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| | | Description: | | SIDESWIPE was built to fight. He is sleek, fast, and single-minded in battle, focusing on his enemy with absolute attention. His blades are a shining blur in the air as he leaps through the air, twisting to avoid enemy fire. Converting from vehicle to robot at blinding speed, he uses every trick in the book to get close to his opponent, and put his powerful swords to work. Team up with this AUTOBOT ally and get ready to take on DECEPTICON forces! Unleash shifting battle armor courtesy of MECH ALIVE gearing in robot mode. And don't forget to deploy his fierce-looking "blades" for extra battle power! Then, with a few twists and turns, change the robot figure to a super sleek Corvette Stingray concept car in vehicle mode - and get ready to roll out! | | | Features: | |
• Converting from vehicle to robot at blinding speed, he uses every trick in the book to get close to his opponent, and put his powerful swords to work
• Team up with this AUTOBOT ally and get ready to take on DECEPTICON forces
• Detailed robot-to-vehicle figure features MECH ALIVE
• Unleash shifting battle armor courtesy of MECH ALIVE gearing in robot mode
• Super sleek Corvette Stingray concept car in vehicle mode – get ready to roll out
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
That Guy Sideswiped Me!Jun 15, 2009
By D Strick
"Entertainment D"
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...
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 SideswipeJul 21, 2009
By Jennifer J. Compton
"Deraifu"
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.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
GREAT TOY!!!! LOVE THE CHEVY SIDESWIPE!!!!!!!!!!Jul 22, 2009
By J. Louie
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.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Sideswipe ReviewSep 09, 2009
By Carlos Vargas
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.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Sideswipe....one awesome autobot !Jul 02, 2009
By N. Richko
"tarkin"
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 .
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