This spotlight is for the Generation One Action Master Starscream. This figure was released in 1990 at the end of the original Transformers toy line. The toy featured the legendary Decepticon reborn as an Action Master (stronger, faster, more alive, but not able to transform). The color scheme for Starscream was based heavily on his previously released Pretender form. The figure itself resembled Starscream in his design. It was strange however to see that is wings were no located on his back, but rather they were shrunk down and attached to his arms. Other than that, the figure looked really good. Starscream came with the Turbo Jet vehicle. The jet wasn't anything special. Starscream basically sat on the jet like a motorcycle, and it sort of resembled Ramjet in terms of design (not in color scheme). The battle station mode was really goofy looking as the rear of the jet flipped to the top to reveal some missile launchers and the rest of the jet transformed into what looked like ... who knows. At least Wheeljack and Sprocket's vehicles actually looked like something else. Action Master Prowl's motorcycle had the same issue as the Turbo Jet. It was like Hasbro thought they had to make the alternate mode look like something, so let's make it do this and call it that. Didn't work for me, but this is a great piece for collectors. Personally, I would just get the figure.
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