New Images of Revenge of the Fallen Sideswipe Toy

looks cool. i hope he has the manual like for the fallen figure so we can confirm it is in fact sideswipe. he's my favorite character and i don't want to get my hopes up of him being in the movie if there's even the slightest chance of it being false.

King Henrik wrote:looks cool. i hope he has the manual like for the fallen figure so we can confirm it is in fact sideswipe. he's my favorite character and i don't want to get my hopes up of him being in the movie if there's even the slightest chance of it being false.

He's definitely in the movie, it's just a matter of confirming the name. It's about 90% that he's Sideswipe. Safe money is that it is.

That is one sexy alt-mode!

ok car mode until i see some bot pictures ill post response but until then ill wait.

That is one beautiful piece of work! The split rear window is awsome (just like the "original") and every picture I have seen of this vehicle in RL makes me drool. I can't wait to see more pics. of this toy and to actually get my hands on one. Good Job Chevy and way to go Hasbro/Takara.

Now there's 3 deluxe class figures on my "Absolutely Must Own" list.
Movie Soundwave, Drift and Movie Sideswipe. Added to the others from the last few months, this list could be quite huge (and my wallet quite dry) by summers end.

So for the repaint, do they go with red for a G1 Sideswipe, or blue for Tracks? Place your bets!

Sledge wrote:So for the repaint, do they go with red for a G1 Sideswipe, or blue for Tracks? Place your bets!

They'll do both. Let's bet on which repaint is first...

Good point. I suppose the real bet has to be on whether they go for a fourth repaint and do Sunstreaker. You can't have Sideswipe without Sunstreaker...

Iron Prime wrote:

Sledge wrote:So for the repaint, do they go with red for a G1 Sideswipe, or blue for Tracks? Place your bets!

They'll do both. Let's bet on which repaint is first...

Target will have the exclusive red G1 Sideswipe repaint and then later in the season we'll see the blue Movie Tracks version released at Wal-Mart!(along with 3 other figures) How's that for fine-tuning a bet! And I'll drop down a Target Scout Class for the both of you if I blow this one.

Sledge wrote:Good point. I suppose the real bet has to be on whether they go for a fourth repaint and do Sunstreaker. You can't have Sideswipe without Sunstreaker...

True.

We'll probably end up with 5 colors:
1 Silver (movie release)
2 Red (G1 Sideswipe or Red Tracks)
3 Blue (Tracks)
4 Yellow (Sunstreaker)
5 Black? (Black tracks- Euro?)

Iron Prime wrote:...
5 Black? (Black tracks- Euro?)

Wouldn't that be G2 Sideswipe?

Anyway, the car mode looks really nice. I might just pick him up.

T-Macksimus wrote: Now there's 3 deluxe class figures on my "Absolutely Must Own" list. Movie Soundwave, Drift and Movie Sideswipe.

I thought there were no forseeable plans for a Drift figure?


Anyways, which fig is that bigger car next to Sideswipe? It looks like an alternator. If it is, that looks like Rumble from the top. If that is Rumble, most likely it's custom painted right? and wouldn't that drop the credibility a bit whether or not this is legit?

here's a top view of Alternator Rumble
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... 1131/1/21/

if it's not custom painted and both of these figs are legit then this might mean a Binaltech version of Rumble/Frenzy?

One of the only moulds from the sequel that I like and will pick up so far.

Overcracker wrote:

Iron Prime wrote:...
5 Black? (Black tracks- Euro?)

Wouldn't that be G2 Sideswipe?

Anyway, the car mode looks really nice. I might just pick him up.

Nah you knwow it will be "Stealth Sideswipe" or "Super Secret Night Mission Action Sideswipe"

harvester wrote:

T-Macksimus wrote: Now there's 3 deluxe class figures on my "Absolutely Must Own" list. Movie Soundwave, Drift and Movie Sideswipe.

I thought there were no forseeable plans for a Drift figure?

