I'm surprised that sandstorm was thr base mold not springer, however I'm very excited for the legacy one love to see how it improves from the thrilling 30s

@igson-in4rd

8 ай бұрын

Will there be a legacy one?

@ultimateblaze23

8 ай бұрын

it wont be improved

@Renkencen

8 ай бұрын

​@@igson-in4rdfrom the leak listing, yes.

@Tfa_Studios

8 ай бұрын

It will probably be better

@Tfa_Studios

8 ай бұрын

​@@igson-in4rdyes, by the leaks

Sandstorm was one of the few genuinely complex characters of G1 surprisingly enough. Growing up on a planet of pacifists but still feeling a need to fight, working alongside Drcepticons like octane when necessary, and shrugging off his home getting blown up paints a picture of a well meaning but kinda fucked up guy which IDW played into. Hes a super underrated guy and it was vindicating to hear this toy was the original when Springer was getting all the love. Hope that rumored new one is cool.

@Cdr2002

8 ай бұрын

I really hate what IDW did to him

@megatron8449

8 ай бұрын

​@@Cdr2002What did they do?

@Cdr2002

8 ай бұрын

@@megatron8449 made this pacifist who befriended a Decepticon defender a murderous Punisher type who would “never forgive” the decepticons and was killing them horribly after the war was over

@megatron8449

8 ай бұрын

@@Cdr2002 Dammit idw.

@novustalks7525

2 ай бұрын

Don't remember him being in g1

Yeah, I have this figure, and K-Mart was closing at the time, but I was lucky to get Sandstorm and FOC Blaster the year I got them.

IMO this is the absolute, by a hundred miles, best rendition of Sandstorm. I kinda want a springer as well, but this guy will remain in my collection.

@yajeel

8 ай бұрын

I would switch with you in a heartbeat. I have Springer, but I think Sandstorm's altmodes look so distinct and cool. I missed out on Springer back in the day due to some package thieves.... =(

I’ve had this figure since thrilling 30 and it was one of my favorites and still is to this day. Man, I hope there’s some love for him in the future.

@roadblock7801

8 ай бұрын

Mine too.

@WyattTFdude

8 ай бұрын

There’s gonna be one for Legacy United

@mintygreendays

8 ай бұрын

@@WyattTFdude leaks said so :/

I like the Springer version a bit more, but I still love this one. I will be very surprised if Legacy manages to surpass this one. Not in accuracy or articulation, but in how clever the transformation is and how balanced the modes are. I hope the release of Legacy manages to make this guy cheaper, he's kinda expensive in the aftermarket.

When in VTOL mode, while you can position the arms all the way forward for the "wings", like you said they get in the way of the rotors. You're actually supposed to just fold the black part over itself, not up to the yellow. That way you still get the wings facing out, and still have room for the rotors.

The gun is long missing from mine, but I adore how the colors and VTOL alt mode combine to make this guy a convincing GDI Orca crossover.

Alt mode reminds me a lot of the Energon Cliffjumper aka not Sandstorm. Only ever owned the Springer release and for the most part a decent toy with fun alt modes/transformation. A definite highlight during the thrilling 30s era. 2024 apparently is giving us a Legacy Sandstorm and 86 Springer. Probably the same mold, but heres hoping each has an original mold or at least enough retooling to differentiate the two.

To this day, I’m still glad I bought my copy of this Sandstorm. Definitely one of my “Holy Grail” figures

Yeah, once I figured out how to tab everything in correctly, he shot up in my estimation considerably. A very cool figure.

Wait Samstorm has absolute solver confirmed.... I think I figure out why he hasn't had toy in about 10 years.

I noticed in some of the shots it looks like you Miss- transformed him and forgot to flip out the wheel covers and side fins for helicopter mode

Sandstorm is on the leak list to get a new figure next year! I snuck into an eBay auction my first year of collecting and got this figure for $51!

I was JUST THINKING of Sandstorm last night, and looking up any toys, as the G1 Sandstorm looked pretty cool, and so was this version! I can confidently say that this and G1 were the only Sandstorm toys (that were actually THE character, rather than his name just slapped onto whatever toy) that I could find on eBay! Don’t get me wrong, both toys look cool! But personally I kinda wished there was a Legacy toy of him as well! (Also, I already sent my Christmas list to “Santa” so… I’ll have to save up for my own Sandstorm toy…or toys! As now that I think about it, since there are only 2 actual Sandstorm toys, I could buy both so that the G1 version is his earth mode, and this one is his Cybertronian mode!)

