Drift with Jetstorm
Series - Robots In Disguise
Size/class - Deployer
Wave - 1
New/remould/redeco – New
Released here - July 2015
Approximate Retail Price - $23
Approximate Size - 13cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode – Cybertronian Car
Main Features/Gimmicks – launches Mini-Cons.
Main Colours – Orange & Black




Robot Mode
The silver face is better than the Deluxe version and it’s bigger and that’s about it. Doesn’t come with any swords which is a shame. Bugger all poseablility. However it is decently proportioned, good helmet and nice colour scheme. Mini-cons can be loaded to be deployed from the launcher behind the right arm





Vehicle Mode
Unless you have the Mini-Con in place it looks absolute balls. I’ve classified it as a Cybertronian car because no earth car would ever look like this, kinda looks like he’s out of DW’s ‘The Age of Wrath’. Again the colours are ok and it’s a decent size. The Mini-Con deployer works well and shoots them out with a decent amount of force.





Jetstorm
Considering he shoots out of a bigger bot and given the colour scheme I reckon for the new RID series he could have been their version of Rewind. Looks kinda cool with all the extras you can add on him, though these need to be removed for his 1-step transformation.





Transformation
Very easy and simple – a bit too much so.


Overall
I haven’t been particularly impressed with any of the RID toys so far and this Drift fits right in with that. If I particularly cared about the character or the cartoon I might have gotten the deluxe as well for the better robot articulation and vehicle mode. As it is I grabbed this guy because at the current Target toy sale both the deluxe and this are going for the same price ($23) and at least with this he is bigger and has a Mini-Con. Really up to you though which one you get (if either) as they both have their pro’s and cons. If buying for a young child though I'd get this version as the Mini-Con deployer gives it more interactive playability.