into the panel lines, as well as small bits of silver paint to act as scratches in the paint.
This mold makes me wish the ER seeker was actually competently designed so badly, it's so simple and so good I got the e-hobby black starscream version of it and man it's such a sexy deco, though I unfortunately scratched a bit of gold on his chest and have no idea how to replicate it for repainting :(
those null rays, mostly because of the color and texture of the plastic, remind me of this one knockoff null ray i have somewhere in my attic, which for some reason has a peg with a 5 millimeter hole in it, and a random undersized siege spinister hand.
You can leave the back wings out on his legs to give him heels. It takes away steps from transformation but I think it’s better than struggling to get them out
I don't even think the posing looks average it's still looks like it has a lot of joints its just that this is one of Newage's older releases and with the newer standards this just seems less impressive
When I say average, I don't mean average for a Legends figure, I mean average for a Legends figure. Normal head range, normal arm range, normal leg range, the only thing it's got better than most figures is an ab crunch.
I look at the figure and I feel like this is the SS86 Starscream we should've gotten because it looks like 10x more animation accurate. just blow it up to leader scale and fix some of the issues that come with it being a legends figure and idk
Its an interesting idea with SG Starscream usually being Cybertron or at least Cybertronian. Not a bad choice, just interesting. Be hilarious if they made a G1 Gun Megatron in SG colors, I'm not asking for it, just a hilarious "what if".
They have, but Sunstorm is a bit harder to find since he's on the aftermarket now. Acid Storm recently got a reissue, and it's in the Generations camo deco.
I got the regular NA starscream.. it's awesome. But my negative for it is the transformation. Nosecone and head tend to popoff. But over all it's fantastic mini starscream! Great with my MS megatron
@@PerspectiveEnd crystal decos go crazy, ever since I was a kid I’ve been a freak for ghost Starscream toys. I also loooove all the Tokyo Toy show clear Optimus/Convoys. I’ve got the clear Henkei Convoy, clear TFP Optimus, and clear Armada Optimus. I still wanna get my hands on the clear RID01 Prime Takara released, and that clear ROTF leader one.
I legit thought that was Jetfire because of the colors scheme alone, I didn't read the title or look at figure. I also agree it looks good that the nose cone isn't in the back. I like the figure but damn that figure is small. Also can you not scream about your likes I'm not trying to get the belt slipper wombo combo from my parents while getting cussed out
Speaking of Shattered Glass, what would your ideal SG Knock Out and Breakdown look and/or act like? My idea is that SG Knock Out is a grizzled, devil-may-care wrestler (hence his name) while Breakdown is his anxiety-ridden tag-team partner (ironically making a Prime-looking Breakdown more like G1 Breakdown).
Question of the comments. If Transformers was to do a crossover with a video game franchise, which would you pick to be a transformer and what were their name be? For me Pokémon because there are so many beast formers that could work as Pokémon transformer designs like dragon Megatron as Charizard or kingdom cheetor as any of Eevee evolutions. But I think my personal favorite would probably be Rayquaza not only because I love the design, but also we haven’t had a snake transformer in a while. Also, if this does become a thing props if the robot mode was based off of Zinnia from ORAS. As for a name maybe either Airlock or DeltaTron both as a reference to his abilities.
There are so many awesome options. DOOM, Fallout, Metal Slug, which kind of already got done. I'd probably want more of the Vehicles out of Metal Slug honestly.
hey I HIGHLY recommend mechanical skull armada starscream. if you can find it in stock. PICK IT UP, yes its legends scale but kinda works with other figures as the figure is really good,
I like Ironfactory, but they aren't my Main Interest. Their more expensive figures tend to be really good, but their cheaper figures tend to be kind of mid.
I need more samples of Warpath. I got Kingdom Warpath. I'm waiting for Magic Square or Newage to make a Warpath. Iron Factory Warpath is long gone though. I haven't got enough stable income to buy the big third parties, but I'll buy the unique ones.
