It wasn't a false rumor. It was solicited to the online stores from wherever they get them. It was just a mistake on the order sheet is all.
Love this mold. Ordered this Tigertracks. This ALSO gives me hope for my white whale of Transformers, the BLUE Bluestreak.
It's a Jap exclusive character, whose original figure was only available through a mail away. Never showed up in media. He was a homage to the old Diaclone figure from which Sideswipe was derived from.
Well the pics of the apparent MP Tigertrack shown on Actoys are from a custom in the Radicons......there are also G2 and SG customs
No thanks! Congratulations to everyone who wants him though. I'll echo comments others have put in about more screen characters!
As you stated, the original G1 figure was a straight repaint of G1 Sideswipe; it therefore stands to reason that any Masterpiece homage would be a straight repaint of Masterpiece Sideswipe. From a sales standpoint however, it might be desirable to increase the uniqueness factor of such a figure; especially given that Tigertrack not only borrows Sideswipe's mold, but also Sunstreaker's bright yellow color scheme. One way of achieving this aim would be to alter the existing head sculpt, or provide some form of replacement noggin. Of course, this is entirely conjectural; it is entirely possible that we will end up with a straight repaint, followed by straight repaints for Clamp Down, Deep Cover, and G2 Sideswipe. I'm thinking it fairly likely that Hasbro will eventually bring Masterpiece Sideswipe to market. If their release history is any indication however, we could be looking at a delay of at least a year and scatter-shot distribution primarily through some brick and mortar retail outlet.
Tigertrack should have a black head like the original toy. However, it is also perfectly acceptable to use Masterpiece Red Alert's head instead of Sideswipe's.
