It's repaint time for the next couple months. How does everybody think they're going?

In one word:

Skyshadow: fail
Repugnus: pass
Galaxy Force Prime: pass
Cannonball: fail
Exillion: pass
Galvatron: pass
Cryotek: fail
Swindle: fail
Swerve: pass
Override GTO: pass
Golden Age Vector Prime: pass
Smolescreen (crosswise): pass
Ransack GTO: pass


In several words:

Skyshadow: The new darker colors are good, but the mold was strickly average to begin with, and the original colors were plenty good enough on Jetfire. Nothing compels me to buy it.

Repugnus: A great example of a new color scheme and the old color scheme working together. The old Undermine green still looks great and does not get obsoleted by Repugnus, but at the same time Repugnus looks fantastic in his own right and is more than happy to share the shelf with his green comrade. It's also a basic, so repaint sticker shock isn't so much a factor.

Galaxy Force Prime: I'm on the fence with him, but damn the new colors, while subtlely different, are just so much better then the first attempt. He's too big and too expensive to own both, so the original may be sold.

Cannonball: He's just too goofy, esspecially with the lightbar. On top of that the brown plastic looks horrible.

Exillion: Here's a case of the new color scheme totally crushing the old colors into obsolete-ness. You'll never think of the blue guy again. In fact, the blue guy should have never been released. The mold was made for these colors, Hotrod homage or not.

Galvatron: Same deal as Excillion. Crushes Megatron by a large margin and should have been the first and only colors.

Cryotek: Another expensive and average mold gets another so-so repaint. Like Skyshadow, there's nothing here to compel me to buy this over the red one.

Swindle: The colors may be a huge improvement, but the mold just does nothing for me. It's like, if you already own Energon Sledge, what's the point?

Swerve: Colors improve on the original by a great deal. Basic mold neither takes up toy funds nor shelf space. It's a go.

Override GTO: I really don't like the mold at all, but the colors are just so much better than the original I can't help but say it's a sucsessful repaint.

Golden Age Vector Prime: Vector Prime is my favorite Cybertron mold. Period. If the golden guy we saw earlier does indeed surface on shelves, he will be snapped up fast by me. Total baddass.

Smolescreen (crosswise): Yes, the Smokescreen colors look a little wonky on this mold, and yes I think the mold's a better bluestreak, but the mold is so great and the homage is so well done it's hard to say no.

Ransack GTO: The Oakland A's get their own transformer. Good for them.  

 

excellion is awesome!!

 

I think the Cybertron repaints are doing pretty well. I'm not buying into many of them myself, but the ones that cross my path are more than likely getting bought. I quite like the idea behind Sky Shadow, I've got a nice post-series 'fic idea waiting to happen with that guy.

 

Personally, I've bought every repaint I've seen. I got Sky Shadow because Jetfire is one of my favorite molds from this series. Swindle is nice, as I already liked Hardtop. I don't even refer to Galvatron by that name. I have Megatron, then I call him Master Megatron as a power-up.

Optimus Prime might be the only repaint I skip. I love the toy, but the paint doesn't seem different enough. May skip Vector Prime, may not.

And Cannonball has so much personality, I couldn't help but get him.

 

Arrrr... Cannonball be's a good repaint. It is a little goofy, but the fact that he's a pirate makes up for it.

Repugnus.. you can paint him pretty, but its still a lame mold. Galaxy Force Prime.. Hasbro could have done so much more than switch the blue to black.

I'm not about to pass judgement on Cryotek and Golden Age Vector Prime until I see them in person.

 

This has to be the one line since Beast Wars were I actually haven't been complaining about repaints, to be honest I'm glade were getting so many, more I say  

What's especially great about the Cybertron and GF repaints is 99% of them are on equal or greater greatness with there original counterparts. For me its because of this is, is why the line just ranks so high in my books as not only are the toys themselves great were getting some great repaints and even retools in the process.

My fav repaints thus far are:

- Dark Crumlezone
- Galvatron (love this toy)
- GF Soundblaster
- GT Ransack (cant wait)
- Excillion

Not to mention I got GF Production Noisemaze on pre-order and I cant wait for that repaint, lets hope Hasbro does one of Sideways as well  

But ya Cyb repaints so far=rules  

 

Rather than just pass 'n fail, I'll give them actual grades in terms of their paint jobs:

Brushguard: B-
Skyshadow: A+
Repugnus: B+
Galaxy Force Prime: A- if taken by itself, D+ when you consider how similar he is to the original Cybertron Prime
Cannonball: Big FAT A+
Excellion: A
Galvatron: Big FAT A+
Cryo-Scourge: Big FAT A+
Swindle: C+
Swerve: A-
Override GTS: B
Golden Vector Prime: A+
Smokescreen: B-
Ransack GTS: A
Dark Crumplezone: Big FAT A+

 

I like em. Recommended. Smooth transaction. A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A

 

I bought/will buy:
Swerve and Clocker
Excellion and HotShot
LeoBreaker and Nemesis Breaker
Ransack and Ransack GT

