Stop Motion Review 120 - Earthrise Starscream Thundercracker and Skywarp

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Thanks to www.ArmatrixTFM.com for sponsoring this video! Voice Credits: Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime#9942 (on Discord) Starscream: Legodude15 Shockwave: Mike Lorber Hasbro Executive 1: Mike Lorber for clarification, ArmatrixTFM.com is a used marketplace, perfect for finding vintage bots, however the owner has set up the site so that you too can create your own storefront with lower selling fees than places like eBay

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I said I wasn't going to wait until I had the villains to review Starscream, and I didn't. they just happened to show up before i got off my butt and made this video haha

[@Danndan0011]

I KNEW IT LEGO IS STARSCREAM

[@whirltheflightbot8076]

@@TheLazyEyebrow can I get a shout-out because next Thursday is my birthday

[@QurikyBark32919]

I noticed some hinge joints on the back of my ER prime’s legs. What are they for?

[@whirltheflightbot8076]

@@QurikyBark32919 ikr

[@BoisegangGaming]

"So unless you're a diehard collector with a skywarp shrine" *Thew Adams has entered the chat*

[@TomMSTie1138]

Ya beat me to it!

[@TheWanzYT]

@@TomMSTie1138 SAME!

[@SideswipePrime606]

Agh! Beat me to it!

[@cartkart1]

Same with the line “avid aviation enthusiast”

[@YtLucasRoblox]

Lol

[@spiderbots]

“Thundercracker this is gold! Have you considered becoming a screenwriter?” Such a clever joke and reference to the comics

[@xenomorph_636]

i bet thundercracker was happy to have his work apreciated by his leader no less

[@cosmicboi1650]

@@xenomorph_636 honestly! Thundercracker got some potential! If he wrote a book I'd read it

[@chheinrich8486]

All that’s missing is buster😂

[@JoshLeGrow]

Opening skit has better voice acting than Netflix's WFC trilogy

[@_V.Va_]

It’s funny because that’s not even a joke. It’s actually true, like damn. Lmao

[@ilyte1]

It's not that bad it's just that the voice actors were forced to talk like they were banned from coffee for life

[@salmanedy]

@@ilyte1 The voice actors are rarely to blame. It's usually the directors' fault.

[@ilyte1]

@@salmanedy that's what I said

[@novaprimetime2439]

Sad but very true

[@predaking8230]

Dude's got a point on how cartoon accuracy kills creative artistic aesthetic liberties.

[@omarsalem1219]

Happy dr lockdown noises

[@myroncaraway2313]

That is probably the best fan voice for Starscream that I have ever heard. Props to you, Legodude15

[@usedtissuepaper42]

it’s good, but you should check out Dr. Smoov’s voice for him. it’s spot on

[@beeter3588]

Doesn’t matter how far figure engineering gets, *every air bot is gonna be 40% kibble*

[@SoundblasterYT]

Cyclonus

[@olchapplobro5258]

unless you're a 3rd party witch

[@RedFireDragon-ix5uc]

You are totally right MP 52 has a false cockpit just covered by a piece of kibble

[@moldysporks2233]

Hi beeter

[@KilosFoxo]

maverick is the only earth jet without alt mode kibble

[@directorscarlett1932]

1:48 "Nobody replaces Megatron" "Then it pleases me to be the first"

[@xtremespotzu]

"State your business!"

[@blueraccoon1088]

@@xtremespotzu that's the hasbro way

[@xtremespotzu]

@@blueraccoon1088 I thought I'd continue the movie reference, is all.

[@wheeljack2269]

"Coronation starscream? This is bad comedy."

[@reynaldipangestu259]

The entire opening skit I was worried you'll never reference IDW!Thundercracker's knack for screenwriting. So glad you prove me wrong.

[@leolied6766]

*theres totally not a IDW reference about Thundercracker*

[@biennialfawn5524]

I’m happy Thundercracker actually survived IDW

[@crimsondynamo615]

@@biennialfawn5524 Thundercracker needed his claim to fame, and IDW was his claim.

