Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 5:36PM CDT
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Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has sent us his latest review for the Robots in Disguise one-step changers Sideswipe and Drift! Drift is another use of the butterfly transformation while Sideswipe is an all new mold. You'll find Chuck's thoughts below along with the review!
chuckdawg1999 wrote:While there's a large number of fans who just can't get behind the concept of simplified figures, the RID One Step changers make for interesting desk toys. Drift is done in the butterfly opening style which if I'm honest, has been way overused. Sideswipe, features a fantastic new transformation that I hope to see more of in the future.
Credit(s): chuckdawg1999
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Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868519)
Posted by RAR on March 22nd, 2017 @ 7:40pm CDT
Posted by RAR on March 22nd, 2017 @ 7:40pm CDT
Hopefully somewhere will still be stocking the RID lines after the Movie toys come out. I expect having two legion lines is going to cause some trouble though - unless the Movie one replaces the RID one - which would annoy me a lot as I still need to get Legion Bisk and frankly I'd like a Legion Thermidor too.
They showed some newer ones at Australian Toyfair and so It looks like they are going to be making both at the same time - but darn is the supermarkets never going to order both. So one of them is going to be hard to get. same with the onesteps too.
I am hopeful Sideswipe (Transformation 3) will show up before the line gets canned. as I don't much appreciate having to import onesteps.
They showed some newer ones at Australian Toyfair and so It looks like they are going to be making both at the same time - but darn is the supermarkets never going to order both. So one of them is going to be hard to get. same with the onesteps too.
I am hopeful Sideswipe (Transformation 3) will show up before the line gets canned. as I don't much appreciate having to import onesteps.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868560)
Posted by ScottyP on March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:16pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:16pm CDT
Crazybolt was released in the US, with Entertainment Earth having stock for a few very brief moments and walmart.com had them in stock (sold by themselves and not a marketplace seller) for about two days back in the fall? This is nitpicking, I realize, as it was effectively not released here in the scope of things 
So new Warriors arrived from HTS yesterday. For the new molds, I thought Blurr was a bunch of fun but the poseability is limited. I enjoy Soundwave quite a bit, but objectively, many of you won't. The alt mode is strange, it has visible hands in said mode, and some parts don't quite move around as seamlessly as they could. Personal taste on the design and transformation scheme has me pretty positive on it, but if I put on the critical toy nerd hat it doesn't hold up well. Anyone else pick these up?
So new Warriors arrived from HTS yesterday. For the new molds, I thought Blurr was a bunch of fun but the poseability is limited. I enjoy Soundwave quite a bit, but objectively, many of you won't. The alt mode is strange, it has visible hands in said mode, and some parts don't quite move around as seamlessly as they could. Personal taste on the design and transformation scheme has me pretty positive on it, but if I put on the critical toy nerd hat it doesn't hold up well. Anyone else pick these up?
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868578)
Posted by RAR on March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:58pm CDT
Posted by RAR on March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:58pm CDT
yep.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868610)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 23rd, 2017 @ 12:21am CDT
I got both yesterday as well. They are both good and fun, but not the winners of the line to me.
soundwave feels a little lighter than I'd like, and his chest looks a bit too big in robot mode. I love the design but I wish it was a little denser and a little less... chesty.
And Blurr, yeah the posability feels off, and I think his shoulders are a bit too high.
They are alright and lots of fun, but they aren't the Thunderhoofs and the Fractures of the line
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 23rd, 2017 @ 12:21am CDT
ScottyP wrote:Crazybolt was released in the US, with Entertainment Earth having stock for a few very brief moments and walmart.com had them in stock (sold by themselves and not a marketplace seller) for about two days back in the fall? This is nitpicking, I realize, as it was effectively not released here in the scope of things
So new Warriors arrived from HTS yesterday. For the new molds, I thought Blurr was a bunch of fun but the poseability is limited. I enjoy Soundwave quite a bit, but objectively, many of you won't. The alt mode is strange, it has visible hands in said mode, and some parts don't quite move around as seamlessly as they could. Personal taste on the design and transformation scheme has me pretty positive on it, but if I put on the critical toy nerd hat it doesn't hold up well. Anyone else pick these up?
