Universe Roadbuster Upgrade Kit

[GoktimusPrime]

I disagree when it comes to Roadbuster. To me the face of the robot mode severely hurts the tribute and to me its not as obvious. Basically it feels like another character and not roadbuster.

And who is that other G1 character that he looks like instead?

When it comes to body, alt mode and colors, yes it is roadbuster but the face makes all that null the same as how it happened with Cliffjumper.

When I look at Cliffjumper, I just see Bumblebee (in red). Now when you look at Universe Roadbuster, you may not immediately think of Roadbuster (although I did) but it doesn't make you think of another G1 character. In other words, there isn't that ambiguity there that Cliffjumper has.

I'm not saying that it's a good G1 homage, but I'm saying that I don't think it's as bad as Cliffjumper. And again, I don't think that Universe Roadbuster is fundamentally better or worse than any of the other comic-pack Universe assortment because they're all just Cybertron moulds that Hasbro have repainted in an attempt to make them look like G1 characters. If you think that basic concept is flawed, fine, but within that concept I don't think that Roadbuster is (fundamentally) any better or worse than the others.

This differs from Cliffjumper who was released in Classics where they were new moulds and released in the same assortment as Ramjet who was a significant retool of Starscream. So within the context of his own assorment I think that Cliffjumper is quite disappointing.

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And who is that other G1 character that he looks like instead?

None in particular but if if I had seen the loose toy without any packaging or previous knowledge of it, the first thing I would have asked is 'What character is he supposed to be?' even though I am fully aware of who G1 Roadbuster is.

So basically I do see some other new or ambiguous character but I don't see Roadbuster unless I am told.

When I look at Cliffjumper, I just see Bumblebee (in red). Now when you look at Universe Roadbuster, you may not immediately think of Roadbuster (although I did) but it doesn't make you think of another G1 character. In other words, there isn't that ambiguity there that Cliffjumper has.

I'm not saying that it's a good G1 homage, but I'm saying that I don't think it's as bad as Cliffjumper. And again, I don't think that Universe Roadbuster is fundamentally better or worse than any of the other comic-pack Universe assortment because they're all just Cybertron moulds that Hasbro have repainted in an attempt to make them look like G1 characters. If you think that basic concept is flawed, fine, but within that concept I don't think that Roadbuster is (fundamentally) any better or worse than the others.

This differs from Cliffjumper who was released in Classics where they were new moulds and released in the same assortment as Ramjet who was a significant retool of Starscream. So within the context of his own assorment I think that Cliffjumper is quite disappointing.

I also see a red Bumblebee and nothing else. That is the problem I have with the toy.

In my view, both repaints are equally flawed tributes. Cliffjumper because he looks like a red bumblebee instead of Cliffjumper and Roadbuster because he looks like some other misc or new character but not Roadbuster.

Both of these toys could also be passable as their respective characters in alt mode but the 'tribute disruptor' is the face/head.

I find both equally flawed.

[ChlorHex]

Looks like there's going to be some sort of "Masterpiece" Roadbuster, originally known as the Mugen Calibur before its Transformers days, going to be released soon by the CM toy folks.

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cyber...icle?mid=15551

It's fully transformable and poseable as well... looks true to the Gen1 form.

All it needs is a minor repaint (more green) and Autobot stickers

[FFN]

It also runs for well over $300, probably even more with the ever-collapsing exchange rate.