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Hasbro Was SOOOO CLOSE, So Close | #transformers Legacy Voyager Class Armada Starscream Review

[@HaloDarkKnight117]

That intro is now making me want an Amada Thundercracker and Skywarp

[@tfuniverse1651]

Thundercracker I think we’ll definitely get since that deco made it into the show. Skywarp I think is possible also (if we do we can get a Ramjet repaint).

[@skybite]

Especially in the dreamwave comics, thundercracker is an individual

[@elxr9434]

I do customs 🤷‍♂️

[@papersamurai00]

I had to tighten the shoulders a touch, but I found the Micromasters Visper and Stormcloud pair well with him. The combined sword mode works in a silly way, and him having little buddies seems right. Armada screamer is capable of having friends. The toy's pretty flawed, but I've found him weirdly satisfying. I think it's just a look and vibe thing on my end.

[@rellko3900]

And it works even better if you can hunt down Slyhopper and Nightflight and paint them up

[@alimations5226]

I love the joke at the beginning with the text "No minions in legacy" taking the place of the Minicon that isn't in legacy 💀

[@hydrocon211]

I'm so glad Electronics and Springs aren't a thing in mainline anymore, but I still wish he had the minicon ports. That's another thing, too. Look at Needlenose and pointblank, both examples of why we should just get the minicons in core class.

[@ironrex6979]

There’s also the sword not being the wing. Great figure and I want it, but the lack of minicon and the sword not being his wing is a downer.

[@theautisticcreative2619]

The Minicon ports wouldn't be hard to add either in production or post production, the figures do come with 5mm ports, so what about minicon port adaptors? With the 5mm Minicon port adapters every figure could connect with a minicon, but the Armada Legacy figures should work similar to the originals when it comes to the original line gimmick.

[@GeorgeCowsert]

Armada and the rest of the unicron trilogy are the only series I think needs to be reanimated. The story of an actually competent Starscream with the strength and resolve to back his pride is too rare.

[@braydentaylor3851]

YES YES YES!!!

[@ZurigaSungama]

Missiles always felt a little janky. Like, you're not supposed to leave them loaded, but there's never any storage, so they just get lost. I'm not fussed that they've been phased out.

[@random_cocaine4667]

but now we dont have missiles , guns look like a junk piece of plastic with small nubs as barrels for the blast effects and it looks cheaper than before

[@pokeprime94]

My favourite pose is to put one leg in front of the other with the feet lined up like he’s in the middle of a very straight standing walk, with the two swords in each hand with the wrists angled down, if the leave the arm panels open a little. Basically his walk before the fight with Galvatron, I really like it

[@bc_digital]

I was so looking forward to getting this figure and when it finally arrived, it was a floppy mess. The legs on mine are awful. He can’t even stand in robot mode or be posed. My figure also came with his wing installed improperly. Luckily I was able to take it off the mushroom peg and un-tab it so I could flip the peg in the proper direction. I’m hoping that they repaint him into the other seekers and maybe my QC luck will be better.

[@TheAutobotPower]

Legacy Armada with no minicons Legacy Animated with no DJW aesthetic Something's very wrong here

[@Cdr2002]

They literally said they were trying to figure out minicons in at least one interview I don’t get why people are asking like they’re definitively not gonna do them

[@izzik2781]

If you open the arm panels you can get a wrist tilt down, which is the most important joint for a sword wielder

[@erikmartinez1384]

THANK YOU for being one of the few reviewers that pointed out you can fold the wing back to simulate the one wing look. My goodness so many people are just bandwagon hatting this thing it is sickening. You bring up some valid points to critique, but most people don't.

[@firesonic1010]

You can free up the waist joint by unfolding the canards on the nose and folding up the red piece on his back like it was on the original toy. This is why I believe the more accurate transformation is the intended one.

[@Cinder_the_Art_Gal8144]

If there was a 5 MM slot where a minicon port would go, i would've used micron micromaster Runner/Barricade as a stand in for the minicon Swindle which there ISNT from what i saw in the intro skit atleast correct me if i'm wrong (Edit: I got my armada Screamer today and i like him AND IF YOU HAVE A EARTHRISE RACECAR MICROMASTER, HE CAN HAVE A MINICON! which i am using Runner as Minicon swindle

[@FumoCore6FiresofReiuji]

I like this figure solely for the fact that you can fake a wrist pivot by semi-transforming the forearms, which lets me get him into some great sword poses despite the lack of wrist swivel. I feel like this is a feature (intentional or not) that should be in more Transformers figures, as even some 3P figures with fantastic articulation everywhere else don't have this. It's off-putting when Transformers have to swing their swords at 90 degrees like it's Minecraft.

