MP-56 Trailbreaker

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Cheem The Rup, May 6, 2022.

  1. atomD21

    atomD21 Not made of sterner stuff...

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    That's what I was thinking too. They're just attached with such a thin arm... And does it feel like they have to flex just a little more than comfortable to get to the spot they're supposed to go in?
     
  2. Sy-Rein

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    If anything in the comparison between Bluestreak, Roadrage and Trailbreaker, it's Bluestreak that would be oversized. The Corvette and Toyota Pickup of that generation were almost identical in length. That is assuming a long box on TB, which it looks like he has. However, if TB is meant to be a shortbox, then it's Roadrage that is undersized since Bluestreak and TB's real world vehicles would be close to the same length in that case.
     
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  3. Sy-Rein

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    Looking at TB again in alt mode, I think he actually has a short box. So he should be pretty close to Bluestreak in length. It's Tracks/Roadrage that would be undersized then.
     
  4. stevej

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    Ok, I've always seen Tracks as undersized and Hound as oversized so I guess I can handle TB being at least in that window. I can always go the Fanstoys route if it bugs me that much once it's in hand.
     
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  5. Rogerimus

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    Hound's jeep is clearly oversized, hence it's own Spike that came with it.
    I don't think Trailbreaker's Hilux is too small, therefore not accurate. TT wouldn't have bothered to shrink his legs during the transformation.
     
  6. gbm

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    Has anyone applied the window stickers yet?
    Any photos you could share?
     
  7. lord ginrai

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    Agreed. Funny thing is that that Spike is still a little too small for Hound and actually scales better with the other car bots. The human figures that came with Optimus and Bumblebee are just wholly undersized and don’t scale with anything. I’ve found the SCF Spike PVC to be a good match for MP44 Optimus and MP21 Bumblebee.
     
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  8. artimus prime

    artimus prime Articulation Junkie... I'm a poser

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    Are you using the slider the door is on? I had trouble rotating the door too until I realized the hinge is on a slider.
     
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  9. franpincho

    franpincho NOT a FT Only collector

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    It may have been answered already, but the insignia stickers included, why and where are they supposed to go?
     
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  10. atomD21

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    Yeah, it just doesn't seem like they fold flush enough inside the body to not flex. And I still have nightmares of watching Hound fall apart at all his thin hinges...
     
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    Nobody knows! It’s an oddity. My assumption is that they just included them as a bonus because it was easy to do and they are intended to be used on other figures.
     
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    Wow, have I warmed up considerably to this figure. I knew I would, but I was just disappointed at first when it wasn't immediate.

    Anyway, posing this figure in a goofy Season 1 like pose really makes him ooze Trailbreaker. I love it.

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  13. Spether

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    Not cool, Amazon Japan, not cool.

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    Those stickers peel off very easily and with no damage,I was worried as theyve done that to just about every MP I've bought from them.
     
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    Yeah, those are sincerely not Even a Problem to peel off.




    Jesus what an amazing transformation! Just as a amazing as ever TT!

    THIS is what separates them from the 3P’s and I simply think they will never be able to match the magic that it is transforming a TT MP.

    Why can’t Hound be reissued with THIS kind of quality plastic, damn it?

    Can not wait for big boi Skyfire!
     
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  16. Blingotron

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    Mine was the same way and as others have said those stickers are very easy to take off.
     
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  18. lord ginrai

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    Yup, like all the posters above said, these stickers are designed to come off easily without damaging the box. You can peel it right of without any worries :) 
    It actually says it right there on the sticker itself in Japanese.
     
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    Ha ha, you are right. Thanks guys.
     
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  20. Shockwave81

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    My Trailbreaker from HLJ has been “departing Tokyo” since January 1st, but it appears I can now order from Amazon JP again after they suspended orders from NZ a while back.

    AJP shipped today so it’s now a race to see which arrives first hahah.
     
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