Toy Review - Beast Hunters Vertebreak
Vertebreak
Series TF Prime
Sub-line Beast Hunters
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco Redeco of Lazerback
Wave - 4
Released here - Yes
Approximate Retail Price Currently $10 at Big W
Approximate Size 15cm
Allegiance - Predacon
Alt-mode Dragon-monster-thing
Main Features/Gimmicks Multiple-placement weapons
Main Colours Yellow, Orange, Brown
Main Accessories Tail Whip, Hyena Cannon
Robot Mode
Stocky chest and head with longer limbs looks monster-like. The fangs are a nice touch. What I really like about the figure is that you can either have the cannon in his hand or jutting out over his head, and the tail can stay where it is or become a handheld whip. He is mainly yellow and brown in this form with most of the orange hidden. Good articulation.
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Monster Mode
The head is a little down for my liking, would like if I could point it out straighter, but the jaws opening and closing are cool. Also the cannon can sit flush with his back or sit up in the air. Far more orange in this form and the stripe motif is more evident. Besides the head and tail he has good articulation
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Transformation
Its kinda weird how everything pulls apart just to get the monster head out, then goes back to where it was and its just a matter of repositioning the way the limbs are angled. Not bad, though when I first did it the brown hinge which has his cannon on one end and his robot head on the other came out and I had a bugger of a time getting it back in.
Overall
I bypassed the vast majority of the Beast Hunters line as I found all the colour schemes too garish and I prefer vehicles to monsters. However I was pleasantly surprised at how fun I found this toy. Kinda makes me wish Id grabbed a few more Preds back in the day. Definitely worth the $10 he is currently going for in Big Ws around the country :D.