[@rbdaviesTB3]

@Rodimus Supreme In the IDW comics, Thundercracker not only survives to the end, but got massive focus and character development - he got interested in human culture during a period in which he was isolated and alone on Earth (TV being his only medium of entertainment during this time) and eventually allied himself with humanity, adopted a dog named Buster, and pursued a new dream of being a screenwriter. It is exactly as bugnuts crazy as it sounds, and yet it works... gloriously!

[@usa-jy5ox]

@@crimsondynamo615 Cybertron Thundercracker disliked that...

[@ultimatehoundstan8307]

I love that refenrence about him being a screenwriter or smth

[@loganwurtz152]

Bro! You gave Thundercracker his screenwriter side a shot! Thank you!!

[@nolankahler6705]

To be fair, there was a concept for a STOL F-15 variant that had square burner cans that would rotate down when taking off which could explain their addition here seeing as it was first going to be applied to NASA’s STOL Eagle demonstrator, although they selected an alternative method which appears to be a more traditional Eagle burner can, and NASA’s STOL Eagle demonstrator has a very... applicable-to-transformers livery. The forward fuselage of the airplane does appear closer to an F-14 over the Eagle but seeing as they’re similar airplanes with similar missions, they share some features so it’s easy to overlook that. That being said, with the G2 Sandstorm they just released that has the delta wing, it’s super easy to see the similarities to the Tomcat.

[@ArchivesofCybertron]

5:30 - There it is! Yooooooooooo! There it is! Yohohoho! [Omega Thew Adams Moment]

[@SpookyDraygon1994]

"Repaints are fine. How's it going Skywarp"

[@grimprime0158]

ThewSW, jobbySS, and lazyTC. The three biggest seeker lovers in the TF fandom lol

[@Flandre_Scarlet8]

"Thundercracker this is Gold! Have you considered being a screen writer?" And then so many years later, Thundercracker would win an Oscar in the IDW comics which is my favorite thundercracker ever

[@charscreamAA]

Lazy didn't need to flex that hard with official transformers trainset

[@damonrandall9844]

I have only 2 issues with Earthrise seekers. 1: waist articulation. 2: Landing Gear. Everything else takes a backseat because I just don’t care. I love these figures! I loved your review and please keep up the good work because I will always be watching😄

[@HORRIOR1]

Loving the IDW reference of Thundercracker becoming a screen writer XD

[@destronlaserwave9566]

I loved the instruments of destruction and the IDW Thundercracker reference, and once again a fantastic video as usual.

[@Bobsheaux]

It's funny. As I commented before, your enthusiasm about things that I otherwise wouldn't care about make me care about them all the more. Here you are gushing about the Seekers being H.O. scale, and I'm sitting here, nodding in agreement, "you're right, that IS awesome!" lol Good job pointing out how the flaws could've been corrected. It's one thing to say "this is bad", but REAL criticism is demonstrating what could've made it work. 👍

[@FirehawkProductions]

The fact these are basically HO scale is so cool!!!!

[@KittenchaosYT]

Ikr!

[@russellharrell2747]

Yeah, but now the illusion is shattered. Menasor would be only as tall as your average seeker while prime would come up to Screamer’s waist...

[@KittenchaosYT]

@@russellharrell2747 :0

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

@@russellharrell2747 it depends quite a bit. Of you give Prime as big as possible for his alt mode (length+height for Freightliner Argosy should be 11M tall), and have starscream transform into a smaller jet (F35) and transform so that way he is 2/3 the length he is in altmode, you could get them relatively close in height.

[@JohnLeeDoes]

Sorry but what does HO mean?

[@waffletoast7833]

If he doesn’t like the noise cones hanging off the back he’s going to be really disappointed with the coneheads

[@bonusbone5118]

Nose cone

[@megrimlock4713]

If he can even get the coneheads

[@lordmegatron7006]

I kept looking photos and though "Okay, maybe I'll try one." But with this review, you convinced me that they are not for me. Thanks. You are the most honest and funest reviewer I've found. Thank you so much for that.

[@nickbell8353]

I guess my big gripe about the Earthrise seekers is the transformation itself. I don't really like having to swivel the cockpit around and flip the nosecone down, but for the price, it's something I can live with. I guess my personal favorite is MP-11, because its transformation is pretty reminiscent of G1 Starscream.

