I really wish someone could figure out how to make a figure of Sideswipe that wasn't so dang clunky. I had the old deluxe Sideswipe before giving it to my younger cousin, and he was just a pain to work with. I was hoping the Human Alliance figure would fix a lot of problems I had with his design toy-wise, but it looks like they just made the problems bigger.
Honestly, the deluxe is a lot better. It has a brilliant robot mode and no backpack. In my opinion, the deluxe has a better robot mode but the human alliance has a nicer vehicle mode with no noticeable panels.
i still have mine that i bought around 2010/2011, the backpack is the only thing that i never liked about it, but in car mode it helps with the overall car look, which is like having a model of the corvette stingray concept which is great.
The first barricade's frenzy was stored on the grill. The HA Barricade was announced on SDCC Comic Con. It's coming alongside Frenzy and a Mudflap is coming aswell
get rid of 2 srews and you can get rid of the whole backpack, leaving the doors on his back as he has in the movies. Better posibility and looks way better. Still transformable, but you have a loose backpack when he is in robot.
@themetalman009 - Suicide doors hinge at the rear and open out backwards. The doors on this figure are 'scissor' doors, specifically. Butterfly doors and Gullwing doors are completely different as well. @Optibotimus - Nice review. Just bought HA Bumblebee and considering getting others. Really like BB's articulation and design, not 100% sure on this guy after seeing some of the issues you had with him. Also like the reverse transformation too. Nicely done. Cheers.
@optibotimus I'm curious; when going back to alt mode why don't you just leave the seat part of the chairs folded up until you get it past the roof and when going to robot mode fold it up before taking that part past the roof?
Here is a storyline that i think should happen in the 5th movie: The Decepticons get hold of the transformium from ksi and create an army of evil decepticons, then the remaining autobots: optimus bumblebee drift hound and crosshairs have to defeat them, once they joined the battle against galvatron and his army, they were almost destroyed, but just as they were about to die, Pieces of transformium and sparks (a transformers heart) start flying around the city and dropping onto buildings, then all the dead autobots got rebuild and start crashing down buildings saving the group of autobots that never died, then a gigantic final showdown of autobots vs decepticons starts, all the autobots than got killed came back to life, rachet, the wreckers, ironhide, jazz, skids, mudflap, All the autobots, and spaceships flew out of the sky dropping autobot guardians to help keep the universe alive...
The doors that swing upwards in that style are called "Lambo doors"... coined due to the fact that the original vehicles that sported the very first design of those types of doors were the Lamborghini.... hence "Lambo doors"... if you ever want an exotic look for your car, some people say that having ur door look like that would do it. Pricey though. Good review on the 'bot.
The Deluxe Sideswipe has a better way of setting up the backpack. Stick the hood pieces straight out and instead of folding them like that fold them under where the doors actually stick out to the side and fold the hood pieces under to make the grill pieces become aligned with the exhaust piece . Fold the hood pieces under the doors pretty much.
I cant figure out the feet mod for the deluxe sideswipe , could you make a quick update video on how to do it i couldnt find one on youtube. Thanks-Gyuguyguy
@optibotimus dont take it the wrong way the reverse transformations have helped he alot to it was just on the stuff i dont have btw that was like the fastest reply ive ever gotten thanks
hi paul, i just got this guy today and i CANNOT, for the life of me, get the chest piece to stay in place, it just springs back out. any suggestions? :(
Is there a way to make the green parts on my Human Alliance Bumblebee go back to normal? Cause when I ordered mine from amazon, the parts like the feet and stuff are green, so how do I make them grey again? Please help!
Great review, Prof. optibotimus btw, i noticed u have replica sideswipe. just wondering if replica megatron suits ur taste or if u r gonna review him =D apparently, less than 5 reviews have been done out there for Mr. megatron in his repica mode cheers
Robot Mode; Not as sleek as his eluxe, and due to the large backpack, less movie accurate. Mainly due to the doors. And a bit bulkier. But at least the seats fold down better. Overall a nice figure but I think I'll stick to bumblebee for now. :] Great review as always Optibotimus.
I didn't have the money at the time. But I got it today, and it's pretty cool... Not as good as BB but still good. Mine doesnt roll very well though... it might be the swords dragging underneath but I havent figured it out yet...
