JP preview display - MPs, Orion Pax, EX Masters

[griffin]

At a Japanese Bic store, a preview display of upcoming Transformers (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-bic-camera-store-display-masterpiece-arms-micron-and-united-ex/25874/) has been found, showing off...
MP Optimus (for scale), Red Alert, Sideswipe. (note Red Alert's head - accessories to mimic a Gen1 episode).
Arms Micron Wheeljack (new Micron), Arms Master Optimus, and Orion Pax (Ratchet's Micron). Apparently Orion Pax is noted as a Bic store exclusive.
EX Master Dinobots

[Ultra Mackness]

I get more and more excited each time I see new photos of the MP sideswipe mold - it just looks cool (love that Countach!!). I'm probably missing something obvious looking at Red Alerts head accessories, guessing they're a reference to the episode where he goes a bit nuts and becomes hyper-paranoid, but I'm still a bit confused by them.

[5FDP]

The size of Sideswipe's Autobot insignia bothers me. It should be smaller IMO.

[griffin]

I'm probably missing something obvious looking at Red Alerts head accessories, guessing they're a reference to the episode where he goes a bit nuts and becomes hyper-paranoid, but I'm still a bit confused by them.

Yeah, it's just a one-off thing for Red Alert (like the one-off appearance of chest missiles that some Starscream toys have), in his introductory episode - Auto-Berserk (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Auto_Berserk).