Hi PE, have you seen my comment? Hi PE. I just want to say, you keep saying that other people keep complaining that you are too harsh. I have to say, my issue is completely opposite of that. There are many times you praise a figure for being good, I go out of my way to get it, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS COMPLETE DOG WATER! Scraphook- The elbows of this guy are the absolute worst that I have seen. They never stay on, worse, you need to turn them for transformation. They will NEVER stay on. An absolute dealbreaker, one which I consider serious enough to be labelled a disaster. Crashbar- 1)The knees NEVER stay on. Try to do anything with him, and he immediately turns into Lieutenant Dan. 2)Both wheels never stay on his calves, they aren't locked in and just flop around. 3) I would describe him as having Cybertron Primus feet. And by that I don't mean he has god's feet. I mean he has objects that do not resemble anything like feet in any way shape or form, stuck to the bottom of his legs, and do not function like feet either. I think the criteria I judge a figure by, are vastly different from yours. For me, apart from the number 1 criteria of aesthetics, I have 4 very important factors I judge a figure. 1) Cohesion - Does it stay in one piece? Are pieces dropping off? Are things disconnecting and flopping about? 2) Stability - Can it stand and stay balanced without risk of being a shelf-diver? Are the joints tight enough to maintain its weight? 3) Durability - Is it made to be handled, or will it break if you so much as breathe on it wrong? 4) Longevity - Will it last? Sadly, time is the only judge. But there will be some obvious signs. Yellowing, ratchets loosening etc. Scraphook and Crashbar failed spectacularly on the cohesion criteria. There is no way I would consider them to be good figures. I'm actually kind of peeved you would even recommend them!
I have to ask, which scrapbook did you buy? I could argue that crashbar could be a QC issue, but I have never handled the figure before, so I don’t know.
@@mechgouki7999 ohhhhh, for some reason I was thinking of one of the constructicons, my bad. Yeah, I haven’t messed with that figure either, though I will admit the Alt mode is good
Hi PE, I apologise for making you feel that way. I am angry at Hasbro, not at you. Hasbro selling us Scraphook with a dropping elbow, in analogy, is like selling us an action figure where the head keeps dropping off. To be fair, the Perspective End that I know would have torn Scraphook a new one, the same way he tore Dai Atlas' 2 buddies for the floppy legs and weak knees. Of course I don't blame you for my choice to buy the figure. I fully understand that the figure has a good alt mode, a good transformation (which is debatable). However I strongly maintain my position that Scraphook is an objectively bad figure. There is nothing wrong with liking a figure. But a figure with non-functioning elbows is objectively bad. Please don't think I am angry at you, I just needed to point this out.
I'm not worried if you are mad at me, cause even if you aren't I feel bad that I got you to waste money on something you don't like. I mean the elbows do function, but they have a habit of popping off, though I can see how figure to figure that problem may become a lot worse.
Hi PE, I have not heard a reply from you. I just want to say, you keep saying that other people keep complaining that you are too harsh. I have to say, my issue is completely opposite of that. There are many times you praise a figure for being good, I go out of my way to get it, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS COMPLETE DOG WATER! Scraphook- The elbows of this guy are the absolute worst that I have seen. They never stay on, worse, you need to turn them for transformation. They will NEVER stay on. An absolute dealbreaker, one which I consider serious enough to be labelled a disaster. Crashbar- 1)The knees NEVER stay on. Try to do anything with him, and he immediately turns into Lieutenant Dan. 2)Both wheels never stay on his calves, they aren't locked in and just flop around. 3) I would describe him as having Cybertron Primus feet. And by that I don't mean he has god's feet. I mean he has objects that do not resemble anything like feet in any way shape or form, stuck to the bottom of his legs, and do not function like feet either. I think the criteria I judge a figure by, are vastly different from yours. For me, apart from the number 1 criteria of aesthetics, I have 4 very important factors I judge a figure. 1) Cohesion - Does it stay in one piece? Are pieces dropping off? Are things disconnecting and flopping about? 2) Stability - Can it stand and stay balanced without risk of being a shelf-diver? Are the joints tight enough to maintain its weight? 3) Durability - Is it made to be handled, or will it break if you so much as breathe on it wrong? 4) Longevity - Will it last? Sadly, time is the only judge. But there will be some obvious signs. Yellowing, ratchets loosening etc. Scraphook and Crashbar failed spectacularly on the cohesion criteria. There is no way I would consider them to be good figures. I'm actually kind of peeved you would even recommend them!
Sorry I've been having a hard time getting to the replies in the last week, been over worked and exhausted of late. Man I am so sorry to hear that, that legitimately bums me out, because I've always dreaded making someone waste their money on something they don't like. To be fair to my self with Scraphook, I did say that his elbows are a problem. For Crashbar, I don't find 2 to be a problem my self, and 3 that's kind of the case with a lot of Characters. If I held it against him specifically, I'd probably have to hold it against like a third of all figures. I think Cohesion is very fair, and I tend to grade on that, though with Weaponizers I do give it some leway. Stability I give lesser consideration to, as stability doesn't matter if you are playing with the figure in most instances, and if you are putting it in a display, you have all the time in the world to make sure it stands up right. Durability I do agree on, and if a figure breaks in a significant way the figure is an utofail for me. And another problem with Longevity is that not everyone will be equally effected. I have like most of the figures people say yellow, and like none of them have for me. Again I'm sorry to have steered you wrong with certain figures before. That's the last thing I want to do.