I got both yesterday as well. They are both good and fun, but not the winners of the line to me.
soundwave feels a little lighter than I'd like, and his chest looks a bit too big in robot mode. I love the design but I wish it was a little denser and a little less... chesty.
And Blurr, yeah the posability feels off, and I think his shoulders are a bit too high.
They are alright and lots of fun, but they aren't the Thunderhoofs and the Fractures of the line
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868645)
Posted by ScottyP on March 23rd, 2017 @ 9:42am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on March 23rd, 2017 @ 9:42am CDT
That's a very succinct and effective way to describe them. Good, but not great like the ones you mentioned and Bisk.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:They are alright and lots of fun, but they aren't the Thunderhoofs and the Fractures of the line
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868683)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 23rd, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT
It's actually kind of funny that Blurr, Ratchet, and Windblade are the only Autobots I've bought in the past year. It's been ruled by the Rid cons
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 23rd, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:That's a very succinct and effective way to describe them. Good, but not great like the ones you mentioned and Bisk.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:They are alright and lots of fun, but they aren't the Thunderhoofs and the Fractures of the line
It's actually kind of funny that Blurr, Ratchet, and Windblade are the only Autobots I've bought in the past year. It's been ruled by the Rid cons
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1868706)
Posted by RAR on March 23rd, 2017 @ 3:30pm CDT
Posted by RAR on March 23rd, 2017 @ 3:30pm CDT
I really wish the new wave info would drop so I can find out if I need to import a Bisk & Ratchet warrior class or not.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869118)
Posted by MrBlack on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:24pm CDT
Posted by MrBlack on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:24pm CDT
Picked up Blurr and Soundwave.
I actually really like Blurr. No waist swivel, but poseable nonetheless, and a fun transformation.
I actually really like Blurr. No waist swivel, but poseable nonetheless, and a fun transformation.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869123)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:29pm CDT
I saw this exact picture on that Facebook page you have and liked it! It is coo.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:29pm CDT
MrBlack wrote:Picked up Blurr and Soundwave.
I actually really like Blurr. No waist swivel, but poseable nonetheless, and a fun transformation.
I saw this exact picture on that Facebook page you have and liked it! It is coo.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869129)
Posted by william-james88 on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:34pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 24th, 2017 @ 10:34pm CDT
So jealous of you guys!
These probably wont hit canada for a while
These probably wont hit canada for a while
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869201)
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:22am CDT
Is it just me or does Blurr have TFP Wheeljack's legs?
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:22am CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:MrBlack wrote:Picked up Blurr and Soundwave.
I actually really like Blurr. No waist swivel, but poseable nonetheless, and a fun transformation.
I saw this exact picture on that Facebook page you have and liked it! It is coo.
Is it just me or does Blurr have TFP Wheeljack's legs?
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869234)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:23am CDT
No they are completely different. the transformation of the legs is wholly different. I can show it off later
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:23am CDT
WreckerJack wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:MrBlack wrote:Picked up Blurr and Soundwave.
I actually really like Blurr. No waist swivel, but poseable nonetheless, and a fun transformation.
I saw this exact picture on that Facebook page you have and liked it! It is coo.
Is it just me or does Blurr have TFP Wheeljack's legs?
No they are completely different. the transformation of the legs is wholly different. I can show it off later
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869275)
Posted by RAR on March 25th, 2017 @ 4:45pm CDT
Posted by RAR on March 25th, 2017 @ 4:45pm CDT
Ah does anyone remember when RID-12 Wheeljack and Co were seen as "Simplified" & "under-decorated" - ah the good ol' days.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869288)
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:53pm CDT
My only complaint with TFP Wheeljack is he needs his faction symbol. I would have also preferred his face but his battle mask does look cool. I will admit that whenever I try drawing Wheeljack it is a pain and he often winds up looking like a gremlin so I understand why they gave him the mask instead.
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:53pm CDT
RAR wrote:Ah does anyone remember when RID-12 Wheeljack and Co were seen as "Simplified" & "under-decorated" - ah the good ol' days.
