Small snake.

Now this unofficial Lord Starscream is the main reason I got the set. Sorry, I mean Lord Skysnake.

Unlike Ironhide, Hasbro gave the WFC 2010 Seekers a shot. We took a look at Thundercracker the other day. Now let’s look at this scaled down version of this design!

Vehicle mode

Now, Skysnake has a pretty good Cybertronian jet mode. Apart from one thing. The exposed hands on the sides of the jet mode are just an eyesore. Granted, they’re not the worst exposed hands we’ve seen but it’s still a pretty big negative.

Now that the negative is out of the way, onto the positives. Pretty much everything else. The jet is has a lot of molded detailing and is completely covered in metallic paint. It’s pretty to look at. They even painted the back of his head to make it blend into the vehicle mode better!

Skysnake can store his weapon in jet mode under his cockpit. It looks kind of ridiculous but at least you won’t lose the rifle.

Transformation

Another super simple transformation but it’s too simple this time. They really should have added an extra step to deal with the exposed hands in vehicle mode.

Also, it’s actually a bit different than the Hasbro Deluxe. I thought it was going to be a straight downsize but I was mistaken.

Robot mode

Okay, all my complaints about vehicle mode are moot because this robot mode is beautiful. Skysnake looks magnificent. He looks better than the Hasbro Deluxe who’s at least twice his size and mass.

Skysnake has as much molded detail as his larger official counterpart but has much more paint. Skysnake’s seriously impressive to look at. Especially when you take his size into consideration.

Skysnake has a good amount of posability. His head, shoulders and elbows are ball-jointed. His wrists are hinged to move in at the forearms. His hips, knees and feet are ball-jointed. He’s missing some things (like a waist joint) but it’s still enough posability to pull off a bunch of poses.

Toy or collectible?

Skysnake’s definitely a collectible. He’s a 3rd Party Legends scale figure from a pretty much defunct company. He goes for pretty high prices nowadays and it would be a shame to give him to a kid.

Closing

Another great 3rd Party Legends Transformer! And it’s Lord Starscream! Such a joy to behold!

Objectively, Heavy Metal is a better Transformer than Skysnake. But because Skysnake is a beautiful representation of WFC 2010 Starscream, I like Skysnake better.

12/10 stars!