The first of the two larger Autobots for the Machine Wars toy line is Sandstorm. In the original Generation One toy line, Sandstorm was a triple changer, transforming for dune buggy to helicopter to robot. He also sported an orange and yellow color scheme (I admit, it looked okay but it weakened the look of the character). His Machine Wars figure retains only three elements of the original character: a robot mode, a helicopter mode, and his allegiance. Over all, he is a good looking figure in both modes. The helicopter mode and robot mode share a military color scheme. His articulation is again limited (just like the Soundwave figure and like the final two figures I'll be reviewing next). I never owned the figure, but I can again imagine that his transformation is not overly complicated. I think it was interesting decision to choose Sandstorm for the Machine Wars toy line as his character was never a huge name in the old toy line. I think the redesigned look worked really well with character and the colors really made him stand out.
The mold for this figure is again from the exclusive European Transformers toy lines from the early 1990's after it ended the U.S. An interesting note is that while the other three large Machine Wars figures have been re-released in other lines (or planned), this mold has not been reused in any U.S. toy line since this one.
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