Title:
Starscream
Description:
• TF14_3
• Starscream (Legion Class, 2014/2017)
Another release of the Reveal the Shield Legends Class sculpt, this time as an odd mish-mash of prior releases. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release’s running change variant, with the retooled hands and holes inside his wings compatible with Cyberverse 3mm pegs, while the deco is nigh-identical the Chronicle release, with the fully-black hemlet making for a weird-looking jet-mode nosecone. The toy also now sports a large ”CE” mark on the inside of one of the tailfins and number on the inner right leg, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. A later variant replaced the purple Decepticon insignia with black versions.
Bizarrely, the package art is lifted directly from the Generations Legends Class Starscream/Waspinator two-pack’s packaging, whereas the stock photos depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from Reveal the Shield Starscream’s packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a ”Reveal the Shield” rubsign gimmick the toy doesn’t actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro’s official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the null-rays that came with the running change variant of the sculpt’s 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn’t include the weapons.
Legion Class Starscream has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. The later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. This figure was re-released in 2017 in a minor variant of the 2014 version’s packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing ”Reveal the Shield” gimmick.
Like Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, the black insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia, and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020.
• Starscream (Legion Class, 2014/2017)
Another release of the Reveal the Shield Legends Class sculpt, this time as an odd mish-mash of prior releases. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release’s running change variant, with the retooled hands and holes inside his wings compatible with Cyberverse 3mm pegs, while the deco is nigh-identical the Chronicle release, with the fully-black hemlet making for a weird-looking jet-mode nosecone. The toy also now sports a large ”CE” mark on the inside of one of the tailfins and number on the inner right leg, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. A later variant replaced the purple Decepticon insignia with black versions.
Bizarrely, the package art is lifted directly from the Generations Legends Class Starscream/Waspinator two-pack’s packaging, whereas the stock photos depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from Reveal the Shield Starscream’s packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a ”Reveal the Shield” rubsign gimmick the toy doesn’t actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro’s official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the null-rays that came with the running change variant of the sculpt’s 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn’t include the weapons.
Legion Class Starscream has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. The later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. This figure was re-released in 2017 in a minor variant of the 2014 version’s packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing ”Reveal the Shield” gimmick.
Like Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, the black insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia, and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020.
Theme:
Authentics
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Series:
Authentics
Asst. Number:
TF14_3
Model Number:
Legion Class
Date Added:
2021-06-01 22:51:59
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-03-25
Date Added:
2021-06-01 22:51:59
