Coming courtesy of Tag Hobby, we’ve got a great set of new images for D-Style Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp! This trio of figures are now going up for preorder at various sites, Starscream being a single pack while Thundercracker and Skywarp are sold as a two-pack.
Make the jump to see some of the new images and sound off in the discussion thread if these are making it into your collection.
StrangePlanet
Thanks for posting the links to the reviews of Megatron and Convoy, Cax6ton. Those are very helpful because they show them net to some other toys, so you can get a sense of scale.
That's important because I adore the faces on Starscream, and I wonder if you could replace the head on Masterpiece Starscream with the D-Style one. Looks pretty close.
SunSwipe5
These look better than the Q Transformers, who look like lightning bugs.
*Deathblade
thanks for the answer
HooveRtron
Thanks for the info, man. I really love these but I'm not into painting. Thankfully it sounds like it just needs a touch up here and there. I can live with that.
Cax6ton
No. Each figure has a small alt mode included, which also requires minimal assembly. See the review thethread for Prime to see what his looks like unpainted. Megatron comes with a small version of himself that other figures can hold, or it has the stock parts that can be attached. The jets pictured are just little molded jets and probably completely unpainted.
*Deathblade
So do these things transform? They dont look like it, but the alt modes are throwing me off…
Cax6ton
Not exactly, but for the most part they're ok. We don't know for sure about the seekers yet, but going by Optimus and Megatron, it looks like everything will be the right color, they will just be missing some details and the faces won't be painted. Look through the reviews on the first two to get an idea:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/1040400-d-style-megatron.html?highlight=d-style
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/1034061-d-style-convoy.html?highlight=d-style
If I had to guess, I would say the rib and knee details are painted and not in the normal kit. The open mouths are usually not painted. I'm hoping the cockpit canopies are painted, as well as the chest turbines. The little airplanes probably don't have any paint at all, they will probably just be the base color with no stripes or other details.
HooveRtron
Do these not come painted as in the photos?
ElekTriC
hope they look great unpainted megs looks perfect, optimus is a bit meh without paint but still fine
FanimusMaximus
It's like the most kawaii fangirl bait I have ever seen.
KINGBOTZ
Hilariously awesome!
Robogeek28
No glue necessary and the parts snap together. You will want something to trim the flash once they come off the sprues though. I had a blast assembling Megatron, but just haven't had the time to put Prime together yet.
It's all good man.
harveydent
HAHA! Sorry man, and thanks for the answer. For some reason when doing the jpy to usd conversion in my head it looked like the price difference between HLJ and AE was significant, but when I did the actual math, it wasn't, so I deleted the question as it was moot.
AutobotAlvaron
These are models right? Do they require gluing? How easy are they to assemble, & do they need sanding off of plastic flash or are they the quick-snap type? Are they similar to the buid-a-bots or like MyClones?
Weezie
I really like them, although I would like it better if Starscream's face was dark grey to match his animation model. I guess it makes the seekers more cohesive from a design point of view but it bugs me.
Robogeek28
No idea at AE, but when I ordered Prime and Megs at Ami Ami (because HLJ didn't have both in stock at the time), the total shipped came out to be $2 more than if I'd ordered them both from HLJ using EMS.
So HLJ may be a little more product wise, they seem to be a little better on shipping prices in my experience.
edit: And the post I quoted is now gone.
Robogeek28
Those pics remind me that I still need to pick up something to paint the open mouths and Megatron'e eyebrows black.
Cax6ton
Megatron is worth it no matter what, I liked him much more than Prime.
I love this line so much, they're fun to build and fun to play with. I need a second Megatron, my kid loves swapping parts between Megatron & Prime so I'm never getting my Megatron back now.
N_M_S
That shot sold me… Damn, now I gotta buy that Megatron.