Title:
Roadbuster With Seargent Recon Robot Mode
Description:
Roadbuster with Sergeant Recon (2011)
Japanese ID number: DA29
Accessories: Rocket booster, "flame” missile, chainsaw
Known designers: Andrew Scribner (deco artist)
A larger and more complicated Human Alliance figure, Roadbuster is now in his weaponized mode and features many weapons. He has a mini-gun in his fenders, two machine guns for headlights, two missile pods in the back, and one detachable, spring-loaded, missile-firing rocket booster at the back. In robot mode, he features a detachable jointed chainsaw that’s pegged onto his left arm while the other arm can be equipped with the rocket booster; two additional accessory ports are exposed on the back of the seats. All ports are compatible with MechTech weapons.He comes with a human partner, Sergeant Recon, who can sit on either of his seats in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the aforementioned seats are still usable and end up next to the missile pods, which Recon can operate. He can also can man the swiveling mini-gun above Roadbuster’s head, although it’s not very secure, as the "seat” lacks pegs and Recon has problems reaching and gripping the handlebars, so it may take some fiddling.Like other large Human Alliance figures, he has an additional gimmick on his head. By lifting the top of his helmet and flipping the black lever on the back, Roadbuster can don a pair of translucent blue sunglasses; the same mechanism is used for Jazz’s visor.Unfortunately, Roadbuster suffers from a very thin (and somewhat unstable) torso section, and his shoulder clips also have trouble holding his upper body together, giving his arms a tendency to detach. He also has a tiny misassembly in the engine section that contains the seat and minigun, wherein the detachable gray plastic swivel below it is installed backwards. This doesn’t affect transformation or his other gimmicks in any way, and it can be fixed, but only after popping out the hinge’s pin from the engine and then attaching the plastic piece the other way.There is a running change variant of Roadbuster which replaces the generic font for the tampographed driver number "88” with a style that is much closer to actual NASCAR branding, replaces the NASCAR decals near the headlights with Sprint Cup Series logos, and rather inexplicably replaces his translucent missile with one cast in an opaque material.[2]
Japanese ID number: DA29
Accessories: Rocket booster, "flame” missile, chainsaw
Known designers: Andrew Scribner (deco artist)
A larger and more complicated Human Alliance figure, Roadbuster is now in his weaponized mode and features many weapons. He has a mini-gun in his fenders, two machine guns for headlights, two missile pods in the back, and one detachable, spring-loaded, missile-firing rocket booster at the back. In robot mode, he features a detachable jointed chainsaw that’s pegged onto his left arm while the other arm can be equipped with the rocket booster; two additional accessory ports are exposed on the back of the seats. All ports are compatible with MechTech weapons.He comes with a human partner, Sergeant Recon, who can sit on either of his seats in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the aforementioned seats are still usable and end up next to the missile pods, which Recon can operate. He can also can man the swiveling mini-gun above Roadbuster’s head, although it’s not very secure, as the "seat” lacks pegs and Recon has problems reaching and gripping the handlebars, so it may take some fiddling.Like other large Human Alliance figures, he has an additional gimmick on his head. By lifting the top of his helmet and flipping the black lever on the back, Roadbuster can don a pair of translucent blue sunglasses; the same mechanism is used for Jazz’s visor.Unfortunately, Roadbuster suffers from a very thin (and somewhat unstable) torso section, and his shoulder clips also have trouble holding his upper body together, giving his arms a tendency to detach. He also has a tiny misassembly in the engine section that contains the seat and minigun, wherein the detachable gray plastic swivel below it is installed backwards. This doesn’t affect transformation or his other gimmicks in any way, and it can be fixed, but only after popping out the hinge’s pin from the engine and then attaching the plastic piece the other way.There is a running change variant of Roadbuster which replaces the generic font for the tampographed driver number "88” with a style that is much closer to actual NASCAR branding, replaces the NASCAR decals near the headlights with Sprint Cup Series logos, and rather inexplicably replaces his translucent missile with one cast in an opaque material.[2]
Theme:
Human Alliance
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2011
Date Added:
2023-06-25 15:40:13
