2005 Boards member Runamuck reports that his local Toys ‘R Us store in Allen, Texas has received a shipment of the exclusive Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Back Road Brawl two-pack. The two-pack features a repainted Mixmaster in Generation One deco and a Longarm redeco named Hoist. The set sells for $34.99. Check out picture proof of the sighting by clicking on the thumbnail to the left.
rizuan76
I'm definitely getting this repaint set just for the Hoist! it's a very fiitting & spot on repaint.
Looks more like an Ewok to me… lol (Mixmaster "new" repainted face)
AlphaPrime
Ouch, i wanted that Hoist when i first saw pics of him but i am not getting a somewhat nice repaint of a crappy movie construticon mold to get it.
Toxicon
O.O
Really? I admit, I've only seen him a few times and bought him the first time.
Weird distribution is weird.
Runamuck
Never seen one myself.
Toxicon
Yeah, he's been out for quite for some time.
aqualite75
I will be purchasing this set just to get Mixmaster. He was always one of my favorites. I love that he is getting this G1 redeco however I have to say I am thrilled with how the current movie model/paint scheme turned out. My ONLY complaint is the fact that they put those dumb ruber band things onthe ladder and warped it. Annoying…
Anyone spot a voyager Long Haul?
blumpy2000
As awful as this joke was, I LOL'd. Kudos to you good sir.
ORIO
Wondering this as well
alfred p. sloan
Allen TX? Is that the Revenge of the Allen we had been hearing about?
Dinobot Nuva
Speaking of different numbers, what IS the SKN for this set?
tomagnus
am really diggin this set especially hoist.. MM face is kinda messed… will seriously consider this 2 pack..
Kaijumaster
While I think That they could have done a better job making a mixmaster G1 repaint, I am Mixmasters #1 Fan (easy to do when he's only gotten 3 toys in history) so this is a total buy for me!.
das_hermit
'Back Road Brawl' my ass…
Why oh why did Hoist have to come with Uglymaster? If they'd held off on those Movie1 Mudflap redecos that are shelfwarming atm and done a Hoist 2-pack with one of those they could have had pseudo-Classics Grapple and Hoist…it'd still be a sort-of construction-themed Voyager/Deluxe combo and everything. Even if they kept Mudflap as a 'con and renamed him (which'd be necessary anyway: Erector gets my vote) he has no insignia so he could easily be repurposed as Classics Grapple anyway – if they were feeling especially clever they could set the battle at a solar power tower and mention they 'grapple for supremacy'.
On that note, Cybertron Landmine as RotF Scrapper would have worked fine with G1-esque Mixmaster, which would have helped pad out the on-screen RotF cast (since Scrapper isn't getting a Deluxe or Voyager toy Cyb Landmine would be an okay substitute), both would still have 3rd 'gun emplacement' modes, and it would have still made for a construction theme. It'd still be a Voyager/Deluxe combo, and if they did both they could make them complementary Autobot/Decepticon packs (Hoist/'Erector' & Mixmaster/'Scoop' for that double homage goodness), or 1 of each per pack, with plenty of repurposing potential if they left the Cybertron redecos insignia-less. Or why not a red Rampage, as seen in the film?
ROTF Sideswipe
I need both, so. I'll be looking out for both.
Backscatter
Nice set! Will look for at TRU!
Feralstorm
That's pretty much what I assumed. The Robot Heroes version of Mixmaster has the Yoda/Green Goblin kinda head too.
Hadn't noticed before that "Cement Mixer" there has an Autobot logo next to it. It would appear the 'friendly face' might have started as an Autobot cement mixer vehicle early on, but got rolled into the Constructicons later. (or it was a separate character entirely which may or may not have used the same basic body type)
iceburn9
Love Mixmaster. Will get this on sight. Not so keen on Hoist though, but since they come in a pair, have no choice but to buy the set.
I only wished they packaged Mixmaster with Whirl instead, those are the two I want. Bludgeon should have gone with Hoist.
Runamuck
This is a different SKN number than the Whirl/Bludgeon set, so you'll probably see them soon.
Gunshow
Wow – could just be me, but that face looks like they stole it from the Cat in the Hat.
shockrat
if anyone gets this and they don't want their mixmaster i can trade for a deluxe bonecrusher from the first movie (NOT JUNGLE BONECRUSHER) AND A MOVIE ONE DELUXE SCORPONOK