(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Classics Mirage. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics Mirage here.)

    Fracture here is an homage to Crasher, a female Go-Bot from the 1980s series. Many molds originally intended to be male tend not to pass themselves off very well as females, but the Classics Mirage mold here really works. The mold always had a rather androgynous feel to it, and even without the pink face (which honestly feels a little forced to me), Fracture can easily pass as a fembot. The overall color scheme is very simple and not particularly original-- black, white, and red-- but all three colors go incredibly well together, particularly with the more vibrant shade of red that's visible in the robot mode. The stripes going down the top of the vehicle mode look particularly dynamic, as well, and the sheer number of paint apps Fracture has is very impressive. If you don't like having large pieces of plastic on toys that are left unpainted, well, you've got nothing to worry about here. The couple of spots of silver also work as good acccent colors, as well.
    No mold changes have been made to Decepticon Fracture.
    Fracture, homage or not, is an absolutely fantastic recolor of one of the best Classics molds. The only thing I don't like about her is the pink face, which seems a little forced as if the only reason it's there is to say "Hey, it's a fembot!". That small bit aside, though, otherwise the toy is very near perfect. Highly recommended, and recommended even over Classics Mirage, to boot.

Review by Beastbot

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