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Roadbuster (1985)
Roadbuster transforms into an orange and green cybertronic jeep armed with a large gun. In robot mode he can hold the jeep’s gun, and also has another gun resembling a real world M16A1 rifle, and a shoulder-mounted missile launcher. He also wears a large backpack that has a very tall antenna and two articulated handlebars slung beneath his arms. Oh, and mustn’t forget the snap-on armor plating that hides the jeep’s tires. He also has a smaller gun and an ammo pack, which are permanently affixed to the sides of his legs.
For a toy of his size, Roadbuster has an enormous number of accessories, of which the rangefinder for the jeep’s gun may well be the smallest ever produced for any Transformer. Finding a loose complete Roadbuster can be very challenging—are you sure all the spare missiles are there? Better count again!
Unfortunately, Roadbuster has a notable design flaw. The middle section of the vehicle mode is made of incredibly thin green plastic that both shoulders have to rotate inwards and directly up against to convert into robot mode. The harsh, square angles of the arm joints will inevitably lead to two visible stress marks and possibly breakage over time.
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