Video Review of the Transformers G1 Commemorative Reissue; Sideswipe

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Video Review of the Transformers G1 Commemorative Reissue; Sideswipe
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[@Northaxe]

i really like that design of robot figure which can transform into a marvelous lamborghini!

[@bloodmembercripkillersides1976]

Thanks for showing my coolness

[@SPEEDFRAK]

Bloodmember Cripkillersideswipe you’re not cool.

[@MrThegun1911]

when u said it can't do jack shit i laughed XD

[@jordanknight2243]

G1 are the best. I mean the sideswipe on the newer movies is awesome but I kinda learnt to love the original boxish type sideswipe that everyone knows and loves

[@lanfloyd7131]

I think the movie Sideswipe and the G1 Sideswpe are really cool

[@carnut015]

YAAAAAAAAAY!!! G1 Sideswipe!!!! WOO HOOOO!!!!! I have and love this reissue. I had 'Swipe as a kid and remember loving him. I now have him again and a part of my childhood has been restored. I feel that much more whole. Thanks for the review, Paul. P.S. This car mode is just bad ass. and the "Countach" stickers on the back of the vehicle were there on the original.

[@ClimbShotsHD]

I just ordered sideswipe can't wait to have him for my G1 collection

[@Magikknight76]

Hey Paul I just pulled out my G1 figure and it has two tail light stickers on it and a countach sticker. Great review BTW

[@Animalvader1]

The G1 reissues are the best! I shop for transformers out of a sense of nostalgia, and between them and the Masterpiece line, my shelves are starting to sag with the die-cast glory days of old! Awesome review, as always, and I'm looking forward to more G1 reviews from you in the future my friend.

[@michaelmontoya6797]

I just paid retail for this guy! I've wanted a new G1 sideswipe forever now!

[@JonathanRPeluso]

Hell yeah dude! I picked mine up and thought ".........was it always this small?" Having said that, G1 Sideswipe basically represents G1 for me...next to Optimus of course. SS was the face of Transformers when I was growing up so I had to have him again :)

[@celestial52]

what a good looking vehicle mode, love that lamborghini countach.

[@JconChicago2007]

Hey Opti I'm a super G1 fan and I watch all your reviews for nostalgia ... it makes me want to watch all my Transformers G1 DVDs Thanks For Bringing Back Real Old School Figures

[@mikagami157]

Its funny cause i can remember on my sideswipe and red alert as a kid. The left foot on both of them never came down all the way. That one moment in the video brought back a flood of memories about those those being my two favorite from when i was a kid. i must seek those two out again now.

[@Mecha82]

Its great that they make these G1 reissues.

[@Chosenhorse2]

Absolutely the best Transformers figure I've seen you review this year, love the shiny G1 chrome on Sideswipes arms, I'll be looking forward to your review on Sunstreaker next.

[@calvalanche]

AWESOME G1 review, I love it and love the g1 reissues. I have a few of the reissues, Hoist, Bluestreak, and Tracks. Think I will get some more. You rock dude.

[@OcarinaOfTime554]

Oh man, G1 Sideswipe has one of my favorite designs of any Transformer. I hope I can get this.

[@UPLSharingan]

The lost art of robots tranforming into cars that roll, lol

[@Zargkhon]

It amazes me that the Tires are real rubber, not plastic. Thats not very common I think :3 I like him. He really looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@MightMouse74]

Great review dude!....looks like a awesome figure to have! love the G1's! :D

[@fredxu99]

i have this and its awesome!!! love this figure despite limited posing options

[@MrThegun1911]

just bought this last night. nice review.

[@ViralHero]

A must have......for adult collectors

[@Achilles51]

great review dude.

[@Silverbolt00]

Awesome review, i love my Classics Sideswipe so was funny to see him pop in for a size comparison. Keep up the sellar work.

[@drakesterX]

I agree, this guy is very awesome, in case your wondering, the head can fold up in what would be the engine block of the car, but ya, great review! I got mine for thirty dollars at the Iacon North Transformers fan gathering up here in winnipeg, he is my first G1 figure and I without a shadow of a doubt adore it!

[@RipJaw341]

you always do a great job, that is why you sir is the best reviewer on youtube i like the other reviewers but you are just more interesting to watch, so thnx for the great reviews and looking foward to more in the future... btw G1 is the best X)

[@cbrut79]

i picked this up years ago for 14 dollars at kb toy store, great figure.

