Terence Ho since 1981(The Last Ronin)

Mobile users: Best viewed in web page format. Just a local Hawaii boy that is into G1 Transformers - Transformers classics, Unite Warriors, Generations etc, Hawaii and mainland hikes, travels, and anything he feels like writing. It's my life. If you see pictures of me elsewhere without permission, my picture is most likely used for false advertisements/slander. Please disregard those sites. My travel page here: https://tdawgstravels.blogspot.com/

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Transformers War for Cybertron Earthrise WFC-E9 & E29 Starscream and Thundercracker/Skywarp Target exclusive review! Part II of II

I finally end the Decepticon Earthrise seekers reviews. Are they worth it? Let's find out. Guest
starring the classic seekers.

Skywarp

Besides height, I love Skywarp's G1 look and colors on the ER version. Classics have this neon color going though I still fine with it. Weapons are inter-changable (for all 3 actually) though ER has difficulty grasping classic SW's weapon due to big forearms. Look at Starscream's pics for example. Classic SW's cockpit however seemed to be oxidizing. It looked very milky from my view. I guess it's all the part of aging I supposed. :/

Thundercracker

For the classics line, TC was my favorite of the trio. I like his dark blue here still though ER towers over him by a shoulder's length.

Starscream

ER SS looks lot more detailed and the vibrant colors are a win. I'm not sure but part of classic screamers back legs look as if they were yellowing. I kept it out of the sun but I guess its aging and good O2 that probably did it in.

Final words from part I and II:

ER seekers are your updated seekers for your classics line. At first I thought not much was going to differ, but the head sculpts and replay-ability is a whole lot better than the classics. The colors are very sharp and colorful. No waist swivel for both lines though one big improvement is the turning of the head. The head is easily adjustable without having to twist the nosecone which was found in the classic versions. My classic SW's head can't even turn at all. Speaking earlier of the head sculpts, It looks more like the tv show characters I grew up with. It's bigger of course allowing you to examine the fine details easier. The classic versions had this cheap feel in comparison. And it was smaller.

The only drawback on the ER versions I felt, without reading the manual that is, took me a while to figure how to stuff their hands in their chests when it came to jet mode. The classics are easier to fiddle with in this aspect. Anyhow, if you need seekers today, look no further and snatch the Target exclusives and Starscream ER... providing the scalpers haven't scalped everything yet.