Hasbro Australia says "No", Chris Ryall of IDW reportedly says it is still a go. I'm of the foolish notion that if I wish/hope hard enough, Chris will be right and I'll have a chance of getting this figure. Either way, this Sideswipe figure will be enough to keep me happy until I find out for certain which way the "Drift" issue is going to go. I'm loving this design. This is the one Movie figure so far that has me in awe and I have not even seen clear pics of his robot mode or other views of the car mode yet.

typh0id wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Iron Prime wrote:...
5 Black? (Black tracks- Euro?)

Wouldn't that be G2 Sideswipe?

Anyway, the car mode looks really nice. I might just pick him up.

Nah you knwow it will be "Stealth Sideswipe" or "Super Secret Night Mission Action Sideswipe"

Good Point.
So lets see then:
1 Silver (movie release)
2 Red: Volcano Lava Surge Sideswipe
3 Blue: Sea Trench Hydro Attack Sideswipe
4 Yellow: Egyptian Dessert Sunburst Power Sideswipe
5 Black: Super Secret Night Mission Action Sideswipe

harvester wrote:Anyways, which fig is that bigger car next to Sideswipe? It looks like an alternator. If it is, that looks like Rumble from the top. If that is Rumble, most likely it's custom painted right? and wouldn't that drop the credibility a bit whether or not this is legit?

here's a top view of Alternator Rumble
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... 1131/1/21/

if it's not custom painted and both of these figs are legit then this might mean a Binaltech version of Rumble/Frenzy?

That other car is Alternator Camshaft:

http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltCamshaft/camshaft.htm

Ryan doesn't have a gallery of that one so I pulled the link from TFU.info

Iron Prime wrote:

Sledge wrote:Good point. I suppose the real bet has to be on whether they go for a fourth repaint and do Sunstreaker. You can't have Sideswipe without Sunstreaker...

True.

We'll probably end up with 5 colors:
1 Silver (movie release)
2 Red (G1 Sideswipe or Red Tracks)
3 Blue (Tracks)
4 Yellow (Sunstreaker)
5 Black? (Black tracks- Euro?)

I'm not so sure that we are going to see the Sunstreaker repaint treatment for this Movie-verse figure. That got away with it for the Classics/Universe series with Ironhide and Ratchet and they Produced the Sideswipe/Sunstreaker repaints but the movie line is a different creature. With Sunstreaker being one of the original G1 group, a simple re-paint for the ROTF movie line would effectively take a core character off the market for the 3rd movie. (Pissed me off when they did it with Cliffjumper and I know some others weren't too happy as well.) I don't know how much core material the writers are willing to do away with or let Hasbro yank out from under them. Personally, I think it would be doing the character a great disservice. I still purchased the Cliffjumper toy just because the 08 Camaro is such an awsome Alt. mode compared to Cliff and Bee's originals, but I think Sunstreaker deserves his own distinct vehicle mode. If only Lamborghini or Ferrari would go for the whole liscensing aspect that would be cool but I think we are just going to have to hope/look for something else hot and sleek from within the GM family.
Ooohhh, hey! Maybe if they toned down the vain,pretty-boy image and focused more on his ruthless side we could get a new Dodge Charger figure for the 3rd movie. He could still be vain but he would also be bad-ass enough looking to warrant thrashing some 'Con for getting dirt on his finish. He'd also still be plenty fast and watching him and Sideswipe race down a freeway side-by-side would be a cool tribute to the classic rivalry of Sleek and Sporty - vs - Raw Detroit Muscle. Sibling rivalry taken to the next level.

I can't see Sunny ever going for something as crude as a muscle car. Dude's all about looks and precision. Sure, he'll kick your afterburners, but he'll look good doing it. So I guess he wouldn't fit in with the Movie aesthetic at all.

Give me time. I'll find a suitable alt. mode for him. He's got too much attitude to NOT have a shot in the 3rd movie. Hell, Wheelie's in ROTF! Where's the justice in that?

Did I hear someone call a 'Vette a musclecar?
Ugh..
Whatever.

Anyhow, I still don't know how GM managed to ruin the Corvette so well.

Sherade wrote:Did I hear someone call a 'Vette a musclecar?

Er... no. No you didn't.

