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Text from Hasbrotoyshop.com: SIDESWIPE practiced for years to become the sword master he is today. He is proud of his blades, and treats them better than any other part of his body. He constantly sharpens and polishes them to make sure they’re always ready when the DECEPTICONS appear. Awesome quick-change figure converts from robot mode to Corvette Stingray concept car in vehicle mode and back again! Keep the enemy in site and use this mighty warrior’s sword-slashing action to help defend against DECEPTICON forces!
Robot Mode: Other parts that really impress me with the sculpting are the waist and legs. The waist has the upward sweeping details on his hips found on other versions and layers of lines and tubes. His legs have some fantastic details including layers of armor, tubes and the springs on his ankles from the CGI model. His feet are made up of wheels but the feet are designed to allow the bottom of the wheels to flip out, allowing him some stability in this form. My favorite detail has to be a tube that is on the back of the thighs. When you move the lower legs back and forth, the tube goes into the thigh, creating a nice mechanical effect. Sideswipe is cast in metallic flake silver and brown. The silver makes up much of the larger pieces in this form including the outer armor on his arms, his chest and back. His inner arms, legs and head are a dark shade of brown while his waist/hip section is a slightly lighter shade. Paint applications are done in red, gunmetal, metallic blue and silver. The red is found on his chest, where it is used to color in the L shaped lights. Gunmetal is used for smaller touches such as the exhaust pipes on his chest and his license plate. Metallic blue is found on his blade weapons as well as the robot eyes. The silver is used the most, coloring parts of his head and legs. Black paint is also found on this figure, specifically on his feet where the tire details are found. Overall, it's a deco that stays true to the character and looks great at the same time. There are seven points of articulation on this figure, including his arms, legs and knees. The right arm contains his action feature. The arm is spring loaded so if you pull it up, it slices down quickly. The spring feels quite strong too, so I trust it's strong enough to knock down evil doing Fast Action Battlers such as Long Haul. Transformation to Vehicle Mode:
Vehicle Mode: Like the robot mode, the designers did not skimp on the details. The hood has the Corvette checkered flag detail sculpted into the front. The unique grille design adorns the front and the stingray symbol is not only visible on the back, but also on the sides of the vehicle as raised details. The metallic silver color dominates this form, with the only other plastic color showing being black on the tires. Silver, metallic blue and light metallic blue colors are found throughout the figure. silver is on the sides of the wheels, metallic blue is used for all his windows and the light metallic blue is used for the headlights. The gunmetal color and red from the robot mode's chest carry over here to the rear of the vehicle, with a silver Autobot symbol on the license plate. I love how bold the metallic blue color is, it really stands out against the silver well.
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Sideswipe didn't get a whole lot of screen time in "Revenge of the Fallen", but the character definitely made an impression. His super sleek vehicle mode coupled with his very unique robot mode make him a character that's hard to ignore. It's only fitting that he would wind up with a figure in the Fast Action Battler category alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