[@jakemangham2532]

amazing

[@1984sideswipe]

My first one in 1984, and still my favorite. If you can get a Sunstreaker to go with him do it. But hurry, he is getting harder and harder to find.

[@keiiioffice]

optibotimus, you are great in all your reviews!!! I really appreciated all your effort! Will you do the masterpiece sideswipe review soon? I been waiting.....haha

[@distortedguitarist81]

love g1 for the simplicity

[@alymckwil]

may dad has every g1 transforme from the 80's

[@juise99]

How did you of all people not have this in your collection already? Good review as always.

[@SpecialAgentRavage]

I love G1 Sideswipe so much! The classics figure was the first review I ever made here on YT. Good luch getting Sunstreaker, I heard they broke the mold...

[@COD71248]

optibotimus i LOVE YOUR REVIEWS! man. If it wasn’t for you i would have over 10 broken leader class ironhides!

[@snitchbug]

Found this dude at my grandmas house, he's missing a window and his stickers are worn, but otherwise good

[@Tzeentch1]

Did you ever notice the grave drawing error on Optimus Prime on the back there? His head is far far higher than it should be.

[@Duo_20]

Hi, you don't need to rub it. just press the sticker, it works with heat

[@juise99]

@optibotimus Ahh... Thats makes sense. Yeah collecting new G1 figures could become really expensive, really fast. Good luck on that Sunstreaker! ;) Thanks for the reply and all the great work.

[@darthdevious]

A nice retro review dude! Love it! Sunstreaker might be a problem to find, since the mold was lost or destroyed. There is a KO version of Sunstreaker, not sure of the quality.Local toy shows and whatnot are the best place to find him. I got mine complete for 60 bucks at a toy show, all he needed was Reprolabels. Good luck tracking him down :)

[@dktardis]

Great figure who doesn't love g1 toys there fantastic I didn't have him but I did have his brother and I agree with you the movie sideswipe doesn't do the original justice great review please do more g1 reviews they bring back a little bit of my childhood thank you

[@RickDom2345]

Dam your review! Now I have to get this lol

[@Tackleberry61]

Ah, wonderful memories. Sideswipe is one of my favorite molds from the G1 era. I have so many figures with this mold. Original G1, G2, G1 Red Alert Hasbro reissue, Deep Cover, Clamp Down, Tiger Tracks, Takara TFC reisue, Hasbro reissue and I think thats it. And I love them all...highly recommended every single one of them. It would be awesome if Takara or Hasbro would reissue Sunstreaker, but so far I think only the KO is the most recent "reissue".

[@buggiesmalls7895]

Haha. Just shut up. It's G1. Fairly new in collecting Transformers and I now have crept in the G1/Commemorative lane of the hobby. Getting this figure in 2 weeks. It'll be my second commemorative. Keep up the good work, looking forward going in deep into your video archives as my collection grows.

[@optibotimus]

Thanks for the view

[@steel2bonez]

Great! I can't decide if I should by AM Breakdown or This! AAAHHH!!! >.

[@ToaGrimLock]

I was born in 94 and even I think of this toy when I hear the name sideswipe. Also I thought it was funny that exactly when I said to my self I didn't have the mony for him you said in a derpy voice "I don't have the mony". lol. I would save up but I need to save mony for a computer for college at the moment. oh well hopfully I well be able to save some mony for some awsome g1 toys like this some day. awsome review as usual.

[@BigLumpyTool]

I still have my G1, and G2 Sideswipe I acquired when I was young. Still in mint condition to. So I guess I saved myself the $40 for this reissue.

[@Wildthing1701]

I have Sideswipe G1 version from when I was a kid! Still got it stored away, maybe I'll bring it out now.

[@artnandez]

i was lucky enough to get this figure at an kb toys outlet back in 2005 for 5 bucks! they had a bunch of them. wish i would have picked up a few of them

[@jakemangham2532]

sideswipe has changed so much

[@CyberSammael]

If the head looking up in car mode bothers you, it can rotate all the way round and sit under the hood, staring the the tarmac as he drives along. I assume that this was to free up the seat for the figure to sit in originally.

[@riicky83]

While i may not have Sideswipe i do have his mold brother Red Alert but someday i would love to get a hold of Sideswipe and his brother Sunstreaker.

[@bernhardwall6876]

Not sure if this matters anymore, but I would think that if you want to find out what parts are die-cast metal, you could put it in the fridge for a while. Then whatever parts are coldest are die-cast.