Seeing as Audi is part of VW, and VW owns Lamborghini, maybe getting Lambo twins for TF3 isn't totally impossible.

Ah the famous "clear pics tomorrow"

I'll wait tomorrow and see if I like it.

looks sweet I'll pick it up.

As a model car and TF collector...I NEEED IT *drool*

Bot pics plz?

T-Macksimus wrote:Ooohhh, hey! Maybe if they toned down the vain,pretty-boy image and focused more on his ruthless side we could get a new Dodge Charger figure for the 3rd movie. He could still be vain but he would also be bad-ass enough looking to warrant thrashing some 'Con for getting dirt on his finish. He'd also still be plenty fast and watching him and Sideswipe race down a freeway side-by-side would be a cool tribute to the classic rivalry of Sleek and Sporty - vs - Raw Detroit Muscle. Sibling rivalry taken to the next level.

The only TF I want to see as a Charger would be Prowl...as a Charger cop car. Seriously, that fits him nicely

I'm liking the Sideswipe!Vette a lot. I'm hoping they'll at least make a Sunstreaker repaint

Sledge wrote:

Sherade wrote:Did I hear someone call a 'Vette a musclecar?

Er... no. No you didn't.

Seeing as Audi is part of VW, and VW owns Lamborghini, maybe getting Lambo twins for TF3 isn't totally impossible.

Thanks for the back-up there, Sledge. I most certainly would not make the mistake of calling a 'Vette a muscle car. I have a fairly impressive collection of Hot Wheels that is very heavily "Muscle Car" influenced. While I do have a few classic Corvettes in my collection (any collector with good taste and appreciation for a beautiful car would) they are in a seperate case from the Muscles and with good reason.

It's interesting that Audi is contributing to the mix if they are part of VW considering VW's reasons for not allowing BB to get the "Bug" treatment any more. I also did not realize that VW owned Lamborghini, but then I have not had much cause to follow that company lately since I rarely see one, could never own one and have no desire to do 180+ mph. down any of the freeways near me. If I have the need for that kind of speed it will most likely be because I did something I shouldn't have and it won't matter what vehicle I'm in anyway because it still couldn't outrun a bullet or a Motorola!

As for the Charger being used for Prowl...hell yeah! Got my Vote!
Good Cop - Bad Cop, Charger -vs- Saleen Mustang. If that's what we get for allowing Sideswipe to have the repaint treatment to give us Sunstreaker then tell me what cans of paint I should start grabbing.
I'll do up the first Sunstreaker myself!

Yizhi521, who recently obtained a Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen deluxe-class Sideswipe figure, has now posted some photos of the robot mode.

See all the images by clicking here.

I was re-watching the Super Bowl ad in hi-def QuickTime today, and noticed something in the Sideswipe clip. If you look above his vehicle mode in about the last frame of his clip, you can see robot-mode Arcee and the head of what we now know is robot-mode Wheelie silhouetted against the flames.

So if all three Autobots are together in Japan, that might explain their odd robot modes, but it also suggests a chunk of TF:TM love in this film.

Topical upshot: if the first repaint of Sideswipe isn't Sunstreaker, I predict it'll be Rodimus. The writers probably thought long and hard about whether to use his name or Sideswipe's in this film.

with slight modifications he could look like drift his head is almost exaclty alike difte in a way reapint add some features take some off and theres drift.

im intersted to see how his legs move hes got 2 ball joints on 1 leg correction i counted 3 ball joints on his leg thigh 2 in front 1 in the back makes me wander how his possibilty is in robot mode.

The only thing I don't like about this figure is the giant exhaust tips.

Robot mode is lovely. I just wonder how the hip articulation is going to work.

This figure is all kinds of win for me

This toy is amazing. It will definately be on my shelf.

Hm, interesting what they did with all those pegs/ball joints in the hip/upper thigh region. I do however like the leg design and the head. It's not so "out there" that it looks wierd. Not sure I like that, but the rest is awesome and I neeeeeeeeeeed it so bad *fusses like an anxious child on Christmas* Neeeed!!!

