The Takara-Tomy Transformers Alternity website has been updated! Newly added to the site are entries for next month’s new additions to the Alternity lineup, Decepticons Skywarp and Starscream! In addition to showing off their various modes and features, the website has also been updated with Alternity Starscream and Skywarp wallpapers showing larger, high resolution versions of the character’s box art. Check it all out by clicking on the links above.
Skyclaw
I really like these, but more towards Skywarp than SS. Thundercracker should be a must! Hell, bring Sunstorm into the mix.
wildfly
IIRC, Takara were quite vocal about difficulties (real or perceived) marketing BTs that turned into non-Japanese cars.
It's essentially cited as one of the reasons the Dodge Ram was Prime and may perhaps also be cited as one of the reasons the line stalled (pun).
Backscatter
You know Tak/Tom will make Alternity Thundercracker if there's enough Yen to made.
VitaminZinc
Right now I'm just getting Starscream. But yeah, if they made a Thundercracker I'd have to get all three.
SR_501
I may still get Skywarp. If they put out a TC It would be a instant sale.
PoweredConvoy
Japanese Masterpiece Skywarp had a unique face from Starscream. The US version does not.
Randy
littleiron
Skywarp finally has his OWN head!
But a monky head???
He now looks like a flying monkey from the Oz land or sumthing……
juise
Wrong! Suzuki, and Nissan share platforms (simalar to Ford and Mazda, or Dodge and Mitsubishi), and Mitsuoka builds their machines on Nissan platforms (like Shelby does with mustangs). So thus far there has been no break from the Nissan family.
-=EDIT=-
Although I will give you that the swift is not a shared platform with Nissan.
[Wing_Saber-X]
Starscream = 50-50 for me. Overall not impressed with the design.. so "meh"
Skywarp is a must get, and it's a purple car. Purple. Decepticon colors..
So uhh, the head-sculpt is better IMHO compared to "Snake-Scream's'"..
Powersa
Gotta get Skywarp
Autobot_Lancer
Hell yah man, I'm a huge EVO fan and drive a Lancer Ralliart my self and I have been dying for some one to make a kick ass version of an EVO.
EmGo316
I don't have any of the alternity figures, but I'm considering making Starscream the first I purchase.
Autobot Burnout
I still think those two look like crap in any form; alt. or robot. For those who like them; more power to you, but those are admittedly some of the ugliest robots I've ever seen, even more so than the movie designs!
Type-R
Neither is the Suzuki Swift or Mitsuoka Orochi.
Alternity might have seemed like "Nissan Label" with the first 2 designs but they've since moved on.
Based on what is on the main page of TakaraTomy's Alternity site (above blue Megatron), it says (first line): Local (Japanese) automobile mecha designs.
TakTom's plans for Alternity seem to be limited to Japanese cars at the moment but who knows, even that could change down the line.
Skywave
Definitly looking for them! I'm sure they'll look even more impressive in person like it's often the case
Cax6ton
I like the skywarp, love the headsculpt on him (it's a nice different rendition of a seeker head), but I still hate the color – SW is not purple.
The headsculpt on Starscream = ass
juise
Yeah but the EVO isn't a Nissan or part of the Nissan motor group.
Smokescreen
Skywarp looks great. Can't to get him next month.
VaderPrime1
Skywarp's face reminds me of a cat, lol.
Bgrngod
I wonder if they'll ever do another WRX Transformer? I loves me those.
The box art is pretty darn good. They don't necessarily look a whole lot like their character names but I do appreciate the effort into stepping outside the box with this line. I just wish they stuck to the Samurai inspirations a bit more.
Bumblebee and CJ could have looked something like this:
Thanks to http://kiyong.wordpress.com/ for letting me jack that image for my own purposes!
Maybe they could do an Alternity Ironhide that borrowed that look.