[@onetrackmind3558]

As much as I love that the gimmick isn't active by a minicon but I wish Swindle was added, along with the minicons to form the sword.

[@reyonXIII]

The tolerances on mine luckily are fine, though the waist was a little too wobbly, so I tightened it a bit. There are little nitpicks that keep him from being perfect for me as well, but overall, for some reason, I'm having way more fun with just playing with him than even the Siege Seeker mold. Still, I do wish he: - had wrists. Siege shows that joint was still possible. - had a bit longer wings. Look at the original toy's wingspan in proportion to its body than Legacy. - he was a smidge larger, like 5% - his legs had the gray But none of that changes the fact he's the Starscream toy I've had the most fun with in a long time. Can't wait to make a pair of beam swords for him!

[@Retroskiii]

I remember playing a little mobile game called transformers battle tactics and that’s where I was really exposed to transformers outside of G1, Bay, and Prime…. Armada Starscream being extremely prominent in that games beginning section and the time I played… so this character is nostalgic for me in that sense as I’ve only seen like 2 episodes of the actual show almost 10 years after I was introduced to the character 😅

[@redlion-paladin4609]

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[@Retroskiii]

@@redlion-paladin4609 it shut down In 2015… I remember everyday for the longest time I kept trying to play and it would always crash out… didn’t find out it got the plug pulled years later lol ( internet was too shit to Google search 💀)

[@redlion-paladin4609]

@@Retroskiii yeah, it was great and I miss it.

[@jonny-not-so-bravo617]

Personally the only problems I had with this figure was the inaccuracy in the colours (to what images I could find of him anyway, I don't think it's too different from the show) and the lack of minicon pegs, especially as it's so hard to get the bloody things now a days and I've just got three sitting around with nothing to pef into. The first problem was easy, I just painted him upwith some black, red, and white paint, but the pegs are a bit far out of my capabilities. Still love the thing though

[@dbartstopmotionstudios3404]

Bro really did the death whistle XD Also great review!

[@jkliao6486]

I hope they would make that ramjet design a gen select one, considering the G2 ramjet, which was also a tfcc exclusive made into a gen select one.

[@brianfarkas8172]

It’s funny how blast effects show how deep you are in transformers.

[@flowrebaz6189]

I have the thrilling 30 one, this doesn’t seem to be enough of an upgrade for me to want it. Thanks for sharing

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

There are some small bits here and there I don’t like, but boy I LOVE this figure through and through. It looks fantastic and it’s my favorite Starscream of all time!

[@harutakami1313]

One consolation about the Star Saber is apparently we're getting one with the Leader Class Armada Megatron we're getting in Wave 3 apparently?

[@Akuma12366]

Still gotta play around with mine I got today, mainly picked this guy up not only for Armada but because with Metalhawk and the WFC game Bumblebee give me Phase 2 IDW vibes

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

Hmm... I'm so conflicted on this figure, like many others. It'll look good displayed, but I like to mess with my Transformers every now and then. If the figure doesn't feel good to handle, then it doesn't seem worth it to me. If I find this in a store or if it's on clearance online, then I would feel more comfortable buying this. A shame, because this is my favourite version of Starscream. Watch the less cool looking (in my opinion) Thundercracker repaint come out with much better tolerances in the joints and articulation.

[@darkwind9000]

I hope we get a Skywarp and Thunder cracker repaint of this too.

[@Ascension-Angel]

It’s mental watching this as I literally just got the Original figure in the mail a few minutes ago and have him here with me to compare with this new one.

[@magnachemmayhem]

I will admit the lack of Mini-Con pegs did perplex me, even Legacy Hot Shot had one in the back for Jolt... Maybe it's a budget thing, I guess. (I do think TR Wheelie looks more interesting than SS86 Wheelie...maybe I just don't care enough about 'toon accuracy like other people lol)

[@DragonspineInfiniteZero]

i would assume the minicons would be in a boxed set with all of them together considering the mount but yea its really dumb the non armada figs get ports but not starscream and his wing being a sword was so cool

[@desperadowest2004]

Dude- there is a Minicon port- it's built into his backpack. Rodimus Primal even made a post about it...

