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Transformers Movie 2 Leader Optimus Prime

With the destruction of MEGATRON®, OPTIMUS PRIME® thought that he was finally, after millions of years, at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM® would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS® to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come, and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS® to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth, and destroy them, one by one. Prepare for battle with this AUTOBOT® leader by your side! In robot mode, this mighty warrior features electronic speech and light-up eyes and chest that are sure to discourage enemy attackers! With snap-out energy swords, this good guy is ready to take on DECEPTICON forces once and for all! In tough truck mode, get in gear with engine revving and racing sounds and cool conversion sounds that let you know this hero means business! MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes ?or create your own! Team up with this awesome ally and roll out!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Best movie Transformers toy period!
This hands down the best Transformers toy I have ever bought. I am very picky with the figures I buy being an accurate representation of the character they are based on. I didn’t by the first movie Prime because of this, it was a box that transformed into a truck. I was blown away when I saw the ROTF figure. Almost every detail they could possibly match with the CGI character is there. The toy has incredible articulation. It has Peter Cullen’s voice. It makes the well known G1 transformation sound. Dual pop out swords. Now, the first few times you try to transform this guy is going to be incredibly frustrating. I looked up a video for help since the packaged instructions don’t help much. It gets alot easier after that. Not a toy for children, unfortunatly; it is just too complex, and they will come to you every ten mintues asking you to transform it. Rubber tires would have been cool, but doesn’t take away from the figure. It is painfully obvious alot of time and effort went into the design and

5 Stars the best optimus ever
This is one of the most detailed, movie accurate, and greatest transformers toy ever made! The transformation can be a pain the first time, an I nearly spent two hours watching the video and transformation on youtube! but it was worth it. Sometimes pieces will pop off and putting them back on can be a pain, but overall, this thing is amazing.

4 Stars His Name Is Optimus Prime!
His name is Optimus Prime! He’s the leader of the Autobots and an all around awesome guy. This is Optimus’ leader class Revenge of the Fallen figure and it’s pretty sweet.

For Kids:

He’s a 13 inch tall giant robot with lights and sounds and swords that pop out. What’s not to love? And he can turn into a big rig. Again, what’s not to love? Well there is the matter of the transformation. I don’t think anyone under their teenage years will enjoy that part much. And it’s pretty tough for an adult too.

For Adults:

The biggest draw of this figure is that it looks very much like the actual movie version of Optimus. If you’re familiar with the last movie’s toy line you know that while that leader class Prime was a fine toy it really didn’t match up to it’s movie counterpart well being fat, blocky and clunky. That’s not the case here. This guy is lean and mean and really looks like Prime off the screen.

In robot mode he’s very poseable and has a few features. Pressing down on a button on his front (or just tilting his head back) will cause his chest to lift (like he’s standing up straight and proud) and light up and he’ll say, “My name is Optimus Prime!” He sounds so awesome I wish he had more lines but that’s it. He also has energy swords that fold back and swing out at the push of a button on each forearm. They do get in the way of his arm articulation when folded back.

During transformation he makes a transformation sound but only once about mid way through when a certain part is snapped apart or together. Once in truck mode he has a button in back that causes an idling engine sound for a few seconds if pressed or continuous if held down. His tires are plastic and not rubber but that’s no big deal as they are well done. His back wheels are on hinges and tend to flip up though. Still he looks great in truck mode too.

The big thing here is the transformation. It’s difficult! Don’t get me wrong, it’s like any transformation in that you’ll get used to it after a while but those first few times are a killer and can take half an hour or more. More than any other transformer I’ve ever dealt with (including the other leader class Optimus) he has to have things slotted and tabbed in just so – there are tons of little tabs and slots and many delicate parts. There’s one point in the transformation where its clear what you need to do but it really looks like you’ll break the toy – very nerve wracking as he isn’t cheap (I watched a video of someone else doing it to get my nerve up). It’s a cool transformation and way different than the last movie Prime and like most transformers once he’s in vehicle mode he’s solid and looks great. I do see lots of potential for breakage though so would not recommend for impatient kids… or adults. Also of note is that those energy swords tend to pop out and get in the way when least expected.