My only complaint with TFP Wheeljack is he needs his faction symbol. I would have also preferred his face but his battle mask does look cool. I will admit that whenever I try drawing Wheeljack it is a pain and he often winds up looking like a gremlin so I understand why they gave him the mask instead.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869290)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:57pm CDT
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 25th, 2017 @ 5:57pm CDT
Still need to find a Prime Wheeljack... 
...anyway, back to topic...uh...
*doesn't have any RiD toys*
...uhhhhh...
...anyway, back to topic...uh...
*doesn't have any RiD toys*
...uhhhhh...
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869291)
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 6:02pm CDT
There's a few Wheeljack's on Ebay if you don't mind used toys. I was able to get mine off there and he was in good shape. You wouldn't be able to tell someone owned him before me.
As far as RiD goes the only ones I really felt I needed to have were Thunderhoof and Ratchet. I have found this line to be a little...underwhelming. I may grab a minicon or two at some point but I think I'm better off with Titans Masters.
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 6:02pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:Still need to find a Prime Wheeljack...
...anyway, back to topic...uh...
*doesn't have any RiD toys*
...uhhhhh...
There's a few Wheeljack's on Ebay if you don't mind used toys. I was able to get mine off there and he was in good shape. You wouldn't be able to tell someone owned him before me.
As far as RiD goes the only ones I really felt I needed to have were Thunderhoof and Ratchet. I have found this line to be a little...underwhelming. I may grab a minicon or two at some point but I think I'm better off with Titans Masters.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869295)
Posted by Kurona on March 25th, 2017 @ 6:43pm CDT
Tricerashot is AWESOME
First taste of the Weaponizer Mini-cons and he's a damn good one! I've wanted more Targetmasters for a while and if this is standard for the subline I am very happy with RiD 15 right now
Posted by Kurona on March 25th, 2017 @ 6:43pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:Still need to find a Prime Wheeljack...
...anyway, back to topic...uh...
Tricerashot is AWESOME
First taste of the Weaponizer Mini-cons and he's a damn good one! I've wanted more Targetmasters for a while and if this is standard for the subline I am very happy with RiD 15 right now
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869310)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:30pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:30pm CDT
..and I only ever saw that stupid boxset and no individual weaponizers. so Slipstream, filling in as my Jetstorm, is my only weaponizer
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869313)
Posted by william-james88 on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:35pm CDT
ANy reason? Is it just budget or does the line leave you uninspired? I can recomend some good ones and once this line is over I will happily write a list of the top 5 new molds within the RID/TAV lines.
If you are gonna grab minicons, better do it before they are completely sold out and impossible to find, because its about to become that way soon.
Sadly, he is not the standard, he is the best one. I find the rest not as great. The others I like are Bludgeon and Sawtooth since they have both fun robot modes and weapons.
Posted by william-james88 on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:35pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:*doesn't have any RiD toys*
...uhhhhh...
ANy reason? Is it just budget or does the line leave you uninspired? I can recomend some good ones and once this line is over I will happily write a list of the top 5 new molds within the RID/TAV lines.
WreckerJack wrote:y ones I really felt I needed to have were Thunderhoof and Ratchet. I have found this line to be a little...underwhelming. I may grab a minicon or two at some point but I think I'm better off with Titans Masters.
If you are gonna grab minicons, better do it before they are completely sold out and impossible to find, because its about to become that way soon.
Kurona wrote:First taste of the Weaponizer Mini-cons and he's a damn good one! I've wanted more Targetmasters for a while and if this is standard for the subline I am very happy with RiD 15 right now
Sadly, he is not the standard, he is the best one. I find the rest not as great. The others I like are Bludgeon and Sawtooth since they have both fun robot modes and weapons.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869314)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:39pm CDT
Budget. Remember my big Christmas and birthday hauls? That's pretty much the only time of year I get anything, which is why I got so much. Trying to get TR deluxe completion, so everything else (except TLK Leader Megs) is low priority.
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:39pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:*doesn't have any RiD toys*
...uhhhhh...