[@Jazz-cd5mu]

My issue with him was the paint applications. He should have a lot more white on him, especially on the legs. They seemed to think that the thrilling 30 color scheme was accurate, but there’s more white on the legs than black in the cartoon.

[@memelord8769]

Maybe the minicons will have flip pit pegs so you can put them on all the figures you want

[@bean8268]

Question, are all hips on this toy loose? And the waist has that weird crack on it? Cause I got one too and man it’s not bad but I’m just wondering if I should return to get a better one but I’ve seen all of them have that waist crack in the side and loose legs/waist

[@imperialseiryu6989]

You could use a Lego technic pin as a makeshift minicon port.

[@SteveElOtaku]

Picked this one up at a pawn shop. At $33 CAD with the tax I can't really regret it, but the leg transformations are just nowhere as smooth as they were on the old one. that said, the constant machine gun fire on the old one got REALLY old fast, and the spring-loaded missiles were always a bad idea, in hindsight (Though admittedly Armada Starscream never had the sheer frustration of Movie Voyager Starscream, he of the 'missile fingers that shoot off if wheels are even touched')

[@SuperOmega53]

I have the same 3D printed Star saber sword and ordered the longer regular sword he just made

[@lockbot3dp]

Thanks for being a customer! Hope you love them!

[@GeorgeCowsert]

I just wish the wings could actually turn into blades. I'd be fine without the star saber if it means giving Starscream his most iconic play feature back.

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

armada starscream in the show really made me feel for him

[@Robo_Italianman]

I love this figure it’s probably my favorite legacy figure

[@legitjustic1995]

I really like this figure, I bought one from Fred Myer to add to me and my boyfriend’s collection but upon transforming it for the first time I discovered his legs were loose, causing them to pop off easily, cause of that he just sits in robot now, lmao

[@sarahdarpino8143]

Mine is the opposite in the shoulders. He's got noodle arms when there out and solid in they're slid in.

[@Primus_why2009]

You could use a micromaster as a mini con

[@ichiko_sakura]

For the shoulder, this happens to my copy but it's less loose

[@AsianSneakerz08]

I do have to disagree with the articulation point. He’s very well balanced, weight wise, for a voyager and you can get him into some awesome more dynamic flight and fight poses especially with those knee bends and the increase shoulder articulation helps sword swinging poses look better with how high the shoulder rotation is and then the hands til down for gestures

[@RaymondPerry-tj4vv]

My copy has a terrible problem with the left leg every time I try to swivel it, it comes off. Tell me how to fix it, please

[@josephadriancajucom7236]

Bro did the death whistle

[@incinerater8396]

Evolution is starting to come out, and at my local target we still have legacy skids and dragstrip. Still no sign of motor master or wildrider

[@ATaylor9223]

Any idea how to fix the leg peg issue?

[@capmodesty]

The wrists are annoying, with transformation joint they can at least point down but if they had done what Laser Optimus did and used balljoints we could have swivel as well

[@TheDaxter11]

The head hitting the shoulder cannons when you have them positioned properly isn't a fault of the head sculpt or the shoulder cannons, (at least not fully) its the weird way they put the head onto the figure. Its the same way they put the head on the Bumblebee seekers and I don't like it at all, it looks so weird when you have the figures looking any direction other than straight ahead.

[@RobDeMann]

I noticed it was loose on my copy too

[@omegaus817]

Armada Starscream toy look so good and nice and yeah I agree with you his legs when change to jet and arms when posting him so yeah. But I really likes his character a lot so great.

[@Arcadeorama]

Armada Starscream seems like a very good figure compared to his counterpart in the series. I can't say the same about the other characters. It's a pity that Hasbro didn't include the minicons, even though they didn't transform. The intention was to place them in the same spot as in their original figure.

[@leader0ne]

The red plastic feels so cheap specially the thigh and feet, loose mushroom peg on the thigh on my copy was a pain.

