Transformers Robots in Disguise (2015): Chuck Reviews Warrior Class Jazz
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Posted by Va'al on May 22nd, 2015 @ 12:17pm CDT
Check out the photo proof for the giant three-step toy below, priced at around $50, and make sure to flag it up in our Sightings section and forums to help out other collectors if you come across one yourself!
Posted by MrBlack on May 22nd, 2015 @ 12:39pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 22nd, 2015 @ 12:44pm CDT
MrBlack wrote:That face has dull surprise written all over it.
Pat Lee is the KING of dull surprise:
Posted by no-one on May 22nd, 2015 @ 12:53pm CDT
MrBlack wrote:That face has dull surprise written all over it.
He's got that meh face. The face is surprisingly detailed. I didn't really give him a good look until I saw the picture posted here. I activated the noise button pulling him out of the box and it caught me off guard.
Look at his tiny little hand holes. Is he supposed to hold deluxe scaled weapons?
Posted by MrBlack on May 22nd, 2015 @ 12:56pm CDT
carytheone wrote:MrBlack wrote:That face has dull surprise written all over it.
He's got that meh face. The face is surprisingly detailed. I didn't really give him a good look until I saw the picture posted here. I activated the noise button pulling him out of the box and it caught me off guard.
Look at his tiny little hand holes. Is he supposed to hold deluxe scaled weapons?
The big Rescue Bots Optimus Prime has 5mm pegs in his hands as well.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 22nd, 2015 @ 1:44pm CDT
Yeah, the 5mm compatibility help enhance play value by allowing this or any 5mm compatible figure to hold just about any Transformers weapon accessory in this day and age.MrBlack wrote:carytheone wrote:MrBlack wrote:That face has dull surprise written all over it.
He's got that meh face. The face is surprisingly detailed. I didn't really give him a good look until I saw the picture posted here. I activated the noise button pulling him out of the box and it caught me off guard.
Look at his tiny little hand holes. Is he supposed to hold deluxe scaled weapons?
The big Rescue Bots Optimus Prime has 5mm pegs in his hands as well.
Posted by no-one on May 22nd, 2015 @ 1:47pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, the 5mm compatibility help enhance play value by allowing this or any 5mm compatible figure to hold just about any Transformers weapon accessory in this day and age.MrBlack wrote:carytheone wrote:MrBlack wrote:That face has dull surprise written all over it.
He's got that meh face. The face is surprisingly detailed. I didn't really give him a good look until I saw the picture posted here. I activated the noise button pulling him out of the box and it caught me off guard.
Look at his tiny little hand holes. Is he supposed to hold deluxe scaled weapons?
The big Rescue Bots Optimus Prime has 5mm pegs in his hands as well.
Ah, kinda like leader class Megatron
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on May 22nd, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT
I myself would never buy this, especially at full price, but as someone who bought super-sized Playskool Rescue Heroes Epic Optimus Prime (at clearance for $9.00, to display my Bot-Shots,G1 Robot Heroes, & Kre-Ons) I can't totally hate this. But sheesh, for it to not even have Legends-level articulation for $50?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 22nd, 2015 @ 2:55pm CDT
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It will be a bloodbath.
Posted by no-one on May 22nd, 2015 @ 3:01pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:That bee will blow the minds of young kids everywhere!
...
It will be a bloodbath.
You may be right. I watched Mitch's review and was impressed with the amount of paint apps. Super Bee is not my thing, but the size strangely draws me to it.
Like maybe make an ottoman from him or something.
This could be the new 1 step lifestyle transformers line. For the transformer loving college student in your life!
Posted by BlueBefore on May 22nd, 2015 @ 3:33pm CDT
To be fair he has them on the back of his hands as well which he can use to hold guns in a less silly fashion. I like to use Combiner Wars Prime's guns with him.MrBlack wrote:The big Rescue Bots Optimus Prime has 5mm pegs in his hands as well.
Posted by BlueBefore on May 22nd, 2015 @ 3:35pm CDT
carytheone wrote:I watched Mitch's review and was impressed with the amount of paint apps. Super Bee is not my thing, but the size strangely draws me to it.