Nice review Optibotimus. How much did you get him for? I don't really have that many transformers, but this guy looks like a real pick. Oh and by the way, I was the Pastyface guy that added you on Xbox Live. I hope it wasn't to sudden, I just thought why not.
untrue... checked it at wiki. Scissor doors are doors that rotate vertically at a fixed hinge near the end of the windshield. They are often called beetle-wing doors, jack-knife doors, switchblade doors, and Lamborghini ("Lambo") doors. A suicide door is a car door that is hinged on the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle, known as the trailing edge. These doors are rarely used on vehicles in modern times because of their numerous problems.
hey Paul, thanks for this review. I was planning to Get the HA SS, but after your review, i've decided not to. since im going to display my TFs in robot mode, i think the Deluxe version is more movie accurate. i hate the huge backpack that he has on HA. even the alt mode is not movie accurate-transformation wise. hate that the legs dont fold. anyway, good review as always dude.
I do agree with what you said about his arms and only wish that Hasbro would have found a way to close the openings on his arms with some kind of panel but I do love the figure and think that so far he's better than Bumblebee. Didn't have the same troubles on my copy that you did with the cable on his legs at all. He's just an over all fantastic figure although not as articulated as Bumblebee. Great review though! I just think you're being a bit hard on him.
But Ironhide is a voyager: I believe all the HA Figures are supposed to be based on the smaller characters. Anyways Landmine would be cool with the Rollerblades, the chaingun, and a few bombs maybe? LandMINE.
Jazz and Sideswipe would make a GREAT team
Ennnard The Killer Sucks because of the WORST director.
Lone Wolf yup
Ennnard The Killer agreed, and ironhide
yeah
Ennnard The Killer completely agree with you
Back when 480p was the best you could get
+WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME lol I've been around long enough that 240p was the best you could get :p
@@optibotimus I just got human alliance bumblebee today 😎 also soon I'm getting human alliance sideswipe 😎😎😎
Still the best I can get
I love how each year, sideswipe gets bigger in toy design
"It's exactly, almost the some length" - Optibotimus
A while ago
wow
smash the robots idk lol
A d i h r i g lol
I really wish someone could figure out how to make a figure of Sideswipe that wasn't so dang clunky. I had the old deluxe Sideswipe before giving it to my younger cousin, and he was just a pain to work with. I was hoping the Human Alliance figure would fix a lot of problems I had with his design toy-wise, but it looks like they just made the problems bigger.
Gigas0101 I agree bro. I just couldnt deal with it. I gave it away after a while.
Honestly, the deluxe is a lot better. It has a brilliant robot mode and no backpack. In my opinion, the deluxe has a better robot mode but the human alliance has a nicer vehicle mode with no noticeable panels.
The deluxe still sort of has a back pack but that one is better than this one
Very true. The vehicle mode is sexy.
to bad the corvette concept never came reality
Everytime I watch a HA review it makes me want the series more and more
i still have mine that i bought around 2010/2011, the backpack is the only thing that i never liked about it, but in car mode it helps with the overall car look, which is like having a model of the corvette stingray concept which is great.
The first barricade's frenzy was stored on the grill. The HA Barricade was announced on SDCC Comic Con. It's coming alongside Frenzy and a Mudflap is coming aswell
get rid of 2 srews and you can get rid of the whole backpack, leaving the doors on his back as he has in the movies. Better posibility and looks way better. Still transformable, but you have a loose backpack when he is in robot.
I really like the look of this figure, but Skids is the one I can't wait to see.
Would you recommed getting the Deuxe Sideswipe instead of getting the Human Alliance Sideswipe?
How did you get bumblebee's right hand there? Just got Sideswipe too.
My favorite autobot is sideswipe isnt it cool how he has wheels for feet? My favorite deception is starscream . What is your favorite?
I RECOMMEND to sideswipe robot replicas ?
I've heard the door opening style referred to as "scissor doors" or "Lambo style" doors if that helps.
there is confirmation on the HA Barricade they're still working on it
@themetalman009 - Suicide doors hinge at the rear and open out backwards. The doors on this figure are 'scissor' doors, specifically. Butterfly doors and Gullwing doors are completely different as well.
@Optibotimus - Nice review. Just bought HA Bumblebee and considering getting others. Really like BB's articulation and design, not 100% sure on this guy after seeing some of the issues you had with him. Also like the reverse transformation too. Nicely done.
Cheers.
@optibotimus I'm curious; when going back to alt mode why don't you just leave the seat part of the chairs folded up until you get it past the roof and when going to robot mode fold it up before taking that part past the roof?
where can i get this figure i want it so bad so i can make a stop motion of sideswipe vs sideways
maybe you are supposed to unpeg the rubber pistons attached to his legs to add articulation....im probably wrong though...