[@JohnBasicTf07]

You should get the new tarn on Hasbro pulse

[@buffgoji2986]

Bro made me think my time was up with that death whistle mid way through 😭

[@CarnoReviews]

4:30 I'm death, straight up

[@fmpstudios305]

You can actually use some of the battle master from siege and earth rise

[@fer1f1tz]

I kinda wanna buy this cuz I missed out on the 30th figure. I like it from what I’ve seen

[@BlitzkriegOmega]

the joints are inconsistent, the accessories suck...but I can't help but love this figure. All it needs is a couple of accessories from Etsy and the Reprolabels and I'm gold....though I fully understand that this is specific to my copy. I rolled well on QC Roulette and got joints that were tight enough to hold whatever pose I put him in, but loose enough that they don't fight me. I've seen far worse on other peoples' copies.

[@thomasalvarenga2839]

Poor Armada Swindle, he doesn't seem to come up again after Starscream died (in both Armada and Energon), there was no new version of him in Generations to go with his master's new toy despite Jolt getting a new version when Generations Hotshot came out, and Legacy Armada Starscream doesn't even have the peg anymore so there would be no point in even making a Legacy Armada Swindle.

[@davidparker6904]

My copy's head does the exact same thing.

[@grimlocktheking2010]

i have him but my copies legs are so dam lose idk why it was like that out the box and i cant fix it

[@theanystrom2882]

I wish instead of coming with two different swords his wings folded out into the swords like the old toy did but both wings

[@echosclassroom1830]

You know what's interesting? Toy guy said that the t30 version of 'Screamer needed an update, but when he did, it left him in nothing but disappointment (for the most part)

[@miafillene4396]

Mine didn't even come with his non-folding grey sword...and his legs are loose and janky.

[@AsheBailey]

I want a 3rd party to do an upgrade kit to replace a wing with a swordable wing.

[@thecringeexterminationservice]

Mine has a problem where the legs like to fall of otherwise it’s a really good fig

[@k.w.pillsbury4070]

4:32 Deaths whistle Puss in Boots, The Last Wish

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

Epic Death reference. 💀

[@Mjam101]

Make a review on legends class burnout

[@razorshark6790]

Honestly all the voyagers in legacy have been pretty good so far, now I'm just waiting for my Inferno (not really counting the soundwave)

[@therailfanman2078]

I'm glad they removed the gimmicks on these new legacy Armada figures.

[@chheinrich8486]

Im as well,

[@gamertime4949]

incorrect opinion

[@moonwhooper]

The gimmick's still there, its just not operated by a minicon

[@dn22pkkdd476]

No fun allowed in your children's toys.

[@ivy.t.t]

@@dn22pkkdd476 these figures are being marketed with nostalgia, so they're definitely aimed a fair deal at adult collectors, and if gimmicks are detracting from other parts people care about, adults or not, it's a good thing to see them removed

[@pedrinalonsin8608]

Is there any chance someone knows the name of the stands for main line Transfomers?

[@muisverriet]

Bandai Tamashii Act 5

[@AerialConvoy]

Legacy Armada/Micron Legend Starscream is a decent figure but honestly, the biggest gripe I had with the figure (That I honestly shocked that people never mentioned it more) is that just straight OOB, the figure is really missing a ton of paint apps that he should've come with, such as the light grey trim around the lower legs and the collar, black at the lower ribs, etc. If you can, I would highly recommend getting some paint and adding in all of those missing paint apps on your own, because man the figure desperately needs more accurate paint apps (Especially when you consider that thanks to the whole brand unification thing that Hasbro and Takara have going currently, a more properly-painted, color-accurate Takara version of this figure is not gonna happen anytime soon)

[@SamanthaS92]

Or get the inevitable ToyHax set if you’re not a skilled painter.

[@AerialConvoy]

@@SamanthaS92 Eh, not really. For something like the missing grey trim around Starscream's lower legs, It would take tens of small stickers (or even one giant sticker which would have to wrap around multiple surfaces) throughout the torso and legs in order to give it somewhat of a color accuracy, which will just end up looking like hot garbage no matter how well you applied them.

[@jacosisaba]

I love this figure so much. My favorite legacy fig.

[@onemansvideos2134]

The dorito drop...it reminded me of the dorito painted starscream

[@ghostofronin4917]

Can we get this guy to do product images and figure reveals please?

