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[Galenraff]

A prototype of the unreleased Generation 2 toy Sandstorm is selling on auction site Taobao.  This redeco of the G1 seeker mold was long thought to be a Ramjet redeco and more recently was revealed to have been intended to be a new character.  This is a character I personally hadn't been aware of, so this is exciting!  But it's not $3073 of exciting (the price) - at least not for me.  Is it for you?

 

Taobao Auction

 

TFwiki.net G2 Sandstorm Page

 

[Powered Convoy]

As much as I want it, it's not worth that price.

[Demovere Xeno]

New Seeker deco added to the pool?

[lastmaximal]

While I'm all for any unreleased G2 deco seeing release, I still want the Silverbolt- and Onslaught-colored Seekers first.

[Sabrblade]

New Seeker deco added to the pool?

We've seen this figure before. Just the pics of it here are new.

[tec]

Desertstorm there would awesome but not G2y enough for me aside from the gold canopy

[Bass X0]

Anybody thought of characterisation for this Sandstorm?

 

I have him as Shattered Glass Sandstorm who crossed over to the positive universe and reformatted himself to become a member of Battle Gaia.

Edited by Bass X0, 26 February 2016 - 05:31 PM.

[Broadside]

I do like the idea of Generations Blitzwing as a combination of this Sandstorm and Battle Gaia Sandstorm. As for characterisation... I got nothing.

Black Death Starscream is totally the same character as Robotmasters Black Starscream, and a counterpart of Starscream Clone Black Version, though. ("Nightfall", perhaps?)

[NightViper]

If I could drop the name "Sandstorm", he would be a non-movie Breakaway who defected from the Decepticon Seekers. 

[D Buster Prime]

Uh oh, somebody tell FunPub they missed one!

[NightViper]

Uh oh, somebody tell FunPub they missed one!

 

Missed quite a few if you want to get into the unreleased G2 decos.

 

Sandstorm, Black Death Starscream, sky blue Ramjet, jungle Ramjet...

[SHIELD Agent 47]

Anybody thought of characterisation for this Sandstorm?
 
I have him as Shattered Glass Sandstorm who crossed over to the positive universe and reformatted himself to become a member of Battle Gaia.

An entry of Ask Vector Prime featured him! Didn't give any personality but placed him in his reality's battle of Sherman Dam.

Uh oh, somebody tell FunPub they missed one!

 
Missed quite a few if you want to get into the unreleased G2 decos.
 
Sandstorm, Black Death Starscream, sky blue Ramjet, jungle Ramjet...

Don't you mean "Jungle Attack" Starscream on that last one?

My headcanon is that the sky blue/navy blue Ramjet deco represents both a new G1 Seeker and the Shattered Glass version of Ramjet.

Edited by SHIELD Agent 47, 26 February 2016 - 06:44 PM.

[G.B.Blackrock]

Uh oh, somebody tell FunPub they missed one!

 

Not "missed." Simply "never got around to."

[ChessPieceFace]

I say Hasbro should take the CW Starscream mold, and start from the back of the line. Give us Sandstorm, Black Death Starscream, sky blue Ramjet, jungle Ramjet, and Redwing, and then get around to the Rainmakers and the 1984/1985 toys.

[SHIELD Agent 47]

Eh, as much as I like Seekers, I feel that Seekers are best a deluxe or voyager size, not leader. But I suppose the leader class is rather fitting of High Chancellor Starscream of the Republic of Cybertron in IDW G1.

What I think would be more fitting from the Generations Jetfire mold is Skyquake/Scrash. With regard to that though, I guess the Generations Jetfire mold would also be good for an update of Machine Wars Starscream.

Edited by SHIELD Agent 47, 26 February 2016 - 09:21 PM.

[ChessPieceFace]

Oh, I didn't mean that CW Starscream, I meant the other one.

[NightViper]

 

Uh oh, somebody tell FunPub they missed one!

 

Not "missed." Simply "never got around to."

 

 

Yeah, no. Unless REALLY desperate for ideas, those wouldn't have happened

[LiamA]

Could use some desert camouflage to help break up those colors.

[NightViper]

That would have been the decals, more than likely.

 

[Bass X0]

My headcanon is that the sky blue/navy blue Ramjet deco represents both a new G1 Seeker and the Shattered Glass version of Ramjet.

 

Yeah, I will agree that toy being Shattered Glass Ramjet's color scheme, but I would object to making it a new G1 seeker.

 

Yeah, no. Unless REALLY desperate for ideas, those wouldn't have happened

 

I would like to think you're joking, as we just got Oilmaster, Sergeant Hound and General Optimus Prime.

 

I do like the idea of Generations Blitzwing as a combination of this Sandstorm and Battle Gaia Sandstorm.

 

Yeah, that's what I want, but from Doubledealer or with a new head. He would have different insignias on each of his modes. SG Decepticon insignia in robot mode, G1 Decepticon insignia in tank mode (with the words "BATTLE GAIA" visible to reinforce the point) and G2 Decepticon insignia in jet mode. 

Edited by Bass X0, 27 February 2016 - 04:38 AM.