[@SniekyNK]

I am 13years old and love this thing Bought it for 35$ (reissue) and im still prefering the more articulated recent transformers but still this is amazing becouse he also is my favourite

[@LeonThePlum]

cool review g1 sideswipe is is my faveourt verson of him *probly its the fact that he is a red lamborghini countach witch is one of my faveourt lamborghini of all time* i got the universe sidswipe * the red figure at 7:36 its a good figure

[@TRYPTICON86]

I was not frustrated I was just meaning to say it load so do not take it as an insult I actually love your reviews

[@legoman06524]

And the movie needed to attract a new crowd. If it wasn't for the movie, we probably have Transformers: Prime or even the video games.

[@ManicQuinn]

@optibotimus i think he means haul like wat u got or baught for chrismas

[@primusjonasta5275]

I know I sound like a sorry piece of shit, but I've been watching g1 transformers since I was 4 and I have a few of the original toys and I believe two reissues, but essentially they're original and I am getting g1 optimus prime for my birthday in two months and 18 days.

[@grantoden8242]

Primus Jonasta Bro, I'm 38. Watched G1 since I was knee high. I watch the cartoons while I'm preparing my dinner. I have a small collecton on my bookcase. No. Cares. Given. haha

[@aussieguy6908]

I had the Original G1 version, then the G2 version, where he was Black. The readout is the original one on the G1 toy.

[@ironhideprimal6300]

I have got G1 Smokescreen on eBay he is $30.00 + free shipping I’m so happy to get him on my birthday I’m getting G1 Sunstreaker & Mirage

[@thunderstudent]

I'm surprised Movie Sideswipe didn't get 2 G1 repaints. One for Sideswipe and one for Sunstreaker.

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

I have no idea why Autobots turn into cars and trucks while decepticons turn into war vehicles especially jets.

[@digirockmon327]

Lucky, I want a g1 sideswipe, I'm a huge sideswipe fan, but all I have is a g1 wheeljack who isn't bad.

[@omegaredalfa]

@nintendopwns002 I got some of the new toys but yes, they're lacking many things in comparison to the HftD line; and now that you mention it, yesterday i got HA Barricade, he's pretty awesome in my opinion, big and detailed all over, and Long Haul is not bad either, quite poseable. And I liked rotf too but i enjoyed the others more, especially dotm, you're right, it was AMAZING!

[@Polskamon18]

@omegaredalfa awesome. i dunno, tho. for me, the main appeal in the figures was the complexity and bad-assery added to them in the movies. i love to see how accurately they can produce a complicated and complex-looking character out of an accurate alternate mode. thus far, my favorite figures are hunt for the decepticons leader starscream and hunt for the decepticons human alliance jazz

[@Yippeekiyay82]

I had this one when I was a little boy

[@SmytheDesign]

Question: When you say 2011 Asia Reissue, does that mean it is an official product or a KO?

[@SPEEDFRAK]

Ryan Smythe if it’s a reissue, it’s not a K.O. It’s just been remade by Hasbro, so it is a genuine figure. A K.O is made by a random Chinese company and is much cheaper due to their crappy quality.

[@zedsoin2761]

Instructions unclear when I tried to Drop it like you said my side swipe it fell and I stepped on it (fake story)

[@krayziejones]

@daveh013 a kid can still eat the missle though so might as well keep the spring. oh well, no big deal. thanks for the answer

[@darthdevious]

@optibotimus NOOOOO! I got the original G1 for 60 at a local toy show, had both fists, the missiles, the litle yellow bits for his shoulders, the chrome had very little wear, the paint was near perfect. He was loose, but still, for a G1 Sunstreaker it was a good deal, they can go for over 100 complete in great condition. He is one of the few lost molds, the others that I know of are Mirage and Wheeljack, both of which I have in various conditions.

[@Polskamon18]

@optibotimus true, but its still unfortunate. a murcielago would be so damn amazing alongside dino and sideswipe! XD

[@skyto05]

i found it i couldnt be4 thats y and yes i used the search end before o and can u do a review on g1 megatron i would love that

[@Gripen1974]

@DanielBurt217 Yes and no, it has a slightly remolded roof to attach the sirens and lamps else is it the same

[@MrPonytron]

WANT!!!!!!;D

[@BrandonLaCaComedy]

The shorter foot is its "Walking Action Feature"

[@omegaredalfa]

@nintendopwns002 Kind of the same for me, though I started from Beast Wars and now am a big fan of the movies; however I recently started watching G1 on DVD and bought some of the toys, and I gotta say a lot of them are really neat! They may not be very articulated compared to most actual figures, but they are truly worth having.

