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2005 Boards Member blitzwingfan94 has brought to our attention a trio of auctions for some previously unseen Transformers Universe toys. The three items, listed by eBay seller tfcoy, are for [EBAYLINK=”270268104787″]Whirl[/EBAYLINK] and [EBAYLINK=”120297347778″]Sandstorm[/EBAYLINK], a pair of helicopters based on the Transformers Energon combiner helicopter brothers Blackout and Stormcloud. The auctions are rounded out by a [EBAYLINK=”270268103569″]new Deluxe class Optimus Prime[/EBAYLINK]. This toy is a redeco of the Transformers Cybertron Deluxe in a more “classic” color scheme.
unicron_is_god
they are snazzy coptor bots aside from the one having confused plastic colors…
I hope we get some news on a reissue of these as a combaticon giftset as some are theorizing or maybe just somesort of reissue in general….
flywheels
Just got mine in today's mail. Mine have the same miscolored plastic underneath the cockpits. Looks as if they were reversed as the tan on "Whirl" looks to be the same shade as parts of "Sandstorm".
The burnt orange Energon weapons that came w/ "Sandstorm" look really nice. Both have the 2004 Takara/Hasbro copyright stamped on the figure, just above where the legs snap in. Overall I'm very glad I bought these.
Ravenxl7
Similar situation here, though most of my interest in these repaints is because I never did get the originals, so this will be my chance to own all three combiner molds from Energon. That and one can't have enough combiners in a collection of TF's. I just hope it isn't too long till Hasbro's able to come up with a new mold combiner or two. Maybe either in Animated at some point, or in whatever we happen to get once Animated is over.
unicron_is_god
you know people bitch and piss and moan about repaints…the original 5 figures of the energon set came out and i was like "bleh" then OFTCC did the clear reissues of the tank and coptor and i was like "Hmm"….now with these repaints of the coptors and the others "reverb" and "gunbarrel" i actually am really interested in these guys now….so in my case the repaints actually got me interested in these guys as TF's to get and collect….
Ravenxl7
Well, since the Reverb and Gunbarrel repaints are in the movie line, I don't think they have anything to do with these two (add in the different colored clear plastic too). These are, imo, most likely a part of a Combaticon repaint similar to the Devastator one we got last year, and the Superion one we're getting this year. I just hope neither of the two sets end up being Walmart exclusives, as I no longer shop there for ANYTHING. I'd much rather them end up being either wide releases or Target exclusives. I'd be fine with TRU exclusives, they'd just be a little harder for me to get.
unicron_is_god
i just think it wierd that there are now three repainted helicoptor units''whirl" and "sandstorm" and reverb but only one repainted tank gunbarrel….
I hope the others are right and they are doing a combaticon reissue set with these molds….
Thundershot
Hopefully we find out the deal with these guys soon…
flywheels
I'm still waiting for the 2 'copters I bought from the Chinese eBay seller to arrive in the mail….
Robogeek28
Now those look really nice!
unicron_is_god
yeah. when i opened them i was like "wha???"
but they are cool for that price…nice to get something pre-release at retail without it having a rape the wallet price tag attached…still they are cool…dunno about the alleged names though…the grey one looks like vortex to be and the brown one maybe the desert camo version of vortex….
The V-1 paint app along with that $ (dollar sign) are trippy…i will laugh if those paint apps make it to a retail release on the robots……..
slugslinger2004
Thanks for the pics! I'll definately pick up one of these guys since my Energon Bruticus only has 2 limbs. Sandstorm looks the best out of the 2
Ravenxl7
Nice new pics. I'm thinking that those parts that don't match were accidentally swapped with each other, as the colors match the other one. I really hope they are a part of a Bruticus set, and are actually Vortex and Swindle, with the tanks being Brawl and Armorhide, and then the body being Onslaught. Would make a nice opponent to the Superion set.
unicron_is_god
look what the mail man brought today
joints are tight…paint on "whirl" and "sandstorm" is a little sloppy around the cockpit…plus look at the plastic colors on the bottom of the cockpit…they do not match the colors of the main character…strange..any way they both have the molded decepticon symbol on the usual spot with this mold…i love the colors of the weapons and energon star that comes with "sandstorm"….definitely worth the $44 total for both shipped to me….
I really hope these get released…if not then i have a couple of unique transformers…..
Railguard
Well Whirl looks really cool. I wonder that one will be released.
Deadend
Kinda feels like we're about to get a Quasi Dreamwave armada like story that crosses into Keepers Trilogy and IDW verses. I kinda like it. =D
Also is highly reminiscent of the armada comics galvatron unicron angle. Just they jumped back to the wrong world and ended up in universe, knocking the 'classic' versions into a different reality. >.>
Well at least something like that would let them criss cross the toy verses while still making bots we want to see. xD
giga-galvatron
hmmm might get the supercon prime.
Ravenxl7
Theoretically they should be able to. Whether they will repaint the set is up in the air. As for the two Movie Scouts we saw, all we know about them is info we could get from the pictures, so we basically know what they look like, what their names & bios are, and who they will be released with. As for when the will come out, we have absolutely no idea.
One thing that helps support the idea that these two will be a part of a Comabitcons gift set, is that Hasbro recently trademarked the name Combaticons.
Nova Atlas
Superion?
does anyone think that they may be able to do a new version of superion, or at least a recolor of the Energon Mold? Seems likely to me with the current run of energon combiner recolors. Also, does anyone have any idea when the Movie Combaticon Pieces were, or are going to be released? I have been looking but I have not seen them yet.
Beastbot X
Yeah, I'm going with the notion that the seller doesn't know what he's talking about and this is indeed a Universe store-exclusive Combaticon repaint set, and these are two of them Swindle and Vortex (or some name instead of Vortex, if that's none available). Both look pretty good, minus the transparent red plastic, which doesn't look right on Decepticons.
Pass on the Prime repaint, though. Waaay too close two other versions of that mold to purchase again.
openchallenge
i didnt know the prime mold was popular. it was the first tf that i bought in years. beast wars made me stop looking for transformers for a long time.