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Mon May 13, 2013 6:39 am

a very good retool

News Credits: 119 · Mon May 13, 2013 7:29 am

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News Credits: 1 · Mon May 13, 2013 7:33 am

There's really not much to say beyond: 'MUST BUY', is there?

News Credits: 104 · Mon May 13, 2013 7:34 am

WOW... He looks incredible!

Mon May 13, 2013 8:20 am

daimchoc wrote:

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4079 ... 368956.jpg

I see a lot of retooling there. It looks like just the basic shape is common but a lot of parts were switched out. Either that or they did a hell of a job on the repainting. :grin:

News Credits: 241 · Mon May 13, 2013 8:48 am

daimchoc wrote:

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4079 ... 368956.jpg

*drools* So getting both. Despite the similarities they look distinct, and that's what retooling is supposed to be all about. ;)^

But what about poor out-of-scale-on-his-own Broadside?

News Credits: 5749 · Mon May 13, 2013 8:51 am

This is how you reuse a figure, excellent job Hasbro!

News Credits: 251 · Mon May 13, 2013 11:18 am

Mark(NL) wrote:Omg. That vehicle mode would make a nice Armada Cyclonus...

No. Springer would make a better Armada Cyclonus than Sandstorm.

Cybertronus wrote:Well, I usually don't like remolds. Its just lazy. You pick up on a already existing mold and give it another colour scheme and maybe a new head and that it. Here you have a new character. NOW pay up!

News Credits: 3 · Mon May 13, 2013 11:58 am

Mindmaster wrote:
Mark(NL) wrote:Omg. That vehicle mode would make a nice Armada Cyclonus...

No. Springer would make a better Armada Cyclonus than Sandstorm.

Ah well.. it was my first thought when I saw him, lol. Anyways, they both get close to Cyclonus in that mode in my opinion :-?

News Credits: 11 · Mon May 13, 2013 12:55 pm

Damn, that is one badass retool! His legs are a little spindly and the back wheels look a bit comical on the buggy mode, but otherwise, sweet. I will gladly pick this up, and although the VTOL vehicle isn't his original alt-mode, I think the mold fits him quite well. :APPLAUSE:

Mon May 13, 2013 2:35 pm

Wow. That's some extensive retooling. Fantastic job Hasbro/Takara. It's this kind of retooling that demands buying each version.

AND I have to say that revisiting the original mold... that's one dated looking helicopter. If anything needed an updated altmode, that's a candidate.

Also, if they do a Pretender repaint in gray and red, I'm in for that too. The VTOL looks amazing. Bowled over.

News Credits: 1 · Mon May 13, 2013 2:42 pm

This figure is looking more and more like a complete piece of crap.

:lol:

Bravo, Hasbro. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 251 · Mon May 13, 2013 2:43 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:This figure is looking more and more like a complete piece of crap.

Bravo, Hasbro.

Seriously thought you were legitimately calling it crap for a second. #-o

Mon May 13, 2013 2:53 pm

Haaaaaa.

Okay, so seriously. If they wanted to include this in their convention exclusive GI Joe crossover line of repaints (hint hint hint), I'd take this is green and/or gray with Joe/Cobra logo as well.

Yeah, so, seriously. I'd take a full line o' army green classic vehicles from truck to plane to copter. Just don't make them change INTO the Joe characters and we're good. Big mechs are much more awesome than gangly awkward homages of Star Wars/Avengers. Those are so much fail.

Any other great repaints you want to see out of these guys? Pretenders and Duocons are on the table. Any others?

News Credits: 4 · Mon May 13, 2013 2:58 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:I'm starting to think that Sandstorm was the original mold and Springer's the remold. This is such an extensively changed figure, but you can see where some things seem to fit the visuals and design better. Like this was almost intended.

That's not a diss to Springer. I'm thinking they released Springer first to get sales going.

Either way, however it worked, absolutely impressive figure. Dang.

Actually, more plasusible would be that the general base of the mold was developed first, and the character specific details were developed on the side at the same time. Think of as the evolution of pretooled heads: one base mold with two main head molds to switch out.

if both characters parts are on the same mold, I'd love them to use the majority of Springer (alt mode and such) with Sandstorm's head and vehicle front, for Battletrap, if they do him.

edit: oh, and preordered.

Mon May 13, 2013 9:28 pm

Springers bot mode and car mode look better to me.
Sandstorms Aerial mode looks sick, and the vehicle mode is growing on me.
This is the first time i'm really wanting both remoulds.

There are some issues present in both that sorta turn me off, and thats the legs. Back kibble on sandstorm looks rough, and the big wheels are kinda wierd (since the overall car body seems of a certain depth that suggests normal wheels appear at the rear, but then giant ones interupt that flow).

What I think is going to look rad on Sandstorm is the gun that can pivot in what looks like all directions. The buggy mode will look awesome with the gun pointing off to the side. Speaking of the terminator robot reference, the VTOL craft does look similar, and the vehicle being a buggy mode fits that post-apocalyptic look.

News Credits: 3 · Thu May 16, 2013 12:45 pm

I think that Sandstorm ist also a great Remold, and I think it's also the first one where Hasbro go so far with a repaint, in the hole Transformers History. That it's not just an amazing repaint, but also remoldet and got a hole new alt mode.

Thu May 16, 2013 12:55 pm

Sandstorm is looking better and better. All that detail is

I'm not caring if it might turn out to be a DoT. It looks good in all kinds of ways :ic$:

Thu May 16, 2013 4:42 pm

wow, this figure might have me hold off on getting Springer. (even though they really do look entirely different)

Thu May 16, 2013 10:45 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:Springers bot mode and car mode look better to me.
Sandstorms Aerial mode looks sick, and the vehicle mode is growing on me.
This is the first time i'm really wanting both remoulds.

There are some issues present in both that sorta turn me off, and thats the legs. Back kibble on sandstorm looks rough, and the big wheels are kinda wierd (since the overall car body seems of a certain depth that suggests normal wheels appear at the rear, but then giant ones interupt that flow).

What I think is going to look rad on Sandstorm is the gun that can pivot in what looks like all directions. The buggy mode will look awesome with the gun pointing off to the side. Speaking of the terminator robot reference, the VTOL craft does look similar, and the vehicle being a buggy mode fits that post-apocalyptic look.

I agree on all counts

Except for one thing, if you look at the robot mode pic at the gun, you can see a similar mounting point to the one springer's uses to mount underneath the copter mode. I don't think it can rotate, i think that's just the round sculpting right underneath

Thu May 16, 2013 10:46 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:Springers bot mode and car mode look better to me.
Sandstorms Aerial mode looks sick, and the vehicle mode is growing on me.
This is the first time i'm really wanting both remoulds.

There are some issues present in both that sorta turn me off, and thats the legs. Back kibble on sandstorm looks rough, and the big wheels are kinda wierd (since the overall car body seems of a certain depth that suggests normal wheels appear at the rear, but then giant ones interupt that flow).

What I think is going to look rad on Sandstorm is the gun that can pivot in what looks like all directions. The buggy mode will look awesome with the gun pointing off to the side. Speaking of the terminator robot reference, the VTOL craft does look similar, and the vehicle being a buggy mode fits that post-apocalyptic look.

I agree on all counts

Except for one thing, if you look at the robot mode pic at the gun, you can see a similar mounting point to the one springer's uses to mount underneath the copter mode. I don't think it can rotate, i think that's just the round sculpting right underneath