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Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker (2020 Reissue)

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Transformers: Earthrise Sunstreaker

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Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker (2019 Reissue), is now in-stock!

Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker (2019 Reissue)

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Masterpiece Sunstreaker

Sunstreaker is one of my favorite Transformers. It may be easier to list which ones are not my favorite. Although I’ve enjoyed Badcube Sunsurge, I never truly felt satisfied with him on my Masterpiece shelf. Masterpiece Sunstreaker is a near perfect rendition to satisfy my compulsive collection disorder.

Vehicle mode looks wonderful. The panel lines are kept to a minimum and actually make sense in context of the car. As expected, he's mostly yellow, but there are also surprising touches here and there. The door handles are painted, as are the taillights under his distinctive rear panels. Not surprisingly, he looks great next to Masterpiece Sideswipe. His headlights, hood, and doors can open. Unfortunately, there are no engine details and obviously no seats. His rear cannon can flip out if you move his spoilers out of the way. His distinctive rear section can be flipped around so that he more closely resembles the Sideswipe Lamborghini mode. Even the rear panels that cover his tail lights rotate away. The undercarriage is very clean and he rolls like a champ on plastic tires.

Despite having a similar vehicle mode to Sideswipe, Sunstreaker has a completely different transformation. It is involved, but not complex or fiddly. Everything moved easily. His backpack compresses reasonably well. His chest is a faux roof, but it's worth it to keep his chest in proper proportion. I’m not a fan of the slider mechanism for his head nor of the various transparent plastic hinges. Going back to vehicle mode was not difficult.

In robot mode, Sunstreaker scales properly with Sideswipe and looks all sorts of awesome. He has more panel lines than Ironhide and his kibble cleans up nicely. His face sculpt is quite good and definitely reminds me of the character. I particularly like how his feet is properly proportioned to his legs. His black panels help to break up the large swaths of yellow.

His head is on a ball joint that is also on a hinged panel. He has a very wide range of motion for his head. He may be the first Transformer that can look down his own shirt, if that's what they wore. His shoulders are on hinges and swivels. He also has very generous butterfly joints. He can raise his arms out and up parallel to the ground. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, waist and thighs. His elbows are double-jointed and allow him to perform full curls. His wrists are hinged. His thumbs articulate separately from the rest of his fingers. He has an ab crunch. His hips are on universal joints with ratchets in the forward-to-back axis. He can perform forward and side splits that would make Van Damme proud. His ratcheted and singled-jointed knees allow him to curl his legs a bit past 90 degrees. His ankles are on rockers and tilts.

His accessories include two rifles, two alternate faces, an alien mask, Chip and his wheelchair, and a pair of replacement sideview mirrors. His weapons have some line work, but don't feature any paint applications. Unfortunately, they use Masterpiece-styled tabs. His small gun stays in place more securely than his rifle, which always falls out on me. The rifle can holster by pegging onto his back in robot mode and roof in vehicle mode. The pistol can store inside either leg in robot mode and between his arms in vehicle mode. He also comes with a happy and shocked face. Swapping faces is very simple; no tools are required. The alien mask fits well enough on his head and looks pretty good. Chip is a basic figure that I will probably just leave in the box. His wheelchair is just gray plastic. The wheels don't even work. I suppose the extra sideview mirrors are in case of breakage. They don't look any different than what is already on the figure.

Sunstreaker will obviously go on my Masterpiece shelf. Although I still love Sunsurge, the official figure doesn't have that height disparity with Sideswipe, who is due for a revamp. Sunstreaker only underscores how Sideswipe's mold is more suited for Red Alert. Each release from Takara just makes me more excited for the next piece in the line.

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Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker Photo Gallery

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Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker is now in-stock!

Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker

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Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker, is now up for pre-order!

Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker

Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker is now up for pre-order! Comes with Chip Chase in his wheelchair and other accessories. ETA of 4th Quarter 2017 release. Reserve yours early and don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Directives to save more on purchases. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge has been restocked!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge

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Omnigonix V-01 Spinout Video Review

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BadCube OTS-04 Wardog and OTS Special-01 Sentinel Blaze, now in-stock!

BadCube OTS-04 Wardog and OTS Special-01 Sentinel Blaze

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Takara Unite Warriors UW-06 Convoy Grand Prime is now in-stock!

Takara Unite Warriors UW-05 Convoy Grand Prime

Takara Unite Warriors UW-05 Convoy Grand Prime, is now in-stock! Make sure to follow the link to get your set. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Directives!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge is now back in stock!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge

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Badcube Sunsurge - Sunstreaker

I was excited to get this figure in hand. He, Sideswipe, and Prowl are my three favorite characters form the cartoon.

Vehicle mode looks as good as Masterpiece Sideswipe. The proportions are very similar. Sunsurge is marginally not as wide. Except for the chrome engine block, you could almost mistake him for using the Masterpiece Lambo mold, until you look at the back. When I went and looked up cartoon images, I found that Badcube had made it look pretty accurate. He rolls just fine on rubber tires. The rifle can be roof mounted.

Transformation is not as bad as Wardog, but not as smooth as Brawny or the Insecticons. In typical Badcube fashion, there are quite a lot of moving parts and panels. There is a fun new chest collapsing mechanic, but I'm still having trouble pegging in the side panels. The least satisfying aspect is the feet. When transformed correctly, Sunsurge is shorter than Sideswipe. When mistransformed, he's a bit taller. Ultimately, I'm happy the transformation is not a retread of Masterpiece Sideswipe.

While the head sculpt hits the right notes, I don't like the aesthetic of how it sits on a flat rod over an open gap that's visible from the front and sides. It's very similar to Fall of Cybertron Jazz and Sideswipe. The chest is the result of a fake windscreen because the real one folds into his backpack I'm not a big fan of the feet, but it took me a while to get used to the Masterpiece Nissans' feet so maybe I'll grow to like them. Overall, I like the look, especially when placed next to Sideswipe.

His head is on a tilt and swivel. He also swivels at the biceps, waist, and thighs. His fingers are single pinned. His elbows, shoulders, knees, and ankles are double-jointed. There are ratchets in half of each shoulder, elbow, and ankle joint. He has ratchets in both parts of his knee joints.

His accessories include a rifle with two attachable missile pods, an articulated Chip Chase figure and his wheelchair, an alternate face, a set of metallic silver painted wheels and spoilers, some extra screws, and a screwdriver. The rifle fits sort of loosely in his hands via a Masterpiece style tab. The missile pods can be attached to the rifle or stored on his back. The Chip Chase figure is a little more detailed than those that come with official Masterpiece figures, but isn't all that special. The wheelchair does not roll. I'm perfectly happy with the chrome parts he's fitted with so won't be swapping them out.

Sunsurge is not a perfect figure, but does look pretty good and is fun to play with. It lives up to my expectations of Badcube releases. He'll stand on my Masterpiece shelf unless Omnigonix really surprises with their offering.

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BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge with Fry.

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BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge with Fry - New Price!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge with Fry

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BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge with Fry. New Images!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge with Fry

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Combiner Wars Wave 4 Deluxes now in-stock!

Combiner Wars Wave 4 Deluxe figures

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Takara Unite Warriors UW-05 Convoy Grand Prime, now up for pre-order!

Takara Unite Warriors UW-05 Convoy Grand Prime

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