All in all he’s pretty awesome with only minor annoyances (energy swords and flipping wheels) and he looks great. Just be ready to spend some time transforming him those first few times. Not for the impatient.

5 Stars OPTIMUS Prime is Prime
I just bought this today. At first I wasn’t going to because I have the Optimus Prime from the first movie, but the level of detail in this figure sold me. This one is very movie accurate in robot and vehicle mode both. The attention to detail on this figure is is extremely intracate. They did take away the ablitity to move the fingers though.

I gave Durability a 4 because some of the parts come off during transformation, but they due snap bacl on very easily.

Here is the reason I gave Fun a 4: Do not get this toy for a very young child though. I gaurantee that the child would have no fun with this toy. The direction are absolutely horrendous. This was one thing that Hasbro did not improve on. It took me a few hours to figure out how to transform Optimus from robot to vehicle mode.

Overall though, a great figure for those like me who are collecting figures from the movie. I would also recommend the other figure as well. I have also bought most of those from ROTF.

5 Stars Best Movie Optimus Ever! The bar has been rised…
I just got this toy yesterday in the afternoon, and boy, was I excited!

I immediately started trying to transform it to alt mode (truck) while in my car, but couldn’t until I got home and closely examined the pictures of the instrucion leaflet.

So, yes, this one is hard to transform the first time, especially from robot to truck mode, but then transforming it back to robot is much, much easier. I did it even without looking at the instructions. Transformation now is completely different from the old toy!

First impression is that in truck mode, it seems a bit smaller than the old TF movie Optimus Prime (2007). This has got to do with the new proportions, which are now more accurate. Fact is, the truck about 1/16″ longer than the old toy.

When in robot mode, it also seems smaller than the old Prime, but again it has to do with proportions -the older toy was really bulky- and the new toy is 1″ taller. The robot itself is very poseable, and you can even use the piece that holds the head to swivel it up and down a bit.

I then spent the next two hours examining all the reference pictures I have from the truck and the CGI robot… and I can say that this is a very nice piece of engineering (or re-engineering).

The truck has all the details from the real truck, and most hinges remain well hidden. All the tiny lights and reflectors are molded in quite accurately, and even the door handles have 3 bolts and a keyhole molded in the correct place (they are just dots, but they’re there).

The new toy is molded in brighter colors than the old one, but paint is used wery well too.

Also of note are the clear plastic tail-lights, headlights, windshield and side windows

In robot mode, again the attention to detail is amazing, and it is a very good representation of the CGI model.

Granted that the back of the toy robot still isn’t the same as the movie model, but this is as close as we can get, and it still is much better than the old toy.

The only gripe I have is that in robot mode almost all the movie toys lack a lot of paint applications and resort to molded colored plastic instead: Leader Optimus’s chest and feet, Deluxe Sideways’s torso and Breakaway’s everything.

Articulation and poseability are good, and several hinges used for the transformation can be furter used to aid certain action poses. Sadly, Hasbro cut some costs by removing some articulation, which can still be seen in the prototype photos on the back of box; the most obvious being that Optimus’s hands are now just one molded piece with no articulation.

Then again, years ahead of the old Prime toy.

I definitely recommend this toy to any TF fan or anyone that liked the movie. It is complicated at first, so 10 years or older is a safe age.

The other version being marketed right now is the Takara-Tomy version, which may be a better quality toy than Hasbro’s because Takara uses better materials (die cast metal at times, or stiffer plastic with better colors or better metallic finish).

I don’t have the Takara toy, but I don’t see much difference in the pictures, so I don’t think I’ll get it. I would get a second toy only if they ever release a chromed Premium Leader version like they did with old Prime.

Meanwhile, get this one. You won’t regret it.

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Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Sideswipe

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars That Guy Sideswiped Me!
Sideswipe is one of the hip new autobots who will appear in the Revenge of the Fallen movie. According to the packaging he likes close combat and is a sword expert.

