Hey everyone, meet Swindle!
I friggin' LOVE Swindle. A smooth-talking merchant of dead who'd sell his motherboard if the price was right. He hasn't been around since G1 (At least, not in his true form, I don't count those 'In-name-only' toys) and his Animated form has been nothing short of spectacular, stealing both episodes he appeared him. He's one of those very few characters who's truly neutral. True, he wears the Decepticon logo, but if the price was right, he'd go Autobot. Also, while loaded with guns (Chest gun, shoulder cannons, arm rifle.... and whatever he can pull out of his arsenal) he's the embodiment of 'The pen is mightier then the sword' since his truest weapon is his mouth, quick wit and all around business savvy.
Oh, and did I mention this guy has a
hammerspace compartment in his chest? Awesome.
Some of the toy's things are kinda off, like the front panel is kinda loose, he's kinda blocky (but that could be since I usually buy toys of the 'Sleek' kind. Like Blurr, Skywarp and Waspinator) and his hands are weird. They work in the highly stylised world of the show, but as a real life toy.... not really. However, Swindle got a lot of things going for him. First, there's the construction kicks feet. I love me some construction kicks. Second, the face. Swindle has an all around unique face, with big purple eyes (Especially for the squinty Decepticons) and a million dollar smile. Both which they captured perfectly. They even went out of the way to give him his 'Pupils.'
That is a NEAT little detail.(Sorry for the lack of actual shots of the toy's eyes.... my close-ups fail. But trust me, they got it down)
What else can I say? Swindle was awesome, still is awesome and I'm happy I got his toy. Reccomended.