ANy reason? Is it just budget or does the line leave you uninspired? I can recommend some good ones and once this line is over I will happily write a list of the top 5 new molds within the RID/TAV lines.
Budget. Remember my big Christmas and birthday hauls? That's pretty much the only time of year I get anything, which is why I got so much. Trying to get TR deluxe completion, so everything else (except TLK Leader Megs) is low priority.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869316)
Posted by Kurona on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:43pm CDT
Damn, glad I trusted my intuition and grabbed him then. What about Dragonus? I could have sworn I saw you singing his praises.
Posted by Kurona on March 25th, 2017 @ 7:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:First taste of the Weaponizer Mini-cons and he's a damn good one! I've wanted more Targetmasters for a while and if this is standard for the subline I am very happy with RiD 15 right now
Sadly, he is not the standard, he is the best one. I find the rest not as great. The others I like are Bludgeon and Sawtooth since they have both fun robot modes and weapons.
Damn, glad I trusted my intuition and grabbed him then. What about Dragonus? I could have sworn I saw you singing his praises.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869346)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 9:48pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 9:48pm CDT
Hello everyone large and small, and welcome to another Seibertron.com pictorial review session! Today, we will be taking a close look at the 2 new Warrior class figures of the Robots in Disguise line: Blurr and Soundwave!
To begin, we will look at Blurr.
This figure is supposed to represent the Rescue Bots version of Blurr as he becomes the first Rescue Bot character to cross over into the more advanced toylines. Now mind you he does not look exactly like the character people came to love in Rescue Bots, but then again, did Sideswipe and Bumblebee look exactly the same between shows?
Overall, this figure does look really cool! His colors are pleasing to the eyes and he does have a pretty well thought out color scheme that makes him look pretty sexy.
Below, you will find a pair of comparisons, one with the Titans Return Hot Rod and the other with Combiner Force Primestrong for size comparisons.
He stands about your standard height for a deluxe/warrior figure, and his proportions looks similar to Hot Rod's in that the arms feel a bit too long and the shoulders a bit too high. But overall he still looks good.
His blaster is fairly cool looking, though the translucent plastic used for it would have been better in an actual solid blue, at least to me.
Inspired by Seibertronian Mr.Black, he can also cast a great running pose!
His backpack kind of keeps to itself, though it basically is a big, smooth, mostly translucent backpack. But it stays out the wave and doesn't hinder articulation at all, so it's no biggie.
LIGHTPIPING!!!!
His Transformation is simple yet fun and intuitive. Despite the robot mode look, he does not share any sort of Transformation trick with Prime Wheeljack.
The alt mode looks really good too. A sleek and sexy car that really looks like it can move fast. He looks really good next to Titans Return Hot Rod in this mode too. I wish something could have been put in the cockpit area since you can see right through it to his legs and the ground between his legs, but that's a minor quibble.
Now onto Soundwave:
This figure has been pretty hyped up, and I can see why. It is a pretty swell figure! The robot mode looks really cool, all beefy and brawny. He really uses his War for Cybertron design here, and it looks really good with the Prime headsculpt.
Now, something I will point out is that he really looks like a Prime Breakdown. Just looking at him next to Breakdown, they looks very similar. They even share locations of where their parts end up! If this character could get a repaint, Breakdown would be a Prime suspect! (so sorry)
He also looks fun deploying his legion of minions! (sorry, puns are funs). On this note, I will say that his posability in the arms is a bit troublesome. The shoulders really limit his different poses, just as a warning. He also has mid-torso rotation instead of waist rotation, which actually works out pretty well!
MOAR LIGHT PIPING!!!!
Transformation is really interesting and very fun! It is definitely unique and one that is fun to do again and again.
The alt mode looks pretty good too! Mind you the hands are fully visible, but it isn't really an issue. It looks big and mean and really does show his Highmoon Studios heritage here.
Now mind you, the big appearance is sort of deceiving. The underside ends up fairly hollow, but that is hardly an issue because no one displays their transformers in alt mode upsidedown or on their side.
Once again, you can really see a Breakdown appearance here too, and I would not doubt a retool of Soundwave as Breakdown down the road.
