Bandit Lockdown (Activator)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Black, dark blue, and some metallic gunmetal gray, metallic greenish teal, light red, white, and and dull metallic rusty reddish brown
Rating: 6.6

(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 original Activator Lockdown. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Activator Lockdown here.)

    Bandit Lockdown isn't just a random redeco, he's a bit of an homage to Cybertron Cannonball. The kooky skeleton graffiti paint apps in vehicle mode are the main clue-- and may I just say they look awesome?-- and in robot mode, he also has his left optic "blacked out" by a paint app so as to make it sorta look like an eye patch or injury. They're great touches on a repaint, and gives it that extra amount of inherent personality to make it pop. Lockdown still keeps his trademark black for most of his plastic parts, but the other main color is now a dark blue, which may not contrast as well with the black as the original's light green did, but it still looks good. Lockdown has plenty of lighter paint apps to help with contrast, including a nice light red down his torso and some REALLY nice-looking metallic greenish teal used for his windows-- this makes him look particularly good in vehicle mode. He also some worn-looking rusty red on his chest and part of his engine, as well as a very cool spray paint-app down the front bumpers to make them look worn. His face and engine have also been darkened somewhat from silver to a gunmetal gray, and it works given the overall darker color scheme.
    No mold changes have been made to Bandit Lockdown-- it still has a bit of a problem staying together in vehicle mode, unfortunately.
    Bandit Lockdown is a fantastic redeco, not only being an homage to one of the greatest repaints ever but also just looking really interesting on his own with a worn, "pirate-y" color scheme and some really nice paint apps, particularly in vehicle mode. It's better than the original color scheme, and it's a shame this is on the medicore-at-best Activator mold-- I'd have liked to see these colors on the mainline deluxe.


Bandit Lockdown Character Bio:
Lockdown knows that if he can strike fear into the Spark of his target, he has won the battle before it even begins. That's the origin of his new paint job. He wants his prey to know he's coming, and that there's nothing they can do to stop him.

Review by Beastbot

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