For kids:

This guy is a sweet ride. He’s a silver Corvette concept with blue windows and is probably one of the sportiest cars in the line. He transforms fairly easily but has tons of little bits and parts that move and come apart and go together. Because of this he doesn’t seem quite as durable to me as some of the others. His swords are one of the coolest “mech-alive” features I’ve seen yet though and he’s got a pretty cool looking robot form. I think he might frustrate younger kids but most kids will like both the car and robot forms.

For adults:

This guy is still a sweet ride. I even want to drive him around and make engine noises. He is painted silver instead of just molded in a certain color and this makes him pop visually. The downside is that over time I see this paint job chipping around the edges and rubbing off on corners. Another down side is because his is an involved transformation and he’s such a bright color there are many visible seam lines.

His transformation isn’t difficult but it is intricate with many pieces of the body of the car that move and swivel and break apart. He feels a bit delicate but so far has proven durable. Still, if someone went a little nuts on him he might break easy.

Once in robot mode he looks pretty cool with a sleek head, his shoulders that are the rear fenders of the car and a couple of neat points of articulation action. He has pistons and sliding knee covers in his legs that move as you bend it at the knee and he has four hydraulic rods connecting his leg to his body that slide up and down as you move his legs. The rods are a soft material so they won’t snap. That’s all pretty neat. He does have a bit too much of the car stuck onto his back though to look fully streamlined. But the biggest complaint is his feet. They look fine but the wheels are at bottom (as in his feet don’t sit flat on the ground) which makes standing him up a bit of a chore as you have to wiggle him and his feet around to find balance.

His swords are two thin strips of the doors attached to each elbow. The cool part is if you grab one of the two and pull it around in an arc toward the front of his arm the other one swings in the opposite direction automatically via a cool little gear set up. They meet right in front to form the sword on each arm. It’s a cool mechanism and works well. Plus you can take the two parts of the sword part way to make double swords or scissor like weapons or half way to make a shield like weapon. It’s versatile and can be used to change up the look.

This is a tough one, I’ll rate him four but three and a half would be fair too due to his inability to stand well, many seam lines, his chipping paint job and his delicate nature. Then again he looks cool and has those swords…

4 Stars the new jazz… sorta
The majority of all transformers have similar characteristics. Whether it be the overall design of either car or robot mode, they all have a unique style at the same time. In Sideswipe’s case, he is a prefect ballance of two different Autobots. The two being Jazz and Barricade, at least in the movie incarnations. Sideswipe is a Corvette Concept with silver paint and blue tinted windows, similar to Premium jazz’s appearance, though with better quality. The headsculpt bares resemblence to Decepticon Barricade. However, everyone knows that Sideswipe is an Autobot. Could he be somewhat related to the two? Who knows what sub-plot this autobot has in store in the film Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. This figure has great posability with a great sculpt a wonderful attention to detail. The only problems I have are the occasionaly popping off of parts during his transformation and having minor balancing issues with the way the feet have to form in robot mode. Other than that, this is a great figure with great modes throughout.

4 Stars Jazz v2.0?
Sideswipe from Transformers ROTF is a new character from the movie.

PROs:

- Painted body in vehicle mode: The whole car’s plastic body panels are PAINTED silver. This is a first for Hasbro in a regular Deluxe toy! (the old regular Jazz received this treatment with the Premium Deluxe toy line, which came very late. Such a Premium line won’t probably happen again).

- Clear plastic headlights and tail lights: These look very cool, and in the older Jazz, these were only painted.

- Complex transformation and tons of articulation: The robot mode has a lot of articulation and piston-like bits that work, which is way cooler than Jazz, Bumblebee and other toys from the first movie.

- Robot mode proportions are more slender than the bulkier old toys. Sideswipe’s weapons are his arm mounted blades, which are quite cool to rotate into position. The hands and other molded details look fantastic.

CONs:

- Big clear plastic parts: clear plastic is always more brittle than regular plastic, so it may break easier. I’ve damaged 2 pieces already.

- Complex transformation (level 4 out of 5 if I recall correctly): The instructions are not clear and won’t let all the pieces fall into place, like the back windshield + trunk portion: you can see it jutting up in the product picture. When transforming to car mode you need to move face its head down so that it’s looking inside his chest. This way the back windshield hinge fits behind its “ears” and the back windshield and tail will fall in place.

