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I like oil slick's alt mode, but his robot looks blocky... can anyone tell me what he is a repaint of? I know it's an Armada car, but I don't remember which...
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Originally posted by another tf fan
I like oil slick's alt mode, but his robot looks blocky... can anyone tell me what he is a repaint of? I know it's an Armada car, but I don't remember which...


Side Swipe, AKA The Crappiest Transformer Mold Ever.
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Thanks, Bombshell, Like I said, the car looks cool.
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Originally posted by another tf fan
Like I said, the car looks cool.


Yes, I'll admit it. The car is cool.

As for the rest of it...
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No kidding...I've seen honest to gosh BUILT TO RULE robots that look better than Oil Slick's robot mode. Oh well, Aguy that blocky looking won't be showing up at Curves...
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How the hell do they think they'll be able to sell that? It'll be twice the price of a deluxe figure, there's already a repaint of that Blackarachnia mold in the line, and at least the Armada packaging for Side Swipe fooled people into thinking it was halfway decent without the front halves of a car hood for arms...
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Originally posted by Sir Auros
It'll be twice the price of a deluxe figure


We don't know that for sure. I mean, yeah, it's possible, but for all we know, they could sell it at the deluxe price.
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there's already a repaint of that Blackarachnia mold in the line


Which has been out of stock for some time now, with no indication that any more will be available in the near future.
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Well Blackarachnia may be out of production, but there seems to be no shortage of the figure where I live. Wal-Mart, K-mart, Target and TRU all have at least two of the universe Blacarachnia. I was surprised to see another epaint so quickly, then again, I guess I shouldn't be surprised... It is Universe.
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every store i go has 5 armada thrusts and 20-45 sideswipes.
not even the kids are fooled by this toy.
and crystal widow looks nice in beast mode,but the robot looks crappy.

i pity the fool who will put this for display!
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"We'll just let Bobo the colourblind stockboy pick the next line's colours this time. He hasn't had a turn yet..."

Anyone else thinking that they're just sticking the names of random colours into a hat and picking 'em that way?
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I think as a kid I'd have rather liked the set. Ten years on, I'd have long since given it away...
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Originally posted by Bombshell
Side Swipe, AKA The Crappiest Transformer Mold Ever.



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I never minded the Side Swipe mould. The car looks nice in purple too. Crystal Widow looks okay.
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Post by Dead Man Wade »

:eyebrow:

Is it just me, or does the box art make Crystal Widow look like she's giving Oil Slick the finger?

Anyway, the color's are horrid, and being as I already have both of them, I'm not even going to waste my time or money...
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Originally posted by Sir Auros
How the hell do they think they'll be able to sell that? It'll be twice the price of a deluxe figure, there's already a repaint of that Blackarachnia mold in the line, and at least the Armada packaging for Side Swipe fooled people into thinking it was halfway decent without the front halves of a car hood for arms...

It doesn't help matters that another Side Swipe repaint will be in a different Battle in a Box set. It's a Decepticon named Treadshot, who's colors look far too similar to Oil Slick.

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Originally posted by fort_max
Is it just me, or does the box art make Crystal Widow look like she's giving Oil Slick the finger?
Lol.. thats kind of funny.. looks like she's giving him the double finger.
Originally posted by Alpha Trion
It doesn't help matters that another Side Swipe repaint will be in a different Battle in a Box set. It's a Decepticon named Treadshot, who's colors look far too similar to Oil Slick.
At least in that other set, there is Ultra Magnus. I even admit that I like the repaint of Smokescreen in those pictures from that link.

But this set does seem redundant. Hasbro seems to be just throwing out more crap to make people not sure of what they want.. or to make collectors spend more money. I'd rather them only have a few toys out, that way I can say I've got em all..
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Originally posted by Windrazor
or to make collectors spend more money.


Can somebody explain how Hasbro make collectors spend their money? Surely it's completist wankers who make completist wankers spend their money?

If you feel the need to buy every Transformers figure regardless, you deserve everything you get.
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Post by dedicon »

Originally posted by Cliffjumper

If you feel the need to buy every Transformers figure regardless, you deserve everything you get.


yep.if want to be a tf collector,you gotta be picky.
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Originally posted by fort_max
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Is it just me, or does the box art make Crystal Widow look like she's giving Oil Slick the finger?
Now that you're saying it... :laugh:


I kinda like the Blackarachnia repaint, but I don't wanna fork out the money for the set. Especially considering that the other part of it is a Side Swipe repaint. Bah!
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