I wonder how many figures you could stuff inside of his vehicle mode.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 22nd, 2015 @ 3:40pm CDT
carytheone wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That bee will blow the minds of young kids everywhere!
...
It will be a bloodbath.
You may be right. I watched Mitch's review and was impressed with the amount of paint apps. Super Bee is not my thing, but the size strangely draws me to it.
Like maybe make an ottoman from him or something.
This could be the new 1 step lifestyle transformers line. For the transformer loving college student in your life!
Lol, I'd buy! and I'm the right age group too!
Posted by no-one on May 22nd, 2015 @ 3:43pm CDT
BlueBefore wrote:carytheone wrote:I watched Mitch's review and was impressed with the amount of paint apps. Super Bee is not my thing, but the size strangely draws me to it.
I wonder how many figures you could stuff inside of his vehicle mode.
Holy crap! You're right! Maybe he is a troop carrier. Other than Metroplex, how often do we get those?
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on May 22nd, 2015 @ 6:57pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on May 23rd, 2015 @ 6:27am CDT
Well, Hasbro can't win them all. Sideswipe has a great looking car mode, two tone paint and all, unfortunately that's where the compliments end. While the transformation is interesting, a flaw in the design prevents the torso from coming together properly and staying together, making posing the upper half of the figure impossible. Perhaps the inevitable repaint will somehow magically stay together, but I'm not holding out hope.
Posted by no-one on May 23rd, 2015 @ 8:05am CDT
Posted by Primeultimus on May 23rd, 2015 @ 8:22am CDT
I also found the legs a pain in the butt to transform and figure out.
Posted by EagleBot13 on May 23rd, 2015 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by StryderPrime on May 23rd, 2015 @ 10:52am CDT
EagleBot13 wrote:I'm willing to bet he doesn't have him transformed right, considering Hasbro's instructions for the warriors suck. I'll bet there is more to those panels that fold into his back.
I really wish it was the case. The problem with Sideswipe is that the plastic use for his shoulders are very soft so when you attach it to the chest...it will pop off as soon as you touch it. If you have RID Drift, imagine the plastic use for Drift sword but softer and that how some of the plastic feels on Sideswipe. Also, in alt mode, his chest piece drags on the ground so u can't even roll him either smh. He jus feels like a toy I got from the dollar store. Highly disappointed with him.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 23rd, 2015 @ 12:16pm CDT
EagleBot13 wrote:I'm willing to bet he doesn't have him transformed right, considering Hasbro's instructions for the warriors suck. I'll bet there is more to those panels that fold into his back.
I was thinking about that so I made sure to go over the figure carefully. Things do peg together but they don't hold. Also those panels next to the head have to be there, rotating them down really pushes the arms out, and up locks the shoulders.
Posted by PrymeStriker on May 23rd, 2015 @ 2:36pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 23rd, 2015 @ 9:50pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:I wonder if nail polish would help this issue at all.
Nail polish, floor polish, prayer, sanding, blood sacrifices those can all work, but in the year 2015 I don't feel you should have to "fix" a new toy.
Posted by Ultra Markus on May 23rd, 2015 @ 10:33pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 23rd, 2015 @ 11:16pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:I wonder if nail polish would help this issue at all.
Nail polish, floor polish, prayer, sanding, blood sacrifices those can all work, but in the year 2015 I don't feel you should have to "fix" a new toy.
While I fully agree, the idea of fixing toys is more of a recent one sadly. I never had to fix any of my toys when I was younger.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 24th, 2015 @ 1:24am CDT
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:I wonder if nail polish would help this issue at all.
Nail polish, floor polish, prayer, sanding, blood sacrifices those can all work, but in the year 2015 I don't feel you should have to "fix" a new toy.
While I fully agree, the idea of fixing toys is more of a recent one sadly. I never had to fix any of my toys when I was younger.
