Review: #788
Name: Trashmaster
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - Legacy Evolution
Year of Release: 2023
Size Class: Voyager (Wave 4)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Trashmaster, an original character, transforms into an apocalyptic rubbish truck, which is just awesome.
The back has a giant claw, since that's the robot mode's weapon. The two arms on either side looks good, but if you look more carefully, they're just short pieces that doesn't really resemble much.
There's not much play value here, only the six rolling wheels. He is a Weaponizer, so can split into multiple parts to form armor for other toys, but the instructions don't really have a set combination.
A good vehicle mode that's unique.
TRANSFORMATION:
Despite being able to split into various places, Trashmaster can transform without detaching anything. The back forms the legs and the arms, with half of the cab as the torso and half as a giant piece of kibble. It's not a complex transformation at all.
ROBOT MODE:
Trashmaster's not so great elements start to come to the forefront in robot mode. At first glance, he looks good.
Spin him around and you can see the giant piece of kibble that stick behind his waist, and it awkwardly hangs there. It's disappointing that the designer couldn't do something about it.
The head sculpt is great and really suits the bulky look of the robot.
Since he is bulky and wide, he loses some height.
When you look from the side, you can see how far the kibble sticks out and it's on a giant piece of plastic, you can't even fold it up.
Articulation is fine, he has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles.
His only weapon is a claw that can open and close.
He can hold the claw weapon in either hand but there are two pegs that he can hold it with, but that means he will always hold it offset in his hand.
When not in use, the weapon can store on his back.
The other minor flaw in robot mode are the waist panels, they get in the way of his arms, so that his arms can never be flat against his body.
Despite his flaws, this is still a good enough robot mode.
OVERALL:
Trashmaster is a unique figure and that uniqueness helps you to overlook some of the his other flaws. The vehicle mode is fine, but the kibble just awkwardly hanging off him in robot mode can feel lazy.
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