Tbh, if only they would upgrade these things to a bigger scale, maybe i would be ok with purchasing one of these, already got the snd idw prime so i think i’ll pass for now. Good review though.
Magic square seekers do exist, but honestly are not as good. Hopefully one of these companies revise thier seekers sometime soon, because niether accurately represent the character compared to modern day legends figures.
The "your likes" now seems like a threat.. please dont break into my house I promise I'll like the video!
It's always ben a threat. And it seems it is unneeded with you.
A little tip for helping it stand
You can leave out the wings to give him some proper heels, at the cost of making the legs hollow on the inside.
Dr Lockdown shows a proper guide to do that in his review of Thundercracker
I'm amazed I never thought to do that.
Magic square did do a Starscream.
It was apparently awful.
Why get that when you have your NA action master Thundercracker, amiright?
I absolutely LOVE this mold for the Seekers! Hasbro needs to take notes from this transformation, for sure. Two things that may help with your enjoyment of the Newage Seeker mold:
1. The torso has two dedicated pegs under the cockpit to snap into the waist, giving the cockpit a flush look in robot mode. It's a pretty small 'click', and the best position to push down on him from seems to be the center of the chest just under the neck while keeping your thumb under the crotch. This also has the added bonus of not messing with the waist swivel, simply making it look more solid.
2. You can simply not transform the rear wings and fold them around his ankles for improvised heal-spurs. While yes, this does take away from the magic of the transformation, it is a decent sacrifice for stability's sake.
Also, the Starscream version of the mold does come with a smirking face for an alternate head.
1 I have pressed SO STUPIDLY hard on the torso trying to get that all to clip together, I was worried I was going to break it, cause I thought it seemed like that should be how it works. If my Copy is not missmanufactured in some way making it uniquely hard, then I don't know what to think.
2 That would also leave big gaps in the ankles.
3 That's cool to hear.
I always thought SG Starscream's colors being Jetfire's original color scheme was a great idea. Love when SG does stuff like that, like with Grimlock's colors being a reference to Trypitcon.
Funny they didn't go the other way with Skyfire too.
And those colors look so good on Grimlock.
@@PerspectiveEndthey just chose to give skyfire the best seeker’s colour scheme
New perspective video PRAISE THE TH-cam GODS!
I seek not to please the TH-cam Gods, just the TH-cam Viewers.
I’m still impressed with how sleek the jet mode looks, and with this color scheme, it will look so much slimmer. So I need to get this figure someday
I know right? How was it always this easy to get something that looked this good?
@@PerspectiveEnd this should be the gold standard for seeker figures. At least in my opinion
The intakes on the jet's real world counterpart are able to adjust for *OPTIMAL AIRFLOW*
I dont' think that that was why this was included.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm not saying its why, I'm just pointing it out because its a cool feature.
It’s true, the F-15’s intakes do swivel like that, which was most likely the inspiration for them swiveling forward in robot mode. In this toy the swivel is probably so you can go for toy accurate or cartoon accurate.
@@russellharrell2747 indeed
Looooks way better in this deco than the normal ones, idk why I don’t really love how the main NA seekers look from this mold
The torso gap was an issue for me too. The little nose cone bit inside the torso tabs into the base where the cockpit waist swivel is. It’s finicky cuz of the double hinge but the gap disappears
I'll take your word for it, I've assumed that's how it works since I got this thing, but I've put so much force into that part over and over to try and peg it in, I feel concern for the survivability of the figure.
4:20 oddly nostalgic seeing the acid rain dudes for some reason. I think that was the first time I came to this channel.
Welp now to return a year later so I can nostalgia some more
perspetive end broke into my house and liked the video for me.
Great video!!
I always loved how SG figures always pop more than the OG deco.
This figure is going on my Christmas List.
You never fail to make my toes wiggle with your delicious content
I'm proud to hear that. And mildly Horrified.
Hasbro could just upscale this little dude to make the definitive Voyager Starscream.
I mean that would require them to admit a different company did it better than them, but yeah.
Bro honestly your the reason I started collecting transformers. After I watched your siege Optimus review like 6x over I decided on getting myself a prime and a starscream and I’ve been enjoying them for the past few months. And now after saving some more I was able to get myself a a siege hound( on your recommendation) and was even able to find an 86 sludge for pennies and I’m praying to god the Qc is atleast bareable but I just wanted say thanks for all amazing(underrated) content you continue to produce, also fuck er prime
I'm so proud to hear that, and I'm so happy you've been enjoying my recommendations.
