Restoration: KBB Starscream

*** Before I start, I forget to take pictures of the nosecone fix that I did, but basically if you have the problem of the nosecone not able to pus in properly, you might want to check the connector piece should have the screw head seen on top ***

As many of the KBB Starscream (yeap, I will call this figure Starscream and not Starburst) owners know, the back piece of the robot mode is much higher than the authentic MP-11 mold... So, I follow the path of the many and tried to restore the design back to a shorter back piece... First, the extra piece is cut off and later super-glued back to its original intended position behind the neck area...


This re-attached piece is also has the thickness sanded down to allow the head to go through more comfortably...


And also don't forget to sand down the sides of these 2 joints (and remember to sand the edges round) after re-attaching the piece... these will help the head to go through more easily...


And thus restored... Looks so much better...


This KO also tends to flip backwards, and I believe it is due to a gap located between the heel and the cover piece, so I layered small strips of ABS (about 0.2mm thick) on the heel to attempt to fill up the gap... It works... Though the 2 heels needs different amount of layers... weird...


These parts need to be be filed down when flipping in the heel to be stored in jet mode (note the afterburner id popped out, hence the ball joint seen)...


And Starscream can now stand much much better (though wearing the coronation cape will still cause it to be a little back-heavy, but already is so much more stable)...


And the different modes!!!! Nice...




*** Just For Fun ***