Title:
Sunstreaker Robot Mode
Description:
Sunstreaker (Deluxe Class, 2008)
Series: Classics Series
Accessories: "Electron Pulse Blaster”, engine supercharger intakes
Part of the first wave of 2008 Universe Deluxe Class toys, Sunstreaker transforms into a modified Lamborghini Gallardo (featuring a rear end that is basically a cross between a Murciélago and a Diablo, split side windows and door vents from the McLaren F1). Like the original Sunstreaker’s Lamborghini Countach form, the 2008 Universe vehicle mode features customized engine supercharger intakes mounted just behind the roof of the car. Sunstreaker’s license plate is tampographed "WE R 84”, referring to the year the Transformers franchise was launched. (Early Hasbro prototypes of Universe Sunstreaker had the license plate say "WE R 82” instead.[3][4])Like many other new-sculpt Universe toys, Sunstreaker has a "dramatic head reveal” when transforming him to robot mode: when his chest is rotated into place, his head rises into position and his ears spring out. In robot mode, his supercharger engine accessory can be attached to his back, but it can also be attached to the "Electron Pulse Blaster” to create a larger weapon by wrapping the intakes around it, and the gun can be mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders, though Sunstreaker’s "ears” get in the way. Most of this is not shown in the instructions, which only instruct the owner of the toy to put the gun in his hand and attach the supercharger to his back.Though not specifically a quality control issue, the yellow paint used for Sunstreaker’s roof does not precisely match the bright yellow plastic used for his car body panel parts. The dark tinted windows cause the yellow paint to take on a greenish tinge.Sunstreaker uses the same base mold as Universe Sideswipe, but with his robot mode turned 180 degrees at the waist, and factory-swapped fists. Hasbro’s early plans for Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had the two as straight redeco/retools of each other using the hood-chest configuration. TakaraTomy designer Hisashi Yuki suggested turning the upper body 180 degrees, making Sunstreaker’s robot mode resemble his Generation 1 design more.[5] Based on the release order, Sunstreaker is considered the original iteration of the sculpt and Sideswipe the retool, even though the two were designed concurrently. In addition, Hasbro originally intended the alternate mode’s supercharger to split into two halves which would then become the handgun and a spring-loaded shoulder launcher for the robot mode.The Sunstreaker/Sideswipe sculpt was also retooled into Timelines Punch, Generation 2 Breakdown, and Generation 1 Breakdown, as well as Henkei! Henkei! Alert and Generations Red Alert.
Series: Classics Series
Accessories: "Electron Pulse Blaster”, engine supercharger intakes
Part of the first wave of 2008 Universe Deluxe Class toys, Sunstreaker transforms into a modified Lamborghini Gallardo (featuring a rear end that is basically a cross between a Murciélago and a Diablo, split side windows and door vents from the McLaren F1). Like the original Sunstreaker’s Lamborghini Countach form, the 2008 Universe vehicle mode features customized engine supercharger intakes mounted just behind the roof of the car. Sunstreaker’s license plate is tampographed "WE R 84”, referring to the year the Transformers franchise was launched. (Early Hasbro prototypes of Universe Sunstreaker had the license plate say "WE R 82” instead.[3][4])Like many other new-sculpt Universe toys, Sunstreaker has a "dramatic head reveal” when transforming him to robot mode: when his chest is rotated into place, his head rises into position and his ears spring out. In robot mode, his supercharger engine accessory can be attached to his back, but it can also be attached to the "Electron Pulse Blaster” to create a larger weapon by wrapping the intakes around it, and the gun can be mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders, though Sunstreaker’s "ears” get in the way. Most of this is not shown in the instructions, which only instruct the owner of the toy to put the gun in his hand and attach the supercharger to his back.Though not specifically a quality control issue, the yellow paint used for Sunstreaker’s roof does not precisely match the bright yellow plastic used for his car body panel parts. The dark tinted windows cause the yellow paint to take on a greenish tinge.Sunstreaker uses the same base mold as Universe Sideswipe, but with his robot mode turned 180 degrees at the waist, and factory-swapped fists. Hasbro’s early plans for Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had the two as straight redeco/retools of each other using the hood-chest configuration. TakaraTomy designer Hisashi Yuki suggested turning the upper body 180 degrees, making Sunstreaker’s robot mode resemble his Generation 1 design more.[5] Based on the release order, Sunstreaker is considered the original iteration of the sculpt and Sideswipe the retool, even though the two were designed concurrently. In addition, Hasbro originally intended the alternate mode’s supercharger to split into two halves which would then become the handgun and a spring-loaded shoulder launcher for the robot mode.The Sunstreaker/Sideswipe sculpt was also retooled into Timelines Punch, Generation 2 Breakdown, and Generation 1 Breakdown, as well as Henkei! Henkei! Alert and Generations Red Alert.
Theme:
Universe 2.0
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Date Added:
2023-02-18 20:33:26
Date Added:
2023-02-18 20:33:26