I hope your Sludge has good knees, one with them is sadly hard to come by, but not impossible.
And to be fair I don't HATE ER Prime, I just think it's worse than the Siege... Though yeah screw the price they sold it at.
@@PerspectiveEnd also would you happen to how how to fix my optimus boob window? Cuz for some reason his left chest panel doesn’t seem to peg in as well as the right one and the sight of it… well for the lack of a better word aggravates me beyond belief
Always cool to see a video made by Perspective.
I'm going to be on the way home from a vacation as I'm typing this comment, so having an upload always nice.
I hope you had a good vacation, and I hope this video helps kill the time.
Newage starscream is such a nice lil figure, I have one of the G1 colour versions to display with MMC Bruticus. Newage stuff they repaint everything into anything possible and it’s sturdy paint, expensive yes but it doesn’t feel like a ripoff the budget feels well used
They do great work at that company. There are area's they could improve but over all I've only ever been disappointed with their Grimlock.
Magic Square right now sells a three pack of the seekers right now on their website, but I haven't gotten them so I can't speak to the quality of thise figures
Wow. I didn't know those existed, color me corrected.
Holy crap...
How is it that the literal day before this video drops, I pick up the original colors Newage Starscream at a collectables show? What kind of cosmic alignment is that?
But yeah, despite having owned it for less than 24 hours, it might just be my favorite Starscream figure so far, though admittedly I'm yet to handle any masterpiece scale offerings.
And yes, the normal version's head sculpt has a S*** Eating Grin that is so perfect for Starscream that it hurts. In addition to the Null Rays and Stand parts, it also comes with 2 different pairs of Blast Effects, one set for the thrusters, and one for the Null Rays (though they're sadly not siege/5mm compatible), 2 alternate missiles for jet mode, a scaled down Megatron in gun mode, and 2 pairs of extra hands (open and pointing).
Ultimately, yeah, I now get why legends collectors hold the Newage Seeker mold in such high regard. The same seller also had their Soundwave (complete with Rumble, Ravage, and Laserbeak inhalable pack-ins), so I might be back at that show next week for him.
Stuff like that's gotta happen every now and then when there are thousands of you who watch me.
It's an incredibly good version. Better than most MP offerings.
I KNEW IT! I knew they'd give him a douchey head.
I think mine might have come with blast effects I lost like 2 years ago or something.
Yeah I have since found out MS did a Seeker them selves... And ho boy is it ugly.
Didn’t think it’d be shattered glass, but I might’ve just read it wrong. Amazing video as always though.
The jetfire colours go hard, like really hard. I’ll probably pick one up in the future actually
Read what wrong?
And yes the colors here are absolute FIRE.
The title, I thought it just said starscream
Imagine If they decided to give starscream the visor and mouthplate the original jetfire figure had
I'm hoping to get this deco at some point to represent Starscream back in his scientist days. I feel like it would be a great way to show how he's changed and Skyfire hasn't.
Huh. That's an interesting thing to do, and raises an interesting question, who would Starscream be were it not for the Autobot Decepticon war?
@@PerspectiveEnd Right? It's all headcanon, but in "Triple Takeover" and "Fire In The Sky", he seems perfectly loyal to *people who support him.* He might have been ambitious somewhat beyond his competence, but I think he'd have been a generally amiable middle-manager at some science institute. I like to think that being a Decepticon brought out the worst in him.
Ok regular Starscream is separated like Star Scream but I like to think that shattered glass is separated like Stars Cream. It fits with the white color. Also I really liked the podcast. To prove I watched it "this is Kitana"
I was just recently complaining about needing a new MP Starscream because I was unsatisfied with what's on the market. The transformation is a pain. I have MP52 KO (the one with the fixed heels) and I couldn't go through a second transformation of that thing and I managed to transform Planet X Cacus several times. Toon accurate doesn't mean the transformation has to be ass. Hopefully, someday another 3P company will try again.
Also, did you see news about the SS86 Grimlock KO + OSKO? It's on the TFW2005 forums.
I don't think I have heard the news.
The DS Starscream's transformation is complicated, but not bad. It just takes some learning. Once you have the order of operations down it's pretty rewarding. though before that it is very daunting.
It’s sometimes hard to comment on a third-party figure because it’s usually pretty good. We can chalk that up to them not having the mass production capabilities of Hasbro, so they focus on things that are hard to scale up, like complexity.
Exactly. That's both their weakness and their strength.
MAN that alt mode is sleek, especially for a seeker design :0
Yeah they really did a good job with this altmode.