You're absolutely 100% correct. If I had a toy and it broke 9 time out of 10 it was because I was stupid. Depending on the damage most vintage Transformers can be fixed if you know what you're doing. I'm not sure if I can say that about figures released more recently.
Posted by Rodimus Minor on May 24th, 2015 @ 5:18pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on May 24th, 2015 @ 9:22pm CDT
Fellow fan and collector Patrick Vallarta posted his find in the Facebook group TRANSFORMERS ADDICTS!, and we've mirrored the images of his finds below:
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Posted by Diem on May 24th, 2015 @ 9:27pm CDT
Rodimus Minor wrote:I am verry disappointed in Warrior Sideswipe I was looking forward to him but after seeing 3 reviews he is a bit of a let down. What do you guys think
I found him yesterday, and I agree with the general sentiment. Car mode is REALLY nice (and the pale kanji makes it look like the car is intentionally bi-coloured rather than paint and plastic being off from one another) but his robot mode doesn't want to quite hold together. It's not as bad as say, Blitzwing; you can move his arms around a bit without his upper body coming apart, but if you try to get any dynamic poses you will be pegging him back together. It just seems as if the designer underestimated how deep the connector pegs would need to be due to the soft oily plastic used.
In short he's a quite reasonable figure to get at retail value, especially if you're trying to get all onscreen characters but don't go mad hunting him down.
Posted by Autobot032 on May 24th, 2015 @ 9:54pm CDT
First, make sure the chest plate is securely fastened against his sternum.
Second, gently slide the shoulders into place and make sure the tiny pegs are actually sitting in the tiny holes. (This is the hardest part.)
Finally, push the hood piece up against the fenders/collar and it'll force the shoulders to lock in and he becomes poseable.
If you bump the hood loose, however, the whole thing comes apart. (Terrible design.) It also gives him tremendous backpack.
Posted by Cobotron on May 24th, 2015 @ 10:01pm CDT
I am sad to hear he is kind of a turd. Probably wont stop me from getting him. I'm a sucker like that.
I will say, I picked up Legion Swipe the other day. He's real fun. If your into that kinda thing. He has really nice leg and feet articulation.(again, for a Legion.)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 25th, 2015 @ 12:29am CDT
Autobot032 wrote:Sideswipe can work with a little effort.
First, make sure the chest plate is securely fastened against his sternum.
Second, gently slide the shoulders into place and make sure the tiny pegs are actually sitting in the tiny holes. (This is the hardest part.)
Finally, push the hood piece up against the fenders/collar and it'll force the shoulders to lock in and he becomes poseable.
If you bump the hood loose, however, the whole thing comes apart. (Terrible design.) It also gives him tremendous backpack.
Yeah I discovered using the backpack works like you said. I find it interesting that thus far the toys of the non main cast have tended to be better. Drift? Phenomenal. Jazz? Perfect.
Posted by Autobot032 on May 25th, 2015 @ 12:38am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Sideswipe can work with a little effort.
First, make sure the chest plate is securely fastened against his sternum.
Second, gently slide the shoulders into place and make sure the tiny pegs are actually sitting in the tiny holes. (This is the hardest part.)
Finally, push the hood piece up against the fenders/collar and it'll force the shoulders to lock in and he becomes poseable.
If you bump the hood loose, however, the whole thing comes apart. (Terrible design.) It also gives him tremendous backpack.
Yeah I discovered using the backpack works like you said. I find it interesting that thus far the toys of the non main cast have tended to be better. Drift? Phenomenal. Jazz? Perfect.
I think Bumblebee has a nice balance, but he's got some issues, sure.
Grimlock seems to be nice and solid, just wish he had a weapon of some kind.
Shellformery she may be, but I genuinely like transforming Strongarm back and forth. She poses well, too.
Steeljaw makes for a nice villain with that beast mode and poseable tail, but yeah, he's kind of weak in that wave.
Optimus? Don't own. Can't comment.
Drift? Much like Bumblebee, well balanced, but has a nice range of motion. Just wish his legs weren't hollow.
Jazz? SOLID. Fantastic figure!
