G1 pose

 

Posing this guy definitely exposes the articulation limits compared to SIEGE Starscream, there's no getting around that.

HOWEVER...you can actually balance ER Starscream on its toes so to speak, when posing, since the protruding edge of the stabilizer helps balance it. Neat thing to me that I didn't expect at all.

This figure has the solidity that Classics Starscream never had. So while the transformation is similar, the feel definitely isn't.

 

HA Awesome!!! I love doing the G1 poses for modern figures.

 

Great figure, despite the obvious shortcomings discussed in this thread.

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but I was getting stress marks on the back legs due to the rectangular pegs being far too snug to fit (and I was forcing them in during transformation). Ended up shaving the pegs down to avoid future damage. YMMV, but just a heads up:

 

I believe that on the Classics mold that whole part swiveled up slightly help transformation. On the Earthrise version it almost looks like they were going to copy that and then budgeted it out.

 

I really like this guy, just opened him up last night. He is a very sturdy figure and joints and all are very tight.

The only thing I don't like are those taps at the top sides of his chest. They are kind of scary moving and the red paint is already showing signs of wear after one transformation! That's more than a little annoying.

 

The right (starboard) wing on my starscream pops off incredibly easily and doesn't sit flush with the rest of the alt mode. I'm not really sure what the cause is, but I'm considering filling down a couple of areas to make it lock in better. Has anyone else had this problem?

 

1 of my wings doesn't do that but it was harder to slot in than the other wing. I'll check mine later.

 

yeah they bug me alot. ive been trying to work out a way to fill them that doesnt hinder anything.

same. its like a fraction of a mm out on mine also.

 

Yes, mine did as well. I filed down the tab on the back of the wing (the one that connects to the leg). See how it lines up with the hole. On mine, the tab was offset and only, like, half of the tab was over the hole. I filed the areas down that were off the hole, and the wing sits flush now. Maybe yours has a similar issue?

 

A wing likes to pop off mine too when getting him into jetmode.
That friction is almost too tight , but super solid once in full jetmode .

Getting him to uber pose is a bit aggervating. Without butterfly shoulders its hard to aim his nulls properly at times.

 

Prelude: It was the year 2006 and Hasbro’s Classic toy line – really just a bridge between the end of Cybertron and the beginning of the 2007 Movie toy line – started what is now known as CHUG and brought us the figure that, for the longest time, was THE definitive Seeker mold: Classics Starscream. Fourteen years and roughly 100 repaints later, we are finally getting a new (non-Cybertronian) Seeker mold with Earthrise Starscream. And he is... well, bigger. What else? Let’s see!

Robot Mode: In robot mode Starscream stands just as tall as Siege Starscream and the two versions of the same character look very similar, too. He’s got the G1 Starscream look down pat, no complaints here. Thankfully this figure foregoes the dreaded battle damage deco, giving us a cleaner image of the Decepticon Air Commander.

Apart from the size, the figure really is a spitting image of the Classics Seeker mold, which sadly includes some of the original mold’s deficiencies. Earthrise Starscream cannot twist at the waist and looking at him from the side, you can see quite a bit of hollow space in his chest. Unlike the Classics figure Earthrise Starscream has tilting ankles and the wings on his back can fold along their length, too, giving him more room to move his arms. Articulation-wise he is a tad better than his Deluxe-sized predecessor, but what bugs me a bit is that one-piece waist flap. It folds up whenever Starscream moves his legs forward. Siege Starscream solved that one much better by segmenting the waist plate instead.

Starscream carries his trusty Null Rays as weapons, which can plug into his shoulders or forearms. Unlike the Classics versions these are non-shooting guns instead of missile launchers, which I actually prefer to be honest. Less chance of a part flying off and getting lost somewhere. So bottom line for the robot mode: what you see is what you get. A bigger version of Classics Starscream with only some minor changes.

Alternate Mode: Starscream once again transforms into his classic F-15 alternate mode and here, too, the first thing I have to write is: it’s Classics Starscream, just bigger. The jet mode looks nearly identical to that of the Classics model, down to the somewhat hollow undercarriage. Something that is missing, though, namely the landing gear. Classics Starscream had at least something pretending to be one, but Earthrise Starscream has nothing at all. Which seems to be a trend currently, but still. Anyway, look-wise there is little to complain here, the jet looks very good (unless you look at it from underneath), no visible robot parts, everything fine. So again, a good jet mode, but basically the same as Classics Starscream.

Remarks: After he already got a new figure in Siege, Starscream gets another one in Earthrise. I didn’t originally intend to get it, to be honest, but then it turned up at Smyth Toys as the first Earthrise figure I had seen on German toy shelves, so I couldn’t just leave him there. I don’t regret getting him, but I wouldn’t have been terribly upset had I missed him, either. Earthrise Starscream is nothing more and nothing less than a bigger version of Classics Starscream. Some things have been improved, a few things haven’t, and overall it’s really just the same figure in a different size class. So if you are a fan of Seekers and always considered the Classics mold great except for being slightly too small, well, you won’t go wrong with Earthrise Starscream. Just be aware that, unlike Siege Starscream, he won’t show you anything really new.

Rating: B-

Source: Transformers-Universe.com

 

Just realised the render had these bits red and blue.. wondered why it looked off


Also i started posing the feet like that to give him that extra hight lol

 

not sure if youre willing to mod him at all but i did this and it gives him some extra range at his shoulders!

 

i totally forgot to do that...

 

Looking forward to this figure. I considered the Seige version but I REALLY am not a fan of the Tetrajet alt mode.

 

The siege version was fun for trying something new but I only bought the 3 main seekers. With earthrise, I will gladly re buy them plus the cone heads if they make them. Er starscream is limited in articulation and a bit chunky, but he's got an awesome headsculpt, his null rays are better and he just feels more solid than siege.

 

This guy is great. I can’t wait to rebuild all the seekers with this mold.

 

Im loving mine. Him and earthrise prime are amazing

 

Could someone post a pic of siege Starscream and er Starscream with each other's null rays? I'd appreciate it. Thank you.