First look at Transformers Generations Selects Sandstorm

Posted by william-james88 Jan 11, 2022 at 6:03pm CST 57,247 views

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We have our very first look at the upcoming Generations Selects Sandstorm. This is a redeco of Kingdom Scorponok based on a redeco of the original Beast Wars toy. It has a new headsculpt too based on the original toy's mutant head. However, the character in the fiction was never shown with that mutant head but with the toy head instead (see image below). It still gives us further distinction between the two releases of the mold. This is said not to be an exclusive and available at multiple places online eventually. Below are a mix of images of the same toy, some coming from a review of Kickback from Chefatron.

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Firs look at Transformers Generations Selects Sandstorm

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Comment by Flashwave Jan 11, 2022

I want to hate it because the mold sucks, but the colors are kinda neat. Not a color palette you see if see often on TF toys

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Jan 11, 2022

Honestly, the scorpion mode creeped me out a bit upon first view. But this color scheme actually fits the character better.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 12, 2022

Safety orange.

Erh...

I'm not sure about that Sandstorm.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jan 12, 2022

-Kanrabat- wrote:Safety orange.

Erh...

I'm not sure about that Sandstorm.

What's different about the orange from the original?

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jan 12, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Safety orange.

Erh...

I'm not sure about that Sandstorm.
What's different about the orange from the original?

The plastic colors are close enough (pending image lighting), but I'm not that thrilled with the orange/tan paint they used. I know, it's "sand" but they could have gone without.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 12, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Safety orange.

Erh...

I'm not sure about that Sandstorm.
What's different about the orange from the original?

Nothing.
This doesn't do any favors to the original.

Safety orange is a truly ugly color on a transformer. Especially the beasts.

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Comment by griftimus prime Jan 12, 2022

nope

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Comment by blackeyedprime Jan 12, 2022

I'm liking the colors, just not liking having to buy much needed third party stuff to make the figure look good

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Jan 12, 2022

As an aside, it does give hope to Sandstorm being a redeco of the (eventual) MP Scorponok. Given there doesn't seem to be an issue with him being based on the show model, as opposed to the proportions of the original figure ala the Second/Neo Dinobot redecos/retools.

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Jan 12, 2022

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Safety orange.

Erh...

I'm not sure about that Sandstorm.
What's different about the orange from the original?

Nothing.
This doesn't do any favors to the original.

Safety orange is a truly ugly color on a transformer. Especially the beasts.

Beg to differ, safety orange looks great on the original Sandstorm.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jan 12, 2022

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:As an aside, it does give hope to Sandstorm being a redeco of the (eventual) MP Scorponok. Given there doesn't seem to be an issue with him being based on the show model, as opposed to the proportions of the original figure ala the Second/Neo Dinobot redecos/retools.

Yeah, it's most likely because Scorponok was a show character that his mold was used for Sandstorm, since using molds of show characters enabled Mainframe to make their box art.

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Comment by o.supreme Jan 13, 2022

Greetings. If this is redundant, my apologies, I don't seem to remember however seeing a Lift Ticket review yet. Apparently some UK online stores are shipping him to customers in Europe.

I found Toys R Russ a few months back. I like his videos because they are pretty simple. Also he has a TON of Japanese, and other international/rare original TF variants.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 13, 2022

Sandstorm looks pretty neat. I like how these repaints are using the alternate mutant heads, or toy or robot mode heads if the mutant head was used first. Really makes me wonder why Nemesis Primal didn't get the awesome mutant mask of the Primal design.

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Jan 14, 2022

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Really makes me wonder why Nemesis Primal didn't get the awesome mutant mask of the Primal design.

Considering how many redecos the original Primal had. The Mutant Mask might be the head sculpt of a future release. Selects Apelinq, for example.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 14, 2022

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Really makes me wonder why Nemesis Primal didn't get the awesome mutant mask of the Primal design.

Considering how many redecos the original Primal had. The Mutant Mask might be the head sculpt of a future release. Selects Apelinq, for example.

I'd be down for a mutant mask Primal. But make it a completely different deco than black. Like pure white for a nice yeti.

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Jan 14, 2022

There is quite the selection.

Burning Convoy in this line with the Mutant Mask could work too.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 14, 2022

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Burning Convoy in this line with the Mutant Mask could work too.

Mutant mask or not (and I don't think it will have the mask) Burning Convoy is a sureshot from Takara.

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Comment by o.supreme Jan 14, 2022

Would they pair it with a re release of Legends LioConvoy (whihc itself was a retool of TR Alpha Trion) as Flash LioConvoy, or is there a possibility of a New LioConvoy in the works? (aside form the new model kit just revealed, or the already released MP)

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Comment by Till-all-R1 Jan 14, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

That's pretty cool, when was this figure released?

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jan 14, 2022

Till-all-R1 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

That's pretty cool, when was this figure released?

That's Arcee, BotCon 2001. The box even has a little light-sensitive speaker with voice clips from Susan Blu, her original voice actress as well the Beast Wars voice director.