Edit: thanks for moving it! Oh, and thanks for helping clean it up. It’s so hard to do it on mobile.

Hope you like this comparison. I have more pictures if you want to see em. It’s a cool figure. Liking it so far. It has some weight and seems sturdy as heck! Which I cannot say the same about someone else’s janky leader class legs.

Initial thoughts:

The helmet’s yellow is hand painted/airbrushed like the dirt smudges, so each copy has their own unique version.

ER has a better package, two extra retainers for his wings, and much better artwork and instruction artwork. If it was between S and ER, and I can only get one, get ER.

Both launch pads do not lay flat.

Also, I can murder out an Astrotrain with extra weapons!

If you want pics, ask them here. I’ll do my best to keep S on the left and ER on the right

 

Why'd they upsize ER leader class box?

 

This will be great for folks that missed out on him. Glad to see they’re the same figure pretty much.

 

Sorry, it’s the same size. The angle I placed it at looks upsized :3

they have the same tolerance issues. So, yeah, this is your last chance to get this guy. I’m glad he got rereleased

 

Thank you.

 

Some more pictures.

both figures have this issue at the wings and their caboose is crooked. ER is slightly fixed with slightly better tolerances. I would give ER a + 1 on one wing fitting in.

Edit: it seems that the tail, arms, wing pegs, and underneath panel all are “angled” to fit. If you have it in hand, you’ll see what I mean. You have to flatten the bottom piece out underneath the wings, but this angles the arms and fin in order to make the wings fit. So, it’s a toss up whether or not S or ER is a superior batch. I’d say it’s so negligible. Both fail in terms of being perfect and I revise it to say neither are perfectly straight.

in the instructions, when it tells you to fold the peg back onto the plane’s head, there is this tiny leg. Don’t break it!

Still, I think they are leaps and bounds better that POTP Grimlock’s shell forming. It actually stays in place!!!!

 

Did Earthrise figure have a map piece?

 

yes

I can try scanning it at work next week

 

Ohh, I didnt realize it was part of the box. Thanks.

 

Thank you

 

That’s cool they are still using the military icons. The new packages look beautiful.

 

That painting of it on the launchpad rules.

 

When you compare the launchpad to the prototype on the box, it’s different. I like what they did in the mold!

 

Does Earthrise Astrotrain have the steam train alt? Or is it a modern train like TR?

 

Steam

See the Siege version of this toy for pics WFC Siege Astrotrain

 

A properly flat launch pad was the only thing that could have persuade me to double dip.

So disappointed, was the bit of Siege Astrotrain I was most looking forward to

 

Yeah it does - I’m probably going to buy an Earthrise version just for that.

 

What paint on the Earthrise version launchpad is different?

 

There is no paint difference!

 

Thanks payres