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But anyways, for those of you with the Breakdown toy, did anyone place the Decepticon faction stickers on his door like the instructions call for? Because I did not, since they are not there in the show.

DevastaTTor wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

orangeitis wrote:

PrimeStriker wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Hope Hasbro makes a better mold of him in the future. That sounds horrifying.

.....Have you not seen what Hasbro does to molds already made? Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Starscream, and (opinion may differ here) Cliffjumper all suffer from being worse than their original molds. Hasbro is more than likely to screw it up than fix it.

First of all, opinion may differ on all of them, not just ol' CJ there. Second, the FEs are originally Hasbro's too. And what else is Hasbro's? CHUGs, the figures from the movie trilogy, the Animated line... their track record is just as good as it is bad IMO. I don't see how there's more of a chance of Hasbro making a crappier figure.

Hasbro isn't releasing Breakdown here, so it's a moot point, really. And Hasbro's toys are getting thinner and cheaper in terms of quality. No reason to be tooting Hasbro's horn. I bought FOC Jazz today and it feels like junk.

I wonder if Hasbro/TT is going to reserve the good plastic for MP figures from now on, leaving the standard releases lighter and more fragile. The issue with figures getting smaller is a problem across the board.

I can imagine my Hasbro optimus's arm popping off like Rodimus... hmm...

Gearslide wrote:Wow, this thread is doing a better job at staying alive than Breakdown did!



But anyways, for those of you with the Breakdown toy, did anyone place the Decepticon faction stickers on his door like the instructions call for? Because I did not, since they are not there in the show.

I didn't put any stickers on him yet. I don't like most of them, those bright chrome stickers just don't fit in with his drab looks on the show so I think I might leave him as is or paint him a bit.

I'm displaying him in bot mode, so compared to the show, even without stickers, he looks pretty accurate. In fact, he's one of the most show-accurate characters I've seen from the line so far (Hasbro or Takara). He looks great standing next to Takara FE Bulkhead. I just have to be careful that they don't try to kill each other as I doubt I'd be able to easily replace either of them given how popular those two partiular figures are .

xyl360 wrote:

Gearslide wrote:Wow, this thread is doing a better job at staying alive than Breakdown did!



But anyways, for those of you with the Breakdown toy, did anyone place the Decepticon faction stickers on his door like the instructions call for? Because I did not, since they are not there in the show.

I didn't put any stickers on him yet. I don't like most of them, those bright chrome stickers just don't fit in with his drab looks on the show so I think I might leave him as is or paint him a bit.

I'm displaying him in bot mode, so compared to the show, even without stickers, he looks pretty accurate. In fact, he's one of the most show-accurate characters I've seen from the line so far (Hasbro or Takara). He looks great standing next to Takara FE Bulkhead. I just have to be careful that they don't try to kill each other as I doubt I'd be able to easily replace either of them given how popular those two partiular figures are .

Well, as far show accuracy goes, the important stickers are the bumper sticker (like, the entire bumper is one massive sticker), his kneecaps (the silver pieces, the black aren't that important), his waist-lights, his headlights, and those red and blue strips that go over the rear wheel plates.

Gearslide wrote:

xyl360 wrote:

Gearslide wrote:Wow, this thread is doing a better job at staying alive than Breakdown did!



But anyways, for those of you with the Breakdown toy, did anyone place the Decepticon faction stickers on his door like the instructions call for? Because I did not, since they are not there in the show.

I didn't put any stickers on him yet. I don't like most of them, those bright chrome stickers just don't fit in with his drab looks on the show so I think I might leave him as is or paint him a bit.

I'm displaying him in bot mode, so compared to the show, even without stickers, he looks pretty accurate. In fact, he's one of the most show-accurate characters I've seen from the line so far (Hasbro or Takara). He looks great standing next to Takara FE Bulkhead. I just have to be careful that they don't try to kill each other as I doubt I'd be able to easily replace either of them given how popular those two partiular figures are .

Well, as far show accuracy goes, the important stickers are the bumper sticker (like, the entire bumper is one massive sticker), his kneecaps (the silver pieces, the black aren't that important), his waist-lights, his headlights, and those red and blue strips that go over the rear wheel plates.

I put them all on, including the extra two logos (I put them on his shoulders). I don't care how some stickers make him a little bit inaccurate, he's still boss either way.

Gearslide wrote:Wow, this thread is doing a better job at staying alive than Breakdown did!

NOOO SPOILERS

Eeeeh my fault for being too cheap for premium cable.

orangeitis wrote:

Gearslide wrote:Wow, this thread is doing a better job at staying alive than Breakdown did!

NOOO SPOILERS

Eeeeh my fault for being too cheap for premium cable.

I thought it was well established 'round here that Breakdown got his ass beat. I guess I won't tell you who killed him if you still haven't seen the episode. In fact......

The episode is right here. Crossfire; S2E7. Although I don't recommend watching it if you haven't seen the One Shall Rise 3-parter, Operation: Breakdown, Loose Cannons, and a couple other episodes that this one makes a lot of reference to. That is, if you do not want to be spoiled.



Enjoy, if you want.

PrimeStriker wrote:Awesome post

Sweet, thanks!

Will watch after the Mars landing.

Not bashing on anyone here (honest!) but I always had a glee when people complained about Tak's breakdown being fragile when the figure itself is purely catered for a different audience in a different country. I'd say them asians have quite good hands, able to pose and transform the figure well unlike us having a problem one after another

On a flipside though, I would consider (read: speculation) that Tak's take on Breakdown's fragile plastic is their answer to uhm, prices of plastics nowadays. unlike hasbro which retains overall sturdiness but simpler transformation and size with their figures (FoC vs WFC?) while Tak prolly goes on the alternative route to retain the same size and transformation complexity, all the while reducing the mass as a whole. Now when I look at it, it's pretty much explains why Breakdown is lighter than previous line figures all the while on par with FE's level of transformation.

If Tak's route is truly that (same complexity, but thinner plastic in return) is their answer, I know it won't bode well with many people, but for me that's fine and I'm all for it. It teaches me to be more careful with my collection

And guys, in the end of the day, it's the brand/figure that we all know and love. If you guys buy it with flaws and everything but still happy at the end, it's cool! Cheers all~