Cant wait for the leader class of this guy in 2024, definitely gonna be a preorder for me

I think we really need a new toy of Sandstorm. He just looks really cool.

@qtarocujoh

8 ай бұрын

According to leaks we should be getting a Leader Sandstorm in wave 2 of United

@hugemegamanx3568

8 ай бұрын

@@qtarocujoh Thank god that we might

Yo I started laughing when you called it the "Bat Mobile" 😂

I don't have this figure but I have the Springer Trilling 30 that used this mold and, let me tell you friends, this figure is awesome(My fav in fact.. I can not believe this went for $30 originally. Transformers fans were eating way better than us a few years ago. Both alt modes look great as well as bot mod and it is so much FUN to transform too. The sandstorm is going for like 80+ on ebay but the Springer is going for around 50 NEW and as low as 15 used at this very moment. Get. This. Toy.

Hey, as an owner of this figure, I wanted to mention the heels. When you shift the feet back at 7:30, if you have them shifted halfway the robot mode feels more stable in my opinion

April 2024, G1 Sandstorm gets released along with G1 Sureshot and SS86 Swoop. This finishes the triple changers, targetmaster and the Dinobots. Unless they do a new Broadside, down the line.

This figure is still in my "holy grail" list. I think that even the upcoming Legacy figure didn't surpass it.

Man, those light piping is amazing and stands out very well

Both modes look really good for a triple changer. Usually, they'll have a more compromised mode, but this one does both quite well. The only one that I would say is the more "comprised" mode is the flying one, mainly because you have a few unavoidable car bits showing.

@Technodreamer

8 ай бұрын

You can hide a couple more of the car bits than he did in this!

Sandstorm is supposedly getting a Legacy United figure this year. ^_^

I got this guy complete with the toyhax and he is really good and even if hasbro ever does make a new version of him I probably wouldn’t even buy him because of how good this figure is

I totally agree. This transformer seriously needs an update, especially if they retain the feature that he can transform with the rotor blades remain attached like what the G1 toy did. I'm constantly loosing the swords from Springer, which become the blades for him.

Great figure & back heavy. After 10 years, I Still like it a lot. A perfect example of a remold/recolor done right. Nice Review.

The Dr.Wu legends sandstorm is satisfying and is normal legends scale not their tiny scale, also the 30th sandstorm really cool but really expensive to get now and there isn’t anything else out there sandstorm wise

@Tracks2008

8 ай бұрын

Good thing for Legacy United then.

No complaints from either T30 Springer or Sandstorm. I gave them a different weapon, but the robot mode and the alt-modes belt it out of the park. The pluses more than outnumber the minuses. I do wish Hasbro would take a W on these molds and just stop right there.

Omg im so glad you recently made a video on this figure as i remember getting him YEARS ago and out of my entire collection i think he is still my only triple changer that i have and i still love him so much (even tho the backpack on mine broke a long time ago) but ya i love this figure so much

What is incredibly ironic: I just white base primed a red alert from the legacy velocitron line to do a sandstorm repaint. I decided so after finding an orange and yellow createx paint that looks beautiful as they're sprayed on.

I love this figure, got me back into collecting

i live outside the USA, so there isn't some huge secondary toy market, but there is some. I spent almost 7 years passively looking for a complete Sandstorm at a reasonable price. Sure, there were incomplete one and there were ones people asked 3x or more the market value, but finally - close to my birthday in October - I finally found one at the weekly toy fair flea market. What a blessing.

No way, i just got my hands on this guy yesterday, what are the odds you post this today

the back fin looks like a shrimp tail. If you cut out the wings of the helicopter, you get... Tempura shrimp.

Ehhhhh.....I can sort of see how this design was first. if you look at Nick's older art of his Springer, the car mode isn't really anything like the art for Springer's car mode. It seems though that they took aspects of this, made additions to make him into Springer, then went back to Sandstorm and changed him to add more Springer to his design until there was more of a balance, and then released Springer first, lol. Personally, I like Springer better. The top heavy nature of Sandtorm didn't do it for me and without leg wheels his legs look very spindly. I never had a problem with standing the Springer figure. I only have that Legends release of the T30 mold because I like the G1 colors on him a lot.

Dat car is doin the jack-o pose

I think each version takes things that aren’t good about the other and vastly improves each other.