Okay, lemme cook on this crazy ass idea I had for a Transformers show
It is called Transformers: Hunters
This series will consist of two main characters: Lockdown (Animated incarnation) and Soundblaster (Siege incarnation in personality but with the designs more similar to Cyberverse). There will be the two main characters, with DoubleDealer in every episode but a minor role. This series will revolve around Lockdown and Soundblaster fighting each other over bounties they both receive from DoubleDealer. It will be heavily inspired by Spy VS Spy, Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, ETC. It's meant to be goofy. There will even be a Cybertronian equivalent of ACME called JUNK-ME, which is headquartered on the planet Junkion. And yes, Soundblaster will be unhinged as hell.
4:23 the return of the flakbike pilot
when I saw that this figures backpack had no cockpit, I swear I rubbed me eyes 3 times to make sure I wasn't crazy.
My idea for shat shattered glass starscream is for him to be the complete opposite of what starscream is
A heroic well mannered and soft spoken warrior and would always cease the bickering among the decepticons ranks always looking for some decorum
Basically like crosshairs production's version of SG starscream
I mean... You basically just described the official cannon version of him. That's the way he's supposed to be in the comics.
The NA Screamer that I have, seems to have a cheeky smile rather than a smirk. Thundercracker has a blank look and Skywarp is screaming.
But yeah, this little guy is the best Starscream I own.....and I have 15 of these fucks not counting his NA brethren.
Damn. People ask me constantly to do a What's the Best Starscream, and I tell them I don't have enough of them to make a good video on it. You son could fill the market unlike me.
@@PerspectiveEnd Thanks.... Maybe after I get the Core Bee Starscream and the SS 06 I'm getting from eBay.
Curious which version of the MS Combaticons you went with.
I still need to turn my Vortex into his arm self.
For my part I mixed and matched.
I've only picked up Onslaught so far, He's very good, but I was a little disappointed by the requirement of partsforming.
Outside of that it's very good and promising.
I’m not a legends guy, but this looks cool. I’ve thought getting some legends to display with titans, I might get this one.
If you're gonna go legends scale to display with titans, Newage is the best way to go
The funny thing is, that's why Legends started, as Display companions for Titans.
Wow! Cool figure! I think it's the best seaker's altmode among all figures!
There’s gotta be What’s the Best Starscream at some point
I want like 1 or 2 more Starscreams before I make that happen.
Maybe wait for hasbro to update their seeker mold
Did the two swords take up the budget for the alternate hands and blast effects? Or did you just lose them?
I probably lost them. I don't remember there being other stuff, though I do think there were probably hands.
Nice review!
Thank you so much!
I actually have the Survivor version of him in the normal G1 colors, and he used to, until somewhat recently be my only 3rd-party figure.
What do you mean survivor version?
@@PerspectiveEnd It's a Battle Damaged version (I'm pretty sure in paint only) of the mold in generally more muted colors, with grungy colored paint seemingly applied as a wash over him to look weathered as it often follows and gets into the panel lines, as well as small bits of silver paint to act as scratches in the paint.
That’s such a clean jet!
Clean and cool like Ice.
This mold makes me wish the ER seeker was actually competently designed so badly, it's so simple and so good
I got the e-hobby black starscream version of it and man it's such a sexy deco, though I unfortunately scratched a bit of gold on his chest and have no idea how to replicate it for repainting :(
I didn't even know that Deco Existed. Shocking we don't see more Starscreams in gold.
those null rays, mostly because of the color and texture of the plastic, remind me of this one knockoff null ray i have somewhere in my attic, which for some reason has a peg with a 5 millimeter hole in it, and a random undersized siege spinister hand.
I thought this was like a core class jetfire. But I'm not disappointed
Are you gonna do moar shattered glass? Or is there something about the concept you hate?
I don't dislike the concept at all, it's just not my main interest in the hobby.
@@PerspectiveEnd ok. Sorry if that sounded rude, just, thought you might feel pretty strongly about it
You can leave the back wings out on his legs to give him heels. It takes away steps from transformation but I think it’s better than struggling to get them out
I don't even think the posing looks average it's still looks like it has a lot of joints its just that this is one of Newage's older releases and with the newer standards this just seems less impressive
When I say average, I don't mean average for a Legends figure, I mean average for a Legends figure. Normal head range, normal arm range, normal leg range, the only thing it's got better than most figures is an ab crunch.
great review as always! 😁also could you please review the 3rd party legends scale thunderbolt blitzwing figure?
I don't have that as of now. But I might.
yippee!
I look at the figure and I feel like this is the SS86 Starscream we should've gotten because it looks like 10x more animation accurate.
just blow it up to leader scale and fix some of the issues that come with it being a legends figure and idk
That would be infinitely superior to what they gave us. God I hate the studio series 86 Starscream.