- Lots of panels in vehicle mode = lots of visible seams.

- Robot mode looks great and somewhat accurate to concept art… except that it lacks any paint. I mean, even ol’ regular Deluxe Jazz (not the Premium Deluxe Jazz) has more paint applications in robot mode than this guy! Sadly, this seems to be the trend with the ROTF Deluxe line of toys: great paint in vehicle mode, but NO paint in robot mode. Good thing is, with the molded detail in these toys, a little touch up will do wonders.

This toy then is geared towards children older than 7, because of its complexity and small parts that can detach. It will appeal also to older collectors, like me, who will need to fill the void left by one of the greatest transformers toy line of all: Takara-Tomy Binaltech.

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Transformers Animated Pack Jetfire and Jetstorm

Created using the most advanced techniques known to autobot science, jetstorm and jetfire were cloned from tech recovered from starscream. Brought online in a secret laboratory deep beneath the surface of cyberton, they are the first autobots created specifically to battle the deceptions. Though they are young, they are extremely intelligent, working their way through elite guard boot camp in record time. Together, they are potentially the most powerful autobots of all time, especially when they combine into their safeguard form. Convert these two autobot characters from robot mode to vehicle mode and back again. Then, combine them to form your own safeguard figure! Ten, read all about the early life of the newest autobot heroes as it’s revealed in this exclusive comic. See all the incredible details of the creation and training of the most advanced warriors ever to fight alongside the autobot elite guard. Learn the secret origin of jetfile and jetstorm, as they discover how to use their power to combine into the mighty safeguard for the eradication of the deception threat! Figures come with comic book.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars the best
i found him at a walmart and i loved it the best animated toy ever buy this no mater how much it costs the only cons i found in it was 1 on jetstorm and 3 on jetfire jetfire his waist guard it keep falling off and win trying to get him in safeguard one part of the waist with the leg on it falls off

for jetstorm the con is not big but the chest part falls off but all ok i love the guys cool safeguard mode i love it buy it now

2 Stars Great idea, poor quality
My kids have many Transformers and they love them. We buy them for all the imaginative play that they provide. I would say that most of them fall apart occasionally (some more then others). My kids are not hard on their toys and this gets to be quite frustrating at times. Jetfire and Jetstorm are by far the worst offenders. They got them today, and I would say I have reattached legs, body plates, etc. more then 30 times in one evening. :O

3 Stars You’ll be hunting for missing parts in less than 24 hours
My son’s grandpa got him Jetstorm and Jetfire today, and in less then 24 hours we have had a hip guard fall off of both figures. One we found but can’t get to reattach and one has been lost permanently. Try consoling your 4-5 year old about that on the first day they get the toy! Otherwise my son loves these figures and is learning how to read instructions, so they have some educational value. If you could pay $.[..] to replace the parts you will inevitably lose off these toys, it might be worth it!

2 Stars Doesn’t appear to be assembled like instructions call for
I couldn’t transform Jetfire nor Jetstorm into Safeguard. The instruction illustrations showed movements and steps not possible the way the action figures were assembled. It was very very frustrating. Maybe it’s just me (and my wife) and we’re too old to understand, but we cannot transform these guys!

Sorry, kid. We’re returning it.

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Transformers Movie 2 Leader Optimus Prime

With the destruction of MEGATRON®, OPTIMUS PRIME® thought that he was finally, after millions of years, at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM® would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS® to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come, and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS® to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth, and destroy them, one by one. Prepare for battle with this AUTOBOT® leader by your side! In robot mode, this mighty warrior features electronic speech and light-up eyes and chest that are sure to discourage enemy attackers! With snap-out energy swords, this good guy is ready to take on DECEPTICON forces once and for all! In tough truck mode, get in gear with engine revving and racing sounds and cool conversion sounds that let you know this hero means business! MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes ?or create your own! Team up with this awesome ally and roll out!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Best movie Transformers toy period!
This hands down the best Transformers toy I have ever bought. I am very picky with the figures I buy being an accurate representation of the character they are based on. I didn’t by the first movie Prime because of this, it was a box that transformed into a truck. I was blown away when I saw the ROTF figure. Almost every detail they could possibly match with the CGI character is there. The toy has incredible articulation. It has Peter Cullen’s voice. It makes the well known G1 transformation sound. Dual pop out swords. Now, the first few times you try to transform this guy is going to be incredibly frustrating. I looked up a video for help since the packaged instructions don’t help much. It gets alot easier after that. Not a toy for children, unfortunatly; it is just too complex, and they will come to you every ten mintues asking you to transform it. Rubber tires would have been cool, but doesn’t take away from the figure. It is painfully obvious alot of time and effort went into the design and

