Review: #650
Name: Sunstreaker
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Year of Release: 2020
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 3)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Sunstreaker transforms into an approximation of a Lamborghini and it looks really good, apart from the fact that the yellow on the transparent plastics don't quite match the plastic, and the roof doesn't sit flush with the rest of the vehicle.
However, this this is a pretty decent vehicle mode, especially since the back is not a mess of exposed robot parts, and actually can pass off as a real vehicle.
The exposed engine block is detachable, this is useful especially if you want a sleeker vehicle.
An excellent vehicle mode. It's a shame with the mismatching yellows and massive transformation seams on the transparent plastics.
TRANSFORMATION:
Sunstreaker shares a bit of engineering with Earthrise Wheeljack but has several unique twists of his own. The front splits and extends to form the legs, and the interesting thing is that you flip the hood over to reveal a faux vehicle hood as the feet. The back splits to form the arms, and the head flips out from the chest, which is the vehicle's roof.
ROBOT MODE:
Sunstreaker has a great robot mode, with a perfect amount of black to help break out the yellow.
He is kibble free, which is quite impressive and somehow unexpected to be honest. There are several hollow parts such as his thighs (avoidable) and his legs (unavoidable due to transformation). On the whole, it isn't too bad.
The headsculpt is okay, it's Sunstreaker although it seems a little bit too neutral.
This was mentioned in the transformation section but an unexpected element is how the real vehicle's front is on the bottom of his feet, whereas the top is a faux sculpting with larger headlights.
Articulation is really good, he has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
Thanks to his large feet and ankle joints, he is very flexible and able to keep his balance even on one leg with some fiddling around.
He comes with a weapon, although that is a loose term. It's his engine block, completely unaltered.
Officially, he holds it in his hands like a gun, it's a stubby, flat and wide gun though, so it's not that impressive.
However, there are peg holes on his forearms and pegging the engine block there as a sort of shield works much better.
Alternatively, you can still peg it on his forearm but the other way around and it looks better as some sort of forearm flamethrower or blaster.
You can use the same spot as in car mode to store the engine block when nose in use.
This is a great robot mode, much better than initial stock photos would suggest.
OVERALL:
Sunstreaker is a good solid figure, not amazing, but definitely not the worst we've had in recent times. The character badly needed an update from the Classics version (since the Combiner Wars version sucked) and Earthrise delivered. He's missing a proper gun, or at least something that's not an unaltered engine block and that's his major flaw.
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