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Thrilling 30
- Autobot Springer (Voyager Class, 2013)
- Series / Number: 02 / 001
- Accessories: dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro)
- Part of the third wave of 2012-2013 Generations Voyager Class toys, Thrilling 30 "Autobot Springer" is a Triple Changer, transforming into both an armored car and a helicopter, and is a redeco and heavy retool of Voyager Sandstorm. Yup, you read that right. Sandstorm was designed first, then Hasbro turned him into Springer based on Nick Roche's design of the character from Last Stand of the Wreckers,[1] and then released him a wave before Sandstorm released.
- His helicopter rotors detach to transform into a sword that is held by his hands via 5 mm post, and can store underneath his car mode or on his back in robot mode. He also comes with a dual missile launcher that fires its two missiles in succession via a two-step pressure launch. The launcher features a jointed 5mm handle to allow it to pivot, and can mount underneath the helicopter cockpit. He has two 5 mm ports on his back, the sword hilt has an additional post, and the launcher has additional ports at the top and bottom. There are reports that the second 5 mm port on his back is incorrectly sized and the rotor of his helicopter mode can't be correctly plugged into it the way the picture shows. Springer's head is also extremely prone to detaching when being switched between robot and vehicle mode.
- This mold served as the basis of the non-toy Beast Wars: Uprising incarnations of Dynobot and Grimlock.
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References
- ↑ "To clear up: I was working with Hasbro at the time, and designed Sandstorm while I was there. That was the base design, and then those crazy sods at Hasbro managed to pull my comic Springer out of it. In that order!"—Nick Roche, Twitter, 2022/11/29
