It looks like someone got a hold of packaging from for the Sideswipe figure of the upcoming Hasbro Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen toy line that will hit shelves later this year.
The picture is a pretty large scan and the first thing you’ll notice is how it’s cut out around the body of the figure so we can’t see the other details that are included on the back of the package.
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It’s pretty shiny and slick in design compared to the complex designs featured in the Transformers movie. That being said, it’s just a toy so who knows how it will look on screen until we start seeing some footage from the film (hopefully in the Super Bowl trailer).
I think it looks good for a toy but I’ll wait to see the on-screen adaptation before making my judgment on the final design. From the toy picture it looks like he may have a melee of weapons attached to his arm, so that’s pretty cool if he uses those as such in the film. Optimus Prime had a built in sword to his arm in the first film but it went sadly underused.
The sexy silver vehicle mode of Sideswipe is that of the Chevy Corvette Centennial concept car. Take a look and see what you think:
You can click the image to see the higher res scan.
And here’s a set picture of several Autobots including the new Sideswipe, another new Autobot based on the 2010 Chevy Volt (named Volt?) as well as returning characters Ratchet and Iron Hide who were my two favorite transformers from the first movie.
Sideswipe is an Autobot (good guy) from the original Transformers Generation 1 animated series and while having taken several different vehicle forms over the years in the different series’, his original role was that of a red Lamborghini Countach and brother of Sunstreaker (a yellow Lamborghini Countach). I wonder if this means, his brother will make an appearance in the film as well?
What do you think of Sideswipe’s live-action design?
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comes out on June 26, 2009.
Source: TF08 – Transformers in China
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“Have you ever posted anything positive about any movie?”
Yes.
@Ken
I agree and might I add that while the technology has improved to a point where a lot of the manufacturing is automated thus, supposedly, making it more cost efficient to make the automobiles the companies CANNOT fire the union workers who occupied the jobs taken over by the “robots.” So there are UAW members literally sitting around in lounge areas twiddling there thumbs while earning $50-$75 an hour.
Ridiculous.
Just a visual to go along with Ken’s auto company statements:
GM sales in 2007: 9,370,000 vehicles
Toyota sales in 2007: 9,366,418 vehicles
GM profit/loss in 2007: -$38,730,000,000 (-$4,055 per car)
Toyota profit in 2007: +$17,146,000,000 (+$1,874 per car)
But, what the hell, let’s just give more of tax money to bail them out.
Yah INK, taxes fix everything! And if criminals are not following current laws, pass new ones! LMAO
Oh the logic of idiots never stop to amuse me…
I am personally against the whole bail out thing, but am willing to make an exception to GM since it’s not their fault they are in the hole they are in. BUT I don’t want this to be the normal process, so I would rather it FIX the problem instead of just give them another few years before they are back where they are now.
So I’m in favor of them getting this bail out ONLY AFTER they get to file for bankruptcy to get out of the labor union contracts and start hiring people under their own, fairer, terms. If these people don’t want the decrease in pay, they can be unemployed, go find another job, or get an education. Most of them would take the offer to stay in their current job outside of labor union terms just so they can keep making an income.
Then the government should investigate these union leaders and their structure and place strict regulations on how much influence they have. Hey, these people are all for federal regulation, so I don’t see how they can justify being against this idea. But they will be against it anyhow. Watch.
@Ken
Once again, I agree.
Ken, you’re right on about the unions.
Ewwwwwwwww, that’s just about the most hideous Corvette concept anybody could have come up with.
I’d much rather see a ZR1 fill the role. They are rather gorgeous cars.
I don’t mind the design, I would prefer the colour to be Red as opposed to the bland silver.
Heh, I’m the opposite, I like the Silver, don’t like the design. Like I said, the back is ok because it resembles an old Stingray Corvette, but the front looks like they cut the front off a Cadillac CTS and glued it onto a Corvette body…
you know I agree..he needs to be red…otherwise i have no problem with him but new aditions to the cast…the twins or whatever …when I think twins I think sunny and sides..and maybe that’s just me…
Anyone else think his face reminds them of Kup? Just me? Are there names for the twins yet?
@ Shamus,
On one of our Transformers 2 threads, Adrian kindly pointed out in a comment that the names of the twins are:
Mudflap: Chevrolet Trax
Skids: Chevrolet Spark
its the 1 movie that i like its very aweome the car that i like is sideswipe chau …!
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