Customer Reviews

Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Sideswipe

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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...

Sideswide car mode is really cool and sleek though it seems this figure was a little rushed due too the many seams that stick out which could have been fixed before release. the transformation can be a tad tricky cause the instructions have no words other then the disclaimer about pieces that can come off. but that aside the only tricky part is when you have to fold his body together if the mirrors aren't moved outward enough it won't fold at all, but once transformed he strikes a killer bot.

the upper and lower torso are well detailed despite the lack of paint or decals. my only real issue his is feet he seems too be a tad difficult trying to get it too stand with out support but that's my only complaint for this figure. I would suggest this too all veteran and new collectors as well to anyone who just likes transformers.

IF YOU ARE A HUGE FAN OF TRANSFORMERS THEN THIS IS ONE OF THE TOYS YOU SHOULD COLLECT FOR YOUR COLLECTION. I GOT THIS TOY SINCE MY COUSIN WORKED AT CHEVY CORP. AND WAS ABLE TO OWN THE SIDESWIPE AS A CHIEF MEMBER FOR WORKING WITH CHEVY. I SAW THE DETAILS OF HIS CAR AND I WAS AMAZED!!!! JUST WISH THIS CAR WAS FOR TRANSFORMERS WAS DIECAST METAL. GREAT FOR KIDS AND FOR ADULTS AS COLLECTIBLES.

This is a perfect gift for younger children probably around the age of 9 to 13. Easy to transform back and forth from robot to vehicle. No small parts to swallow. It looks awesome in both vehicle and in robot form.

when i saw Transformers:revenge of the fallen..i was floored to see sideswipe in action. in the opening how he messed up the Decepticon sideways... and his line after that was classic! bad @ss !

sideswipe was one of my favorite Generation one autobots, and im glad hes in the new movie.

now we have hasbro/takaras take on the movie version, and let me tell ya its fantastic. hes a chevy corvette stingray concept in his alt mode, which has great detail. i would say of this movie's line this is easilly the "new Jazz" , as others have pointed out, and i also agree.

first off, he has an actual paint job not just a molded color which really makes sideswipe stand out. the silver paint looks great, but you need to be a bit careful when transforming him, because some of the paint may chip.to correct this i bought a silver shade auto paint touch up marker just in case ...no worries anymore.

the robot mode is really sweet. sideswipe looks exactly like his screen counterpart... well detailed and a great head sculpt. again we have the painted on autobot symbol..which is welcomed (and more realistic) his arms have his battle blades that can swivel around his hands are accurate too.

His legs have limited poseabliity, but if you get him into a pose as seen in some of these photos he will stand with no problems. i also like how he has the pistons on the back of the legs. its attention to detail like this that makes the movie lines a joy to collect.

The transformation isnt difficult, just keep the instructions handy just in case because hes a bit fragile. i get upset when people are saying i have problems changing him etc or hes to frail. well, if you want a realistic looking robot, your going to have to put up with the "more involved" transformation...from an engineering point of view..im impressed. ive been a fan since 1984 and i cant wait to the next wave of transformers already.

these are made for the collector, and rightfully so..i would NOT recommend giving this to 5 yr old johnny, because some of those kids are careless. But, if your a transformer fan, that appreciates great attention to detail and an awesome looking robot...this is one you need to add to your collection.

on a side note Sideswipe is getting harder to find from what ive seen ...i went to 3 targets and 2 walmarts looking for this guy toys r us too ..but,with no luck i finally found one at walgreens of all places!..i just ordered another one to keep MINT in the package. its the rule of the collector:)

sideswipe is AWESOME! mabey in the third film, his brother sunstreaker will show up .

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.

First off, if you read any of my other reviews of the new Hasbro "Trashformer" toys, you'll realize I'm pretty harsh. The build quality is so low that often arms or other parts have either snapped off during transforming or have broken as a result of a minor fall off a shelf. Sideswipe is no different, but the toy does feel a bit more solid than the others, transforms without needing to get a PhD in Transformology, and, in both bot and car mode, looks like I'd want it to. I've found that the toys from the first and second movies are much easier to transform and have a better size ratio than the toys from the third movie. I plan to post a photo shortly showing the Optimus Prime Mech (from the 3rd movie) next to Bumblebee and Sideswipe from the 2nd movie - this combination works perfectly as Prime is much larger than the other two.

My friend,Matthew, has this toy and I realized that this is a not on-screen accurate sideswipe! The front grill pieces are not on his arms like in the movie because they form the feet. But overall a good figure, but if you want a movie accurate one make two custom snap on blades for sidearm sideswipe. And this was Jean's son again.

This simple:
- some parts could be a liiiittle more solid. Especially the leg joints.
- transform great
- looks great as car
- looks even better as a man
- great joints overall
- great range of movement and poses.
- like it A LOT...as does my son. It's one of his favourites! (not an error in spelling)
If you're after a transformer that will not disappoint, this is the one.
Very cool.
Cheers

he loves the sideswipe toy it very cool toy he gives it this rating because the only fault he found was it came with no guns other then that he loves it i don't know about transforming though it took him only 2 hours to learn to transform it the wheels are plastic which i think is better for a kid who plays with it a lot. any one who want's a transformer look no further with sideswipe.