![]() ![]() As Jeremy Clarkson put it, the Countach is the best worst car ever to be designed by a four year old. The unmistakable Countach profile is still well represented by this figure. Out of the box the figure has no faction symbol applied and looks quite gorgeous as an all black Lamborghini Countach with strategic red highlights. It's a simple idea but one that looks as fantastic now as it did back in 1993 and is rightly a fan favorite variation. Much like the original G2 figure, this Sideswipe is mostly a straight repaint with all the reds and blacks swapped. So this is Labor G-2 Version or as I will call him for the duration of this review, Sideswipe. It's not often we see a Japanese toy paying tribute to an American born variant and I am glad they decided to do this in a way that goes beyond a simple recolor. It's been over 20 years since G2 and TakaraTomy took it upon themselves to give back to the fans with a repaint of their Masterpiece Lambor (Sideswipe) with this Lambor G-2 Version. Like any good comic of the 90's, it was full of excessive violence, (robo) gore, characters gritting their teeth, pouches, huge guns, huge swords, and all the XTREME touches we have come to love (or loath) about the dark era of the printed page. As it stood the only genuinely new content for Generation 2 (or just G2) was the comic book series done as a sequel to the original Marvel run. The cartoon itself was also recycled as it consisted of the original series recut with scene transitions done with early CGI. The toy line began with a number of repainted Generation 1 figures often done up in striking new color schemes and outfitted with re-purposed GI Joe weapons. Hasbro attempted to breathe new life into the famous robots in disguise after they had suffered a series of setbacks at the tail end of the 80's. ![]() Cast your minds back to the 1990's when the Transformers brand was poised to make a comeback with the multimedia "Generation 2" relaunch. ![]()
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