[@dinosnore4269]

When the Thomas and James came in: "Okay, I need to see this crossover."

[@keldeostudies149]

5:33 a very loud British cheer could be heard from thew Adam's channel

[@alphach1mp]

My 2 x biggest gripe about this figure is that they could have made the front intakes foldable to face forward in Jet mode and that the back of the wings should have been attached above the ankle in bot mode. It would have made the whole jet and bot mode more aesthetically more convincing (much like the first 2 MP seeker modes)... What a missed opportunity.

[@devilwithin1738]

This actually wasn’t as long as the earthrise prime review. Heck this video is the third longest review you did on the channel.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

yeah i was wrong about that. i believe at one point it was clocking at 36min, but I ended up trimming some fat because it was so bloated with weird points

[@lamaduckie932]

@@TheLazyEyebrow release an uncut version!, I’d hate for all the stop motion work to go to waste

[@iain.collins]

I appreciate the huge / over the top amount of work that went into a video like this and love the amount of detail you go into. I am also 100% here for the idea of looks over slavish cartoon accuracy and painting over and fixing / painting over annoyances. I feel you on the blue.

[@benvoliothefirst]

The amount of research you put into these reviews astounds me. THANK YOU.

[@lazarussolomon3541]

Holy crap someone agrees with me about the Seeker insignia

[@plantainsame2049]

There's the fact of the matter is that I kind of find it interesting the Transformers have designs that match what they're out mode would be like do you think that somewhere on optimists Ultra Magnus and I think cover and any other semi truck they have an Autobot trucking logo I mean Skylink says shuttle mode is called the magnificence I just find that funny

[@militarygradecontent4390]

4:28 such a niche reference 😂

[@dexterdexter8208]

Person with a Skywarp shrine... I KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!

[@doggoman6396]

The opening skit was amazing! Just add a random dog next to thunder cracker and you got the IDW comics thunder cracker.

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

LOL, my Classics Skywarp is a KO too. My aircraft knowledge has benefited greatly thanks to your video. The Screaming Skywarp face was so stupid looking, someone was drinking something they weren't supposed to in the Hasbro office. Great video.

[@jameszetterman4487]

I love how the Hasbro executive sounds like Nixon from Futurama.

[@ManOfSdeel]

Fantastic! Watching the bits about scale in your videos is like hitting the peanut center of a peanut M&M. The whole thing is great, but the peanut is what you (I) came here for. Can't think of a single other channel that talks about it!

[@darthdavlo9516]

I´m happy finaly a reviewer who isn´t blinded by nostalgia and judges ER Starscream as it should be judged. I can´t believe Starscream figures only get worse and worse each year.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

The Siegeker mould is blatantly superior to the Seekearth mould, THANK YOU for being one of the few people that can see past nostalgia to acknowledge the better _toy._ Seriously, the articulation range on the Cybertronian Seekers is insane, not just good, but excellent...meanwhile the Earth jets don't even have a waist swivel...I really wanted to get these 3 in Siege, but for some absolutely incredible miracle, Mexican Amazon carried the villians set for around 40 dollars, which, considering voyagers are

[@GibDozer1]

I agree that the robot mode of siege seekers is superior in articulation, but thats about it. In proportions, accessories, transformation, and vehicle mode Earthrise smashes it. Also the ER wings are much better in both modes. Don't get me wrong I like Siege seekers quite a bit and I'm disappointed as anyone we didn't get that level of posebality from ER.

[@silverback5730]

I too was also excited to finally own the og trio, but seeing your review really helps put into perspective how underwhelming they actually are. I would still love to get them because I've never had seeker trio, but I feel that the ideas you presented in fixing them could be replicated using a 3d printer, and hopefully if I ever get them (because they're overpriced almost all the time online) and actually stop being lazy and actually use my 3d printer, I think it could be done.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I want to implement at least the noise cone idea, but I'm not confident enough in my design abilities yet to attempt it

[@jayalexander2258]

The only seeker trio of them I have are the armada deluxe edition

[@TinedaVO]