Lez go another perspective vid my favorite use of time
I'm so proud to waste your time in a positive way.
@@PerspectiveEnd trust me it’s not a waste of time it gives me something to actually enjoy while I’m stuck during summer vacation
Its an interesting idea with SG Starscream usually being Cybertron or at least Cybertronian. Not a bad choice, just interesting. Be hilarious if they made a G1 Gun Megatron in SG colors, I'm not asking for it, just a hilarious "what if".
Damn does this figure look good, interested to see if they have a sunstorm or acid storm deco of this.
They have, but Sunstorm is a bit harder to find since he's on the aftermarket now. Acid Storm recently got a reissue, and it's in the Generations camo deco.
I believe they do yes. They have at least 12 versions of this thing. So it'd be weird to not have either of those two.
I got the regular NA starscream.. it's awesome. But my negative for it is the transformation. Nosecone and head tend to popoff. But over all it's fantastic mini starscream! Great with my MS megatron
Pretty cool on a legends scale!
Fun and good looking.
Buddy of mine got me the ghost version of this mold for Christmas last year, absolutely love him. He’s one of my eternal desk toys.
You know me, I love a Crystal figure for some reason, so that sounds sick.
@@PerspectiveEnd crystal decos go crazy, ever since I was a kid I’ve been a freak for ghost Starscream toys. I also loooove all the Tokyo Toy show clear Optimus/Convoys. I’ve got the clear Henkei Convoy, clear TFP Optimus, and clear Armada Optimus. I still wanna get my hands on the clear RID01 Prime Takara released, and that clear ROTF leader one.
he looks like shattered glass starscream with those colors
Because that's what it is, just Newage's take on it 😄
He is indeed SG Starscream. What version of him did you think this was?
Probably jetfire
I legit thought that was Jetfire because of the colors scheme alone, I didn't read the title or look at figure. I also agree it looks good that the nose cone isn't in the back.
I like the figure but damn that figure is small.
Also can you not scream about your likes I'm not trying to get the belt slipper wombo combo from my parents while getting cussed out
Oh god I can't hear the "please gives" anymore, I'm starting to get scared
I think you are just becoming deaf from the YOUR LIKES!
NewAge is top tier at any scale. I own the show deco version of this and it’s fantastic.
They are indeed great.
I got the Skywarp, and Newage fixed the head so it can look up all the way up
That's good to hear. If only they'd done that by the time I got mine.
I had this question for a past video but, what did you think was the creepiest part about the dark crystal?
Remember?
That large amount of text honestly scared me
Of course.
And yeah, it got to a point where I realized it was so long, it became more of a meme to make it even longer.
Speaking of Shattered Glass, what would your ideal SG Knock Out and Breakdown look and/or act like?
My idea is that SG Knock Out is a grizzled, devil-may-care wrestler (hence his name) while Breakdown is his anxiety-ridden tag-team partner (ironically making a Prime-looking Breakdown more like G1 Breakdown).
Question of the comments. If Transformers was to do a crossover with a video game franchise, which would you pick to be a transformer and what were their name be? For me Pokémon because there are so many beast formers that could work as Pokémon transformer designs like dragon Megatron as Charizard or kingdom cheetor as any of Eevee evolutions. But I think my personal favorite would probably be Rayquaza not only because I love the design, but also we haven’t had a snake transformer in a while. Also, if this does become a thing props if the robot mode was based off of Zinnia from ORAS. As for a name maybe either Airlock or DeltaTron both as a reference to his abilities.
There are so many awesome options. DOOM, Fallout, Metal Slug, which kind of already got done.
I'd probably want more of the Vehicles out of Metal Slug honestly.
we NEEEEEEED THIS AT A HIGHER SCALE
There’s a jinbao ko that’s deluxe size
hey I HIGHLY recommend mechanical skull armada starscream. if you can find it in stock. PICK IT UP, yes its legends scale but kinda works with other figures as the figure is really good,
I have been contemplating that, but the problem is that I don't have a Legends Armada shelf so where would that go?
I am now officially a usual suspect :D 0:24
PerspectiveEnd i got in a crash and im watching your vid in the hospital
Speaking of 3rd party legends figures.sho7kd I get Iron Factory figures? Some are cheap, they look great and I love the Samurai line they have.
I like Ironfactory, but they aren't my Main Interest. Their more expensive figures tend to be really good, but their cheaper figures tend to be kind of mid.
I rly need there to be a Chug scale KO of this, we need a good Starscream for the Chug scale and Hasbro refuses to deliver.
I prefer the shattered glass soundwave but this is fine I guess. The colours are fine but I don't like it
SG Soundwave is also very fun.
