User:King Starscream
King Starscream is one of the many pseudonyms used by this user. His first transforming toy was a dollar store type tank that is still common in Eckard and CVS stores on the east coast. His first true Transformer was Deluge, a Decepticon with a working watergun weapon, given as a present in 1993. He currently has a collection in excess of 100 figures, which is constantly growing. He also runs a website for starting webcomics, including his own, his roommate's, and his girlfriend's.
Bio
K.S. was born in June of 1986. He has been an avid Transformers fan since the age of 5, collection figures and watching the cartoons since he first discovered them. Over the next 15 years, he would acquire (and sometimes donate) figures from most of the toylines. Over the course of his life, over 140 figures have been in the collection, though by giving some away to those less fortunate enough to not own any Transformers, the number has shrunk to 119. Starscream loves not only the toys but the various TV series, with Beast Wars being his favorite.
Collection
King's collection spans the entire history of Transformers, leading all the way back to Takara's Diaclone series, up to the newest figures in the Titanium series. There are currently 122 figures in this collection:
- 32 Autobots/Maximal
- 28 Decepticons/Predacon
- 54 Mini-Cons
- 7 other alignment
- 1 ship
There are already plans to expand this collection with the movie-based figures to be released in late May. These include Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, and the wallet-hating $90 Bumblebee. Of course, this all depends on income and availability.
In addition to toys, there are also a small number of DVDs. Though not a particularly huge collection, it is somewhat completist in two aspects:
- 1: There is one of every Starscream available in the US (excluding two that are being sought right now)
and
- 2: Cyber Keys. There is at least one of each type and paint app of the various keys (save for on BotCon exclusive, also being sought).
Notable figures
- Anime Galvatron - a redeco of Gen 1 Galvatron in show-accurate colors. It comes with a Photon Rifle and a golden Matrix of Leadership with a necklace for Galvatron. Since it is a Takara import, it has a voice chip with the Japanese seiyuu's voice recorded.
- Diaclone Dino Robo - The precursor to the Dinobot Grimlock. While identical in form, the main difference is the plate on its crotch. Instead of red, it's blue. While old, most of the vacuum metalized paint is still on it, and the joints aren't too worn out.
- Masterpiece Optimus Prime with stand - Show-accurate all around, the only glaring flaw is that Peter Cullen couldn't be reached to record the lines for the voice chip. Bummer.
- Unicron - The Chaos Bringer's Armada incarnation is an increadible piece of work, with more articulation than any other Supreme class toy to date. with 27 Mini-Con plugs, it can easily be filled with enough left over to accomidate the rest of the Armada figures in this collection.
- Primus - The Cybertron figure was the first time his planet form was a toy, with higher detail but slightly lower articulation than Unicron. Slightly shorter than the planet eater.
- Movie Preview Protoform Starscream - One of the first figures to be released in the movie line, Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian "meteor ship" of some kind. Outstandingly articulated, the only thing it can't do is move its fingers or angle the head up. However, it features an Automorph gimmick, which does not in any way impede its design or articulation. So suck it, fanboys.
- Most of the characters from Armada are imported, including the above mentioned Unicron. Though not necessarily better, some have higher detail or slightly different molding (Hot Shot, for example, has a light in his hand for the Star Saber. A gimmick if there ever was one, but it doesn't restrict transformation or articulation).
It should be noted that there are next to no recolors in this set. While there are some Mini-Cons, they are (usually) meant to be new characters. It should be noted they are also played with, as they ARE toys and deserve love. Several have been kitbashed for better stability. For example, a layer of epoxy or glue is applied to a joint so that it isn't loose (allowed to dry before re-assembly), usually so that it can stand on its own. They are also going to be used in the UniCronicles. All of them.
Webcomic
Currently, KS is working on a webcomic known as the UniCronicles, a photography based webcomic using the various character amassed over the past twenty years. The story is basically a retelling of the Unicron Trilogy without the plot-holes, and possibly a more humorous tone at times. While it is light hearted, there will be a lot of darker undertones to the story, including the deaths of several of the characers (because 119 is a lot of people to keep track of) and the return of an ancient, unspeakable evil. As the author of the comic, he goes by the name "King Starscream," in light of the fact that his profile picture is of Cybertron Supreme Starscream, including his crown. It is more than apparent that Starscream is by far his favorite character.
External Links
- The home site for idiosyncratic (sic), a webcomic hosting site including the UniCronicles.
- Seibertron and TFU.info - two sites dedicated to Transformers. Both have extensive galleries of figures.