For a transforming anime robot its cool. But i refuse to call that Sideswipe. Ill have to see it in person to decide weather or not i call it a Transformer or not. I really hate the movie look.

oh gawd...
why must they make these so ugly.

other then the feet which i hope is mistransform and the question rather or not he can move his legs and knees anyway......this bot is on my most want list this year.....

Since this toy popping up already......i cant wait 4 a video review cause that double pegged hip/pelvis thingie it got going is really confusing me.

Sideswipe=PUREMEGAWIN! A must own!

I'll buy him. But he's staying in robot mode.

Zora Arkus-Duntov is rolling over in his grave right now.

Hey Sledge, I think we may have to put the "Storming the Gates of Hasbro" idea conjured over in the "Drift" thread on the back burner. Out of 5 pages of posts I counted only 4 slightly to moderately negative postings about Sideswipe. I'm afraid if anything happens to disrupt the production of this figure, the other folks in this thread wont let me out alive!

Oh, and I nominate highbeam for a position on the exec. board next to Diem on account of his Prowl/Charger idea kicks major butt.

I know...we'll storm hasbro AFTER the first production run hit's the stores and we get our Sideswipe figures in hand. That's how we'll work it.

mblase wrote:I was re-watching the Super Bowl ad in hi-def QuickTime today, and noticed something in the Sideswipe clip. If you look above his vehicle mode in about the last frame of his clip, you can see robot-mode Arcee and the head of what we now know is robot-mode Wheelie silhouetted against the flames.

Which part of the clip is that? The only part that I can think of is the part that I thought was of Barricade, and at the very end of that clip at the top you can see what I thought were the 3 motorcycles in bot form jumping from the roof chasing after barricade.

harvester wrote:

mblase wrote:I was re-watching the Super Bowl ad in hi-def QuickTime today, and noticed something in the Sideswipe clip. If you look above his vehicle mode in about the last frame of his clip, you can see robot-mode Arcee and the head of what we now know is robot-mode Wheelie silhouetted against the flames.

Which part of the clip is that? The only part that I can think of is the part that I thought was of Barricade, and at the very end of that clip at the top you can see what I thought were the 3 motorcycles in bot form jumping from the roof chasing after barricade.

Yeah Harvester is right. That scene has the Audi R8 (Possibly Barricade?) Transforming. This toy is the centennial corvette concept.

I really like his robot mode, not sure why, just looks really cool, however, a minor gripe would be the fact you can clearly see the ball joints in the hip area, I dunno, I guess I'm just weird like that. Again, a very minor gripe, especially if it gives him a lot of articulation.

Also, I'd prefer red.

One thing I don't understand is why they keep using silver a lot, it must be a cheaper color than any other color, or primary colors

I hope for 2 things...

1. This guy does not die in the movie. HE IS TOO COOL! Blades on forearms and roller blade legs = MEGA WIN!

2. They make a Voyager Class of time

That is badass!

I dont think those ball joints on his leg are attached. If you look behind the top ball jointed piece you can see another, thicker piece which I think is the actual joint.

The lower balls on the ball jointed pieces dont seem to be sat in anything that would keep the joint together, there is no socket.

Cool looking in both modes. How can they get it so right on one figure and so wrong on another (The Fallen)!?

Am I ever glad to see a movie figure that I absolutely love! This one for me is a no brainer. Gotta get it!

Even though the double ball jointed legs are a little odd, he still looks great.

This is a realy cool toy, but it looks nothing like the g1 side swipe

glassesguy wrote:This is a realy cool toy, but it looks nothing like the g1 side swipe

Don't know if you noticed but none of the movie figures bear much resemblance to the G1 figures. - he said with a hint of sarcasm for anyone having trouble.

Ravage XK wrote:

glassesguy wrote:This is a realy cool toy, but it looks nothing like the g1 side swipe

Don't know if you noticed but none of the movie figures bear much resemblance to the G1 figures.

That's a good thing. We're already getting our G1 redo's with the Universe series. We don't need ANOTHER rehashing of G1 characters. That horse died 20 years ago and we're still beating it.

This toy is absolute win piled high in awesomesauce. GIMME!