@@PerspectiveEnd so true
I would just like a good mainline G1 Starscream as opposed to that bloated ER figure
Yeah, the ER is really something that needs a quick replacement.
at least this verqion won't have yellowing problems
This is true, but my other version is doing pretty good on that front.
Is this the first time SG Starscream has been based off of an Earth mode figure?
I don't think so, but I could be wrong about that.
looks clean, sadly cannot afford newage figures. might change if their warpath is any good cause i may or may not require a legends scale warpath
I need more samples of Warpath.
I got Kingdom Warpath. I'm waiting for Magic Square or Newage to make a Warpath. Iron Factory Warpath is long gone though.
I haven't got enough stable income to buy the big third parties, but I'll buy the unique ones.
Totally understandable, 3P legends while quite good is no joke in price.
9/10, only thing this does wrong is that it’s not skywarp.
When you asked for the review too but it was in may :(
Hey at least it happened eventually, sorry I didn't notice yours. Or maybe I did, and my brain rewrote it as June...
Did you want it on like the 18th?
Magic Square hasn’t made a Starscream?? Newage already has a Straxus! that’s just sad man
Actually apparently they have it's just old and bad, and no one wants it or talks about it.
@@PerspectiveEnd ohhh ok
Huh. Don't know if I'll get this figure but at least this is a good birthday gift lol.
Hi PE, have you seen my comment?
Hi PE.
I just want to say, you keep saying that other people keep complaining that you are too harsh. I have to say, my issue is completely opposite of that.
There are many times you praise a figure for being good, I go out of my way to get it, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS COMPLETE DOG WATER!
Scraphook- The elbows of this guy are the absolute worst that I have seen. They never stay on, worse, you need to turn them for transformation. They will NEVER stay on. An absolute dealbreaker, one which I consider serious enough to be labelled a disaster.
Crashbar-
1)The knees NEVER stay on. Try to do anything with him, and he immediately turns into Lieutenant Dan.
2)Both wheels never stay on his calves, they aren't locked in and just flop around.
3) I would describe him as having Cybertron Primus feet. And by that I don't mean he has god's feet. I mean he has objects that do not resemble anything like feet in any way shape or form, stuck to the bottom of his legs, and do not function like feet either.
I think the criteria I judge a figure by, are vastly different from yours. For me, apart from the number 1 criteria of aesthetics, I have 4 very important factors I judge a figure.
1) Cohesion - Does it stay in one piece? Are pieces dropping off? Are things disconnecting and flopping about?
2) Stability - Can it stand and stay balanced without risk of being a shelf-diver? Are the joints tight enough to maintain its weight?
3) Durability - Is it made to be handled, or will it break if you so much as breathe on it wrong?
4) Longevity - Will it last? Sadly, time is the only judge. But there will be some obvious signs. Yellowing, ratchets loosening etc.
Scraphook and Crashbar failed spectacularly on the cohesion criteria. There is no way I would consider them to be good figures. I'm actually kind of peeved you would even recommend them!
I have to ask, which scrapbook did you buy?
I could argue that crashbar could be a QC issue, but I have never handled the figure before, so I don’t know.
@@gleamingcolt There are multiple scraphooks? Not the Axelgrease, if that's what you mean. The elbows are terrible.
@@mechgouki7999 ohhhhh, for some reason I was thinking of one of the constructicons, my bad.
Yeah, I haven’t messed with that figure either, though I will admit the Alt mode is good
we need an 86 swoop review to know if its really that bas
I'll get it to you as soon as I can find it.
Ok so how large of a figure backlog are we at, is it 50+?
Probably less than that, but not a lot.
I feel stupid for asking this
How big is he?(core, deluxe, etc)
A little taller than the core class rocklord mold (10.5 cm tall at the head)
@@Bakuoppthanks
Core. I believe 3P is still calling it Legends class, but yeah, he's about the size of a solid core figure.
Hi PE,
I apologise for making you feel that way. I am angry at Hasbro, not at you.
Hasbro selling us Scraphook with a dropping elbow, in analogy, is like selling us an action figure where the head keeps dropping off.
To be fair, the Perspective End that I know would have torn Scraphook a new one, the same way he tore Dai Atlas' 2 buddies for the floppy legs and weak knees.
Of course I don't blame you for my choice to buy the figure. I fully understand that the figure has a good alt mode, a good transformation (which is debatable). However I strongly maintain my position that Scraphook is an objectively bad figure.
There is nothing wrong with liking a figure. But a figure with non-functioning elbows is objectively bad.
Please don't think I am angry at you, I just needed to point this out.
I'm not worried if you are mad at me, cause even if you aren't I feel bad that I got you to waste money on something you don't like.
