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FAB Starscream
Gerry Alanguilan signing part 2 of his comic “Elmer” for CybPH’s Rohml: 
Galaxy Force Starscream
Galaxy Force (known in the US as Cybertron) is the transformers series of the year 2005. This is the conclusion of the Unicron saga (Armada, Energon). However unlike the previous two series the story presented is not connected and presents a new story in a different point of view from the previous ones. Galaxy Force was indeed a new series without having any tracable link to Superlink (Energon in the US), while Cybertron tried to connect the series with the previous one.
Galaxy Force Starscream, or GF Screamer (for short), is the Takara only mold of Starscream that depicts him in Voyager class (Mega Price Point for pre-Cybertron toy series).
Review
I will review GF Screamer in three categories:
- Sculpt (Form and Color)
- Articulation (Moveable Parts and how can it be moved)
- Fun Factor (How did I enjoy it)
Sculpt
Jet Mode
GF Screamer’s jet mode shows a futuristic heavy-set jet fighter that for some reason reminds me of the X-Wing Fighter of Starwars (maybe it’s just the color). The colors sported by this jet is gray with a good amount of red along the body. The nosecode is colored black, while the c0ckpit glass is purple. Some yellow-orange splashes are painted to detail the exhaust panels and some of the missles mounted on the jet. Black jet engine exhausts are also seen below the jet. And to mark its allegiance, small purple decepticon logos are painted on the wings of the jet.
The c0ckpit is centered along the vehicle with two turrents adorning each side. A few more glass-look-a-like parts adorns the roof just past the c0ckpit giving it a more sci-fi look, indeed the ship looks something more of a spacecraft than a jet. After that is sculpted mounted missles which don’t fire but provides more of a fightercraft look. Also a large fin adorns the rearside of the jet, making it even more sci-fi.
In a aesthetic quality it looks great and would definitely something a kid will have fun with, but for someone who is concerned about the believability of the vehicle it’s something you’ll be skeptical about, you see the jet looks too heavy and the wingspan is too short to able to lift this jet off the ground. But since this is a vehicle more suited for space-travel, you’d let it pass through.
Like Energon Ironhide, GF Screamer’s head is seen while in vehicle mode, but its better hidden. See the photo of the Jet below.
GF Screamer’s head is directly infront of the large fin. Good thing that the head is not visible unless you actually take a good close on it. Nice work on that, Takara.
Robot
A complex toy at first, but after trying it, you’ll discover that GF Screamer is one of the easiet toys to Transform. The nosecon of the jet actually forms the robot’s feet and by detaching them and stretching out the legs you’ll end up with an almost transformed Screamer. Just pull down the legs and fold out the upper torso to reveal the head and your almost there.
The toy is sculpted wonderfully. More black is seen now as opposed to teh jet mode since both the arms and upper legs are painted black. GF Screamer wears a black helm with red opaque plastic as its eyes. The plastic shines quite nice with a camera giving GF Screamer a menacing look. The toy is even sculpted with a scowl! 
TRIVIA: Does Starscream’s head sculpt and paint looks more like G1 Animation Thundercracker… YES. Because Starscream, Thunderscracker and Skywarp all share the Black Helmet and Red eyes feature (During the G1 Animation era – except Starscream has a darker face)
Screamer’s legs are sculpted quite nicely and when fully stretched the toy is quite taller than one expects (from looking at the jet mode). The arms however looks quite short as the shoulders has some parts of the jet that stretches beyond the arm’s length.
Though simplistic in form, the toy really grows on you and it looks great. Its ones of the simple-yet-effective transformer designs.
Articulation
Voyager class means the toy is quite large, and with that more areas to articulate and GF Screamer doesn’t fail. He’s articulated in the head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and feet. Though no waist articulation, the toys works for me well. However the arms could use some work as most of the time the arms get pulled off from the joint that fastens it to the shoulder, though no harm done since the arm is connected to the shoulders via a peg.
Now for kicks, The KICK TEST.
GF Screamer is top heavy which requires that both legs touches the ground when making GF Screamer stand, so the Kick Test was a bit difficult to pull off, though Screamer was able to stand by one leg.
Fun Factor
GF Screamer’s gimmick is when you stick a Cyberkey in his back, his two lasersabers appear. The sabers are made of Transluscent purple plastic that swings from GF Screamer’s forearms.
Overall
A nice vehicle mode and robot mode with easy transformation makes the GF Screamer quite enjoyable to own. Nothing incredibly new to add to the TF scene, but nothing overly lacking to be noticable. The arms are quite shorter than what you’d expect. But the look of the toy somehow makes up for it.
I give it a B+. (89/100)
Recommendation: If you get a chance to get it, its worth it since this is the only mold of its kind. Hasbro never released it. That plus the toys is quite enjoyable on its own.
** Thanks to PROTOFORM-S for lending the Starscream for Review.