Also of note, his gun is capable of adjusting its angle, so you can not only rotate the gun, but also point it up in the air!
And now the 2 figures together:
Overall, these are 2 fairly good figures. Now mind you, these are not the Fracture's or the Thunderhoof's or the Bisk's of the line in that they are not completely mind-blowing, but they are both still pretty good. They are worth having for sure. So head on out to your stores and pick up one today!
To begin, we will look at Blurr.
This figure is supposed to represent the Rescue Bots version of Blurr as he becomes the first Rescue Bot character to cross over into the more advanced toylines. Now mind you he does not look exactly like the character people came to love in Rescue Bots, but then again, did Sideswipe and Bumblebee look exactly the same between shows?
Overall, this figure does look really cool! His colors are pleasing to the eyes and he does have a pretty well thought out color scheme that makes him look pretty sexy.
Below, you will find a pair of comparisons, one with the Titans Return Hot Rod and the other with Combiner Force Primestrong for size comparisons.
He stands about your standard height for a deluxe/warrior figure, and his proportions looks similar to Hot Rod's in that the arms feel a bit too long and the shoulders a bit too high. But overall he still looks good.
His blaster is fairly cool looking, though the translucent plastic used for it would have been better in an actual solid blue, at least to me.
Inspired by Seibertronian Mr.Black, he can also cast a great running pose!
His backpack kind of keeps to itself, though it basically is a big, smooth, mostly translucent backpack. But it stays out the wave and doesn't hinder articulation at all, so it's no biggie.
LIGHTPIPING!!!!
His Transformation is simple yet fun and intuitive. Despite the robot mode look, he does not share any sort of Transformation trick with Prime Wheeljack.
The alt mode looks really good too. A sleek and sexy car that really looks like it can move fast. He looks really good next to Titans Return Hot Rod in this mode too. I wish something could have been put in the cockpit area since you can see right through it to his legs and the ground between his legs, but that's a minor quibble.
Now onto Soundwave:
This figure has been pretty hyped up, and I can see why. It is a pretty swell figure! The robot mode looks really cool, all beefy and brawny. He really uses his War for Cybertron design here, and it looks really good with the Prime headsculpt.
Now, something I will point out is that he really looks like a Prime Breakdown. Just looking at him next to Breakdown, they looks very similar. They even share locations of where their parts end up! If this character could get a repaint, Breakdown would be a Prime suspect! (so sorry)
He also looks fun deploying his legion of minions! (sorry, puns are funs). On this note, I will say that his posability in the arms is a bit troublesome. The shoulders really limit his different poses, just as a warning. He also has mid-torso rotation instead of waist rotation, which actually works out pretty well!
MOAR LIGHT PIPING!!!!
Transformation is really interesting and very fun! It is definitely unique and one that is fun to do again and again.
The alt mode looks pretty good too! Mind you the hands are fully visible, but it isn't really an issue. It looks big and mean and really does show his Highmoon Studios heritage here.
Now mind you, the big appearance is sort of deceiving. The underside ends up fairly hollow, but that is hardly an issue because no one displays their transformers in alt mode upsidedown or on their side.
Once again, you can really see a Breakdown appearance here too, and I would not doubt a retool of Soundwave as Breakdown down the road.
Also of note, his gun is capable of adjusting its angle, so you can not only rotate the gun, but also point it up in the air!
And now the 2 figures together:
Overall, these are 2 fairly good figures. Now mind you, these are not the Fracture's or the Thunderhoof's or the Bisk's of the line in that they are not completely mind-blowing, but they are both still pretty good. They are worth having for sure. So head on out to your stores and pick up one today!
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869359)
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 10:28pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on March 25th, 2017 @ 10:28pm CDT
These figures look like so much fun. The Seibertron gallery should be the way to advertise toys because now I want ones that I didn't think looked cool in the packaging.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869380)
Posted by william-james88 on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:06pm CDT
They are all fun and I dont regret getting any, but I dont remember praising any of them either.