Sideswipe? Visually appealing, if you transform him a certain way, he works. In anything else, he's kind of a pain. His transformation is too complex for a kids line, his vehicle mode looks kinda ugly, honestly and he can't hold his sword to save his life.
It's like he's an afterthought and they said "Meh, do it."
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 25th, 2015 @ 1:34am CDT
Autobot032 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Sideswipe can work with a little effort.
First, make sure the chest plate is securely fastened against his sternum.
Second, gently slide the shoulders into place and make sure the tiny pegs are actually sitting in the tiny holes. (This is the hardest part.)
Finally, push the hood piece up against the fenders/collar and it'll force the shoulders to lock in and he becomes poseable.
If you bump the hood loose, however, the whole thing comes apart. (Terrible design.) It also gives him tremendous backpack.
Yeah I discovered using the backpack works like you said. I find it interesting that thus far the toys of the non main cast have tended to be better. Drift? Phenomenal. Jazz? Perfect.
I think Bumblebee has a nice balance, but he's got some issues, sure.
Grimlock seems to be nice and solid, just wish he had a weapon of some kind.
Shellformery she may be, but I genuinely like transforming Strongarm back and forth. She poses well, too.
Steeljaw makes for a nice villain with that beast mode and poseable tail, but yeah, he's kind of weak in that wave.
Optimus? Don't own. Can't comment.
Drift? Much like Bumblebee, well balanced, but has a nice range of motion. Just wish his legs weren't hollow.
Jazz? SOLID. Fantastic figure!
Sideswipe? Visually appealing, if you transform him a certain way, he works. In anything else, he's kind of a pain. His transformation is too complex for a kids line, his vehicle mode looks kinda ugly, honestly and he can't hold his sword to save his life.
It's like he's an afterthought and they said "Meh, do it."
Sideswipe can hold the sword quite well, the trick is to not push it all the way in, yeah I know that sounds weird.
Posted by Autobot032 on May 25th, 2015 @ 2:02am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Sideswipe can work with a little effort.
First, make sure the chest plate is securely fastened against his sternum.
Second, gently slide the shoulders into place and make sure the tiny pegs are actually sitting in the tiny holes. (This is the hardest part.)
Finally, push the hood piece up against the fenders/collar and it'll force the shoulders to lock in and he becomes poseable.
If you bump the hood loose, however, the whole thing comes apart. (Terrible design.) It also gives him tremendous backpack.
Yeah I discovered using the backpack works like you said. I find it interesting that thus far the toys of the non main cast have tended to be better. Drift? Phenomenal. Jazz? Perfect.
I think Bumblebee has a nice balance, but he's got some issues, sure.
Grimlock seems to be nice and solid, just wish he had a weapon of some kind.
Shellformery she may be, but I genuinely like transforming Strongarm back and forth. She poses well, too.
Steeljaw makes for a nice villain with that beast mode and poseable tail, but yeah, he's kind of weak in that wave.
Optimus? Don't own. Can't comment.
Drift? Much like Bumblebee, well balanced, but has a nice range of motion. Just wish his legs weren't hollow.
Jazz? SOLID. Fantastic figure!
Sideswipe? Visually appealing, if you transform him a certain way, he works. In anything else, he's kind of a pain. His transformation is too complex for a kids line, his vehicle mode looks kinda ugly, honestly and he can't hold his sword to save his life.
It's like he's an afterthought and they said "Meh, do it."
Sideswipe can hold the sword quite well, the trick is to not push it all the way in, yeah I know that sounds weird.
Huh...I see the notch on the handle now. The thumb rests right in it, yeah. Weird design choice. He's more for posing, than for playing. Jazz, on the other hand, does both.
Posted by Va'al on May 25th, 2015 @ 5:05am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 25th, 2015 @ 5:23am CDT
Posted by ausbot on May 25th, 2015 @ 6:46am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on May 25th, 2015 @ 6:56am CDT
Posted by prjkt on May 25th, 2015 @ 7:06am CDT
One thing I do like is that the accessory sprue is the shape of the faction symbols. That was a cool idea.
