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stencilator
1st October 2009, 12:19 PM
http://www.angelfire.com/mech/jinsaotome/JinsDangerousToys/KickbackROTF.html

Great pick for the mould. I like it. What do you think for the others? I'm thinking Interogator Barricade for Shrapnel and Stockade for Bombshell.
rampagesss
1st October 2009, 02:18 PM
Woa, that looks AWSOME
always been a fan of Jin's work
Vector Prime
1st October 2009, 02:28 PM
That looks awesome!

His description says it's based on Sideswipe... surely he means Sideways?
i_amtrunks
1st October 2009, 03:19 PM
It had to be done, and it was!
Oilspill
9th October 2009, 03:57 AM
Why Hasbro hasn't hired that guy I don't know. Except that maybe his stuff is too good for mass release.

Awesome work as always!
liegeprime
9th October 2009, 08:51 AM
Why Hasbro hasn't hired that guy I don't know. Except that maybe his stuff is too good for mass release.

Awesome work as always!

Maybe he charges too much?:) You know how Hasbro is always very budget first before you try anything. With the mods and repainting schemes Jin comes up. I would think it's costly thus deterring any hiring possiblities in toy creation. Well mebbe on toy design but production, nah.
GoktimusPrime
9th October 2009, 10:58 AM
Using that quality of paint and that number of palettes would blow the toy beyond its budget. Neither Hasbro nor TakaraTOMY would be able to produce a toy like that and keep it within a Deluxe price point (AU$29.99/2415JPY). HasTak needs to keep toys affordable (and it's not as if this hobby isn't already expensive enough as it is!).

Getting back on topic, I think it was inevitable that someone would customise Sideways as Kickback -- the mould really does just scream Kickback. When I first got the toy I was wondering why Paramount didn't go ahead and call this toy "Kickback" instead of Sideways, but I considered:
1/ Sideway's movie model (http://www.scifiscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sideways.jpg) doesn't scream "Kickback" like the toy does, and the movie model came first. I think it just coincidentally turned out that way when HasTak translated the CGI model into the Deluxe action figure (cos the Legends toy (http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/65/r_legendssideways052.jpg) doesn't evoke Kickback at all).
2/ Sideways was never named in the film anyway (I guess they weren't able to squeeze that into his 30 seconds of screen time :p). As far as the movie audience is concerned, his name could just as well be Kickback. Or Barricade. Or Dave. :)