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New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Posted by Seibertron 21 hours ago at 4:17pm CDT 715 views
While packing up orders at the Seibertron Store and digging through my photo archives, I was reminded just how much I enjoy the oddities of Generation 2. Bright colors, unusual chrome, and unexpected variants — G2 was full of surprises, and today's feature is one of the most distinctive.

Earlier today, I posted a brand new gallery of the Generation 2 Seaspray (Purple Chrome Variant). This version of Seaspray swaps the standard blue chrome for an eye-catching purple finish. While it is certainly uncommon, its origins are unknown to me. If you have any information or sources about this version of Seaspray, please let me know — I’d love to learn more about it, and I’m sure many of you would as well.

This particular purple Seaspray came from my youngest brother's Transformers collection, which he gave me about 6 or 7 years ago. I don't recall when or where he originally got it, as most of his Transformers came from the early 2000s. If any of you also have this version of Seaspray in your collection, I'd love to hear where you found yours — feel free to share your story!

To help tell Seaspray's story, I included comparison shots with:
- G1 Seaspray
- G2 Seaspray (regular blue chrome)
- G2 Bumblebee, Hubcap, and Beachcomber (other G2 Mini-Bots)
- G1 blue Cliffjumper (another uncommon international variant)

These comparisons show just how much this purple chrome version stands out among the Mini-Bots. Who produced it? Why does it exist? Where was it distributed? Those questions are still open, but it's another fascinating chapter in Transformers history.

You can check out the full gallery and all the comparison shots here:
Generation 2 Seaspray (Purple Chrome Variant) Gallery

Here are some selected images from the gallery:

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

Transformers News: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant)

If you have any thoughts, theories, or stories about this version of Seaspray, feel free to share them!

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Re: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant) (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade 21 hours ago
Could it possibly be that this purple variant was similar to how the Transmetal Optimus and Megatron toys in Beast Wars each had blue, purple, and pink variants?
Re: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant) (view post)
Comment by megatran 14 hours ago
I enjoy hearing, reading & learning about these oddities, especially color variants from other international markets back in the day. Thanks for sharing.
Re: New Gallery: G2 Seaspray (Purple Variant) (view post)
Comment by Emerje 3 hours ago
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This spot here where there's a scratch and a sprue blemish shows some blue coming through. This feels like a factory error or maybe even a test shot. Colored chrome on plastic is typically done by applying clear tint coat over silver chrome, this looks to me like a second coat may have been added to the blue turning it purple, maybe some Hubcap red?

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