Title:
Oil Slick
Description:
Oil Slick (Deluxe, 2008)
Takara ID number: TA-42
Takara release date: October 2nd, 2010
Accessories: Chain-weapon canister, storage canister
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Released in the third wave of Animated Deluxes, Oil Slick transforms into a spiky low-riding motorcycle of absolutely made-up model. A motorcycle with a friggin’ goat skull for the cowling. How Metal. One of the barrels strapped to his cycle mode splits open to become a hand-held flail weapon using a short, silver plastic chain, as opposed to the longer, real metal one seen in the promotional photos. The ends of the barrel which anchor the chain can pop off the ends of the body for other swing-at-enemies options. However, this barrel does not click together very well when closed, and so can fall open easily. The other barrel is actually a canister with a flip-open top that can (in theory) contain rare chemical liquids. It’ll probably leak tho.
He has a third "Vehicle Attack Mode” which basically consists of him doing a push-up on his wheels, more of a "mid-transformation” mode than anything else. It’s not very stable at all.
The later Takara release of Oil Slick, in the ninth wave of their Animated line in 2010, has some minor changes from the Hasbro release. The most immediately-noticeable is that his legs and gauntlets have been given a pale metallic green paint overlay. Also, the Hasbro version’s black Decepticon sigil in robot mode has been replaced with a white-bordered purple sigil.
According to designer Eric Siebenaler, one of the original ideas for Oil Slick was for his bubble dome and his chemical canister to contain a sort of green slime. This idea was dropped over concerns that it would leak during transportation, and when Hasbro investigated just having plain water in his dome, they decided against this due to the fact that the quality and safety of water used in China could not be guaranteed.
Takara ID number: TA-42
Takara release date: October 2nd, 2010
Accessories: Chain-weapon canister, storage canister
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Released in the third wave of Animated Deluxes, Oil Slick transforms into a spiky low-riding motorcycle of absolutely made-up model. A motorcycle with a friggin’ goat skull for the cowling. How Metal. One of the barrels strapped to his cycle mode splits open to become a hand-held flail weapon using a short, silver plastic chain, as opposed to the longer, real metal one seen in the promotional photos. The ends of the barrel which anchor the chain can pop off the ends of the body for other swing-at-enemies options. However, this barrel does not click together very well when closed, and so can fall open easily. The other barrel is actually a canister with a flip-open top that can (in theory) contain rare chemical liquids. It’ll probably leak tho.
He has a third "Vehicle Attack Mode” which basically consists of him doing a push-up on his wheels, more of a "mid-transformation” mode than anything else. It’s not very stable at all.
The later Takara release of Oil Slick, in the ninth wave of their Animated line in 2010, has some minor changes from the Hasbro release. The most immediately-noticeable is that his legs and gauntlets have been given a pale metallic green paint overlay. Also, the Hasbro version’s black Decepticon sigil in robot mode has been replaced with a white-bordered purple sigil.
According to designer Eric Siebenaler, one of the original ideas for Oil Slick was for his bubble dome and his chemical canister to contain a sort of green slime. This idea was dropped over concerns that it would leak during transportation, and when Hasbro investigated just having plain water in his dome, they decided against this due to the fact that the quality and safety of water used in China could not be guaranteed.
Theme:
Animated
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Country:
United States
Series:
Animated
Date Added:
2023-05-16 18:28:04
Date Added:
2023-05-16 18:28:04