Posted by william-james88 on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:06pm CDT
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:First taste of the Weaponizer Mini-cons and he's a damn good one! I've wanted more Targetmasters for a while and if this is standard for the subline I am very happy with RiD 15 right now
Sadly, he is not the standard, he is the best one. I find the rest not as great. The others I like are Bludgeon and Sawtooth since they have both fun robot modes and weapons.
Damn, glad I trusted my intuition and grabbed him then. What about Dragonus? I could have sworn I saw you singing his praises.
They are all fun and I dont regret getting any, but I dont remember praising any of them either.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869384)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:17pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:17pm CDT
Oh, oh, D-Max! Have Blurr raise his translucent gun all the way up in the air for a "Power Up and Energize!" pose. 
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869385)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:20pm CDT
POWER UP AND ENERGIZE!!!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:20pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, oh, D-Max! Have Blurr raise his translucent gun all the way up in the air for a "Power Up and Energize!" pose.
POWER UP AND ENERGIZE!!!
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869387)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:30pm CDT
Now if he could just do that (carry over the gimmick from the RB show) in the RID show. Bonus points if he deliberately does it to try to annoy Sideswipe.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 25th, 2017 @ 11:30pm CDT
SCORE!!!D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Oh, oh, D-Max! Have Blurr raise his translucent gun all the way up in the air for a "Power Up and Energize!" pose.
POWER UP AND ENERGIZE!!!
Now if he could just do that (carry over the gimmick from the RB show) in the RID show. Bonus points if he deliberately does it to try to annoy Sideswipe.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869419)
Posted by RAR on March 26th, 2017 @ 7:19am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 26th, 2017 @ 7:19am CDT
The Blurr that comes with Rescue Bots Optimus shares the Blue colour scheme I notice - if the RID line is still around a few more waves I'd love to see them make the next batch in purple though - just so people have the option.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869468)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2017 @ 3:49pm CDT
YES!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2017 @ 3:49pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Now if he could just do that (carry over the gimmick from the RB show) in the RID show. Bonus points if he deliberately does it to try to annoy Sideswipe.
YES!
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869703)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2017 @ 9:54am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2017 @ 9:54am CDT
Extra bonus points if the gun turns out to not be a gun but instead a Collision Foam Cannon.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Now if he could just do that (carry over the gimmick from the RB show) in the RID show. Bonus points if he deliberately does it to try to annoy Sideswipe.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869708)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT
This is RiD. Something like that is entirely with the realms of possibility
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Extra bonus points if the gun turns out to not be a gun but instead a Collision Foam Cannon.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Now if he could just do that (carry over the gimmick from the RB show) in the RID show. Bonus points if he deliberately does it to try to annoy Sideswipe.
This is RiD. Something like that is entirely with the realms of possibility
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869834)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 27th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 27th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
Probably old news by now, but I spotted Skywarp and battlemask Windblade at the TRU in the Village at Allen, Allen TX. Tempted by Windblade, but I was looking for something... a little bit bigger
See the Texas sightings thread for images
See the Texas sightings thread for images
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869930)
Posted by RAR on March 28th, 2017 @ 1:09am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 28th, 2017 @ 1:09am CDT
Well I finally got the 3rd Minicon Boxed set (yay) with Autobot Dragonus, Bashbreaker, Lord Doomitron and Lancelon.
Lancelon is OK a bit short perhaps and the colours don't really go with anything terribly well. But he looks OK enough.
Lord Doomitron is going to get partnered with Bludgeon for sure when I get him as the colours should go really well.
I'm considering buying another Bashbreaker (on a card) to get this one some more armour - he looks a little plain without it.
Autobot Dragonus is a great looking Turret - now I just have to find a suitable vehicle with a 5mm hole in the roof that doens't colour clash with him - he might look nice on Activator Combiner Strongarm or Sideswipe perhaps.
A lot of the things I'd like to use him on though it won't fit due to a lack of suitable 5mm centre port.
I might get him some armour too - if I can find another Dragonus - no easy task as I've only ever seen 1 and I bought it.
Lancelon is OK a bit short perhaps and the colours don't really go with anything terribly well. But he looks OK enough.
Lord Doomitron is going to get partnered with Bludgeon for sure when I get him as the colours should go really well.
