Yeah, one of the things that's cool is that Sideswipe is actually TALLER than Sunstreaker. I know! It's because his head sits a little higher up on the elevating mechanism so it sits above the hood chest (the windshield chest on streak sits a little lower AND has that lower divot in the middle.) It's cool.


The only drawback currently to giving the shinier turbocharger to Streaker? Only the outside is painted. If you stuck it on Streaker in robot mode, all you see is the un-painted, WHITE underside. I'd paint it myself, but the only silver I currently have doesn't match.

 

Two questions:

1. Are his 'ears' spring loaded like Sunstreaker's?

2. Can his intake/turbocharger be mounted on his gun onto his shoulder and not bump into his head?

 

Thanks for the pics! He looks terrific, and that mold overall is very clever. Makes them "brothers" more than ever before, really.

 

Well shoot, seeing those two together makes it clear that I need to get both of the Wilson brothers.   Thanks for the great review, Peaugh!

 

Looks great, thanks again for the review.

 

1.) Nope, his head is all solid. He looks oddly like a robotic Tim from Tim and Eric Awesome Show.

2.) Yes, but it sits a little bit in front of his ear and looks silly. It DOES attach and still allow Sideswipe to look forward without turning or tilting his head, which I think is the answer you were looking for.

 

1. Good. Although his head still is a little weird to me.

2. Good. I want mine to have the whole thing mounted on the shoulder.  

 

now the question is, which one do you like more?

 

They look SO much nicer together with Sideswipe getting a lower leg swap/alternate transformation:

 

Is that just turning the legs or did you actually have to physically swap em out?

Looks great!

 

it really is dripping off Sideswipe...

 damn, that might be a "must do"!

 

only problem with doing it the way shown above, is it will limit the joint movements, if you notice, the joint it self, on the knee, is no longer pointing forward, rather then it is pointing to the sides, so that would be the only limitation to if you have it that way  

 

You have to swap them some way, either by unscrewing the thighs or just popping them off at the hips, or the bumper kibble will end up inside his legs and cause problems. Switching them by unscrewing the thighs lets you swap them and still transform him. Popping them off at the hip will cause issues when turning him back into a car.

Yeah, but the transformation joint sits RIGHT under that one, and works just as well as a knee joint.

 

awesome review i am so hyper for this toy when i see it in stores im gunna dive on it but i need another gun for his handgun sideswipes my favorite if u cant tell by my profile lol

 

Heh, I was looking at Sunny tonight and thinking about how to make Sideswipe's legs look different. Amazing to see two different characters come from the same mold. Here's hoping for Red Alert.

 

Wow glad I passed on Sunstreaker, this looks a lot better.  

 

how do you mean mount the intake on the gun?

 

Oh my god. Now I want him even more.

 

he looks like he might have some light piping for his optics/eyes. Anyways, he looks great.

 

i've already got sunstreaker,love his mold,so i'm bound to get sideswipe