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I have, try nail polish, or super glue spread thinly ( do it at the back part of the upper legs) lets dry for a bit, then scrape off some of it just leaving a little bit to make the surface more rough, before it dries up completely. Its what I did for my sandstorm, now he doesnt end up being a hobbit when trying to stand him up.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
He does have the visual interest of having one boxy altmode and one very rounded one, his rotors pack away without having to detach like Springer's, and the colour scheme's quite striking. He's got proper feet and even some articulation there - only Broadside can match him. His ground-mode wheels roll and don't require extra support, his flight-mode rotors spin, and he doesn't have any altmode parts which have to be left off in other modes. He's got (basic) neck articulation, which none of the others have.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
In addition, there are clever tricks like having his flight mode roll around on his ground-mode wheels, meaning he doesn't need little cheaty mini-wheels. Of the others, only Springer avoids this (Broadside doesn't roll), and Springer's two altmodes are nowhere near as different as Sandstorm's.
If it wasn't for the problems with his arms in robot mode, he'd be damn good. Okay, so he's a little more backpacky than most, but it's a thin backpack, doesn't overbalance him, and he's not wearing 50% of his altmodes on his back like the Horrorcons.
Give him landing pontoons/arms which pack away under his chestplate in buggy mode, and the leg transformation from Energon Barricade, and he'd be damn near perfect.
Broadside's the weakest for me - a block that turns into a block with arms and then a block with wings.
Sandstorm is a lot more ambitious and creative, and while the execution isn't awesome, he does manage to stow four attached rotor blades.
Hmm... yeah, I would agree that Broadside does suck more than Sandstorm as an actual toy. Though for some reason I really dig his axe. :p Still, I wouldn't rate Sandstorm over Blitzwing and Astrotrain. IMO the Decepticon Triple Changers were better than the Autobot Triple Changers.