Dark Crumplezone instead of Crumplezone
Galvatron instead of Megatron
Swindle instead of Hardtop
Sky Shadow instead of JetFire

Red Alert but not Canonball
Thundercracker but not Skywarp
Optimus but not GF Optimus
Scourge but not CryoScourge
Vector Prime but not Gold Vector Prime
Crosswise but not Smokescreen

 

The repaints have been really good this time around. I'm trying not to buy too many though, but they are pretty cool.
So far I have-
Excellion
Repugnus
Nemesis Breaker
Galvatron
Dark Crumplezone
blue and yellow Rumbles
Soundblaster
Dark Nitro Convoy
Dark Scorponok
Dark Fang Wolf

I'm trying not to buy too many others though unless they're show characters. Definitely getting Crytoek, and the Ransack GTS is tempting. I would get Override GTS since it looks better but I want the more show accurate version.

 

Brushguard: meh
Skyshadow: yay
Repugnus: meh
Galaxy Force Prime: meh
Cannonball: boo!
Excellion: yay!
Galvatron: yay!
Cryo-Scourge: yay
Swindle: meh
Swerve: meh
Override GTS: yay
Golden Vector Prime: meh
Smokescreen: boo!
Ransack GTS: yay
Dark Crumplezone: yay!
Dark Nitro: yay!
Darkwolf: yay!
Soundblaster: meh
NemesisBreaker: meh
Dark Scorponok: meh

 

Well I generally like repaints, not that I buy everything, but I like them because I get to pick the colour scheme I prefer.

Having said that Cybertron repaints are especially nice. I really like Cannonball (I don't have him yet, though), because he's so different.

 

I bought/will buy at full price:
Red Alert and Cannonball (can't resist the pirate!)

Repaints I'll buy if I see on clearance/ 2 packs, as I already own the mold:
Excellion, Swerve, Nemesis Breaker, Ransack, Dark Crumplezone, CryoScourge, Repugnus

Repaints from other lines I bought/ will buy:
Buzzsaw (didn't have original), Blurr (ditto), Runamuck (ditto ditto), Star Saber/ SWAT team minicons, Cybertron Bendy Prime

Repaints that will stay on the shelf:
Longrack, Street Speed minicons, Dark Scorpy, Override GTS, Megatron, GF Optimus, Sky Shadow, Gold VP, Skywarp, Swindle, Overhaul, other minicon sets, Smokescreen.

Repaints I hope Hasbro makes:
Soundblaster, Noisemaze, Armorhide, Downshift.

-Tony!

 

the only repaint I am STILL kicking around Is galvatron. It is SO much better then Megatron. Would it be unethical to exchange Megatron for Galvatron? He is still sealed.

 

Put me down for loving Cannonball. I wasn't gonna buy him til I saw him in the store. Couldn't resist the pirate goodness. *points to quote in sig*

 

I'll get them all, but so far the only one I think is a total waste is Cannonball, with Override GTS a close second.

As far as good ones go, high marks to Skyshadow, Repugnus, Excellion, Swindle, Swerve, and the upcoming Vector Prime.

 

Yarh matey, you'll walk the plank fer that one! *points to sig quote again*  

We really need a pirate emoticon.  

 

 
I turned sigs on for a moment just so I could see it! Hopefully you can add this guy to your collection as well, if you haven't already!

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I definitely think hasbro stepped things up a notch with the repaints in this line. I usually skip repaints so I really have to like a repaint a lot for me to get it (or find them really cheap during a sale ). So I'm just going to list all of the repaints and say whether I bought them or not.

Brushguard: Bought (Hate the mold...worst in the line IMO... but got it during TRU christmas sale...plus I like having more decepticons)
Skyshadow: Bought (The mold is average at best but once again, more Decepticons= awesome...plus I do like the colors)
Repugnus: Didn't get (Looks 'meh' to me, maybe I'll buy it if I find it clearenced off)
Galaxy Force Prime: Not going to get. (Too expensive)
Cannonball: Bought. (Pretty ******ed concept, but again, it's another Decepticon and I like the mold)
Excellion: Didn't get (The mold is great but I'm not into Hot Rod repaints)
Galvatron: Bought (and left MIB...best Galvatron repaint ever, simply gorgeous)
Cryo-Scourge: Not going to Get (not a huge fan of the mold)
Swindle: Bought (During the TRU sale)
Swerve: Bought (During the TRU sale)
Override GTS: Didn't get (mold doesn't deserve a second purchase)
Golden Vector Prime: Doubt I'll get, unless on clearence
Smokescreen: Won't be getting it (great mold, but I'm not going to get it again just because of the homage)
Ransack GTS: Doubt I'll get (love the mold, colors are decent, might get if I find it on clearence)
Dark Crumplezone: Didn't get (looks great, just doesn't interest me much)
NemesisBreaker: Will definitely get (crappy mold, but the colors are awesome, love the 'biohazard' Dcon sigil, and it will look great combined with galvatron if I ever take it out of the package)
Dark Scorponok: Bought (During the TRU sale)