Butter's mess of Fun Stuff Part 2: TF2 Starscream

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So this is a fun one, so on to the photos.
As you can see I have 3 TF2 Starscream Jet mode figures here.
1 is Unpainted, and 2 are Painted Production Level Figures.
The Unpainted figure is just that, unpainted in not Production Colors with just a random Base, and that thicker
Longer String. The Jet Attaches STRONG to the Smoke Base.
The Middle figure Is Production Level Painted,has a Shorter and Thinner String, plus the "Transform" Base
and No Labels on Front or Back. The Jet is VERY WEAK in its attaching to the smoke base.
The One on the End, Is Production Level Painted, has the Longer Thicker String of the Preproduction Test shot,
Has the "Barrage" base with Front and back Label Stickers, plus the Jet attaches very strong to the smoke base.

Photo Showing the Differences in the attach points of the figures

Front Labels or Lack Thereof

Bottoms of the Bases

Here you can see the String Length and Thickness

There is a minor Mold Change between the 2 production Level figures, the Hole for the string was made smaller.

I surmise that The Thicker String Production Painted was not the Final Version, But the Thinner String
was going to be what was released. I do wonder if the Plans changed and the figure was going to come out with a
different base, and I'm not as versed on the Special powers bases. Was another figure released with
the Barrage Base as shown above?
I actually have a few Extras of the Thicker String Production level figure if anyone is interested.