Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

No transformation feature, but you do get a cute little fighter jet thrown in as a bonus.

Since it's made from a single part, the underside is riddled with holes... ^^;

It doesn't mean much, but you can mount it on a stand too (...)

D Style Starscream - Just like the previous releases, the face can be swapped between 3 different expressions. You get a norm

Just like the previous releases, the face can be swapped between 3 different expressions.
You get a normal face, a smug smirk face, and a shouting face.

A total of 3 hands are included.

You can open the hatches on both sides of the chest to recreate a missile launch scene.

Limb articulation is just about 90 degrees, nothing special..

D Style Starscream - You can drop the hip joints down slightly to get a bit more range of motion in the thighs, but honestly

You can drop the hip joints down slightly to get a bit more range of motion in the thighs.
Honestly though, it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.. ^^;

Aerial action pose

Missile launch pose

The shoulder cannon barrels can be detached and held in the hands.

A cocky pose using the smug smirk face.

Double punch~

Another pose.

Rage~ pose

Together with D-Style Megatron / Optimus Prime.

Bonus shot ~
Starscream just isn't Starscream without getting pushed around by Megatron.. ^^;

Following the commander-class Optimus Prime and Megatron, the grunt mech Starscream has now joined the D-Style lineup. He's supposed to transform into a jet, but given the D-Style focus on small and cute designs, the transformation feature isn't included. You do get a small single-piece jet model thrown in as a substitute though.

Just like the previous kits, the build process is straightforward and the straight build looks pretty great right out of the box. Articulation is limited to around 90 degrees, but it's decent enough to play around with for an SD-style kit. Extra gimmicks include swappable face expressions in 3 varieties and an openable missile hatch on the chest.

The face expression parts are especially fun — the normal expression, smug smirk, and shouting face all have their own distinct personality. Combining the smirk face with the open-hand part lets you pull off a strangely unsettling (?) pose, and between the cocky attitude and the pitiful look of getting pushed around by Megatron, you can recreate some surprisingly spot-on scenes.

All in all, it's a solid D-Style kit that any Transformers fan will enjoy messing around with. It'd be especially fun to set up a little diorama with Megatron like in that last photo above. :-)

D Style Starscream | 2015. 9 | ¥3,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.