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Nemesis Maximo wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I don't even know who Roadbuster is, but damn, I want that toy.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Roadbuster_(G1)

Thanks for the link, Maximo!

Okay, now I'm practically yearning for that toy!

I kinda wish Roadbuster wasn't so lanky.

what's with the pricing complaints? $30 is about standard for a Voyager, no? Seems like it's been around that for this run of the Generations line, at least since Springer and them, IIRC.

I just noticed the flat clown feet on Roadbuster while googling for more pics of the toy. Not loving him so much right now.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I just noticed the flat clown feet on Roadbuster while googling for more pics of the toy. Not loving him so much right now.

They look less dorky at the right angles. Thankfully, his feet will likely be covered up by his surrounding comrades anyway, so it's not a deal breaker for me.

craggy wrote:what's with the pricing complaints? $30 is about standard for a Voyager, no? Seems like it's been around that for this run of the Generations line, at least since Springer and them, IIRC.

They're usually 22$-ish at my local retailers (Toys "R" Us, being themselves, ask about four dollars more here). So I kinda see why everyone is a little agitated.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I just noticed the flat clown feet on Roadbuster while googling for more pics of the toy. Not loving him so much right now.

They look less dorky at the right angles. Thankfully, his feet will likely be covered up by his surrounding comrades anyway, so it's not a deal breaker for me.

The thought of 3D-printing a pair of parts to beef up his feet did cross my mind. But seeing the way his feet tuck in between the two windshields in alt mode, they'll either have to be removable, or render him non-transformable.

Guess I'll just have to deal with the flat feet.

Not really seeing the problem with Roadbuster's feet to be honest. And even so, slightly oddly shaped feet seems a very petty thing to pass on a figure over.

Of course, I usually wait for TFs to go on sale or buy them second hand years after the fact, but regardless, he looks a good figure- good enough for me to save money and buy this instead of the uber-expensive (if awesome) Fansproject Revolver Core.

Recoiler Core and Riftshot Core on the other hand...

Delta Magnus wrote:Not really seeing the problem with Roadbuster's feet to be honest. And even so, slightly oddly shaped feet seems a very petty thing to pass on a figure over.

Of course, I usually wait for TFs to go on sale or buy them second hand years after the fact, but regardless, he looks a good figure- good enough for me to save money and buy this instead of the uber-expensive (if awesome) Fansproject Revolver Core.

No, I'm still buying him. Just pointing out a dislike is all.

AHA! Years later, it is finally revealed that Takara designed Skybyte, and that Hasbro only offered the sculpted detail (and presence of a spark crystal). http://www.allspark.com/2016/08/emilian ... tf-nation/