(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Prime First Edition Starscream. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Prime First Edition Starscream here.)

    Although Slipstream made her first appearance in Animated as a female Starscream clone, her first actual toy is a redeco of Prime Starscream-- and believe it or not, this is actually not a new character for the Prime universe, as she is mentioned in some of the novels set before the Prime TV show. Regardless, the rather skinny Prime Starscream design works remarkably well for a feminine clone, and the color scheme is taken VERY closely from Animated Slipstream's colors. That is, she's mostly a rather Decepticon-y, very eye-catching shade of dark purple with metallic bluish green. (The bluish green plastic and paint are both very close, with the plastic having a fair bit of glitter in it to give it a fairly metallic look as well.) Both colors go VERY well together, to the point where I'm surprised this general scheme isn't used on more Decepticon TFs. There's also a fair amount of gray and black for the colors to bounce off, and both are fairly neutral, straightforward shades of the color that work nicely as either secondary colors (in the case with the black) or only used on small connector pieces (as is the case with the gray). As is the case with most Fun Publications' toys, Slipstream has quite a good amount of paint. The dual metallic bluish green stripes on her wings, cockpit, and chest look particularly good, but little extra bits of that color on such things as the toys, shoulders, and rear wings really make the scheme. The only issue I have in terms of the colors is that, due to the mold breakup, Slipstream has a little big of each wing cast in unpainted gray plastic, which doesn't sit well with how the rest of the wing looks.
    One mold change has been made to Slipstream, and that's a new head. As you'd expect from a Starscream clone, it's quite similar to Prime Starscream's in its general design-- being rather slim with a thin, long chin and similar eyes-- though the little antennae that Prime Starscream has is absent here, with a bit more mold detailing on the forehead and visible lips on her face. The black head, silver face, and red eyes look quite good together.
    "Prime" Slipstream is an excellent toy for the character-- not just for a Prime version, but for her first toy in general. The mold works very well with her, and her color scheme from Animated is applied nearly to a tee here. I would've preferred her gray to be just a bit metallic, but that's being nitpicky. Highly recommended if you're either a Slipstream or Animated fan and are in the market for exclusive toys of this nature.

Review by Beastbot

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