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

    Well, this is a redeco that's a bit of surprise. For a mold this expensive, I didn't think Hasbro would delve into the lesser-known Starscream redecos, but here we are. This version of Acid Storm is noticeably different in colors than his first toy, though-- the main green plastic here is a very light, nearly fluorescent color, and one that is quite fitting for someone with his name. That said, because of how loud the green is, Acid Storm is certainly going to stand out on a Masterpiece shelf, given how rather realistic the rest of the line is when it comes to color schemes. There's also some black and a few different shades of gray used to help contrast against all the green-- the black works quite well, though I wish it had been used a bit more. The painted metallic gunmetal parts also look great, though the milky gray and charcoal dark gray plastic are rather bland colors that don't have the benefit of contrasting against Acid Storm's bright green nearly as well as the black does. Additionally, there's a bit of transparent bluish green plastic used for the cockpit windows, which complement the main colors nicely. I really wish the yellow and pale blue from his Universe 2.0 toy had been used more prominently, and not just a tiny bit of yellow for the tips of his chest-missile pods. Besides the bright green, what makes this Acid Storm toy stand out are the interesting "jungle camo" paint jobs on the tops of his wings, which look pretty cool, and are a bit of departure from the more common "curvy" camo paint apps. Unfortunately, the camo disappears rather upbruptly on the rear "stabilizer fins" of his main wings, which looks a bit disconcerting in vehicle mode. The camo also isn't on the underside of the wings which-- while understandable-- does definitely give his color scheme a louder feel when viewed from the underside/backside. Acid Storm has two "army names" underneath the sides of his cockpit-- "SSGT. EPITSONE" apparently refers to the graffiti artist of the same name, while "MSGT. B. "VICIOUS" VALA" refers to Hasbro toy designer Bobby Vala. (Talk about obscure!) Unfortunately, unlike Masterpiece Thundercracker, Acid Storm doesn't have any other "nudge, nudge" paint apps-- just camo paint apps, some gunmetal gray, and Decepticon symbols on both his main wings and his shoulders.
    Masterpiece Acid Storm doesn't have any changes made specifically to this mode, but he does have the same base changes to the mold made that Masterpiece Thundercracker has. It is also worth noting that, having been used so often, the mold is starting to degrade a bit with this release-- the rear wings come off at the drop of a hat in particular, but Acid Storm's main wings also can snap off when transforming him (though thankfully, they snap off at a point where it's easy to re-connect them).
    Masterpiece Acid Storm is definitely going to stand out amongst the Masterpiece Seekers, what with such a loud color scheme. Although I appreciate the colorists going for something a bit different, I feel his green could've been toned down a bit more and coupled with another main color besides black/gray, and the lack of camo paint on his wing fins is rather weird. If you're a big Seeker collector, than obviously this is a no-brainer of a purchase, but otherwise this is probably a skip despite the high rating, due to the obscure nature of the character, the price, and what I think is a rather ugly color scheme overall.

Review by Beastbot

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