Connect the windshield to the chest using the translucent blue tab and the horizontal slot in the chest.Separate the halves that form the front of the car and slide the panels that form the hood piece over each half.Move the robot foot pieces up against the lower legs.Separate each half of the vehicle's rear section to form the individual legs.Swing the rear half of the vehicle down.Flip the car over and swing up the robot arms.However, the designs painted onto the figure work well. Making a vehicle mostly white is a bit of a gamble in toy form since it can easily look boring. It's slightly brighter than the white plastic so it's not hard to see if you look at that piece carefully.ĭrift has a very simple yet attractive design. A bit of white paint is found on the top of the car, where it paints robot parts that form part of the cabin cover. On each door is a Japanese word meaning "Samurai" in red. The lighter one can be found forming curved line details on the front and sides of the car. The darker one is used on the rear lights. Two different shades of red are found on the figure. Silver is used for the front grille as well as the sides of his wheels. The grey-blue is used to paint the rear window while the grey color is used on the rear of the car. Paint applications are done up in grey-blue, grey, red and silver. The grey is found on his wheels and the translucent color is used for the headlights and windows. His other two colors are dark grey and translucent blue. The design of the spoiler is big and bold as well and I really dig the notched posts that the spoiler sections rest on.ĭrift is primarily cast in white plastic. I'm especially fond of the way the sides curve in before expanding outwards in the back where the wheel wells sit and where the spoiler is attached. It's a really cool looking car and would definitely catch anyone's eye if they saw it going down the street. Other requisite details include twin exhaust pipes in the back, a raised spoiler that slopes downward, door handles, sideview mirrors and a license plate in between the exhaust pipes. The headlights are sculpted with small circles in them, indicating where the light bulbs are. Some of the finer details in this sculpt include vent and grille lines sculpted into the front end of the vehicle. It's a sleek and aggressive looking vehicle for sure, and closely matches the character's appearance in the comic books. The cabin cover is also curved, with what appears to be an air intake mounted on top. The sides of the vehicle are not flat but instead curve inward and then back up to where the spoiler is set on the back. The front end starts flat in front but then curves back to the windshield and out to the sides. Inspired by the Japanese originated practice of "drifting" (a type of racing popularized in the US in the film "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", this vehicle is a sleek car that looks like it is built for racing. Many Transformers are products of their time, especially those who pop up in fiction first. This toy represents Drift as he appears on Earth once he took on an Earth vehicle form, and not the more Cybertronian version seen in a majority of the IDW comics. This "Generations" version of the character is directly inspired by his current appearance in the IDW comic books. It was not surprising that such a character would ultimately wind up in toy form. Introduced in the IDW "Generation One" themed series of comic books, the character was created especially for the series and has gone on to become quote prominent in the IDW universe. Originally known as "Deadlock", this Transformer was once a Decepticon who then turned to the Autobot side and took on a new body and identity. The Autobot known as Drift is one such Transformer. Through the rich history of the Transformers universe, dozens of characters originated in a medium other than toys. *My Drift photos were lost years ago in a hard drive failure. Retailer: General (Toys R Us, Target, Wal-Mart etc.)Īccessories: Long sword x 1, Small swords x 2
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