Those Hot Rod and Lambor pics have got me curious...how does he look next to Rodimus in space-winnebago mode?
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Those Hot Rod and Lambor pics have got me curious...how does he look next to Rodimus in space-winnebago mode?
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Which I think isn't necessarily a bad thing per se, but depends on the price you can get the toy for. At full RRP of 6000JPY ($75), I think it's a bit rich. I paid about $53 which is about the same price as a Binaltech (or $8 more expensive than an Alternator), which I find is a good price considering that Voyagers retail here for $50 -- compared to say a full priced FoC Soundwave/Soundblaster, I think MP Sideswipe offers more bang for your buck at around the fifty-something dollar mark. But beyond that price range and especially approaching full RRP, I don't know if the price is worth it. And to be honest, I would be mighty surprised if the Hasbro version ended up selling here for less than $60... not initially anyway (unless it shelf warms and TRUs are forced to reduce prices).Originally Posted by Trent
Another benefit of the smaller size/weight is that postage is pretty damn cheap -- about $14 to ship the toy individually, or even cheaper if you ship it in bulk with other toys.I had mine shipped to me with some Arms Microns figures to save money on postage per figure.
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Good question. My Takara MP-9 is packed away though. Will try and do it this week.
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I don't get the price comparisons between him and a BT.
The line's been dead for ages, and had a successor line, which was much smaller.
Imagine the cost of a brand-new-mold BT figure nowadays?
That increases the value some (Sizewise it's a good comparison. Complexity is personal taste, but I prefer Sideswipe to any Alternity figure).
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My gripes are similar to others - would have preferred rubber tyres for an MP. My Sideswipe also has inconsistent paint apps, some around edges and corners are downright messy. Takara's MP-10 was immaculate in this regard so I was a little disappointed.
Scale and complexity of design and transformation was very good though.
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As requested, pics with MP-9 added to this post
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I got mine a few days ago. I have to say I quite like him, though the cost vs size thing threw me a bit. Even with reading other peoples reviews I don't think I realized how small he would be. I love all the little details and the fact he has piledrivers that can attach. I was dissapointed they could not figure out how to put a jetpack in, as even though you only saw it once when he handed it over to Optimus in the cartoon, he did fly in a fair few episodes. I don't think I have had the colour issues others have had, the red on mine seems pretty uniform. While I am very glad I got him, I think I will have to think twice on spending the same money on Red Alert.
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Cheers dude.
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I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I was waiting for either a price drop once initial demand died down or news of a Hasbro release before making a decision to buy. In fact, the opposite happened, at least on eBay - you're lucky if you can get Sideswipe for less than $100 on eBay, now, and there's still no news of a Hasbro release...
I agree with what everyone's been saying about him - paint is a bit iffy (mine has bubbling under the paint in a couple of places, as if the plastic underneath had something on it/wasn't cleaned properly), and rubber tyres would have been nice, but otherwise, it's a good figure, packing a complex transformation into a relatively clean alternate mode. That said, I'm not sure how many more figures I'll be buying at this price point, as the $80-90 I saw Sideswipe go for on eBay when it first came out is pretty much at the edge of what I would consider 'value for money'.
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