ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[Spiderwebb13]

Generations Sandstorm. Love how extensively remolded it is, but the colors are a bit weird and it may look a bit too cluttered. I'm guessing that the bit that sticks up on his back can be folded down, too.

https://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generations-classics-44/generations-sandstorm-revealed-177451/

Those two giant rear wheels look pretty bad, but other than that it looks good.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Those two giant rear wheels look pretty bad, but other than that it looks good.

agreed. I am glad they retooled the Springer mold quite a bit though, instead of just plopping on a new heads sculpt and changing the paint scheme then thinking it would be ok to call him Sandstorm

 

[Furyan]

Now I see why the large wheels. This mode is great.

 

[Niltusk]

Now I see why the large wheels. This mode is great.

That is a great flight mode. The wheels probably wouldn't have seemed as bad in vehicle mode if they could have figured out a way to pull them in a bit; I think its a combo of the size and them being out so far thats throwing people off.

 

[Ra88]

Love how that looks like a heavy duty gunship.

 

[DPrime]

I'm kind of "meh" on it, to be quite honest. Guess I just have no investment in the character.

 

[thecorsair]

I'm kind of "meh" on it, to be quite honest. Guess I just have no investment in the character.

Sandstorm was the only Triple Changer I had as a kid so he's a character I have quite a bit of nostalgia for but I'm not buying that thing.

The robot mode looks too kibbly in comparison to Springer, the headsculpt is inaccurate for the character as G1 Sandstorm had a faceplate and the back half of the vehicle mode is a mess.

The gunship mode is nice but it should have been kept as a regular helicopter.

As reluctant as I am to spend money on anything else from FansProject I think I'll wait and see what other Wreckers they have planned as Sandstorm and Roadbuster were hinted in the comic that came with Assaulter.

 

[lerath666]

Yeah I heard, been scanning the thread over at TFW. MMC's poster boy has really listened to the fans and took in alot of their input into finalizing Pking. Im assuming they saw all the various posts from people saying they will wait for a box set to purchase,and will capitalize on it. If not well Ill probably be paying for it later. Ive never bought anything from MMC so Im holding off from going all out on a 5pc combiner from them just yet. Plus I love the oldskool combiner boxed sets. They look so much better displayed alongside the figures imo. Are you getting in on these figures?

i'm planning to. I've got the bull and the burd on order right now.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, the robot here looks boring and generic to me. Even if the alt modes are amazing (and these aren't IMO), that is a deal breaker to me.

 

[lerath666]

Bot mode > all other modes for me.

Part of the reason i love my revoltech Transformers so much.

 

[karamazov80]

I'm funny about Transformers, in that bot mode is critically important, and alt modes can take a hit. But if they can't transform at all I'm not really into them.

 

[Gipetto0812]

For those of you who have the iGear Specialist Vans, Reprolables has made some upgrade sticker sets for them:

Weapon Specialist:
https://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/specialistironhide.php

Medical Specialist:
https://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/specialistratchet.php

I'm funny about Transformers, in that bot mode is critically important, and alt modes can take a hit. But if they can't transform at all I'm not really into them.

Agreed. Main reason I skipped out on the DMK Optimus figure.

 

[thecorsair]

For those of you who have the iGear Specialist Vans, Reprolables has made some upgrade sticker sets for them:

Weapon Specialist:
https://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/specialistironhide.php

Medical Specialist:
https://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/specialistratchet.php

The Ironhide set isn't bad but the Ratchet one is meh.

Not that I'll be getting either as my Specialists have just gone on ebay.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Yea I'm not too fond of either one myself. I do like the ones for Ratchet's vehicle mode but bot mode is kind of meh on both.

Cool that you're getting a DX Sparrow it's one of my favorites

 

[soundwave]

The Ironhide set isn't bad but the Ratchet one is meh.

Not that I'll be getting either as my Specialists have just gone on ebay.

Really??

Surprised to hear that Brendan.
Thought they looked pretty smart in your set up.

You getting yourself a DX Jack then??

I have him & he really is one of the best DX ever, looks phenomenal.

I'm actually in the market for a Sweeney Todd at the moment so I can have a Johnny Depp Display when I finally get round to getting them out.

Neil

 

[thecorsair]

Gipetto0812, soundwave,
To be exact I'm looking to get my 2nd Deluxe Jack Sparrow.

The whole package is IMO the pinnacle of 1/6 figures and there's so many different options for displaying the figure that 1 really isn't enough

The Specialists are nice, but I have a feeling official ones will happen eventually ( Easy repaint/retool potential and the Nissan license is no problem ) and providing Takara don't do something stupid and try and add those sled things from the G1 toys they'll improve on iGear's effort.

