Thursday, February 11, 2010

K-Mart Legends: Starscream

The lone Decepticon of the Generation One Legends toy line from 1990 is none other than the traitorous fan favorite, Starscream! Like the other Legends figures, this toy is simply a repackaging of the earlier Pretender Classics figure with no outer Pretender shell. The toy looks great for a simplified figure.

His transformation is easy. You simply pull out the arms, rotate the wings, split the legs, and flip down the cock pit to form the head and torso. That's it! You can also unpeg the tail fins to create guns which can fit in both hands. The wings could also be removed and arms rotated to the back. However, those features are meaningless for this release as those were included so that he could fit into his Pretender shell.

Although he is not the best Starscream ever, it was great to see him in the Generation One toy line one final time before it ended. The mold was definitely simpler than the original 1984 figure, and it was a lot better than the lamer Action Master toy.

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