Title:
Starscream Robot Mode
Description:
Starscream (Voyager, 2009)
Japanese ID number: RD-02
Accessories: 2 projectiles
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)
Revenge of the Fallen Voyager class Starscream is far more accurate to the movie model in both modes than the previous movie’s Voyager mold, with a more dramatic transformation scheme to boot.
In robot mode, Starscream has two arm-mounted, spring loaded missile launchers sculpted to resemble his M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannons. These weapons end up underneath and facing backwards in vehicle mode. He also has a Mech Alive gimmick, which is linked between his head and chest; when you turn his head, the gears in his chest spin.
He has amber light piping for his eyes, but they’ve been painted over in red.
He has amber light piping for his eyes, but they’ve been painted over in red.
According to the stock photos of the hand-painted prototype (seen at left), Starscream’s hands originally had a joint down the middle of his palms, possibly to facilitate in hiding them in fighter mode. His arm-mounted cannons were also originally separate parts from his forearms, jointed to move back and forth, again possibly to hide them in fighter mode. However this was changed for the final toy, with the hands now molded as one piece and unable to be hidden in vehicle mode, and his cannons’ details (including the joints) simply molded directly onto his arms. His knee caps were also originally a separate movable piece and not joined to his upper leg. It is assumed that all this was done for cost cutting. His packaging call-outs (excepting Europe) still claim that he has "pop out missile launchers,” despite this gimmick’s removal. The toy’s instructions include a superfluous "flip down hands” step, and depict the missile launchers extended with partially-folded hands when describing the missile-launch action.
Japanese ID number: RD-02
Accessories: 2 projectiles
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)
Revenge of the Fallen Voyager class Starscream is far more accurate to the movie model in both modes than the previous movie’s Voyager mold, with a more dramatic transformation scheme to boot.
In robot mode, Starscream has two arm-mounted, spring loaded missile launchers sculpted to resemble his M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannons. These weapons end up underneath and facing backwards in vehicle mode. He also has a Mech Alive gimmick, which is linked between his head and chest; when you turn his head, the gears in his chest spin.
He has amber light piping for his eyes, but they’ve been painted over in red.
He has amber light piping for his eyes, but they’ve been painted over in red.
According to the stock photos of the hand-painted prototype (seen at left), Starscream’s hands originally had a joint down the middle of his palms, possibly to facilitate in hiding them in fighter mode. His arm-mounted cannons were also originally separate parts from his forearms, jointed to move back and forth, again possibly to hide them in fighter mode. However this was changed for the final toy, with the hands now molded as one piece and unable to be hidden in vehicle mode, and his cannons’ details (including the joints) simply molded directly onto his arms. His knee caps were also originally a separate movable piece and not joined to his upper leg. It is assumed that all this was done for cost cutting. His packaging call-outs (excepting Europe) still claim that he has "pop out missile launchers,” despite this gimmick’s removal. The toy’s instructions include a superfluous "flip down hands” step, and depict the missile launchers extended with partially-folded hands when describing the missile-launch action.
Theme:
Revenge Of The Fallen
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2009
Date Added:
2023-05-21 12:57:19
Date Added:
2023-05-21 12:57:19
