Tonight we wish to share with you a gallery of the latest offering from the Transformers Figure Subscription Service, Breakdown! Breakdown occupies a special place within Botcon lore which the Figure Subscription Service is an extension of – way back in 1994, Generation 2 Breakdown was the first ever Botcon exclusive. This new Breakdown ironically closes the loop, he is a redeco of the Botcon 2010 Generation 2 Redux Breakdown mold.
At his core, this Timelines Breakdown is a redeco and retool of the Universe Classics Sideswipe. It’s a move which makes sense, owing to the fact that both Sideswipe and Breakdown were Lamborghinis. The deco is excellent, with the original Breakdown’s off-white cream deco being faithfully reproduced, and the alternate head tooling created for the Botcon 2010 set looking at home on the mold now in Generation 1 inspired colors as it ever did. There is some great attention to detail as well – right down to a rubsign in the appropriate spot on the roof, just like the original. An excellent touch.
Overall, the Figure Subscription Service Breakdown is a solid and fitting choice for the inaugural year of the Figure Subscription Service. He is a very sharp looking robot, one that manages to put his own stamp on the mold. He may lack the combination feature present in the original Stunticons, but so do other modern reinterpretations of the combiners, like Onslaught or Drag Strip – and Breakdown looks right at home on a Classics shelf alongside them.
Take a look at our gallery and see for yourself:
Sol Fury
Thanks guys
I'm really loving this toy. I messed about with him and FansProject's one while doing this gallery – and honestly I preferred this one. FansProject makes a quality little robot, but there's something on this toy that just feels like it truly belongs. I think I'll get him and DotM Vortex posed together – former Combiner warriors stick together and all.
Omnius
Awesome photos, looking forward to getting this guy in-hand in a few weeks.
Chaos Prime
I'm glad I got him!!
Sol Fury
Tonight we wish to share with you a gallery of the latest offering from the Transformers Figure Subscription Service, Breakdown! Breakdown occupies a special place within Botcon lore which the Figure Subscription Service is an extension of – way back in 1994, Generation 2 Breakdown was the first ever Botcon exclusive. This new Breakdown ironically closes the loop, he is a redeco of the Botcon 2010 Generation 2 Redux Breakdown mold.
At his core, this Timelines Breakdown is a redeco and retool of the Universe Classics Sideswipe. It's a move which makes sense, owing to the fact that both Sideswipe and Breakdown were Lamborghinis. The deco is excellent, with the original Breakdown's off-white cream deco being faithfully reproduced, and the alternate head tooling created for the Botcon 2010 set looking at home on the mold now in Generation 1 inspired colors as it ever did. The poseability remains excellent, and this mold on what must be approaching its tenth reuse remains as good as its first outing as Sunstreaker – if there was ever any degradation to the mold, it is not showing.
Overall, the Figure Subscription Service Breakdown is a solid and fitting choice for the inaugural year of the Figure Subscription Service. He is a very sharp looking robot, one that manages to put his own stamp on the mold. He may lack the combination feature present in the original Stunticons, but so do other modern reinterpretations of the combiners, like Onslaught or Drag Strip – and Breakdown looks right at home on a Classics shelf alongside them.
Take a look at our gallery and see for yourself:
Figure Subscription Service Breakdown Gallery
Subscription Service Breakdown Robot Mode
Subscription Service Breakdown Car Mode
Subscription Service Breakdown with blaster
Breakdown with Universe Dragstrip and Prime Arms Micron Stunt Wildride
Breakdown with Botcon Generation 2 Redux Breakdown
Breakdown with Generation 1 Breakdown