4 Stars His Name Is Optimus Prime!
His name is Optimus Prime! He’s the leader of the Autobots and an all around awesome guy. This is Optimus’ leader class Revenge of the Fallen figure and it’s pretty sweet.

For Kids:

He’s a 13 inch tall giant robot with lights and sounds and swords that pop out. What’s not to love? And he can turn into a big rig. Again, what’s not to love? Well there is the matter of the transformation. I don’t think anyone under their teenage years will enjoy that part much. And it’s pretty tough for an adult too.

For Adults:

The biggest draw of this figure is that it looks very much like the actual movie version of Optimus. If you’re familiar with the last movie’s toy line you know that while that leader class Prime was a fine toy it really didn’t match up to it’s movie counterpart well being fat, blocky and clunky. That’s not the case here. This guy is lean and mean and really looks like Prime off the screen.

In robot mode he’s very poseable and has a few features. Pressing down on a button on his front (or just tilting his head back) will cause his chest to lift (like he’s standing up straight and proud) and light up and he’ll say, “My name is Optimus Prime!” He sounds so awesome I wish he had more lines but that’s it. He also has energy swords that fold back and swing out at the push of a button on each forearm. They do get in the way of his arm articulation when folded back.

During transformation he makes a transformation sound but only once about mid way through when a certain part is snapped apart or together. Once in truck mode he has a button in back that causes an idling engine sound for a few seconds if pressed or continuous if held down. His tires are plastic and not rubber but that’s no big deal as they are well done. His back wheels are on hinges and tend to flip up though. Still he looks great in truck mode too.

The big thing here is the transformation. It’s difficult! Don’t get me wrong, it’s like any transformation in that you’ll get used to it after a while but those first few times are a killer and can take half an hour or more. More than any other transformer I’ve ever dealt with (including the other leader class Optimus) he has to have things slotted and tabbed in just so – there are tons of little tabs and slots and many delicate parts. There’s one point in the transformation where its clear what you need to do but it really looks like you’ll break the toy – very nerve wracking as he isn’t cheap (I watched a video of someone else doing it to get my nerve up). It’s a cool transformation and way different than the last movie Prime and like most transformers once he’s in vehicle mode he’s solid and looks great. I do see lots of potential for breakage though so would not recommend for impatient kids… or adults. Also of note is that those energy swords tend to pop out and get in the way when least expected.

All in all he’s pretty awesome with only minor annoyances (energy swords and flipping wheels) and he looks great. Just be ready to spend some time transforming him those first few times. Not for the impatient.

5 Stars OPTIMUS Prime is Prime
I just bought this today. At first I wasn’t going to because I have the Optimus Prime from the first movie, but the level of detail in this figure sold me. This one is very movie accurate in robot and vehicle mode both. The attention to detail on this figure is is extremely intracate. They did take away the ablitity to move the fingers though.

I gave Durability a 4 because some of the parts come off during transformation, but they due snap bacl on very easily.

Here is the reason I gave Fun a 4: Do not get this toy for a very young child though. I gaurantee that the child would have no fun with this toy. The direction are absolutely horrendous. This was one thing that Hasbro did not improve on. It took me a few hours to figure out how to transform Optimus from robot to vehicle mode.

Overall though, a great figure for those like me who are collecting figures from the movie. I would also recommend the other figure as well. I have also bought most of those from ROTF.