I don’t know what kind of joke it was with that we’ll chill mode but as somebody in a wheelchair myself, I feel seen by the transformers and I think you

The wheelchair mode was the best mode imo😮‍💨😮‍💨

This toy's Hasbro designer was Joe Kyde, who was (for a lack of a better term) the lead designer of Generations, as well as being responsible for every single Cyberverse class toy in the Dark of the Moon and TF Prime toy lines. He was let go in 2013 as part of wide-ranging lay-offs at Hasbro. These days, Kyde works at Lego and was responsible for their Optimus Prime set.

@yomomma7418

8 ай бұрын

What a shame that he was let go. He needs to be rehired asap and given a raise.

@ffnbbq

8 ай бұрын

@@yomomma7418 Honestly, a career at Lego probably works out better long-term. Lego is essentially timeless, but traditional toys of the kind Hasbro makes struggle for relevancy in today's market. Like, I'm surprised the Titan class price point still exists.

He is getting a Legacy United figure soon.

I was just thinking about wanting a new Sandstorm, man. Talk about psychic Toy Guy

Sandstorm is still my favourite. This mold got me into this ridiculous habit. When standing, if you fold the fans forward a notch, it doesn't look the best, but it's great for stability & he fit on my shelf that way. Recently got the Dr Wu legend class & awaiting new stock for Sworder. I'd love a Legacy update but not if the Blitzwing designer is involved. That was rough Hasbro.

I remember when i got this for Christmas many years ago, the first time i tried to transform it, i cut my finger, somehow drawing lots of blood.... man i want a new sandstorm, the 3rd party one is impossible to find now.

I love this one! I actually kept this one and sold springer, which is FANTASTIC and one of the best of his time..One of the BEST things about sandstorm is the way this thing rolls, and cruises so easy..GREAT votl mode..Springer bot mode? its a great one.

I want that Sandstorm mold so much!

I got this guy! I think he is great! Only flaw is kinda annoying: His arm panels get STUCK every time I press them down for buggy mode and are a pain to lift back up. I have to wiggle it up and down and dig my nail under it every time, so I just keep him in robot or VTOL mode :D

I’m honestly surprised they didn’t retool Siege Springer into this guy

I have the sandstorm mold, but my copy is missing the door frames For off-road mode, because when I was little the door came off and I lost them. I recently found the wing parts for the helicopter mode and I put them back on it. I actually have two sandstorm transformers cause why not I wish that this mold had ankle pivots

Figure: Can't stand up Thattoyguy: *calls him STANDstorm* Bruh...

I’m surprised this was never used for a triple changer megatron or maybe a triple changer version of Whirl.

To this day this is my favorite iterations of Sandstorm. I love the update to a VTOL. I wold love an update to this figure with modern articulation.

WHEEL CHAIR MODE! LETS GO!!! 6:35

7:27 not on mine. Mine’s was wicked tough to pull out. So bad in fact I had to file it down!

Got mine around $30-$45 at TFCon 2022 and I love it mainly got him for the Wreckers since that year the TFCon exclusive was a Fans Hobby Pyro so I was basically on the hunt for Animated and Wreckers idk if I’ll actually get the new one since I’ve also been reading IDW for my first time and enjoy this Sandstorm a lot fully recommend if anyone doesn’t have it yet and might see it for a good price

Hopefully your voice gets/is all cleared up. I assumed ya filmed this before Children of Primus on Sunday, but maybe still had sone post processing and/or uploading to KZread to make time for. Was sick Sunday with vertigo so couldn't be on Sunday night. Anyhow, hopefully ya enjoyed yourself Sunday night.

by far my favorite figure. you can also slide his feet back for better stability. and one of the rachets and turbines broke and im really sad more so about the turbine

I cannot believe you got him to stand at all for this video mine has the worst ankle joints in my whole collection and can’t stand worth crap

It’s really cool seeing more of this guy. He was a holy grail figure for me and I suffered the eBay prices over a year ago and turns out he wasn’t as great as I hoped.

Efter many many years later, we can get a new sandstorm toy!!

"The toy itself though looks very, very cool." Whoooooo!! My brother in Primus, Unicron, and Gaea, if you like the way that looks, then you should get your mitts on (or at least find a picture of) the Takara version. It may come across as bland for all the added orange, but it also looks like the then-modern update on the character. (I am so NOT lookin' forward to how the alleged new "Leader class" Sandstorm is gonna turn out if they do like Siege Astrotrain or Legacy Blitzwing and have a Voyager with extra stuff...) That T30 IDW Sandstorm was the original mold that got retooled into T30 IDW Springer is just WILD. But, it does explain why Springer's car mode looks like a wannabe Batmobile. I honestly don't see how Hasbro can top the T30 Sandstorm. (Aside from G1 accuracy, they really didn't complete the pass in going from T30 Springer to Siege Springer...)