[@Koshman32]

@optibotimus And they usually have to buy multiples of every car for stunts/wrecks. Doing that sort of thing with a Lambo can get expensive fast.

[@omegaredalfa]

@nintendopwns002 Actually those two are my favourites as well, along with RoTF Leader Prime, they're so accurate and realistic. But I've grown fond of G1s too, despite they're limitations, especially the triple changers and the combiners.

[@myklang3l3s]

Actually it's the tru version and now you have to get his brother too!!

[@Envisaged0ne]

Great video :) Do you know what happened to Pizdetz? He disappeared and removed his channel.

[@ironprime18]

you know i am only 13 and i think in some cases i enjoy the older figres than the new ones. ps i have 2 g1 small autobots i have no idea who the are got them off my big brother and he didnot remember who they were either i mention them in my 2012 vid but do you know where i can find this sideswipe?

[@Polskamon18]

@omegaredalfa i haven't gotten any toys lately cuz they just haven't been all that good lately. the only ones im really looking for at this point are human alliance barricade and possibly, just possibly (if i find them and if i feel like it) voyager long haul, voyager optimus, and/or human alliance soundwave. but i did think the movies are great. rotf was a little bit of a mess at first, but ive thought about it and i think i get all the plot-holes. dotm was absolutely AMAZING THO!

[@skyto05]

ooooo my bad thanxs ^_^

[@Polskamon18]

@omegaredalfa yeah i can definately see your point. the main thing g1 has over the movies in my opinion (apart from nostalgia) is the huge variety of characters. the movies would have been ten times better if they had included more characters. i hope that if they really are going to make a few more films (that's what i heard) they'll make more of an army vs. army (of identifiable characters) sort of thing. g1 definitely was a great series (from the bits ive seen at least)

[@jetseekers]

how does the 3d work ?

[@SpartanDara]

Wouldn't a spring from a pen fit into the missile launcher somehow? The size looks about right, but is there anyway to take the launcher apart? like screws or something? lol Congrats on the figure, and great review as always!!

[@heirofthedog1]

I remember the roof actually rotating further up behind his head that what you had it. So it was at the same sort of profile level as what it is when pushed down for alt mode. Certainly with my original G1 Red Alert (which obviously shared the same mold) that I have to hand, the double roof hinge does let you sit the roof higher and more flush. But get on ebay and find a proper rocket launcher! Curse health and safety for not putting one in, but then how come modern TF's have working ones???

[@secondseen]

Really? with the prices on Transformers G1 series these days with the prices they bring, they sure aren't doing too bad at all now. The thing is when the people who had these toys as kids grew up and have their own money they can buy these and bring back wonderful memories of the past.

[@skyto05]

are you going to review G1 jazz

[@primefan100]

yeayh first to comment and finaly we can see a g1 sideswipe.

[@daveh013]

@krayziejones because in the 80s some kid choked on a Battlestar Gallactica rocket. Ever since rockets either can't fire or need to be really long. Also fun dact about this guy, while it was a TRU exclusive, for some reason they only came out in KBToys?

[@neilstewart9799]

I have the Takara reissue, it's so much better than the Hasbro one!

[@Envisaged0ne]

@Achilles51 Yeah, I remembered that. I just don't get why he pulled all his vids. I still liked watching them

[@LiamTheGreat]

Ah rubber tyres. If lego can keep making them why can't hasbro?

[@fredxu99]

whats very interesting is that the japanese name for this guy is Lambor. a play on Lamborghini? idk... but i like "Sideswipe" better.

[@krayziejones]

why does hasbro take the springs out of reissue weapons?

[@YaBoiChipsAhoy]

it sucks how it doesn't have the jetpack thing but g1 factor

[@omegaredalfa]

@nintendopwns002 Yeah, i guess that's one of its strongest points, there's a lot to choose from. I haven't seen a lot of the g1, on ly the first season and half the second so far, but its pretty enjoyable even though it's not of my generation. And yeah, I also heard there's going to be at least another movie, I hope so, its been a good series, with some ups and downs, but i really love it, and its toys.