Transformer Legacy United

[Toph]

Mega-Octain

[Shockprowl]

SANDSTORM!!!


I WILL BUY HIM.


But yeah, those feet... Those tiny little feet...


Beautiful head sculpt.




They have still not done a True Battletrap...

[Shockprowl]

Sandstorm's tiny little feet are actually very reminiscent of the G1 toy.

[Benn]

Feb 7, 2024 17:32:43 GMT Toph said:

Mega-Octain

Mega-Octone.

[Toph]

Feb 7, 2024 23:12:21 GMT Benn said:

Feb 7, 2024 17:32:43 GMT Toph said:

Mega-Octain

Mega-Octone.

Tankor

It all becomes Tankor

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Tron and Megatron have very little in common.

Martin

[Andy Turnbull]

I have the Legacy rock lads and the fact they called one Magneous instead of Ultra Magneous is an absolute crime.

[Fortmax2020]

Feb 8, 2024 6:16:25 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

Tron and Megatron have very little in common.

Martin

Apart from having each others names.

[Philip Ayres]

Sandstorm BTS from Hasbro designer Mark Maher Markclonus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3RMSAAMAlo/

Triple transformation sequence commence! Yes indeedly do, Legacy United Leader Sandstorm is whirlin an twirlin an burnin some serious rubber into your collection.
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Koki Yamada san poured some serious heart and soul into this guy! Working with Takara Tomy and partnering with them on making these dreams a reality is still such an amazing experience for me! Team work makes the dream work as the adults say!
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This handsome fellow has such a versatile array of play its quite overwhelming. I’m going to try to highlight the features to get those tastebuds salivating 💦
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Pvc (rubber) 5 ⭐️ rimmed pinned tires that make this dune buggy fast n furious, 2 proper spinning propellers, awesome articulated posing, a stringed manual rotary with 5mm post and hole attachements that gives a wide range of customization (play rescue the bot with your rollcage stretcher, rope up a decepticon, go dune buggy 🏄 surfin wit ur Beachboyeee!) Heat up some prison bars with his extra soldering iron blaster, blast effect compatible sandblaster rifle, silver tampo pinstriping on the top tail of the cop cop copterrrrrr.
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Orange you glad to see I got the right mixture of tangerines 🍊😎 I did try to add on some sculpt styling to match the level of details on our other Legacy characters. I hope you all enjoy this dude, somtimes the juice is worth the squeeze!

[The Doctor]

MANUAL ROTARY.

An...actual PLAY FEATURE??!!!

-Ralph

[Nigel]

The propellers spin, so is that two play features?

[The Doctor]

Yes!!!

-Ralph

[legios]

Or is it five, given that the main rotors are on four separate hubs..? :-)

Karl

[Fortmax2020]

A cage.

Rubber tires that turn.

Sandstorm has it all.

[The Doctor]

Do...do you think the vehicle mode can...roll?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

If it's got the rubber tyres like Beachcomber I think we might be entering the holy land. I may not wait for a sale for this one.

[Shockprowl]

Me neither.

Sandstorm wasn't on The List, but this toy looks like an amazing representation of a childhood/young-adulthood favourite!

[Pinwig]

Exactly. Of the triples, I had Astrotrain and Sandstorm (metal feet) as a kid and I loved them both. Sandstorm particularly because he felt a bit of an outsider not really featuring in the comics. Terrific chopper.

[legios]

Speaking of the rotor blades... This probably only bugs me, but for some reason I find it slightly more niggling that this Sandstorm still has the wrong number of rotor blades. I don't know why, but I can forgive the original toy only having four, but there is something in me that is mildly miffed that they haven't actually given this one either a period accurate rotor arrangement, or the seven bladed rotor head of a modern CH-53. I think I was just spoiled by the Studio Series Blackout being a better rendition of the same copter family.

And yes, I know that this is entirely a me thing that no-one else would even notice or care about if they did. Apparently I just can't help it. :-)

Karl

[Shockprowl]

Feb 14, 2024 22:51:24 GMT Pinwig said:

Exactly. Of the triples, I had Astrotrain and Sandstorm (metal feet) as a kid and I loved them both. Sandstorm particularly because he felt a bit of an outsider not really featuring in the comics. Terrific chopper.

Sandstorm is by far the most successful of the 'second wave' Triples, cut from the same cloth as Astrotrain and Blitzwing, i.e., two distinct and usable vehicles modes. Springer's alt modes are boring and indistinguishable, and Broadside is... a massive aircraft carrier, which is just too bonkers. Octane is meh. Sandstorm though- two great fun actiony alt modes and he looks great and transforms interestingly.


I'm really surprised and pleased they've given him his proper G1 toy face as well! Unprecedented!



He's going to look great stood next to the G1 toy Pinwig gifted me years ago.

[Philip Ayres]

Silverbolt BTS from Hasbro designer Mark Maher Markclonus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3brwiWMk5B/

It’s finally Friday, time to flex your favorite fuzor. Welcome one of the most honorable bots in the maximal army, Legacy United Voyager Silverbolt. Please bless the stage with your ferocious fuzor presence!
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So, upon kicking off this character with our amazing Takara Tomy partners, the legendary Hasui san informed me that Silverbolt was one of his favorite Beast Wars characters. Don’t quote me, but I believe he said the OG Silverbolt toy was the first Beast Wars toy he had gotten his magical hands on. It’s always such an honor to work with passionate people of the brand. I mean, after all, it is the 40th celebration, and this character is so unique, a fine addition to anyone’s collection. Hasui-san really made this toy come to life!
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As you may know, Silverbolt is a fusion of a wolf and an eagle. All of our beast modes since our Kingdom series have leaned more towards realistic animal sculpts. It still fascinates me today how well the sculpted details translate from sculpt to plastic. So take an extra look at these fine feathers and marvel at the somewhat more werewolf face; the yellow-eyed staredown will give you the willies, I promise!
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This character just exudes courageous strength, a ferocity of justice, and a massive will of trying to do the right thing! It’s honorable to be in such a presence, as it’s a rare trait for a character of such knight-like prowess to have a beast mode that strikes fear in Predacons’ black hearts. But as you know, Black Arachnia’s heart warmed up quite a bit with this big-shouldered stud!
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I can’t help but sing, “How much is that doggy in the window, the one with the feathered tail?””

[legios]

Hmm, I don't know about "Doggy in the window" my immediate thought looking at that is "Out of the darkness, comes....The SILVER-GREYYYYYY GHOST!".

But then I have a tendency to see Fuzor Silverbolt as essentially Adam West Batman to begin with so...yeah...

Karl

[The Doctor]

Happy enough with the original toy. This doesn't seem to add anything.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Transformed Chase tonight. That was a bit interesting, possibly not a toy for Ralph.

Very much suspect, now I have it in hand, that the reuse Mark hinted at will be a complete reshell of the skeleton.

[The Doctor]

It's ok, I have no interest in Chase.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Wave 2 Core Beast Machines Cheetor found at retail in Columbia prior to Hasbro announcement

news.tfw2005.com/2024/02/21/legacy-united-core-beast-machines-cheetor-first-look-504574

[The Doctor]

Doesn't seem to say 'Beast Machines Universe' on the packaging. Interesting.

-Ralph

[The Doctor]

Feb 21, 2024 20:06:22 GMT Philip Ayres said:

|I'm told that Deluxe Sureshot & Core Dinobot, which we expected in Legacy Wave 2, may be delayed into 2025.

Told...by whom?

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Our very reliable leaker who sadly seems to be packing it in :-(

[Benn]

Core Dinobot? Like the Beast Wars dude?