(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 Alternator Hound. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Alternator Hound here.)

    Swindle is still a Jeep Wrangler, just like Hound, but a few mold changes have been made to help differentiate the two. The tires in vehicle mode are even bigger on Swindle than on Hound, so you really get the feeling that Swindle can cross mountains if he wanted to with those honkers. He also has an extra grill across his front, which helps to give off the "even tougher than Hound" look. Like on all Alternator remolds, the robot head has also been completely changed. Like on Alternator Dead End, it looks like Swindle's head was originally supposed to be another Autobot character's-- in this case, Trailbreaker's. However, UNlike on Dead End, Trailbreaker's head is close enough in design to G1 Swindle's that you can ignore the minor differences in the overall structure. As for the color scheme, yellow and black isn't BAD, but I think that Hound's metallic dark green is just a lot more fitting for a rough-n-tumble vehicle than yellow. But at least the yellow's a dull yellow, and not a really bright one. There's also several secondary colors on Swindle that help to complement these two main colors, such as purple and silver. Plus, purple helps to make Swindle look a little more Decepticon-y in appearance.
    Swindle is a pretty good remold-- I like the head design, the grill, and the larger tires. But dull yellow just doesn't look as good as Hound's green did-- so I'd have to recommend Hound over this guy.

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