SIDESWIPE
Series - Robots In Disguise
Sub-line - N/A
Size/class - Warrior
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 3
Released here - ?
Approximate Retail Price - AU$?? (probably about $30)
Approximate Size - 13cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - sports car
Main Features/Gimmicks - insignia may be scanned for game app
Main Colours - red, black
Main Accessories - sword



The vehicle mode is quite nice as a fictitious sports car make; it actually kind evokes a Lamborghini feel to it. The Kanji for 瞬速 (blinding speed) isn't well written, but does appear to be accurate to the way that it's poorly written on the show model. The transformation is reasonably good, and the robot mode is a pretty neat design.

But here's the thing; the chest has several different tabs and slots to secure it to the shoulders and keep them in place. A good idea in theory, but in execution - at least on my figure - they just don't peg in securely enough, and as a result, the shoulders on mine are highly prone to dislocating, even with Blu Tac! And thus my running streak of bad luck with shoulders (and yet another Sideswipe!) continues! Hopefully this problem is an isolated one, and I'm just "lucky" enough to end up with a dodgy one. Yet again.

Overall: a pretty good toy in concept let down by poor QC. I would advise waiting for further reviews, especially from people who actually play with their toy rather than just carefully posing them. Because this problem may not be detectable through just careful posing, but becomes immediately evident when you're playing (e.g. making Sideswipe fight with his sword etc.). A flawed execution of a good design.