Allegiance: Autobot
Function: Defensive Strategist
Alternate Mode: Pick Up Truck
Height: 6cm Length: 16cm Width: 6cm
He also has chromed hubcaps and rubber tyres. His engine block (ie the front section of the truck) is die cast metal. He's got the obligatory Diaclone cockpit - lift up a panel on top of his roof and you'll find a little seat inside for a pilot.
There's a lot of good details in this mould. There's a number plate indent in the front bumper, rear taillights (which are red plastic), door handles and air vents in front of the windscreen.
Play value's about as much as you'd expect - he rolls along. I suppose you could ask for the add on roof to detach, to expose his tray, but that'd expose the robot head. He does have quite a high ground clearance though, so you can happily drive him over rough terrain if you like, although you might scratch the chrome on his legs underneath if you're not careful.
I guess Trailbreaker's car mode is somewhat dull, but then I'm not going to hold this against him - better a black 4x4 than a lime green and crimson one or something equally silly. Black works fine. Plus he's detailed enough that this is a good pick up.
Height: 13.5cm Width: 9cm
The bulk of his torso is the hood of the truck mode, the top section is the windscreen, which is transparent blue plastic. The shoulder struts are also transparent blue plastic. There's a fair bit of blue detailing on his arm stickers, which make this blue something of a theme, and it works pretty well with black, silver and red, I must admit.
Trailbreaker's dimensions are not show accurate. His torso is squat, the cartoon has stretched it, making him lankier and more humanoid. Hoist's cartoon incarnation has the toy proportions, incidentally. The weapons are all featured in the show - the radar array and the hand-nozzle formed by inserting a missile into a wrist are used in the show (invariably as a source of his force fields).
There's a few stickers here and there, including the ones with blue on his arms as already mentioned. The other one worth mention is the Autobot symbol on his torso - about where his waist would be if he had one. The generous application of chrome means than he doesn't really need too much in the way of stickers, so the few he has are fine.
The play value here is reasonably good for the era, His shoulders and elbows bend, and he can shoot his missiles from his fists. Also, since his fists fit into missile launchers, he's effectively got wrists that rotate.
The only real downside here is the block-torso, which isn't cartoon accurate, but it's not horribly shaped either. Granted, it's not perfect, but it doesn't ruin this mode by any stretch. The other potential annoyance, which might matter more, is the parts that can be lost - the missiles and fists can't be stowed in vehicle mode and can easily be lost. Still, his colours are well thought out, and the overall look is cool.