I didn't buy this figure for a while cause I watched a Baltmatrix review of it back in 2014 when it was still in shelves and he was bitching about it the whole time that I thought it was a bad figure. Yeah shame on me for listening to Balt "The hamhands" matrix. Thank goodness I decided to buy one and it was during a sale too.

You could try shifting the feet back to help with stability.

What a great toy still. It may be ten years old? It holds up though.

i use to have that sandstorm idk what happen to it but i remembers it not wanting to stand up

i tilt the foot and heel down on mine and that helps with stability

did anyone notice at the end he said springer 😂

I actually have this figure and I like him. Question though was DNA designs around back when it released? If so, I’m surprised they didn’t release an upgrade kit for this guy to help with some stuff.

I ALWAYS liked Thrilling 30s Sandstorm - may have to review it myself... ;)

Hey ttg, for the elbows holding up, Ive had this figure since it came out back in 2013 ish when I was very young at the time (like 7) and the elbows have held up well, they feel the same as it did fresh out of the box

I wish he had an original toy accurate head, but otherwise yeah he looks cool

He and springer are the goats of the idw figures imo

I tried before, but people just don’t have complete conditions or the prices are too high….although I thought Sandstorm had the scorponok remold..

Yeah... I feel like this about Armada Sideways...

This review is more unhinged than normal And I want more of this

yooo had this one, springer, and blitzwing as a wee lad!

The windows on my copy snapped off where it attaches to the arm

I want this but legacy’s coming so no and you said springer at the end btw that’s funny❤

I had this guy a long time ago and loved him but the bits on the arm that look like duck feet broke :(

The car mode and proportions make me think that this would be pretty good for an RiD2015 Steeljaw custom

There was a KO of this that I used to see on Alliexpress . I tried finding it last year but they are all sold out

this mold would make a perfect professor x transformer crossover bot.

I remember having this figure when I was like 10 or something it was great until I decided to mix and mash him with other figures I had at the time i wax making my own little AutoBot-X

The weapon is a small sphinx That's cool

In VTOL mode, his arms are supposed to be transformed as of they’re in robot mode, aside from the fists being folded away inside of the forearms. The feet should be in the middle slot. Like it vehicle mode they’re all the way to one side, and in robot mode they’re all the way to the other side. There’s a middle area between the two sides, that’s where they should be in VTOL mode. When you transform the feet, you can feel the plastic flex around the grooves as it slots between the three locations.

I'm still in search of this gold.

7:05 Those panels on my copy refused to come back out after pushing them in, I was worried about breaking them. Other than that, I loved this figure, as I had lost the figure at some point.

This guy was was going to be on a cut legacy video i haven't made instead i made a legacy bumblebee showcase. Maybe i will revisit

no one EVER transforms this mold's air mode correctly in the reviews I've seen, that pattern has remained unchanged

I love this figure, or I would if mine wasn't scuffed right out the box, nail breaking-ly tight shoulder plate slider, loose hips, loose chest tabs, two left ankles --this misassembly means the detents of the black hinge don't line up properly on one leg so the transformation doesn't feel great. and a case of bobblehead where he's determined to look down and to the left constantly

I still have this sand storm and safe to say he's still good and he's been played with an excessive amount. Child me really like he's yellow lmao

No joke I was thinking about this figure today at college lol

I actually really wanted this figure but none of my local stores ever carried it, and I refused to pay scalper fees.

I have the 30s mold here I love it I do need to find some lost Pieces

@grimmstudios4041

8 ай бұрын

If they do make a new one I don’t want it to be toy or show accurate I just want it to be a updated version of the 30s version he does not need a helicopter head

I'm still sad I sold this figure years ago. Now I kind of want to re-purchase it...

Since it will take eons for Hasbro to complete team of 6 core triple changers (and most likely by that time they will shuffle scale and aesthetics several times to make sure WfC/Legacy figures wouldn't fit), I'd love to get my hands on this figure. I'd even settle for KO (which seems to be a bit simplified), but even that is long gone.

i have this figure shame i cant find him anymore

This and springer are two of my favorites!