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Poor old Sideswipe...

A few new size comparison pics!

That waist looks a little mistransformed. Looks like Sideswipe is trying to squeeze an inch on us!

Fistful of Energon wrote:That waist looks a little mistransformed. Looks like Sideswipe is trying to squeeze an inch on us!

Yep, I bought a duff version I think! The torso has been pinned to the waist the wrong way around so his body cant fold into position correctly?
#annoyning
Add to that his head is falling apart, badly glued together!
I have contacted the seller 366offer via Ebay but they say this is 'the worst problem theyve had,this month' so I need to send photos which they will then pass on to their warehouse for analysis?
I just hope they can send me another out in time!

Sounds fishy but you never know. Hope everything works out for you!

The paint job on mine was really sloppy. Found a red paint chip in the left headlight, and the red paint on the sides were a mere mist coat. It's like my fricking MP-10 all over again.

I tell you, the guy in charge of QC must be perpetually drunk or watching soccer matches on his i-Pad during working hours.

@ robotmel: Can't you DIY it? Maybe get the pin out yourself and reassemble the torso? I've disassembled the elbow pins om my WFC Soundwave before, and it's pretty easy if you've got the right tools--a thin nail to push the pin out a little, and pliers to gently wiggle the rest of it out.

These reports of poor assembly and paints jobs are giving me anxiety!! Well, I've got my pre-order with BBTS, haven't heard anything from them yet, but I hope to get my hands on Sideswipe soon, if only to relieve my QC fears.

QC on the paint on mine is terrible. Found 3 bad runs in the paint so far. Right forearm/door, Right shoulder and rear quarter panels on the car alt. Paint on the tail lights and roof are really sloppy too.

Mine is waiting for me at home, thanks Kapow.

Hope it has no defects or Takara and I could fall out.

Ok, am home now and have inspected the car mode.

I see no runs in the paint, it's all nice and smooth.

BUT

The paint on the part of the car where the right hand wing mirror is mounted is very thin. This allows the black plastic underneath to show through which makes the red much darker than any of the rest. There are also a few small chips here and there. I see general differences in red across may panels, you notice it at the joins, it's not terrible but I would have expected some care to be taken for something so expensive.

Looking at the underside of the car there are bubbles or blobs of built up paint on the parts that look like they will the shoulders.

Not thrilled at the moment if I'm honest.

Time to transform......

Ok, that's done. Only bit that caused head scratching was folding his backpack correctly. Some parts a quite stiff and need more force than feels right.

Bot mode is ace, no loose joints. Feels plasticky but solid enough. I would say that it is on par or slightly more complex than most Binaltech figures and that is the line I would compare him to the most. I probably paid about twice what I used to pay for Binaltech figures, maybe a bit less. He is very expensive for what he is but I'm glad I purchased, not sure if I will go for Red Alert though - not unless I find him cheaper.

No other paint or finish issues were revealed in bot mode. I like the accessories, I got the set of silver pile drivers and a coin type thing mounted on card. Wasn't expecting them so a nice bonus.

8/10 - had he been cheaper and QC had been used he would be an easy 10/10

Ravage XK wrote:The paint on the part of the car where the right hand wing mirror is mounted is very thin. This allows the black plastic underneath to show through which makes the red much darker than any of the rest. There are also a few small chips here and there. I see general differences in red across may panels, you notice it at the joins, it's not terrible but I would have expected some care to be taken for something so expensive.

Mine had the same problem. The sides of the car mode had very light mist coats on same places you mentioned.

Black paint on the roof was off-center as well.

Well, at least you didn't have a paint chip stuck inside the headlight on yours. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have bothered to get it exchanged. A simple spray of red on the sides of the car mode would have sufficed.