Savvy?

I don't have a Sweeney Todd but having seen one when I went to stay with Silent Bob a couple of weeks back I know it's a bloody good figure.

The Tokyo Toy Show is just under a month away, so the first proper look at Prowl & Bluestreak and the revelation of Smokescreen is likely to happen there.

Tiger Track should also be revealed as I think it's meant to be an Exclusive to that event.

 

[soundwave]

Gipetto0812, soundwave,
To be exact I'm looking to get my 2nd Deluxe Jack Sparrow.

The whole package is IMO the pinnacle of 1/6 figures and there's so many different options for displaying the figure that 1 really isn't enough

The Specialists are nice, but I have a feeling official ones will happen eventually ( Easy repaint/retool potential and the Nissan license is no problem ) and providing Takara don't do something stupid and try and add those sled things from the G1 toys they'll improve on iGear's effort.

Savvy?

I don't have a Sweeney Todd but having seen one when I went to stay with Silent Bob a couple of weeks back I know it's a bloody good figure.

The Tokyo Toy Show is just under a month away, so the first proper look at Prowl & Bluestreak and the revelation of Smokescreen is likely to happen there.

Tiger Track should also be revealed as I think it's meant to be an Exclusive to that event.

Lol 2
Can't say I blame you though he is indeed just about one of the best looking figures ever & you can make some great displays so having 2 makes a lot of sense

Yeah Sweeney looks awesome & again with the extras the poses & display options are amazing.
I'm sitting on some cash at the mo for my Premium Formats & upcoming Tattoo ideas but I am so tempted to plump some of it into Sweeney instead

Can't wait to see if Smokescreen does make an appearance at the show.
Looking forward to seeing the final production pics of Prowl & Bluestreak as well.

Neil

 

[DPrime]

The Specialists are nice, but I have a feeling official ones will happen eventually ( Easy repaint/retool potential and the Nissan license is no problem ) and providing Takara don't do something stupid and try and add those sled things from the G1 toys they'll improve on iGear's effort.

Yeah, I did this also.

In the days of stuff like MP-03, they worked as Masterpieces. Post MP-10, and especially now with Sideswipe, Red Alert, and the Nissans, they just don't hold up. They're nice figures for a Classics display, but there are just too many differences from the G1 cartoon designs. At first glance they look quite accurate, but it's all in the details... that, plus they don't have that nice, shiny car paint look that Sideswipe and Red Alert have.

For a long time I thought they were "good enough", but eventually decided that wasn't the case. And I've also come to the conclusion that official ones will probably come. They're the next "obvious repaint" design in line...

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, I did this also.

In the days of stuff like MP-03, they worked as Masterpieces. Post MP-10, and especially now with Sideswipe, Red Alert, and the Nissans, they just don't hold up. They're nice figures for a Classics display, but there are just too many differences from the G1 cartoon designs. At first glance they look quite accurate, but it's all in the details... that, plus they don't have that nice, shiny car paint look that Sideswipe and Red Alert have.

For a long time I thought they were "good enough", but eventually decided that wasn't the case. And I've also come to the conclusion that official ones will probably come. They're the next "obvious repaint" design in line...

I'm kinda in the same boat. At first, these blew my mind. But looking at them now they seem subpar, particularly for the cost. If they were $15-20 I would probably have picked them up at some point, but now that Hasbro and Takara have got their MP **** together, I know that official versions would blow their doors off.

 

[thecorsair]

soundwave,
Jack is one of those figures that's so good that even non-geeks have been known to acknowledge it's greatness.

My Dad is about as far from being into the whole collecting thing as it's possible to get but he appreciates the craftsmanship.

I really hope HT get round to the Deluxe version of Cannibal Jack with the throne that was hinted at a while back as that scene is one of my favorites in all 4 POTC movies.

More tats?

Any other Transformers planned?

DPrime,
Good point on the differing paint apps of the Specialists in comparison to recent MP Autobots, I knew there was something else aside from the robot mode kibble that was bothering me.

karamazov80,
It took the 3rd parties to kick Has/Tak's butt into gear and now they're making much more stuff that collectors actually want which is great.

There's still a place for 3rd parties as they can do stuff that won't get done officially and the amount of options now has never been better.

Speaking of options I read a post in one of the iGear threads at TFW a couple of days ago that suggested another company may be making a larger scaled G1 Huffer and a new mold for Pipes!

So if iGear fix Kim Jong Bee's face , we'll only be a Windcharger announcement from completing the season 1 Minibots