Anyone willing to mod the article picture with translated text.

From someone that can read Japanese...

The article says those parts are altered so that they "can be moved to the waist". So I assume they are removable?

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Either way it still looks great and a definite must buy.

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Understatement. "Better buy or you'll regret it for the rest of you life" is more like it. Every one, learn from your THS 02 mistakes. Preorder now!!

The Waist issue doesnt seem to bother me, my problem is with the nosecone, any ideas of where it could be in robot mode?

hanging from his rear

The Waist issue doesnt seem to bother me, my problem is with the nosecone, any ideas of where it could be in robot mode?

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on his back? under his head?

Look at the forward facing pic. Look under his crotch.

Geeze, I dunno, a better jet mode at the expense of the robot mode on a figure that I'm only ever going to display in robot mode? To me the original figure prototype was perfection, but now it's like they got a little too eager to make it "better". I loved Ann. Prime because he had a perfect robot mode despite a very disjointed truck mode. Starscream here is the complete opposite IMO, they wanted to make the most realistic jet they could at the expense of his iconic robot mode. to me that's just backwards. I went from excited to disappointed with just one photo. Now I'll probably only get it if Hasbro brings it over, no import for me.

 

So close to the release this is probably the last revision they're doing before gong to the factory. Hopefully some of the other Japanese magazines due out have better news.

 

Emerje

I am the only one who PREFER THE NEW MOLD? If you remember the show, it is true that Starscream doesn't have those kibbles on the waist... BUT HE DOES NORE HAVE IT ON HIS LEGS EITHER!

 

The improvement on the Jet Mod is just amazing, and I simply doesn't see where the Bot mode has been disminished. The kible on his waist is just a invitation for more cool posing (while on the legs, it would only look good if following the legs). I also think that the new position of the kible offers more room for articulation.

 

This was a claim from a TF fans who like to constantly transform his bots.

Hmm, they downgraded him from Masterpiece to Alt.

 

That's a shame.

A downgrad? Just let someone good with photoshop do a colorjob? This is that old G1 Starscream as ever.