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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:49 pm

Is Sideswipe... shiny? :shock:

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:57 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Is Sideswipe... shiny?

Someone probly buffed him up for the photo session.

Why did whoever taking the pics partially censor the scan ring?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:03 pm

Kyleor wrote:Why did whoever taking the pics partially censor the scan ring?

Probably to keep people from scanning these pics.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:07 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Kyleor wrote:Why did whoever taking the pics partially censor the scan ring?
Probably to keep people from scanning these pics.

I wouldn't see why, they only stay unlocked for a day... Probably a request from Hasbro, or simply keeping it safe :roll:

For those curious, the stylised 速 on Sideswipe's chest means "quick". :-B

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:16 pm

Takara's going to have give Jazz quite an effort to make me interested in his mold. Sideswipe however, looks awesome. Hasbro usually lacks head/tail light paint apps but this time they're present, so I'm curious to see how they could improve him :-?

by **Shuttershock** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:21 pm

Funny what happens when the person taking pictures has a little imagination with poses

News Credits: 5 · by **Demonology7789** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:28 pm

sideswipe looks great I just hate that head design
not to keen on Jazz all that white makes him look a little on the cheap side

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:36 pm

shajaki wrote:Takara's going to have give Jazz quite an effort to make me interested in his mold. Sideswipe however, looks awesome. Hasbro usually lacks head/tail light paint apps but this time they're present, so I'm curious to see how they could improve him

I could see Takara making Sideswipe a much brighter shade of red like his look in the show.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed May 06, 2015 2:01 pm

Glad to see Jazz can hold his lance like that.
Sideswipe's feet are cool.

News Credits: 5 · by **welcometothedarksyde** » Wed May 06, 2015 2:15 pm

Still looking great :grin:

the RID line has been very solid so far IMO. I wonder why Sideswipe is so magenta though. Maybe it's just the camera

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 06, 2015 2:53 pm

Dat stare....

: look deeply into my eyes!; Jazz stare.jpg (12.03 KiB) Viewed 10443 times

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed May 06, 2015 3:03 pm

carytheone wrote:Dat stare....

Jazz stare.jpg

GAH!!! Is that the card art, for real?? Eww. *shudders*

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 06, 2015 3:07 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
carytheone wrote:Dat stare....

Jazz stare.jpg

GAH!!! Is that the card art, for real?? Eww. *shudders*

I have accepted my new overlord, JAZZ

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed May 06, 2015 3:39 pm

I've said it before, I'll say it again. When I see these two, they're bought on sight. Gorgeous figures. Absolutely FABULOUS! :KREMZEEK:

by **Rated X** » Wed May 06, 2015 3:56 pm

I like the sideswipe mold. I really dont care about these animated style renditions of the characters, but I am very interested in who funpub might eventually use the RID molds to homage.

News Credits: 2 · by **munkimus prime** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:02 pm

Jazz desperately needs his Visor. That 1000 yard stare is just unnerving. Sideswipe looks very nice in his Anime, ninja, robot design and you cannot go wrong when Anime, Ninja and Robot are used in the same sentence like that.

by **Shuttershock** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:14 pm

munkimus prime wrote:Jazz desperately needs his Visor. That 1000 yard stare is just unnerving. Sideswipe looks very nice in his Anime, ninja, robot design and you cannot go wrong when Anime, Ninja and Robot are used in the same sentence like that.

He does seem to be rocking the Japanese delinquent pompadour style.

by **Mr_Autobot411** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:17 pm

crappy show, even crappier figures.........wft is up with jazz's face. laughable stuff here.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:07 pm

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:crappy show, even crappier figures.........wft is up with jazz's face. laughable stuff here.

Crappy show?

Aside from the first two episodes and the Springload one this show is pretty good.

Better then most of Prime (aside from like 7 episodes mostly thinking of Smokescreen's debut episode)

Why do think its crappy?

(Edit just notice I've been promoted to Gestalt team leader huh)

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:35 pm

Jazz look cheap as hell. I have bad FOC flashbacks... Let's see if Takara can save him.

On the other hand, Sideswipe look ultra SEXY! He'll be bought on sight.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:37 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Jazz look cheap as hell. I have bad FOC flashbacks... Let's see if Takara can save him.

On the other hand, Sideswipe look ultra SEXY! He'll be bought on sight.

I think he just needs some reprolabel stickers and he will look better.

And also a visor but since Jazz barley uses it in the actual show I can somewhat understand why they gave him no visor but regardless its still stupid.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:44 pm

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Jazz look cheap as hell. I have bad FOC flashbacks... Let's see if Takara can save him.

On the other hand, Sideswipe look ultra SEXY! He'll be bought on sight.

I think he just needs some reprolabel stickers and he will look better.

And also a visor but since Jazz barley uses it in the actual show I can somewhat understand why they gave him no visor but regardless its still stupid.

No way in hell will I buy Repros for the RiD deluxes. They already cost 20$+tx and it will cost me another 20$ just for the labels. No way. I do buy Repros, but only for figures that are worth it, like CW Megatron. Why buy Hasbro+Repros when the Takara with premium paint aps cost around 20-25$ shipped?

Just compare the Bumblebees and you'll see what I'm talking about.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:00 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Jazz look cheap as hell. I have bad FOC flashbacks... Let's see if Takara can save him.

On the other hand, Sideswipe look ultra SEXY! He'll be bought on sight.

I think he just needs some reprolabel stickers and he will look better.

And also a visor but since Jazz barley uses it in the actual show I can somewhat understand why they gave him no visor but regardless its still stupid.

No way in hell will I buy Repros for the RiD deluxes. They already cost 20$+tx and it will cost me another 20$ just for the labels. No way. I do buy Repros, but only for figures that are worth it, like CW Megatron. Why buy Hasbro+Repros when the Takara with premium paint aps cost around 20-25$ shipped?

Just compare the Bumblebees and you'll see what I'm talking about.

I'm just saying that Repros could fix it.

Not telling you to buy them.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:49 pm

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Jazz look cheap as hell. I have bad FOC flashbacks... Let's see if Takara can save him.

On the other hand, Sideswipe look ultra SEXY! He'll be bought on sight.

I think he just needs some reprolabel stickers and he will look better.

And also a visor but since Jazz barley uses it in the actual show I can somewhat understand why they gave him no visor but regardless its still stupid.

No way in hell will I buy Repros for the RiD deluxes. They already cost 20$+tx and it will cost me another 20$ just for the labels. No way. I do buy Repros, but only for figures that are worth it, like CW Megatron. Why buy Hasbro+Repros when the Takara with premium paint aps cost around 20-25$ shipped?

Just compare the Bumblebees and you'll see what I'm talking about.

I'm just saying that Repros could fix it.

Not telling you to buy them.

I just replied to buy something that is not broken from the start. Why pay double for Hasbro, when you can have Takara perfection from the get-go for half the price?

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:36 pm

I thought Sideswipe's signature thing was having those serrated protrusions on his forearms. Why couldn't the manufacturers incorporate that somehow? This just makes him look like TF Prime Cliffjumper.