Yes it moved fine, if a bit tight. Didn't have to force it.

 

I don't think I'm going move the legs on mine ever again

 

I had a pretty big problem with FE Bee. I bought 3 in a row that had a bad hip ball joint, and the leg kept falling off. TRU didnt have anymore so I called them.

Do that man.

They are pretty cool about it. I talked to a very nice lady, That took the problem seriously, She sent me out 2 new FE Bee's with a return label in the box. I opened both, 1 was perfect, one was still bad. Sent the one back, and it never cost me a penny. There was even a coupon in the box. She just explained to make sure to mail the box back, or they will charge you after a period of time.

I dont give a shit about anyone's opinion of Hasbro, but since I was a lil kid, right when G1 and GIJOE hit the scene, Hasbro Service has been awesome. Ive told the story so many times, but ill repeat them anyway. My Skystriker canopy broke, and I wrote them a letter, and put in a dollar bill asking for a new canopy, They sent me the canopy FAST, And mind you this is all mail those days. One of my most, if not THE most glory toy moment in my life, was getting the GIJOE Defiant for Christmas. I wanted that ALL YEAR. Day after Christmas, I decided to embark on the adventure of assembling it....And I got a missing sticker sheet. Mind you This thing had stickers EVERYWHERE. I remember my dad called them, and I had a new sticker sheet, Actually a complete duplicate set, I wanna say it was a day or two.

F'n...awesome.

As much as I beat up on em for QC on some stuff, they are still pretty stand up good. They will fix it up, just call em. Number is on the website.

 

Yes I think I will write them. Can't cost anything but 5-10 minutes of their time.

@ Snakeeyes- that's a really nice story. Reminds me of something from my childhood that I had forgotten about for years. Around '87 or '88' when I was about 10, I wrote a letter to Hasbro explaining how much I loved G.I. Joes and asking if they could send me any extra toys they had. I used my best business letter formatting that I was taught in grade school. A couple months later I received a black Cobra HISS tank free of charge. I believe it was the same one that was used in a mail-away points program. I was thrilled!

 

that's one nice thing about hasbro. yeah, their QC might be ass sometimes but they'll always take care of it.

 

I haven't had any issues with the knees on mine.

 

Yeah I've had mine for about 3 or so weeks now and the knees are still fine on mine. The wrists have been kinda floppy since I got it, but no issues besides that.

 

I guess sense no one has replied I must be the only one with Overly Tight Ankles Starscream.

 

Ankles on both of mine are pretty tight but nothing feel alike it's about to break.

 

picked up this guy and sideswipe yestarday at the local walmart (finally restocked after christmas!)

i wanted to wait for the takara version of screamer but damn if the hasbro one doesnt look much better in person. i dont know why but i thought it was more white than grey for his main color and that the blues and reds were much brighter. but hasbro managed to keep the fruity pebbles out of this guy and the subdued colors really make this a great figure. still getting the takara version though might repaint this one into a thundercracker down the road.

weapons are a cool gimmick but like most have mentioned the seem a bit oversized

 

I found, and bought this figure toady at a local Wal-mart. Pretty cool figure, I really like him.

I see why the knees are such an issue. Between the blue round hinge part of the knee, and the blue knee cap parts there is a gap with no plastic.
Every time I bend the knee by holding the shin, or foot that empty space causes the thin plastic at the back of the knees to flex. I can see the space in front of the knee widening, and narrowing as I move the lower leg.

If that gap wasn't there then there would be no problems concerning the knees. I suppose you could call that bad QC, I would just call it a poor design choice.

If the knee were only ever moved by holding it at the knee when moving it, then it would probably be alright. I'm thinking about taking it apart, and filling in that gap.

 

Review: Transformers Generations FoC Starscream

 

pretty neat little toy. i really like how he has elements from movie and G1 starscream. how do you get the weapons to mount on his upper arms though?

 

You don't. Weapons affix to his forearms.

 

You can give off the appearance of the guns being attached to the upper arms if you plug them into the wings using the short pegs. They only point downward, but it looks pretty cool.

 

good catch... that looks seamless. so cool looking.

 

Thanks. I didn't come up with it. Somebody somewhere posted a picture of it, I just don't remember who.

Edit: Found it in the Takara Skywarp thread posted by tekering.

 

ha! that's the photo i saw that made me try mounting on his upper arms, lol.

 

I love this fig, although I may be biased since Scream is my favorite character. I've had a hard time finding this figure in-store, believe it or not (and haven't had the time to sit town and place an online order anywhere), so I was glad to have found him in the local Walmart.

My figure has none of the QC issues that some folks are having; I guess either Hasbro remedied them or I got lucky.

The alt mode kinda reminds me of Beast Machines Jetstorm and, obviously, Animated Starscream.

Pros:

Amazing head sculpt.
Pretty cool cannons, and the way they combine and spin is pretty cool and innovative.
Love the paint apps!
Simple but fun transformation.
Due to the feet being the way they are, you can pose him in cool-looking "kicking" stances.
Despite a few issues, I find him to be quite poseable.
Looks very good in both modes.

Time to beat the dead horse; Cons:

Hollow chest.
The "fins" on the shoulders sometimes hit the wings, causing some clearance issues.
Transformation may be too simple for some.
Could have better poseability in the feet/ankles.
Visible head in alt mode.

Final thoughts:

Bot mode: 9
Alt mode: 8
Transformation: 7
Weapons/Accessories: 9
Overall: 9 1/2

All of the pros definitely make up for all of the cons; the flaws really aren't that bad. He's definitely worth picking up and I'm glad as hell that I finally found him. Can't wait for Skywarp!

 

They're mounted on the wings.