@optibotimus in peaugh's update he tells other people to make the bumblebee have to hands. am i right in thinking that is were you got it from
Here is a storyline that i think should happen in the 5th movie: The Decepticons get hold of the transformium from ksi and create an army of evil decepticons, then the remaining autobots: optimus bumblebee drift hound and crosshairs have to defeat them, once they joined the battle against galvatron and his army, they were almost destroyed, but just as they were about to die, Pieces of transformium and sparks (a transformers heart) start flying around the city and dropping onto buildings, then all the dead autobots got rebuild and start crashing down buildings saving the group of autobots that never died, then a gigantic final showdown of autobots vs decepticons starts, all the autobots than got killed came back to life, rachet, the wreckers, ironhide, jazz, skids, mudflap, All the autobots, and spaceships flew out of the sky dropping autobot guardians to help keep the universe alive...
Dimitris Nacouzis Still a better love story than Twilight.
Chase Aldridge Tank you!!!
Dimitris Nacou
Dimitris Nacouzis well nope
Dimitris Nacouzis if only Michael bay would do something like that...
@optibotimus But why do you have them in your videos?
Same reason why I LOVE his reviews.
hey where did you get the extra human alliance bumblbee hand
The doors that swing upwards in that style are called "Lambo doors"... coined due to the fact that the original vehicles that sported the very first design of those types of doors were the Lamborghini.... hence "Lambo doors"... if you ever want an exotic look for your car, some people say that having ur door look like that would do it. Pricey though. Good review on the 'bot.
Is this Sideswipe more expensive then the previous one?
how did you add the right hand to bumblebee?
did u get this figure at big bad toy store?
hey on you bumblebee in the sise thing i see 2 hands in staed of the right hand cannon ??
wat did you do thats cool
Wut kinda camera do u use mister Botimus?
did they have skids too or does he come out later in the year?
can u show us how to place his back pack in the new way?
What is the smallest of the three sideswipes called in the thumbnail. Is it ROTF deluxe class?
Michael Hummel The smallest one is the Robot Replicas one. The one in the middle is the Deluxe.
Is the scan series third movie sideswipe the same mold as this sideswipe?
where did you get human alliance sideswipe
Hey where did you get him I can't find him any where
The Deluxe Sideswipe has a better way of setting up the backpack.
Stick the hood pieces straight out and instead of folding them like that fold them under where the doors actually stick out to the side and fold the hood pieces under to make the grill pieces become aligned with the exhaust piece . Fold the hood pieces under the doors pretty much.
is there any other human alliance figures, except bumblebee
so wich one do u recommend more bummblebee or sidesvvipe
wich will you reccoment more? this or the deluxe?
I had this figure and the feet got on my dam nerves. It never wanted to stand up so I kept him in vehicle mode.
I found my HA sideswipe at a warehouse type store, & his box was held together with tape, but he was complete & not broken. they only wanted $10.
Whats is the song called at the beginning of the review?
How do you get the arms in when you transform him back?
how did you give BB his new hand?
how did u put the other hand on bumble bee
I cant figure out the feet mod for the deluxe sideswipe , could you make a quick update video on how to do it i couldnt find one on youtube. Thanks-Gyuguyguy
hey is HA sideswipe bigger or a little smaller then a voyager?
are you going to get HA jazz?
how did you get a hand on bumble bee
@optibotimus dont take it the wrong way the reverse transformations have helped he alot to it was just on the stuff i dont have
btw that was like the fastest reply ive ever gotten thanks
Which sideswipe is the best? Im thinking on buying this one but im not sure. If anyone knows a better version tell me :). Except sidearm btw.
The DOTM deluxe is pretty cool, but idk if it's THE BEST.
yeah if i get him ill display deluxe sideswipe in robot mode and HA sideswipe in car mode because his car mode is superfluous
should i get bumblebee or sideswipe
I hate the back pack issue
Luckily I'll get the BMB Sideswipe version this March
The bmb sideswipe is slightly smaller than this one but you think its a better version overall?
@optibotimus Well, maybe you didn't but I still don't like when people put ads on there videos. Why did you explain it as simple as you could?
hi paul, i just got this guy today and i CANNOT, for the life of me, get the chest piece to stay in place, it just springs back out. any suggestions? :(
thanks thats alot of help im sorry if u had an update video i didnt see lol thanks again love the videos!
