(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 the Universe 2.0 Legends class Hound figure. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the Universe 2.0 Legends class Hound figure here.)

    "Tracker" Hound's color scheme replaces his signature green color scheme with a primarily black scheme. (I guess that's supposed to be for stealth to help him track, or something.) Usually I tend to like color schemes that have black as a major part of them; however, the key word there is a major part. There needs to be another major high-contrast color to help make the color scheme pop. The metallic gunmetal gray paint used on a fair amount of Tracker Hound-- from his front grill to his back area to his windshield-- is a pretty nice shade of the color, but it keeps the overall feeling pretty monochrome. Thankfully, there's a nice gold stripe going around the vehicle mode (and a bit on his waist in robot mode) that keeps him from being completely one-tone, but it's just a few paint apps, and far more of an accent than any sort of major color. As such, Tracker Hound comes up looking a little more boring than he otherwise would have been, particularly since ALL of his plastic is black, with the other colors just being paint.
    No mold changes have been made to Tracker Hound.
    Tracker Hound is an okay "stealth" redeco, but without any major contrast color against the black, he ends up being a bit monotonous and dull. It's not a bad color scheme by any means-- nothing clashes-- but I'd recommend the original Hound color scheme over this one.

Review by Beastbot

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