I'm considering buying another Bashbreaker (on a card) to get this one some more armour - he looks a little plain without it.
Autobot Dragonus is a great looking Turret - now I just have to find a suitable vehicle with a 5mm hole in the roof that doens't colour clash with him - he might look nice on Activator Combiner Strongarm or Sideswipe perhaps.
A lot of the things I'd like to use him on though it won't fit due to a lack of suitable 5mm centre port.
I might get him some armour too - if I can find another Dragonus - no easy task as I've only ever seen 1 and I bought it.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1869955)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 7:45am CDT
Thats great! Hopefulyl that means there isstill hope it hits canada. I still have a raincheck for it
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 7:45am CDT
RAR wrote:Well I finally got the 3rd Minicon Boxed set (yay) with Autobot Dragonus, Bashbreaker, Lord Doomitron and Lancelon.
Thats great! Hopefulyl that means there isstill hope it hits canada. I still have a raincheck for it
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870132)
Posted by RAR on March 29th, 2017 @ 1:00am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 29th, 2017 @ 1:00am CDT
Even better the 2nd wave of Weaponizer Minicon on cards have shown up in the Entertainer again (after a momentary sighting late last year then they disappeared):
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/r ... k.1104120/
I hope I can get them as they look long term useful - especially Decepticon Dragonus & The swords.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/r ... k.1104120/
I hope I can get them as they look long term useful - especially Decepticon Dragonus & The swords.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870214)
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2017 @ 10:23am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2017 @ 10:23am CDT
The Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Crash Combiner Skyhammer set is being found across the continents. In North America, it has been found in an Ontario Walmart, in Canada, while in Europe, it has been found at Kaufhof in downtown Düsseldorf, Germany. This set features Skysledge & Stormhammer, which become Skyhammer, a new character in the Robots in Disguise cartoon, who we have yet to meet.
The Germany sighting is TFW2005's Nevermore and the Canada sighting is from Cybertron.ca's Downshift.
The Germany sighting is TFW2005's Nevermore and the Canada sighting is from Cybertron.ca's Downshift.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870664)
Posted by Bronzewolf on March 30th, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT
Posted by Bronzewolf on March 30th, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT
If some of you Seibertronians across the pond have been looking for new Robots In Disguise Weaponizers, you might soon be in luck! Wave 2 of the Minicons, consisting of Lancelon, Windstrike, Sawtooth, and Dragonus, have been spotted by TFW2005 board member OmegaStoopreme at Entertainment Lakeside. Let Seibertron.com know of any of your toy spots in our Toy Sightings section, and check out the provided images below!
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870685)
Posted by Pot Bot on March 31st, 2017 @ 1:23am CDT
Posted by Pot Bot on March 31st, 2017 @ 1:23am CDT
Nice to see something new of any kind reach the UK. It's been the most stale that I've known since the original generations line recently
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870878)
Posted by RAR on April 1st, 2017 @ 2:41am CDT
Posted by RAR on April 1st, 2017 @ 2:41am CDT
I now have see if I can find the other missing minicon wave now.
Glacius
Scorch Strike Jetstorm
Ransack
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I would be interested in any report on the differences in the big gift set of minicons if anyone ever got that as - I noticed some of them seem to have a bit more paint than the other released versions.
For example Bashbreaker has light grey paint on the sides of the hammer. and Tricerashot has extra paint on his face to give a couple of examples.
Glacius
Scorch Strike Jetstorm
Ransack
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I would be interested in any report on the differences in the big gift set of minicons if anyone ever got that as - I noticed some of them seem to have a bit more paint than the other released versions.
For example Bashbreaker has light grey paint on the sides of the hammer. and Tricerashot has extra paint on his face to give a couple of examples.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870960)
Posted by X3ROhour on April 1st, 2017 @ 3:03pm CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on April 1st, 2017 @ 3:03pm CDT
y r they the wrong color?
the weaponizers i mean.
the weaponizers i mean.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1870963)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 1st, 2017 @ 3:19pm CDT
Because the show versions are in the 4-packs or the Battle Packs in the case of Windstrike and Sawtooth.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 1st, 2017 @ 3:19pm CDT
Z3ROhour wrote:y r they the wrong color?
the weaponizers i mean.