[@Natee178]

QC on mine was horrible. I got one with the legs that pop off and can’t be fixed. Plus he’s one of the cheaper feeling voyagers we’ve had in awhile. Pretty disappointing all around and has me waiting for any other armada updates to go on sale before I buy them

[@moomanchu608]

Mine is super floppy and i cant even tighten the joints because its all pins!

[@Filhote_deDisgrassa]

Mine also came with a loose shoulder 😞

[@myang12003]

His wing doesn’t come off to form a sword

[@elxr9434]

I'm just waiting for the blue one

[@ransack_knight]

I think all Legacy Starscreams have that head joint problem. I was gonna get him in my local target BUT the three that where there had a issue with the head. two had very ugly paint scarcthes on the head and the one with the perfect head had a horrible head joint that would just snap back in place. I think im gonna pass on him but I might buy the generations one.

[@jasonschneider7224]

It's funny - some transformers have fantastic engineering but look a little off, and others are aesthetically beautiful but have silly build issues - it's like the artists and the engineers just don't get a chance to collaborate enough sometimes! So many people I talk to seem to have the response that this SHOULD probably be better regarded than it is, but the contrast of how annoying all the little problems are compared to how spot on it looks makes you feel the pain more..... Personally, I think if they had nixxed the star saber, did a well done unfolding sword, and sold the Star-Saber as a separate 3 pack with a dedicated team to make it as good as possible, people would have been happier ultimately. Or if they had made this a leader-class with that Star-saber set, mini-con Swindle, the Destructicon team,and a crap ton of effects parts, and used the extra plastic to finesse them all, I still feel like many people would find it less egregious than leader classes where so much of the cost goes into a trailer.....

[@Tea_Sippin]

Maidenless and Miniconless, Pain.

[@hectortroncoso202]

If i worked on hasbro and talk about legacy armada starscream repaint i would do this, first off, 2 extra heads, one smiling and one screaming, second, a new star saber, third, gimmick wing so u take it out and make it a blade, Fourth: it would came with 2 figures, swindle and alexis, both articulated, also alexis with a smiling face and a sad face, Fifth: i forgot the name, that thing alexis and the kids gave to starscream, And sixth, 1 big blast effect for the proton cannons, and with that u have a leader class armada starscream (XD😎😎)

[@Zo1dus]

Now, how is the mushroom peg on the right leg?

[@ATaylor9223]

Those damn mushrooms pegs are annoying 😒

[@lordgzstg6181]

The sword doesn't bother me. As if it was regular size it would look way to over-sized.

[@qxillanote9952]

I frickin hate this figure. Nothing pegs in and the hips on mine were SO loose. There is also too much kibble, it’s not solid at all.

[@GNE145]

Can't wait for armada megatron

[@blueraccoon1088]

I said this before and I'll say it here, I'll get this if we get legacy armada thundercracker and fan customs won't count

[@Renkencen]

I think your copy is just a bad case of QC issue. I bought him recently for cheap and his should hinge joints are not shacky loose! Sure the hip joints are abit loose but that is shaking it with intend. Granted I would of prefered the shoulders on a mushroom peg but wide for the transformation. Also with the neck joint, if you paid attention to the transformation, you will see why it was made like that. The actual base of the neck (where it's usually locate on a real body) is still part of the torso BUT since the head suppose to tuck inward in plane mode and the torso rotate 90 degree back, they compramize by having the neck joint further back so it's not in the middle of the torso where it should be. That in turn meant they off side the neck to be back of the head than in the middle so that everything is in the correct position except the neck itself! It's sorta like Shadow Striker and Rattrap shoulder joints are not connected to the torso or like how Cheetor and Tigatron arm are position furhter back than intended!

[@lockbot3dp]

Ey, nice swords.

[@aerynboyer]

Your love for the bayverse designs, and now especially Starscream's, is why I don't really take your opinions on aesthetics seriously.

[@seamusmoney5482]

I gotta disagree with you. I just got him and I love this guy. Posing him is super fun and he embodies Armada Starscream almost perfectly. He is loose but once that’s fixed he’s wonderful. You are right that he feels more like a deluxe sometimes but I can’t complain with the end result IMO. And where are the mini cons 😂

[@AnotherRandomPasserby]

Doesn’t A-Train burn the fat and those calories though running?

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Honestly would've rather trade the waist for wrists.

[@treebotreviews]

This was my figure of 2022. So good😈