5 Stars Best Movie Optimus Ever! The bar has been rised…
I just got this toy yesterday in the afternoon, and boy, was I excited!

I immediately started trying to transform it to alt mode (truck) while in my car, but couldn’t until I got home and closely examined the pictures of the instrucion leaflet.

So, yes, this one is hard to transform the first time, especially from robot to truck mode, but then transforming it back to robot is much, much easier. I did it even without looking at the instructions. Transformation now is completely different from the old toy!

First impression is that in truck mode, it seems a bit smaller than the old TF movie Optimus Prime (2007). This has got to do with the new proportions, which are now more accurate. Fact is, the truck about 1/16″ longer than the old toy.

When in robot mode, it also seems smaller than the old Prime, but again it has to do with proportions -the older toy was really bulky- and the new toy is 1″ taller. The robot itself is very poseable, and you can even use the piece that holds the head to swivel it up and down a bit.

I then spent the next two hours examining all the reference pictures I have from the truck and the CGI robot… and I can say that this is a very nice piece of engineering (or re-engineering).

The truck has all the details from the real truck, and most hinges remain well hidden. All the tiny lights and reflectors are molded in quite accurately, and even the door handles have 3 bolts and a keyhole molded in the correct place (they are just dots, but they’re there).

The new toy is molded in brighter colors than the old one, but paint is used wery well too.

Also of note are the clear plastic tail-lights, headlights, windshield and side windows

In robot mode, again the attention to detail is amazing, and it is a very good representation of the CGI model.

Granted that the back of the toy robot still isn’t the same as the movie model, but this is as close as we can get, and it still is much better than the old toy.

The only gripe I have is that in robot mode almost all the movie toys lack a lot of paint applications and resort to molded colored plastic instead: Leader Optimus’s chest and feet, Deluxe Sideways’s torso and Breakaway’s everything.

Articulation and poseability are good, and several hinges used for the transformation can be furter used to aid certain action poses. Sadly, Hasbro cut some costs by removing some articulation, which can still be seen in the prototype photos on the back of box; the most obvious being that Optimus’s hands are now just one molded piece with no articulation.

Then again, years ahead of the old Prime toy.

I definitely recommend this toy to any TF fan or anyone that liked the movie. It is complicated at first, so 10 years or older is a safe age.

The other version being marketed right now is the Takara-Tomy version, which may be a better quality toy than Hasbro’s because Takara uses better materials (die cast metal at times, or stiffer plastic with better colors or better metallic finish).

I don’t have the Takara toy, but I don’t see much difference in the pictures, so I don’t think I’ll get it. I would get a second toy only if they ever release a chromed Premium Leader version like they did with old Prime.

Meanwhile, get this one. You won’t regret it.

5 Stars the best optimus ever
This is one of the most detailed, movie accurate, and greatest transformers toy ever made! The transformation can be a pain the first time, an I nearly spent two hours watching the video and transformation on youtube! but it was worth it. Sometimes pieces will pop off and putting them back on can be a pain, but overall, this thing is amazing.

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Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Sideswipe

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars the new jazz… sorta
The majority of all transformers have similar characteristics. Whether it be the overall design of either car or robot mode, they all have a unique style at the same time. In Sideswipe’s case, he is a prefect ballance of two different Autobots. The two being Jazz and Barricade, at least in the movie incarnations. Sideswipe is a Corvette Concept with silver paint and blue tinted windows, similar to Premium jazz’s appearance, though with better quality. The headsculpt bares resemblence to Decepticon Barricade. However, everyone knows that Sideswipe is an Autobot. Could he be somewhat related to the two? Who knows what sub-plot this autobot has in store in the film Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. This figure has great posability with a great sculpt a wonderful attention to detail. The only problems I have are the occasionaly popping off of parts during his transformation and having minor balancing issues with the way the feet have to form in robot mode. Other than that, this is a great figure with great modes throughout.

4 Stars That Guy Sideswiped Me!
Sideswipe is one of the hip new autobots who will appear in the Revenge of the Fallen movie. According to the packaging he likes close combat and is a sword expert.