Because the show versions are in the 4-packs or the Battle Packs in the case of Windstrike and Sawtooth.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1871058)
Posted by Va'al on April 2nd, 2017 @ 4:12am CDT
Follow-up:
Posted by Va'al on April 2nd, 2017 @ 4:12am CDT
Va'al wrote:Italy still has them too, they just switched company for the license this year!
Follow-up:
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872368)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
Thanks to Seibertronian Bounti76 we have news that the Robots in Disguise Wave 2 Warriors have reached America! Bounti76 purchased Blurr and saw Soundwave and Windblade at the Walmart in Centerville, Utah last night. Skywarp had already warped away before the sighting. With this news that the figures are hitting retail, head on out to your local Walmarts and other toy stores and start hunting! And if you need a little help deciding on whether or not to pick up Blurr and Soundwave in particular, check out our pictorial review!
Happy Hunting!
Happy Hunting!
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872383)
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:40pm CDT
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:40pm CDT
I didn't know this was news, I found the whole wave at a toys r us last week. Picked up blurr myself as he's the only one that really interests me.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872397)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:59pm CDT
Same, I found part of the wave at Toys R Us 2 days ago and the whole wave at Target. Only really wanted Soundwave since I was buying a bunch of Lego Star Wars stuff too, but I got to pick between two and one had a much better paint job than the other.
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on April 6th, 2017 @ 5:59pm CDT
steals_your_goats wrote:I didn't know this was news, I found the whole wave at a toys r us last week. Picked up blurr myself as he's the only one that really interests me.
Same, I found part of the wave at Toys R Us 2 days ago and the whole wave at Target. Only really wanted Soundwave since I was buying a bunch of Lego Star Wars stuff too, but I got to pick between two and one had a much better paint job than the other.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872437)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2017 @ 9:13pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2017 @ 9:13pm CDT
And a reminder from the Texas Sightings Thread:
I'm gonna wait for the battlemask Windblade to be redecoed.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Spotted these babies at the Toys 'R Us in the Village at Allen, US75 Exit Stacy Rd.:
Sadly, no Bludgeon yet, have to wait a wave.
I'm gonna wait for the battlemask Windblade to be redecoed.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872458)
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:30pm CDT
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:30pm CDT
Could have sworn they weee spotted in the US before. I grabbed Blurr from a ToysRUs and didn't think much of it other than, "no shipping!"
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872470)
Posted by Blurrz on April 7th, 2017 @ 12:27am CDT
Posted by Blurrz on April 7th, 2017 @ 12:27am CDT
Oh yeah give me more Blurrs
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872489)
Posted by Bounti76 on April 7th, 2017 @ 2:42am CDT
To be fair, that was on a local sightings thread;I hadn't seen it reported as front page news, so I sent an email with the picture to news at seibertron.com in addition to reporting it on my local thread and noting it in the Toy Sightings thing at the bottom of the main page.
Posted by Bounti76 on April 7th, 2017 @ 2:42am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And a reminder from the Texas Sightings Thread:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Spotted these babies at the Toys 'R Us in the Village at Allen, US75 Exit Stacy Rd.:
Sadly, no Bludgeon yet, have to wait a wave.
I'm gonna wait for the battlemask Windblade to be redecoed.
To be fair, that was on a local sightings thread;I hadn't seen it reported as front page news, so I sent an email with the picture to news at seibertron.com in addition to reporting it on my local thread and noting it in the Toy Sightings thing at the bottom of the main page.
Re: Review of Robots in Disguise One-Step Combiner Force Sideswipe and Drift (1872967)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 8th, 2017 @ 11:13pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 8th, 2017 @ 11:13pm CDT
For anyone interested, the RiD Combiner Force Skyhammer is on Amazon for retail price:
Skyhammer: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Rob ... +skyhammer?tag=seibertron07-20&
Skyhammer: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Rob ... +skyhammer?tag=seibertron07-20&
