A Better Look at Studio Series ROTF Deluxe Sideways
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May 3, 2022 at 8:28pm CDT
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Comment by Hellscream9999
May 3, 2022
Man, sideways could have really done with literally any other color on him to make his figure pop. I get it's screen accurate, but that's not always a good thing 
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Comment by william-james88
May 3, 2022
I like the alt mode quite a bit. Looks like a fun toy
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Comment by SpaceEagle
May 3, 2022
Seems like they went with a genericised R8 for this Sideways toy, not really a big deal but I am a bit confused about that butt panel - I know it was some sneak peek of a stolen(?) toy, but the previous pic seemed to hide it a lot better. Probably a case of not following the instructions properly or maybe being an early copy it doesn't come with any. It can probably be fiddled with anyway, I dunno. Still hyped for this fig'.
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Comment by cloudballoon
May 4, 2022
I don't mind the car's alternative designs due to licensing, but the car's a mess of panels. I hope the sunken head is a mistransformation. Otheriwse I like the bruiser-type bot proportion. Waiting for the official reveal/render for a better judgment of its merit.
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Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
May 4, 2022
First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...
Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.
Emerje
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Comment by Bounti76
May 4, 2022
Robot mode is okay, but his altmode looks like the product of a drunken affair between an R8 and a Chevy Volt.
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Comment by Barricade.it
May 4, 2022
I think ROTF mold was better. This one is more poseable, buti is less accurate, both fot bot mode and alt mode.
IMHO, in some cases, SS molds aren't better then previous molds and this is one of those cases.
IMHO, in some cases, SS molds aren't better then previous molds and this is one of those cases.
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Which TF is that? awesome!
Comment by Barricade.it
May 4, 2022
Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...
Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.
Emerje
Which TF is that? awesome!
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Can't be helped if they can't get the licence. As for bot mode accuracy, wait for instructions/stock pics first before casting judgement.
Comment by ZeroWolf
May 4, 2022
Barricade.it wrote:I think ROTF mold was better. This one is more poseable, buti is less accurate, both fot bot mode and alt mode.
IMHO, in some cases, SS molds aren't better then previous molds and this is one of those cases.
Can't be helped if they can't get the licence. As for bot mode accuracy, wait for instructions/stock pics first before casting judgement.
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It's a retooled Payload figure for Japan's Movie Advance line. It isn't shown in that picture, but the top of the truck is painted up like a vending machine to tie the whole thing together.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
May 4, 2022
Barricade.it wrote:Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...
Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.
Emerje
Which TF is that? awesome!
It's a retooled Payload figure for Japan's Movie Advance line. It isn't shown in that picture, but the top of the truck is painted up like a vending machine to tie the whole thing together.
Emerje
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Comment by ZeroWolf
May 4, 2022
Now that's quite clever
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Comment by Spider5800
May 4, 2022
Hmmmm...I think it's definitely a more accurate bot mode compared to the RotF version, and the colors are certainly better. But it's clearly a LOT smaller than that version, and still has an unlicensed generic vehicle mode.
I'll wait to see some comparison pics with the original. At the very least it looks a lot easier to stand and pose than the RotF version, that thing had some weak ankles.
I'll wait to see some comparison pics with the original. At the very least it looks a lot easier to stand and pose than the RotF version, that thing had some weak ankles.
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Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee
May 4, 2022
More pictures of Sideways where he’s much better transformed than in the Chefatron review, note that the head sits much higher and the backpack can compress more:
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Note Seibs used his wheels as heels. Still, I have the Dead End version and it is indeed a balancing act.
Sometimes genericized can't be helped, Audi was a semi-last addition to the lineup, but they only wanted their car featured in the movie, and never had the thought to license it for Sideways' toys.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
May 4, 2022
Spider5800 wrote:Hmmmm...I think it's definitely a more accurate bot mode compared to the RotF version, and the colors are certainly better. But it's clearly a LOT smaller than that version, and still has an unlicensed generic vehicle mode.
I'll wait to see some comparison pics with the original. At the very least it looks a lot easier to stand and pose than the RotF version, that thing had some weak ankles.
Note Seibs used his wheels as heels. Still, I have the Dead End version and it is indeed a balancing act.
Sometimes genericized can't be helped, Audi was a semi-last addition to the lineup, but they only wanted their car featured in the movie, and never had the thought to license it for Sideways' toys.
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Me too.
Totally not a licensed R8, specially the back, but damn if it does not look like a cool and fun toy to fiddle with.
Comment by Overcracker
May 4, 2022
william-james88 wrote:I like the alt mode quite a bit. Looks like a fun toy
Me too.
Totally not a licensed R8, specially the back, but damn if it does not look like a cool and fun toy to fiddle with.
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As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!
Me too! It would be a fantastic fit!
Mood Whiplash to the rescue, baby!
Comment by RotorstormNZ
May 4, 2022
o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other
As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!
Rtron wrote:Now that almost all the Bumblebee movie bots are out of the way, I hope we get Core Class Dispensor one day. I know it's probably not going to happen, but the existence of the core class makes it a bit less implausible now.
Me too! It would be a fantastic fit!
First-Aid wrote:Rtron wrote:Core Class Dispensor
That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...
Mood Whiplash to the rescue, baby!
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Oh now that looks so much better. Can not wait to get this guy and Galvatron!
Comment by LinaNui
May 4, 2022
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:More pictures of Sideways where he’s much better transformed than in the Chefatron review, note that the head sits much higher and the backpack can compress more:
Oh now that looks so much better. Can not wait to get this guy and Galvatron!
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Comment by o.supreme
May 4, 2022
Just a fun observation regarding the numbering system:
Hasbro had many exclusive SS deco variants not released by TT which caused Hasbro's numbering system to be much higher for a long time. (The first 8 SS releases lined up between both Hasbro and TT, but starting with SS-09 Thundercracker from Hasbro, it became more and more distant with each Hasbro exclusive)
However, Hasbro also used the 86XX system for toys from TF:TM, which TT also didn't follow, but they have released all those toys. Lastly, TT has incorporated the numbering system into SS Core toys where Hasbro did not.
All these events combined have caused Hasbro & TT's SS Numbering system to *almost* realign again
TF:TM Sludge is TT SS-89, which means TT SS-90 will likely be BB Thundercracker, and TT SS-91 be AoE Galvatron
, just one number off 
Hasbro had many exclusive SS deco variants not released by TT which caused Hasbro's numbering system to be much higher for a long time. (The first 8 SS releases lined up between both Hasbro and TT, but starting with SS-09 Thundercracker from Hasbro, it became more and more distant with each Hasbro exclusive)
However, Hasbro also used the 86XX system for toys from TF:TM, which TT also didn't follow, but they have released all those toys. Lastly, TT has incorporated the numbering system into SS Core toys where Hasbro did not.
All these events combined have caused Hasbro & TT's SS Numbering system to *almost* realign again
TF:TM Sludge is TT SS-89, which means TT SS-90 will likely be BB Thundercracker, and TT SS-91 be AoE Galvatron
, just one number off
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
May 4, 2022
Sideways looks nicer in those photos, I figured the backpack would work like that. Stupid earlier reviewers/leakers with mistransformations.
Scored big today. I have obtained DotM Ratchet, the final retail SS figure I did not own. I cannot wait to assemble the squads when i can finally unpack the SS guys.
Scored big today. I have obtained DotM Ratchet, the final retail SS figure I did not own. I cannot wait to assemble the squads when i can finally unpack the SS guys.
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Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?
Comment by william-james88
May 4, 2022
RotorstormNZ wrote:o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other
As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!
Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?