I mean the elbows do function, but they have a habit of popping off, though I can see how figure to figure that problem may become a lot worse.
If newage scaled up this to mp scale, we're done, theres no need for a 3p mp starscream no more
Man I need to get me some Newage figures
They are pretty good. I've only ever been Disappointed with their Grimlock.
@@PerspectiveEnd tbh I got their Optimus Prime and he hasn't disappointed me yet
Skyfire is grey and purple. JETfire is white and red.
No that's incorrect. What Skyfire are you talking about? If you look up MP Skyfire he is white and Red.
What’s the best shattered glass when
I did not go in on the whole line, so I've only got like 3 figures to compare.
Wow that’s a nice ass Star cream 😂
Hi PE, I have not heard a reply from you.
I just want to say, you keep saying that other people keep complaining that you are too harsh. I have to say, my issue is completely opposite of that.
There are many times you praise a figure for being good, I go out of my way to get it, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS COMPLETE DOG WATER!
Scraphook- The elbows of this guy are the absolute worst that I have seen. They never stay on, worse, you need to turn them for transformation. They will NEVER stay on. An absolute dealbreaker, one which I consider serious enough to be labelled a disaster.
Crashbar-
1)The knees NEVER stay on. Try to do anything with him, and he immediately turns into Lieutenant Dan.
2)Both wheels never stay on his calves, they aren't locked in and just flop around.
3) I would describe him as having Cybertron Primus feet. And by that I don't mean he has god's feet. I mean he has objects that do not resemble anything like feet in any way shape or form, stuck to the bottom of his legs, and do not function like feet either.
I think the criteria I judge a figure by, are vastly different from yours. For me, apart from the number 1 criteria of aesthetics, I have 4 very important factors I judge a figure.
1) Cohesion - Does it stay in one piece? Are pieces dropping off? Are things disconnecting and flopping about?
2) Stability - Can it stand and stay balanced without risk of being a shelf-diver? Are the joints tight enough to maintain its weight?
3) Durability - Is it made to be handled, or will it break if you so much as breathe on it wrong?
4) Longevity - Will it last? Sadly, time is the only judge. But there will be some obvious signs. Yellowing, ratchets loosening etc.
Scraphook and Crashbar failed spectacularly on the cohesion criteria. There is no way I would consider them to be good figures. I'm actually kind of peeved you would even recommend them!
Sorry I've been having a hard time getting to the replies in the last week, been over worked and exhausted of late.
Man I am so sorry to hear that, that legitimately bums me out, because I've always dreaded making someone waste their money on something they don't like.
To be fair to my self with Scraphook, I did say that his elbows are a problem.
For Crashbar, I don't find 2 to be a problem my self, and 3 that's kind of the case with a lot of Characters. If I held it against him specifically, I'd probably have to hold it against like a third of all figures.
I think Cohesion is very fair, and I tend to grade on that, though with Weaponizers I do give it some leway.
Stability I give lesser consideration to, as stability doesn't matter if you are playing with the figure in most instances, and if you are putting it in a display, you have all the time in the world to make sure it stands up right.
Durability I do agree on, and if a figure breaks in a significant way the figure is an utofail for me.
And another problem with Longevity is that not everyone will be equally effected.
I have like most of the figures people say yellow, and like none of them have for me.
Again I'm sorry to have steered you wrong with certain figures before. That's the last thing I want to do.
this makes the siege one look like nova storm lol (why did hasbro have such a problem with yellowing)
I don't know. You'd think they'd have figured it out pretty quickly.
Noice new vid
Hope yo enjoy.
Do a which is best Sandstorm.
Hopefully next week.
Is it just me or does this stand kind of look like a shattered glass autobot symbol if you removed most of the features?
I suppose kind of yeah.
Tbh, if only they would upgrade these things to a bigger scale, maybe i would be ok with purchasing one of these, already got the snd idw prime so i think i’ll pass for now. Good review though.
Yeah I think that would make a lot of people really happy.
Nice, review more 3p legends figures
I do have a few lined up.
i need one of these legends figures i did find a good knock off thats a three pack of the main three
MY LIKE HAS BEEN GIVEN AND MY SUBSCRIPTION WAS LONG AGO
I think if new age took their legends and upscale it I think it could work, imagine this at mp or hell even chug scale.
Magic square seekers do exist, but honestly are not as good. Hopefully one of these companies revise thier seekers sometime soon, because niether accurately represent the character compared to modern day legends figures.
Yeah someone else mentioned those in the comments here, and I looked em up, they are ugly little spuds. Maybe MS will do a 2.0 on em.
Magic square does have a starscream, but tbh its not as good