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News Credits: 5749 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:34 pm

From our fellow Transformers enthusiasts across the pond at Full Metal Hero we have a high quality gallery of the highly anticipated DOTM Deluxe Sideswipe repaint and Beast Wars Quickstrike tribute figure, Dark Steel. We've mirrored a few of their images below, click here for the rest.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:47 pm

not a fan of the bright yellow but its still a good looking figure and the weapon is awesome, after seeing more of the figure i do see the quickstrike homage a little.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:56 pm

I never bought a movie Sidswipe, but I'll buy this. The color scheme, Mechtech weapons and the fact that it's a Beast Wars homage make it just too good for me to pass up.

News Credits: 32 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:22 pm

Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

News Credits: 2 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:26 pm

UltraPrimal wrote:Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

Yep

News Credits: 14 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:37 pm

UltraPrimal wrote:Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

With modified blades, but yes.

I like it, though I'm still at a loss as to how this homages a scorpion with a cobra for a tail.

Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:52 pm

Overcracker wrote:
UltraPrimal wrote:Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

With modified blades, but yes.

I like it, though I'm still at a loss as to how this homages a scorpion with a cobra for a tail.

I can see the homage in bot mode. The colors are very similar, as is the head sculpt. The blades look like cobra fangs and for some reason he feet seem similar to his BW counterpart. It's not the most perfect homage ever, but it's just enough to parallel an existing character.

As for the car not referencing a scorpion with a cobra tail, I can see your point. It's about as spot on as a construction vehicle referencing a raptor... *coughDAWNofFUTURESpastDINOBOTcough*

News Credits: 1082 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:06 pm

I dig this. Is that Skullgrin's head?

News Credits: 1452 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:19 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:I dig this. Is that Skullgrin's head?

Nah, Skullgrin's head has open spaces.

News Credits: 17 · Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:51 pm

This is the Japanese version.

You can tell because the sword blades are blue and red. The US ones are both blue I believe.

Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:51 am

I can't wait until this fig comes out! without a doubt picking him up!!! :grin:

happy hunting!!! >:oP

News Credits: 33 · Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:36 am

What is actually going on with his head, does he have a beak and gills?

News Credits: 1 · Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:54 am

This is so sweet I can't WAIT to get him!!

News Credits: 5 · Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:48 am

It's hideous, but in a good way. I'm not a fan and it doesn't fit with my collection, but I can appreciate why many people will pick this one up. A nice homage. Someone at Hasbro is really getting creative with the homages and it is a nice nod to the fandom.

Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:38 am

With a Starscream head and some green and yellow paint, you too can have this figure. :grin:

Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:56 am

I think this is the 1st DOTM toy without some of that gray plastic :shock:

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News Credits: 6 · Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:18 am

OneConArmy123 wrote:I think this is the 1st DOTM toy without some of that gray plastic .

DOTM HA Basic Backfire Has ZERO Grey plastic. It's all dark grey-is, but not grey, and is got alot of black, gold, and silver, the human on the other hand.....
anyhow, that's the Japanese version, so maybe the us version might have that grey plastic...one can only hope not...