I has Sideswipe, originally uploaded by antgoo.
My Deluxe Class Autobot Sideswipe came in today. Sorry for the crappy cameraphone pics. He was one of the coolest Transformers in the new Revenge of the Fallen film, yet got probably the least amount of screen time.
Up top we have his vehicle mode, a Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Concept, and down below is the robot mode. The transformation is a little odd–I felt like I was going to break him in half rotating his legs up into his chest–but ultimately not the most complex I’ve seen.
I like the way his legs connect with tubes at the hips and how an actuator behind the knee causes blue kneecap panels to slide up and down. Wheels for feet look cool in the movie, but make posing the figure difficult as there aren’t too many poses where he can actually stand on his own.
