I suspect the legs were drawn with the intent that the wheel is the full thickness of the leg, though I can't say for certain they didn't intend for the wheels to just be on the left side of each of his legs. MS simply made the logical assumption that the right side would be identical to the left side for the 6 faux wheels. The real wheels in his legs are showing just because even MS can only fit so many panels into their figures and they ran out to cover them. Finally the spare tire I can't remember if that was really on his back or not (I assume his back was shown at some point in the cartoon but I don't remember it).

 

I figured I'd post Swindle's model sheet for reference. MS tried to use the real-wheels to "bridge" the faux ones on each half of the leg to imitate the cartoons back. Obviously as you can see, the spare tire is there too.

 

If you ain't 9-wheelin', you ain't dealin'

I did the same, putting my broken-legged MM into ball-mode for going into Menasor.. I just took the original one out, because they're more or less identical. Someday, the replacement will come and maybe I'll bother swapping it lol

I wasn't trying to call you out or anything, more of a friendly PSA thing  

 

review is up!

 

Got mine today, so glad I waited for the toy version! Finally, a Swindle that evokes the model sheet without compromise! I liked MMC's offering, but the legs were far too greebly. This has everything just right, and I'm happy to say it isn't covered in flash either.

I really only wanted Swindle from this set, but I have to admit that he and Brawl have really won me over. Normally I'm a Newage shill, but credit where it's due, these are going in the mixed legends display and their team-mates may well be joining them!

 

It’s kind of accurate. He had one wheel on the back of each leg that continued through the whole leg - Magic Square only replicated the ends so it looks like extra wheels.

 

Got my Swindle, first time transforming it was NOT fun but after that its not nearly so bad, pretty cohesive overall, interesting and unusual arm stowage.

8.5/10 from me.

 

Thanks, I can never seem to find those when I look for them.

 

Got mine in, no time now to transform it properly but first impressions are good. Black face don't bother me much in hand by now!

 

I found it a PITA first time but after that it became more fluid and is fairly fun to change to and from now, just watch wheel placement going into chest, direction of arms going into jeep and make sure the steering wheel is in right place during transformation  

 

Options are... pizza bagels?

 

Yo dawg! I heard you like wheels!

 

What to do when double dipping and waiting for your teammates? Race hard of course!



And yes, you can use Nemesis Prime his hands for Swindle as well.

 

The way the light is hitting his chin it almost looks like his classic shiesty grin.

 

Some quick pictures! Swindle's transformation felt a little overly-involved for the end result, but I can't complain. I wanted a Bruticus I could play with guilt free so as long as it can hold up to some back and forths, I'll be happy. They're just so adorable. Swindle needed a grey face for some color breakup, but the face is so small in person, I wasn't too terribly bothered.

Onslaught and Vortex? Bring them on!!  

 

Swindle is pretty complex, I feel more complex than he needs to be and mopre complex than Brawl, but it can be figured out without instructions, just takes some time.

I do like him a lot though. The set is looking good so far  

 

Just got my IDW / Toy version of Swindle in and found a strange discrepancy between him and the G1 / Toon release. The screws on the IDW combiner foot are larger and actually slightly extend out of the screwhole. The notches have been slightly stripped, leading to some sharp edges that the foot rests on. Interestingly, I found the same difference between the two feet options for Brawl. In the hopes of preventing any surface scratches / damage, I removed the screws and will likely just glue the pieces in place.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

 

I have to say I’m disappointed with how many people are showing support for MS’ dick moves by doing what they wanted and thus ensuring they do it again.

Ah well, I think I’m almost at my “straw that broke the camel’s back” moment with them anyways, I’m not really having fun collecting them any more with all their already existing issues and now their new marketing strategy.

 

Swindle might be one of my favorites in my collection period. Havent had this much fun flipping a figure back and forth since Roadking

 

MS has made several d* moves, but the way they release their Combaticons is not one of them, IMO.

Of course, there are still three members to screw us over.