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Is this figure going to be out everywhere, or is it an exclusive. I actually thought he was supposed to be out now and people have said they have him, but I have seen nothing. I want this sucker really bad.......maybe this is what I get for already having Jetfire.

He's not an exclusive he's general release, and he is out. I got mine at Kohl's almost a month ago, they seem to be the first place he and the others of that wave showed up, but they have been spotted at other stores. If you have a Kohl's near to you I suggest checking there.

Definitely general release, just purchased one of the three they had at my local Wal-Mart.

I was just starting to wonder, since I thought he ought to be out. I will check Kohls as suggested. Hopefully, I will get some luck. Thanks.

Blurrz wrote:Swerve is a Takara exclusive in Japan. You won't have to worry about it in North America

The Dirty Harry quote is great. I know it's not on subject, but I gotta give credit where it's due.

you shouldnt have any more problem finding him.... the newer waves are slowly pouring out. and i agree, you should check kohls, ive seen plenty there

It seems to be this line's MO where certain figures are only available at a particular store or two for a while before they start showing up everywhere else. Kinda strange.

Thanks everyone. I found Swerve at Kohl's just as you suggested. Nowhere else. Just Kohl's..........There for about 5 minutes, Kohl's was my favorite toy store. Who woulda thought.

Prime Riblet wrote:Thanks everyone. I found Swerve at Kohl's just as you suggested. Nowhere else. Just Kohl's..........There for about 5 minutes, Kohl's was my favorite toy store. Who woulda thought.

gratz on finding Swerve. The Kohl's near me seems to have Arcee, Swerve, and Stalker Scoroponok wave as pegwarmers.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:Thanks everyone. I found Swerve at Kohl's just as you suggested. Nowhere else. Just Kohl's..........There for about 5 minutes, Kohl's was my favorite toy store. Who woulda thought.

gratz on finding Swerve. The Kohl's near me seems to have Arcee, Swerve, and Stalker Scoroponok wave as pegwarmers.

Can your Kohls send Arcee, Swerve and Stalker Scorpy to my Kohls, cause wave 5 isn't here where i live, and in fact Thrust and Gears are filling the shelves instead....

Stockade wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:Thanks everyone. I found Swerve at Kohl's just as you suggested. Nowhere else. Just Kohl's..........There for about 5 minutes, Kohl's was my favorite toy store. Who woulda thought.

gratz on finding Swerve. The Kohl's near me seems to have Arcee, Swerve, and Stalker Scoroponok wave as pegwarmers.

Can your Kohls send Arcee, Swerve and Stalker Scorpy to my Kohls, cause wave 5 isn't here where i live, and in fact Thrust and Gears are filling the shelves instead....

Our stores needs to do an exchange, I've yet seen Thrust or Gears on pegs.

I've seen him; he's out in Singapore. The only thing I was disappointed with was his paint apps. Nowhere near as shiny as Sideswipe, and the red paint job looks nowhere as bright as what you see on the back of the card. Maybe it's just looking through the plastic though. The real live one might have much better colours after removing from the bubble.

Bonecrusher27 wrote:I've seen him; he's out in Singapore. The only thing I was disappointed with was his paint apps. Nowhere near as shiny as Sideswipe, and the red paint job looks nowhere as bright as what you see on the back of the card. Maybe it's just looking through the plastic though. The real live one might have much better colours after removing from the bubble.

It looks the same away from the package, I think it would've been great if it was some type of metallic red. Red is faster.

I would have to agree with BoneCrusher27, i managed to find 1 Swerve at my local walmart, and when i got him home, his paint app is not as metallic as i thought, in fact no red metallic at all!!! it looks like a faded red and his head popped off when i transformed him and his chest piece won't snap or stay snapped into place! ah, oh well, I'll wait untill i will see more and do an exchange for a better one...

I've gotten 2 ROTF Swerve figs and BOTH have had their heads pop off the INSTANT I transformed them the first time! Is anyone else having this problem?

Heckfire wrote:I've gotten 2 ROTF Swerve figs and BOTH have had their heads pop off the INSTANT I transformed them the first time! Is anyone else having this problem?

I don't have RotF Swerve but I've transformed my brother's Sideswipe many times. There were never issues with the head component. Does the popping off of the head only happen when you transform Swerve for the first time or does it happen during later transformations too?

Heckfire wrote:I've gotten 2 ROTF Swerve figs and BOTH have had their heads pop off the INSTANT I transformed them the first time! Is anyone else having this problem?

Not a single problem, here.

Heckfire wrote:I've gotten 2 ROTF Swerve figs and BOTH have had their heads pop off the INSTANT I transformed them the first time! Is anyone else having this problem?

Is Swerve's head on a ball-joint? Maybe you can fix the looseness with super-glue or nail polish. My Swerve didn't have this problem, granted I only transformed him once. It's his inability to stand properly with some poses that troubles me.

I find that Sideswipe/Swerve can be more stable in some more dynamic/action poses than a standard "stand up straight" pose. Then again, the figure's design is best when striking a crazy street skating pose.

He's available from HTS, and my local Walmart has had plenty in stock.

GuyIncognito wrote:He's available from HTS, and my local Walmart has had plenty in stock.

Weird how Swerve is instock online and instore, while Sideswipe is out of stock on HTS. Seems like Sideswipe is harder to find for some reason than swerve.