So my initial thought is that I?m just happy to finally have a 3 DOTM wreckers in armoured form in the same scale.
(sorry if the formatting is a bit off, this is my first go imbedding pictures with flickr)

IMG_1783 by Silver bolt, on Flickr IMG_1799 by Silver bolt, on Flickr


IMG_1796 by Silver bolt, on Flickr

He is bristling with detail. The chest is fake, but given the transformation I?m not sure how else they could?ve done it. I love the robot mode. He looks like a stocky little brawler, which just about suits the role he played in DOTM.

I initally thought his gun was on the puny side, and it is, but when I realised it forms the centre machine gun in alt mode, the size makes a bit more sense. I love the car mode and all the detail on it. The front machine gun can swivel and the rear missile pods can also be pointed in more directions than straight forward.

IMG_1792 by Silver bolt, on Flickr
IMG_1791 by Silver bolt, on Flickr
IMG_1788 by Silver bolt, on Flickr
IMG_1790 by Silver bolt, on Flickr

I am fortunate enough to have a deluxe Topspin and I love the complexity of the transformation. The armored vehicle design gives liberty to the transformation and how panels flip and twist from vehicle to robot mode without the need for false pieces or kibble. I guess I was hoping for something similar with Road Buster.

Unfortunately Road buster, like is DOTM toy predecessor, is also a bit of a shell former. Basically fold the arms behind the back, shell covers the back and sides, flip rear of car over head, legs and feet from the front of the car. The fore arms do show in alt mode and give extra tech detail to the armoured up look.
IMG_1794 by Silver bolt, on Flickr
IMG_1795 by Silver bolt, on Flickr
IMG_1793 by Silver bolt, on Flickr


Mine does have some loose shoulders which makes posing a bit difficult. The only Ball joints are in the shoulders, but with the large shoulder pads there is a bit of limitation to the range of movement. Due to the transformation he does sport double elbow joints, Otherwise he has all the knee elbow hip joints etc are there. Unfortunalty there isn't a waist swivel or a sideways ankle joint. Something I've noticed as I've written this review is that its that this roadbuster is one of a few TFs that has properly proportioned thighs.
Is it one of the greatest Studio series robots, i wouldn't say so no. But is it better than its DOTM predecessor? Absolutely.