Thrust (Botcon 2007 Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Deluxe (comes in a 5-pack with Bugbite, Dirge, Dreadwind, and Thundercracker)
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Dark dull brick red, black, and some silver, light red, white, clear tinted plastic, dull yellowish orange, moderately light blue, dull pale yellow, and dark blue
Rating: 9.3

(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 Classics Starscream. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics Starscream here.)

    Thrust's color scheme is taken pretty much bit-for-bit from his G1 toy, which had a great color scheme in the first place, so I'm not complaining. Black and dark dull red make for a decent color scheme, and all the myriad paint apps Thrust has really make it stand out, particularly the silver and orange/yellow bits. In jet mode, he admittedly looks a tad dull, given he doesn't have as many paint apps showing, and instead of having the really cool colorful stripes that the Classics Seekers, he has the slavish G1 small stripes on his wings, which don't look nearly as interesting. Still, particularly in robot mode his color scheme is catching-- they certainly spared no expense on the paint apps.
    They spared no expense on the mold changes, either-- Thrust is the most heavily-modified Botcon exclusive ever as of the date this review was written (9/08). He shares the slightly-changed transformation that Classics Ramjet shared, with the same "conehead", but in addition the tailfins and the main wings have ALL been remolded to more closely resemble Thrust's classic turbine wings. Very impressive effort, and I have to commend the Botcon folks on doing something this big. However... the wings are too small proportionally, particularly the main wings. Compared to the other Seekers, Thrust's wings just look tiny in comparision, so the remolding doesn't come off quite as well as planned. (Also, because of the remolding, Thrust has the wings behind his arms in robot mode like Starscream, as opposed to behind his legs like Ramjet.)
    Thrust has a great color scheme with lots of paint apps and is a pretty solid mold. However, though the considerable effort to remold Thrust's wings is definitely appreciated, it comes up a bit short as they're too small proportionally. I like him a bit better than Thundercracker color-wise, but not quite as much as Dirge.


Thrust Bio:
FUNCTION: Warrior
MOTTO: "I'll wash my actuators in your spilled lubricant, weakling."
Perhaps it was for no other reason than he was the last of all Decepticons to be re-activated by Megatron, but when Thrust was presented with the opportunity, he was eager to join Bludgeon's faction. Honestly, crazy old Megatron scares the coolant out of him. He'd rather be part of a nice, big army, where he can be surrounded by weaker bots, and push around the locals of whatever planet they occupy that week.
Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 6.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 6.0
Rank: 4.0
Courage: 4.0
Fireblast: 8.0
Skill: 7.0

Review by Beastbot

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