Animated Swindle

[Blackcal22]

FRED WILLARD

[fxfranz]

@Blackcal22

yup, thanks

[ultratron562]

i loved swindle in the show and fred willard might be my next figure

[fxfranz]

cool LOL

[ultratron562]

yeah me too

[ultratron562]

in decepticon air swindle mentions the quintessons "i picked this baby on planet quintsa nice folks the quintsessons"

[fxfranz]

yup, nice touch by the writers to put that little bit of G1 nostalgia into the script

i really miss the TFA show

[Toydude1984]

Also made a reference to Beast Wars because he said something about buying stuff from the Vok!

[fxfranz]

yes. quite amusing.

i really thought the TFA show was meant for both new fans as well as old fans who would understand all those inside jokes the writers put in. it's a shame a lot of the hardcore 80s show fans really put up a brouhaha about how bad the TFA show was. if they had just shut up and gave the show and the toys a chance, we would have more animated episodes and toys today.

[m4g35l4y4r]

i am writing a tf story of my own and one of my characters is called genaral gold and im thinking of using animated swindle to slightly repaint for him. i also want to repaint movie 1 land mine and evac and cybertron soundwave for the rest of my characters

[fxfranz]

cool

[789xray]

the guys an awsome figure

[fxfranz]

yup

[eyongrobotreplica]

hey i picked this guy yesterday i really liked it!

[fxfranz]

cool

[eyongrobotreplica]

is there a way to display him in alt mode with hes gattling gun in the front like in the box art...hehe awesome dude!

[fxfranz]

yes. you can flip out the gun in alt mode

[bigcat1012]

it was fred willard who voices swindle

[fxfranz]

thanks

[eyongrobotreplica]

ill wait til the rotf go to clearance even if its a long time..but maybve il make exception and pick sideways..hihihi

[fxfranz]

oil slick is pretty cool as well

[eyongrobotreplica]

hey franz awesome vid what transfomers from the animated line have sleek alt modes?...like blurr and jazz...tnx really apreciate...

[fxfranz]

blurr, jazz, EG BB, prowl, sam prowl, swindle, soundwave, Leader Megs

[eyongrobotreplica]

thanks

[rename12345]

go check the toy shop in vmall 3rd floor i forgot the name but they have ROTF voyager optimus prime and starscream

[fxfranz]

the store's name is BesToys. i used to be a regular customer of theirs but i've stopped buying from them since because they always have their TFs at P500 higher than regular price. but when the figures start hitting the retail shelves in TK and TRU, they immediately bring down the tag prices to regular pricing

[fxfranz]

i only get toys from them, if the figures i'm looking for are sold out in retail and they've brought the price down to regular price. they're ROTF figures are incredulously priced too high. don't fall for that bait.

the last figure i bought from them was a second version of mighty muggs darth maul--which they've priced just a tad bit higher than regular price (so no worries) and i figure it would be a rare item on retail so went ahead and bought one. i will review it soon.

[fxfranz]

i think he's pretty cool. between him and soundwave or oil slick, he's the best

[thenames9]

I love him, except for the torso doesnt fully flip up

[fxfranz]

i asked peaugh about this problem, it's just a matter of adjusting the double hinges. i did that, and the torso on my figure's is fine when he's on shelf display

[thenames9]

Where should I adjust on the hinges?

[fxfranz]

the whole chest piece in on a double hinge, just make sure they're folded properly

[Vampiros2]

I'm kinda scared of his clear limbs. It looks like i could break him whenever I do poses..

[fxfranz]

when i got him out of the packaging, the right bicep joint just kept popping off everytime i rotated the joint, but i snapped it back tighter and it's fine so far.

the plastic is pretty tough though.

[nicoarmado]

This is really one of the best TFA Deluxes bro.. nice haul!

[fxfranz]

yeah, he is

thanks

[rename12345]

should i still get this one or save up for ROTF

[fxfranz]

get him only if you really like him and your a big fan of the show and the character. otherwise, save up for Revenge

[coonboy4ever]

no more animated figs for me i am waitin for ROTF

[fxfranz]

yeah, me too

[darkwulf147]

Speaking of ground clearance, if I remember correctly a photo on the package of this toy is quite misleading. It shows alt mode with the gatling gun out, which doesn't look quite as good in hand since it lifts his front tires off the ground.

[fxfranz]

yeah, i never thought that mode was convincing enough to actually display the alt mode that way.  it's a bit "forced" onto the figure

[partymonster411]

too bad this figure doesnt have his open-up chest that transwarp weapons from his secret hut

[fxfranz]

yeah, that would have been awesome

[darkredshdow]

i got him 2 weeks ago and he is awesome

[fxfranz]

i wanted to get another one just to be able to display him in both modes, but i fought off the urge so i could save more money for Revenge figures

[BoulderNumber3]

He is voiced by Fred Willard

[3602433]

thanks

[fxfranz]

yeah, that's him

thanks

[transformerskid2]

sweet review but im not a fan of this mold

[fxfranz]

thanks

yeah, some fans dislike this figure

[Aruthy]

Great Review!

[fxfranz]

thanks