Starscream's jet mode makes a littl' chibi return for the Tiny Turbo Changers line in The Last Knight, even if only his head shows up for a second in the actual movie. Starscream's alternate mode is even more superdeformed than most in the line, with a very large, rounded cockpit and MUCH smaller main wings compared to the actual jet-- though the tailfins are actually oversized in comparison to it all, interestingly enough. As you'd expect from a jet Transformer-- especially one so simple-- yes, there's some robot kibble, here. The robot legs are the most obvious, sticking out from underneath the bottom with the feet especially obvious under the back end, but the arms are pretty apparent too-- they do stick out of the sides a fair bit in this mode, though the way the wings are proportioned the arms also form the outer part of said wings, so you can't completely ignore them either. From the back end you can also see the top of the robot head, but this is relatively small potatoes. The mold detailing is impressive, with lots of little aerodynamic lines and details where appropriate in this mode. The paint detailing can be pretty impressive too-- this is definitely the version of Starscream from movies 2-3, as he has the black alien tattoos on him to make him look more visually interesting, and they're surprisingly intricate and accurate. It helps, since his plastic is all light gray, which isn't exactly exciting. He also has some muddy brown paint on his cockpit.
    Starscream's transformation definitely took some inspiration from his 1st Legends toy, since as with the Legends toy, the arms come off from the sides and the legs swing out from the bottom to take him into robot mode. Of course, being a TTT, he's even simpler-- the entire jet mode's on his back, and he's rather 2-D from a side view. Hasbro certainly tried with Starscream in this mdoe, but at the budget he still has some definite kibble-- the tailfins are very obvious sticking out above his shoulders, and the cockpit coming out of his butt is pretty awkward, too. Plus, due to the jet mode proportions, the head is scrunched up a bit into the shoulders, giving Starscream even less of a neck than he already had. That said, the mold detailing is still very intricate, with all of the little chest bits and bobbles that are major details on the actual design, along with a pretty accurate oversized face (with red eyes), and some intricate hip and knee detailing. Unfortunately due to their thin size, the arms aren't detailed much on the lower ends, though they are fitted to hold TTT/Legion-sized weapons. Unfortunately, all of this mold detailing is mostly lost in all the gray, as the eyes contain the only paint in this mode. For articulation, Starscream can move at his shoulders.
    Movie Starscream is a very hard design to get done well on a small budget, and although Hasbro tried admirably with this Tiny Turbo Changer, they just couldn't quite pull it off. The mold detailing-- and the paint on the wings-- is amazing for the size, and the jet mode is pretty decent overall if a bit heavy in the back end. The robot mode has some pretty awkward proportional and kibble issues, though. One of the weaker TTT molds.
 

Review by Beastbot

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