Lengthy video just means there’s love and care put into its production. With that being said: Opening skit: Amazing. An ‘86 Movie production meeting between Decepticons and humans? Hilarious in all the right ways. The VAs you got for Shockwave, Starscream, and Thundercracker really stand out to me in a great way. Kudos to them! Also, the reference for Thundercracker being a screenwriter was so slick that it made me literally laugh out loud, replay, and then chef’s kiss. Honestly, amazing work, and I’d love to see the Autobots’ side of it if you ever revisit the idea. Toy Review: I’m incredibly happy for you that these seekers scale to your project/labor of love. Finding something that just clicks right into place is such a good feeling, it’s always awesome when it does happen. Your criticisms are on point, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t agree with them. I also loved the Seekers when the Classics line came out, and was so excited when I found out Earthrise was scaling them up to make them the imposing fighter jets they were supposed to be...But then I saw that they didn’t do quite enough to update the engineering to the figures themselves and (slightly) regret purchasing them. I still enjoy them, but I know they could be so much better, like you do. Your custom stabilizer paint job is one I think I might emulate once I’m brave enough, and the fact that you’re still adding the text notes in the video just shows that you take pride in your work, but you’re not above pointing out your own mistakes (like the light through the blinds, and calling yourself out for “excessive” stats and math.) Stop-Motion: You always impress me with how you’re able to bring these figures to life, and this video is no exception. Watching them transform in real-time is so fun, and you doing all three figures throughout the process was a treat as a visual experience as well. I know you enjoy this craft, and I will always enjoy watching your work, even if you think you’re being nitpicky about the subject matter. Just know that if you decide to just make stop-motions of them without reviewing, I’d gladly watch that work as well.

[@ZeroBox01]

Anyone else liking these HO scale comparisons? I love seeing these parts in reviews. Keep up the great work lazy, love the review!

[@MillenniumFalcon]

Love the nerdy comparisons. Your video was definitely one of a kind. Love your originality and the way you narrated.

[@Blemper_Rants]

I love the thundercracker IDW comic books screenwriter reference.

[@thatonemovienobodycaresabo7502]

Lmao, the entry skits get me everytime. Keep up the good work Lazy Eyebrow!

[@alexlemonds2838]

So disappointed Earthrise Nacelle wasn't a thing. Hopefully he'll pop up in Kingdom.

[@jamesblanton7440]

I'm waiting for a good sunstorm

[@Creatineconsumer67]

@@jamesblanton7440 Sunstorm NEEDS to appear!

[@lamaduckie932]

@@jamesblanton7440 we need a sunstorm!

[@weik-2936]

I know he got a Siege figure, but I want an Earthrise Acid Storm with the Universe figure's colors

[@rainwalkerstudios3388]

I love the writing for your skits. They're so well done.

[@_V.Va_]

“You’ll get your coronation, all right...”

[@ElGordoBandito]

I like that the one screenwriter sounds like Mr. Plinkett

[@dinobot66]

This is seriously the coolest review I've seen in a long while. Yes, it's excruciatingly long and many probably don't give much about such an extensive and ridiculously thorough opinion on plastic figures, but I loved it haha. It's so scientific and hyper accurate lol. I didn't even know about HO scale before and seeing you actually measuring the wingspan like that was incredibly entertaining ^^

[@darthben2076]

5:38 THEW REFERENCE THEW REFERENCE THEW REFERENCE

[@cosmicboi1650]

My girlfriend recently bought the coronation Starscream for me and I absolutely love it! I bumped into the same problem with the legs and then I remembered "Aha! Lazy Eyebrow talked about this!" Thanks for the lovely tip, Lazy!

[@blueraccoon1088]

I swapped legs with earthrise and studio series and i congrats you for having a supportful lady in collection

[@cosmicboi1650]

@@blueraccoon1088 well... used to have a supporting lady. Turns out she was treating me like shit even though I treated her well. She would randomly hit me and stuff. So we broke up (I broke up with her) she's still trying to message me but I moved on

[@ArchivesofCybertron]

Omg it happened again! Halfway through and I forgot we hadn’t talked about the robot! 👋🤣

[@TheBrendon67]

Now that is a sign of an engaging segment.

[@dragon1130]

Good Primus all mighty, this was probably my favorite opening sketch yet.

