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"Trailbreaker: When All Hell's Breaking Loose"Prints available: 8"x10", 11"x14",Β and 16"x20"
Trailbreaker was one of my very first Transformers, and one whose personality I always identified with a little. I figured it was high time I did a pic of him. (For any Ze Frank fans out there, I think he's showing us his Power Move .)
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"Haha...Nothin' like a little force field to take the sting out of laser fire!"
Yeah, I can definitely imagine him saying that here, just like he did in The Immobilizer.
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The first time I saw the G1 cartoon, was the bit with Spike and Sparkplug, with Trailbreaker when they get attacked by seekers "I may not be fast... BUT I'M TOUGH!"
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Yep, I remember that bit well. Glad you like the art!
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Really great! And very true to the character. Trailbreaker might seem like a giant badass battle robot, but inside he is just a goodie-two-shoes!
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This is the best representation of Trailbreaker, ever. Shows his Spark! This is how Trailbreaker should be seen and is exactly what he is: one of the best Autobots and my fav! Legend!
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it so much! As good-guys go, he's a pretty good one.
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Trailbreaker- "I mean, 'Fortress Maximus'βcome on. What kind of a name is that? But everyone's like, 'Oh, Fortress Maximus, you're my hero! You've got guns in your legs and you killed tons of 'Cons at Simanzi...' And I'm like 'That was a thousand years ago!' He's a relic! He's a has-been! He'sβ"
Chromedome- "Just walked in."
Trailbreaker-"Great to see you, Max! Come on over! We were just talking about Simanzi! With the thing and theβthe stuff! So... oh wow! You've got guns in your legs! How's that working out for you? That's awesome, man. You're awesome."
Such a fun character, albeit he needs more toys.
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Well, happily Hasbro is finally taking care of that .
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And with Trailbreaker and Windcharger out and about, that leaves... I think, Gears and Huffer for '84 guys that haven't gotten wide-release updates. Huffer got a Botcon toy and that one third-party release, though.
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That's awesome! I wish we had seen a moment like that in the cartoon!
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Nice! I read the deleted storyboards recently, and apparently Trailbreaker died in the assault on Autobot City.
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Thanks! Yeah, I'd always assumed that he had, due to the fact that he never showed up after the movie. Or he could've died in the 20 years between season 2 and the movie. But I always wondered what got through his force-field...
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Me too! I'm thinking if he died during the battle maybe his energon levels were low enough to not make it effective, until it finally gave out altogether.
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This is tremendous! We seldom see him in action, and here, you nail it!
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Thank you! I remember seeing him use his force-field all the time in the old cartoon, but it was a very... casual thing. The situations never seemed to have much gravity, but I thought the potential was there. I'm glad you like my attempt to bring that potential out!
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This is fantastic!!! We rarely see Trailbreaker, let alone Trailbreaker in action!
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TrailbreakerL There your safe now tell hasbro to make my Classics toy
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yeah something in a deluxe size be nice.
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Picky, picky!
I'm just stoked they finally managed to pull it off at all. Lord knows they've tried.
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Sorry just when I think Trailbreaker one of the original Autobot cars I expect deluxe size. oh well at least after legend the'll make deluxe same thing happen to Jazz
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Trailbreaker is one of my favorite autobot. I like how you gave him the G1 toy design.
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I love the colors and effects of the force field!
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Fire it up! 
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Thank you! As a kid, I always disliked how far the animation models deviated from the toys, so I like bringing the toy elements back in. Plus figuring out all the spatial relationships is always easier when you have a real-life model to work from.
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So very very true ^^
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Trailbreaker really doesn't get enough love. Awesome.
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He is the eye of the storm.
And he needs a new toy.
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Hee hee. I'm judging the success of this pic entirely on how many people get that song stuck in their heads.
As for a new toy, I hear you. Lord knows they've tried ! I used my old toy for reference, and good goddamn it's a crappy mold. The pin that connected the head to the backpack was long gone, so I made a replacement, but the head won't stay propped up on his torso anyway, and I never could get the missiles to balance in their slots when he was brand new, much less now that the whole assembly will fall back at the slightest touch. People who get nostalgic about 1984 engineering have obviously never played with a 1984 toy.
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Seemed like an appropriate thing to say.
And seriously, I would kill for a new Trailbreaker toy. The fact that Hasbro's made attempts is good, but I want a successful one. I don't even care if they can't call him Trailbreaker, just as long as he's got a name like Trailbreaker and the toy is clearly identifiable as Trailbreaker. And the sooner, the better - he needs love, he does.
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This is fantastic~
You really don't see much love for trailbreaker these days.
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I have so far measured 18 shades of awesome from this pic. There may yet be more...
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Hooray! Trailbreaker love! There's not nearly enough of it out there.
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Great! Nice use of his powers in this art.
Sayonara.
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