Posted by no-one on May 25th, 2015 @ 7:25am CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on May 25th, 2015 @ 8:01am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:These stock photo kids... Still creepy in a Pleasantville kind of way.
Can't help but notice that other fan sites drop those pics from their news threads.
Posted by Va'al on May 25th, 2015 @ 8:49am CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:These stock photo kids... Still creepy in a Pleasantville kind of way.
Can't help but notice that other fan sites drop those pics from their news threads.
They.. they looked at me. They demanded to be seen.
They will it so. I comply. We all comply.
Posted by william-james88 on May 25th, 2015 @ 8:54am CDT
Rodimus Minor wrote:I am verry disappointed in Warrior Sideswipe I was looking forward to him but after seeing 3 reviews he is a bit of a let down. What do you guys think
I was also looking forward to him. Hopefully Hasbro or takara will correct this in later releases. I wont buy him till he is on deep discount simply to not be disappointed in my purchase. The transformation looks great though!
Posted by Autobot032 on May 25th, 2015 @ 10:25am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:These stock photo kids... Still creepy in a Pleasantville kind of way.
Yes, yes they are.
Posted by Tsutsukakushi on May 25th, 2015 @ 10:54am CDT
If Fracture is a Voyager class robot, Then i'll buy it. Like the design and colors. Hover bike is very original.
Don't like the Drift design or colors. regardless of size i'm not interested. Robot doesn't seem too articulated. Robot Sculpt and colors remind me of a Power Rangers Zord toy.
The minicons do look interesting in sculpt and gimmick but not very articulated.
Posted by william-james88 on May 25th, 2015 @ 11:29am CDT
Tsutsukakushi wrote:Still can't tell if these are Deluxe or Voyager class robot height toys?
If Fracture is a Voyager class robot, Then i'll buy it. Like the design and colors. Hover bike is very original.
Don't like the Drift design or colors. regardless of size i'm not interested. Robot doesn't seem too articulated. Robot Sculpt and colors remind me of a Power Rangers Zord toy.
The minicons do look interesting in sculpt and gimmick but not very articulated.
Yeah, the minicons definitely look better than the actual deployers themselves. I hope I can get all the minicons individually and not have to buy the bigger two packs to complete the mystery figure you can make with all the clear plastic accessories.
Also, I dont think these are deluxes or voyagers, these are more akin to the megas of the beast war era (like Inferno and Polarclaw).
Also, stop bashing that kid, he's cute and not that creepy (it's the older kids that creep me out). Kudos to him landing this modelling gig and being paid more than any of us for an hour of his time (when he gets work, of course).
And lastly, while sideswipe may not be great, there is a whole bunch of paint and clear plastic usage, reminding me of the previous RID (2001) figures (in a good way). Someone said that Takara's Groove couldnt have been made by Hasbro due to using clear plastic in the deluxe class. Well, with Sideswipe here, I don't think that specific part of the argument holds water anymore.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 25th, 2015 @ 4:44pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on May 25th, 2015 @ 5:12pm CDT
Not trying to be a wisenhiemer, but one could argue that their deployers ARE their weapons. That said, I agree. Whats Drift without his swords?chuckdawg1999 wrote:The deployers look good but I'm disappointed that Drift and Fracture don't come with weapons for themselves.
These seem smaller than I remember seeing at Toy Fair. Actually kind of relieved, because then they wont take up as much realestate on the shelf.
Posted by Rodimus Minor on May 25th, 2015 @ 5:19pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Rodimus Minor wrote:I am verry disappointed in Warrior Sideswipe I was looking forward to him but after seeing 3 reviews he is a bit of a let down. What do you guys think
I was also looking forward to him. Hopefully Hasbro or takara will correct this in later releases. I wont buy him till he is on deep discount simply to not be disappointed in my purchase. The transformation looks great though!
My gripes are he has 5 different shades of red on him, his hair scrapes along the floor and his arms don't peg together well I am glad I am having Jazz my Brother can have Shite swipe. Sorry that was harsh