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[El Duque]

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.

[Megatron Wolf]

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.

[xyl360]

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.

[UltraPrimal]

Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

[xyl360]

Is that Starscreams MechTech weapon?

Yep

[Overcracker]

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.

[WolfDawg]

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*

[Tigertrack]

I dig this. Is that Skullgrin's head?

[Blurrz]

I dig this. Is that Skullgrin's head?

Nah, Skullgrin's head has open spaces.

[Starscream]

This is the Japanese version.

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

[Wrecking Hooligan]

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

[Genocide G2.0]

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

[rpetras]

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

[--B--]

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.

[Rated X]

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

[Arrancon]

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

[BeastProwl]

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...

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

you DO know they're releasing this stateside right? You'll hav'em in miami don't you worry!
He looks VERY nice.

[Michael Alex Kawa]

This is a must have .The colors make this mold look better than Sideswipe .

[Blurrz]

This is the Japanese version.

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

Actually, both versions seem to share the same blade colors.

[starscreamreturns]

He's cool
Names not the best and i don't like the colours

[Covenant]

Simply can't wait for this guy. Love it when series specific characters leak decently into others, ie Lugnut.

[El Duque]

Just in case you haven't seen enough of this guy.

[Tigertrack]

It looks much worse with close up of the head. Seems to remind me of an Egyptian God, but those bug-out eyes are weird.

[Covenant]

Love it even more.

[DJLazer]

this a prettyy cool fig