Title:
Sideswipe 4th Car Mode
Description:
Sideswipe (Autobot Cars, 1984/1985, 1991, 2001/2002/2003)
Takara ID number: 04, TFC-07
Accessories: ”Laser gun”, rocket launcher, 3 rockets
Originally a Diaclone ”New Countach LP500S”, Sideswipe transforms into... well, into that. In robot mode he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release for safety reasons. The original 1984 US release did not have the rubsign found on later releases.When Hasbro released the original Generation 1 toys in continental Europe through its then recently acquired subsidiary Milton Bradley in 1985, several toys, such as the Autobot Cars, were actually pre-existing stock originally intended for Joustra’s version of the Diaclone line that was acquired by Hasbro as part of an agreement with Joustra and put into MB-branded Transformers packaging. For some reason, the Sunstreaker toy (sporting its yellow Hasbro Transformers colors due to being produced during the Diaclone/Transformers transitional period) was released in packaging intended for his brother Sideswipe, an entirely different sculpt. The packaging even included Sideswipe’s instructions and sticker sheet, neither of which were of much use for the toy. It’s currently unknown whether the actual Sideswipe toy was ever sold in MB ”Sideswipe” packaging at all, although considering the origin of the MB-branded Autobot Cars, it’s very unlikely for this to be the case.This sculpt was also used to make Red Alert, Clampdown, Deep Cover and Tigertrack.
Takara ID number: 04, TFC-07
Accessories: ”Laser gun”, rocket launcher, 3 rockets
Originally a Diaclone ”New Countach LP500S”, Sideswipe transforms into... well, into that. In robot mode he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release for safety reasons. The original 1984 US release did not have the rubsign found on later releases.When Hasbro released the original Generation 1 toys in continental Europe through its then recently acquired subsidiary Milton Bradley in 1985, several toys, such as the Autobot Cars, were actually pre-existing stock originally intended for Joustra’s version of the Diaclone line that was acquired by Hasbro as part of an agreement with Joustra and put into MB-branded Transformers packaging. For some reason, the Sunstreaker toy (sporting its yellow Hasbro Transformers colors due to being produced during the Diaclone/Transformers transitional period) was released in packaging intended for his brother Sideswipe, an entirely different sculpt. The packaging even included Sideswipe’s instructions and sticker sheet, neither of which were of much use for the toy. It’s currently unknown whether the actual Sideswipe toy was ever sold in MB ”Sideswipe” packaging at all, although considering the origin of the MB-branded Autobot Cars, it’s very unlikely for this to be the case.This sculpt was also used to make Red Alert, Clampdown, Deep Cover and Tigertrack.
Theme:
1984
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Series:
G1
Date Added:
2021-06-17 13:21:49
Date Added:
2021-06-17 13:21:49