For kids:

This guy is a sweet ride. He’s a silver Corvette concept with blue windows and is probably one of the sportiest cars in the line. He transforms fairly easily but has tons of little bits and parts that move and come apart and go together. Because of this he doesn’t seem quite as durable to me as some of the others. His swords are one of the coolest “mech-alive” features I’ve seen yet though and he’s got a pretty cool looking robot form. I think he might frustrate younger kids but most kids will like both the car and robot forms.

For adults:

This guy is still a sweet ride. I even want to drive him around and make engine noises. He is painted silver instead of just molded in a certain color and this makes him pop visually. The downside is that over time I see this paint job chipping around the edges and rubbing off on corners. Another down side is because his is an involved transformation and he’s such a bright color there are many visible seam lines.

His transformation isn’t difficult but it is intricate with many pieces of the body of the car that move and swivel and break apart. He feels a bit delicate but so far has proven durable. Still, if someone went a little nuts on him he might break easy.

Once in robot mode he looks pretty cool with a sleek head, his shoulders that are the rear fenders of the car and a couple of neat points of articulation action. He has pistons and sliding knee covers in his legs that move as you bend it at the knee and he has four hydraulic rods connecting his leg to his body that slide up and down as you move his legs. The rods are a soft material so they won’t snap. That’s all pretty neat. He does have a bit too much of the car stuck onto his back though to look fully streamlined. But the biggest complaint is his feet. They look fine but the wheels are at bottom (as in his feet don’t sit flat on the ground) which makes standing him up a bit of a chore as you have to wiggle him and his feet around to find balance.

His swords are two thin strips of the doors attached to each elbow. The cool part is if you grab one of the two and pull it around in an arc toward the front of his arm the other one swings in the opposite direction automatically via a cool little gear set up. They meet right in front to form the sword on each arm. It’s a cool mechanism and works well. Plus you can take the two parts of the sword part way to make double swords or scissor like weapons or half way to make a shield like weapon. It’s versatile and can be used to change up the look.

This is a tough one, I’ll rate him four but three and a half would be fair too due to his inability to stand well, many seam lines, his chipping paint job and his delicate nature. Then again he looks cool and has those swords…

4 Stars Jazz v2.0?
Sideswipe from Transformers ROTF is a new character from the movie.

PROs:

- Painted body in vehicle mode: The whole car’s plastic body panels are PAINTED silver. This is a first for Hasbro in a regular Deluxe toy! (the old regular Jazz received this treatment with the Premium Deluxe toy line, which came very late. Such a Premium line won’t probably happen again).

- Clear plastic headlights and tail lights: These look very cool, and in the older Jazz, these were only painted.

- Complex transformation and tons of articulation: The robot mode has a lot of articulation and piston-like bits that work, which is way cooler than Jazz, Bumblebee and other toys from the first movie.

- Robot mode proportions are more slender than the bulkier old toys. Sideswipe’s weapons are his arm mounted blades, which are quite cool to rotate into position. The hands and other molded details look fantastic.

CONs:

- Big clear plastic parts: clear plastic is always more brittle than regular plastic, so it may break easier. I’ve damaged 2 pieces already.

- Complex transformation (level 4 out of 5 if I recall correctly): The instructions are not clear and won’t let all the pieces fall into place, like the back windshield + trunk portion: you can see it jutting up in the product picture. When transforming to car mode you need to move face its head down so that it’s looking inside his chest. This way the back windshield hinge fits behind its “ears” and the back windshield and tail will fall in place.

- Lots of panels in vehicle mode = lots of visible seams.

- Robot mode looks great and somewhat accurate to concept art… except that it lacks any paint. I mean, even ol’ regular Deluxe Jazz (not the Premium Deluxe Jazz) has more paint applications in robot mode than this guy! Sadly, this seems to be the trend with the ROTF Deluxe line of toys: great paint in vehicle mode, but NO paint in robot mode. Good thing is, with the molded detail in these toys, a little touch up will do wonders.

This toy then is geared towards children older than 7, because of its complexity and small parts that can detach. It will appeal also to older collectors, like me, who will need to fill the void left by one of the greatest transformers toy line of all: Takara-Tomy Binaltech.

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