Is there a way to make the green parts on my Human Alliance Bumblebee go back to normal? Cause when I ordered mine from amazon, the parts like the feet and stuff are green, so how do I make them grey again? Please help!
Paint? Mine WERENT green...
TinySlimy64 I don't know where to get grey paint, I guess they'll be green forever then. :/
How bout a store
Hi, just wondering will he be in scale with Leader class sentinel prime and optimus?
cool toy but is there any way iy could buy it in ènģlañd
Great review, Prof. optibotimus
btw, i noticed u have replica sideswipe. just wondering if replica megatron suits ur taste or if u r gonna review him =D
apparently, less than 5 reviews have been done out there for Mr. megatron in his repica mode
cheers
Robot Mode; Not as sleek as his eluxe, and due to the large backpack, less movie accurate. Mainly due to the doors. And a bit bulkier. But at least the seats fold down better.
Overall a nice figure but I think I'll stick to bumblebee for now. :]
Great review as always Optibotimus.
what is your display thing made of
Haha yupp big fan of yours i trust ur reviews most, also thx for accepting my live friend invite. We should play ROTF sometime.
who should i get sideways or arcee
howd you do that deluxe sideswipe feet mod?
I didn't have the money at the time. But I got it today, and it's pretty cool... Not as good as BB but still good. Mine doesnt roll very well though... it might be the swords dragging underneath but I havent figured it out yet...
Nice review Optibotimus. How much did you get him for? I don't really have that many transformers, but this guy looks like a real pick. Oh and by the way, I was the Pastyface guy that added you on Xbox Live. I hope it wasn't to sudden, I just thought why not.
How does ur bumblebee have two hands
Isnt human alliance sideswipe a little...big ?
pretty complicated transformation (man i love it!!!!!!!!!)
How did you get him
That Epps figure looks an awful lot like something you'd see in one of Stuart Ashen's videos.
"well would you look at that. hes lost his neck... *throws to theside of couch"
you should review dino
how weird would it be if they made human alliance leader class'?
u can find a shadow version of sideswipe on amazon for the £15 !!
@gabrielblast he bought a secong bumblebee, took off the hand, switched the thumb round, then put the hand on other bumblebee's cannon hand
i love side swipe but wich one shood i get
All
@nicholas lawson what is that in US Dollars
the human alliance toys are in 1/25 scale
I totally understand, dude.
By the way, is that the Robot Replicas Sideswipe standing all the way to the left in the thumbnail?
Yep
Buena reseña de estee Juguete de Sideswipe de Transformers 2
anyone know how to put the rubber piece back into the peg hole in the leg please pm me how i have tried everything
yeah i saw it there too but nowhere else.
untrue... checked it at wiki. Scissor doors are doors that rotate vertically at a fixed hinge near the end of the windshield. They are often called beetle-wing doors, jack-knife doors, switchblade doors, and Lamborghini ("Lambo") doors.
A suicide door is a car door that is hinged on the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle, known as the trailing edge. These doors are rarely used on vehicles in modern times because of their numerous problems.
Try Walmarts or Targets.The one Walmart near me has like 8 HA Bumblebees
@DangoMokona no its the movie 1 delux
hey Paul,
thanks for this review. I was planning to Get the HA SS, but after your review, i've decided not to. since im going to display my TFs in robot mode, i think the Deluxe version is more movie accurate. i hate the huge backpack that he has on HA.
even the alt mode is not movie accurate-transformation wise. hate that the legs dont fold.
anyway, good review as always dude.
It looks like sargent Epps is serfing in the area of 13:09- 13:14.
@godzillameister read the comment it says that i prefer peaugh with this guy as a super close 2nd
I do agree with what you said about his arms and only wish that Hasbro would have found a way to close the openings on his arms with some kind of panel but I do love the figure and think that so far he's better than Bumblebee. Didn't have the same troubles on my copy that you did with the cable on his legs at all. He's just an over all fantastic figure although not as articulated as Bumblebee.
Great review though! I just think you're being a bit hard on him.
But Ironhide is a voyager: I believe all the HA Figures are supposed to be based on the smaller characters. Anyways Landmine would be cool with the Rollerblades, the chaingun, and a few bombs maybe? LandMINE.
He's not fully transformed into vehicle mode at the start
they are called butterfly doors 4:10
CJ Young no there not
Gaster or suicide doors
price?
12:40 Yay Sideswipe has eggbeaters for weapons!