[@jbmaru]

Thanks for the review, I didn't like how blocky they looked in plane mode so passed, but now I can see they lack the polish of other figures in the range.

[@weik-2936]

Lol, the armatrix ad is funny to me because I'm watching this just as I got back from selling my TR Bumblebee and Hot Rod

[@mastermindoftrouble]

4:26 AHH! THE IDW REFERENCE! EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[@Qublidon]

Just realized Thundercracker is coming up with the good ideas for a more interesting plot is because of his writing history, or aspirations as a writer

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

that's the punchline alright haha

[@Qublidon]

@@TheLazyEyebrow lol I wrote the comment before seeing the next scene where Megatron gives him credit. Love your work @TheLazyEyebrow your commentary, stop motion, and voice acting are all Chef’s Kiss. A True Delight.

[@pinbacon6495]

so this is why Thundercracker is a screen writer in IDW

[@superbacon3374]

I love the story animations at the beginning of every video. It really sets your channel apart from all the other Transformer reviewers.

[@aviatordanz]

Did Thundercracker write the script for the skit of him writing the script to the 86 movie?

[@theg1prime71]

18:46 Thank you Lazy Eyebrow telling me about that part it helped me a lot for my Earthrise Starscream.

[@ItSaBeastNerd]

Man! Because I had to eat I’m 13 minutes late! Now I have to restart I have the whole premiere! Btw love that long skit!

[@ItSaBeastNerd]

Oh my! I got hearted by him twice now!

[@fernfernacelli]

For all the scaling discussion that’s gone on through the years, it’s pretty comforting to see someone else has attempted the math to try to scale things more accurately. THANKFULLY, we’re now in a day and age where there are enough variations/versions of different characters that scaling is a bit more possible in a personal collection (something I’d been working on for some time now). Cheers!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Moving forward I'm leaning real hard into that endeavor in my videos this year

[@fernfernacelli]

@@TheLazyEyebrow …a man after my own heart. Though slow going, I’ve been putting together my own mini series for a stop motion transformers story. Slow going, only because of day job, my child, I’m an active musician, etc.… Nonetheless, another reason why I’ve been delayed is because I wanted to be as close as I could be with vehicle scaling. Super psyched to see your videos, as always. Cheers!

[@cheesier5153]

The seeker transformation song should nay MUST be in this

[@nickbell8353]

I was halfway expecting this, NGL.

[@apolloknight9521]

Not to lie your Stop motion skits are very fun to watcg

[@Shockblade95]

Finally! Someone that agrees with me! Earthrise Seeker mold is so uwful, it's too old, it has a lot of problems, but the worst thing - we're not getting a new mold for Starscream any time soon.

[@ignite5329]

The worst thing is that i heard an rumor that earthrise starscream gets repacked

[@Shockblade95]

@@ignite5329 NOOOOOO

[@chadderbug7587]

That Starscream impression though. Damn.

[@mikeh1840]

No-one notices this: If you look closely, very closely, Starscream and Thundercracker do have different faces. The eyes are a different sizes: SS has flat eyes, TC widen at the outer edges. Also, the mouths are different: SS has a smirk, TC has a slight downturn.

[@Cpt_Dreyeks]

that was the best integration of a sponsorship into a video I have ever seen!

[@stormy9252]

The annoying thing is these are your best figures for non legends scale

[@deanprowell7947]

"Faceplateless Optimus when, Hasbro?" *Shows bayformers Optimus* NO GO BACK!!!

[@cartkart1]

Ohhhhh nooooo now I noticed Starscream’s symbols on his wings are upside down nooooooo

[@Hell-Films1971]

I forgot how big an F15 was. Holy mother, God. Cliff jumper is just a tiny little robot compared to star scream. Star scream. would just laugh at Optimus and just crush him like an ant.

[@lego0788]

16:16 Curse you Hasbro!

[@demigodwaltz]

“Is this cartoon accurate you bet it is And this And this And this And this And this.”

[@nathanishungryanimations7206]

I do really like my ER Starscream. It’s a cool toy and, while potentially frustrating, it’s fun to play with. I never had the Universe figure, so I am glad I can experience an improved version. Idk how a completely new designed figure would transform, but I hope it wouldn’t have a fake cockpit for the chest like the new MP has.

