Where to begin? The new head sculpt is really nice. Sacrilege? Maybe, but it’s the truth… I absolutely adore this figure! And you know what? I dig him more than Springer. He may be built on the same body and he may transform mostly the same, but stand him next to Springer and there’s no doubt that he is his own bot. I mean, it is, but Hasbro has shown some ridiculously clever abilities with their remolding talents (just look back to Tracks and Wheeljack for a great example of that) and Sandstorm is the next great example of that genius. Ok, so to call Sandstorm a remold seems hardly fair. Since, he’s a Triple-Changer, we’re going to break tradition and start with Sandstorm’s robot mode. Fortunately, I don’t require familiarity with a character to enjoy my Transformers toys. I never had the G1 toy and I don’t recall him featuring prominently in the cartoon or comic. I can’t say as I’ve ever been a big fan of this guy from the old days. In G1, Sandstorm’s alt modes were a Dune Buggy and a helicopter, so using the Springer mold certainly makes sense, although his helicopter mode has been upgraded to a VTOL gunship. The back of the box shows the figure and the alt modes. You’re a box! Be squared off, be boxy! Don’t be ashamed of what you are!! I like the G1-inspired deco, but I’m getting tired of the artsy-fartsy diagonal edge. The packaging is the same window box we saw for Springer and Blitzwing. What do you do if you’re Hasbro and you just turned out one of the best Transformers figures you’ve put out in years? You milk that mold, that’s what! Take the amazing Triple-Changer, Springer… a little recolored plastic, a little lot of retooling, and voila… You have Sandstorm! The question is can you take a toy that is so distinctively and undeniably Springer and make it work as a completely different character? Let’s find out, peeps!
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