[@jovensworld2037]

The Siege Seeker mould is easily superior than the Earthrise one, I was able to get the Premium Finish Siege Starscream, just so I can custom painted the original siege figure into Skywarp, so yeah I finally have the main Seeker Trio (Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp) in my collection.

[@starscream8445]

I still prefer my siege version!!!

[@unoreversecard1997]

Yoooo its screamer!!

[@bumblbeeb-1273]

AHHHH YOU YELLOW PLANET COWARD

[@jazztheauotbot4280]

@@bumblbeeb-1273 ITS SCREAMER

[@amebapluricelular8281]

Earth stile Starscream? This is bad comedy

[@TFfangeek]

Epic review The Lazy Eyebrow!!!!!!!!! :D I enjoyed the skit at the beginning more then anything I have watched recently, to quote Megatron: "This is gold." :D Nice job painting the stripes on the tail fins. :D Keep on being amazing, Double Thumbs Up. ;D

[@King-of-the-beginning]

Was the sky warp shrine a reference to Thew if it is where’s the death metal

[@duotronix2305]

Lol!!!! The way you draw out that last word in the Optimus Prime voice is freaking hilarious!!!! Awesome show!!!!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

he really does a great job voice optimus

[@GGT721]

I really just can’t bring myself to like the robot mode on these, something is just off about it to me. Like the torso is so boxy and the waist is a little too wide for me. Also thanks to the crotch plate, the thighs seem to sit too far in.

[@loganclement3282]

‘It’s a weird flex, but okay’ I see what you did there Heheh

[@andrewmichael9201]

I remember back when you said you wouldn’t gripe on the scale of mainline figures You clearly forgot

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Who's griping?

[@burningpotato9447]

hes pointing it out, not attacking the product for it.

[@andrewmichael9201]

@@burningpotato9447 my point is he’s dedicating a decent percentage of the video to it instead of just mentioning it

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@andrewmichael9201 it's really cool that it actually scales with something, that we get to take a glimpse into what a world without mass shifting would be, in no way am I complaining that transformers as a brand isn't what I discussed in the ho section

[@ilyte1]

@@andrewmichael9201 there's a difference between complaining and complimenting in fact I'd say they're opposites

[@FlyingVEE967]

Gotta give credit for voice over work on top of his stop-motion… and the humour, ❤️‼️ AND he goes above and beyond for researching real world specs/info… much appreciated for sure!

[@supergiganprime54]

Hey lazy. How about sign me up as a guest star on on of these reviews huh? And Btw AWESOME

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

MOOOOOVVVVIEEEE EHHHHHHH? Sorry, that just was a brilliant line!

[@krishacz]

"slavish adherence to a really cheaply made show has to take full priority over any artistic liberty as usual"

[@Cadeho3]

That opening skit was perfection! Selling Bumblebee and Hot Rod? Hahaha

[@lamaduckie932]

Armatrix is cool but their selection is pretty low

[@rodimusprime9599]

Best starscream impersonation ever. Sounds just like him.

[@hamletstragedy8988]

The stop motion aspect of this review is hilarious in a good way.

[@zombiefried2363]

Whoever you got for that optimus voice is amazing, I almost thought it was Peter Cullen

[@SilverScarletSpider]

22:11 I’m so glad you got very heated and made a rant

[@ondururagittandeska2004]

11:47 I like how Lazy used Shatter Glass in her jet mode for this scene.

[@tommygunn4062]

Love the comic reference with thundercracker being a screenwriter. Nice little easter egg

[@DayTay2542]

Great review. And your Optimus voice sounds more legit that whoever Rooster Teeth cast for the Netflix shows.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

not mine, check the description or the pinned comment haha

[@mecha53107]

I loved that intro. Your stopmotion skills are very impressive. I love to watch the videos because these intros make just want to watch as much as possible.

[@stoopanimation53]

One of the few channels where I actually watch the sponsored part.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

That's some dedication (but thank you!)

[@crimson7000]

I still like the figures even if it has faults it's cool to have a g1 seeker team

[@rollout1984]

The voice acting here is better than in Kingdom.