Lugnut (Atomic)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Voyager
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Light dull slightly greenish blue, bluish black, and some pale dull red, white, black, transparent tinted plastic, pale yellow, dull yellowish pea green, and light red
Rating: 7.6

(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 Animated Voyager Lugnut. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Animated Voyager Lugnut here.)

    Lugnut's new "atomic" color scheme is actually, for the most part, more realistic than his original scheme. I mean, how many purple-and-teal bombers have you seen flying around? Atomic Lugnut's primary color scheme is a mix of a very dark bluish black and pale light blue. Those colors are certainly much closer to what you'd expect to find on an aircraft. However, Lugnut certainly has some "atomic" coloring to him-- namely, the yellowish-green that has a very "nuclear" feeling to it that is used for his tail fins, cockpit/chest, and robot head. He's also got some yellow "danger" stripes on his bomb-fists and some spiffy red line detailing on his rear end and on his wings. Of course, one of the most obvious new paint apps are the "shark mouth" decos around the nose and sides of his cockpit, which look mighty nice. He's also got a "nuclear symbol" deco on the back end of the plane. By now it should be obvious that Atomic Lugnut is hardly bereft of paint apps-- he's got quite a few, and definitely doesn't look boring, particularly in vehicle mode (in robot mode his legs are paint-less). However, it seems like Hasbro couldn't decided what they wanted-- a more realistic-looking deco with stylized military markings like the shark-mouth or a green nuclear-themed deco. It's sorta-half and half, to the point where the green sticks out a little, and in the bad way. Used to a fuller extent, I think the green-- particularly if the transparent plastic had been light green-- could've worked, but with this particular shade you better go all the way or don't bother.
    No mold changes have been made to Atomic Lugnut.
    Atomic Lugnut has a lot of really cool paint apps, and his color scheme isn't outright bad per se, but he seems a bit mismatched, being partially a stylized, more realistic military deco and partially a cartoony green nuclear deco. The green just doesn't work all that well with the other colors, though otherwise he looks pretty nice. I'd recommend the original Lugnut's paint job over this guy's, though.


Atomic Lugnut Bio:
DECEPTICON THUG
"For the glory of Megatron!"
Exposed to malfunctioning experimental power reactors at a remote Sumdac factory, Lugnut absorbs more power than he can handle. Now, atomic energy spills from the cracks in his armor, and shines from his eye. His power mace thunders with the might of an exploding sun, while nuclear fire crackles along the edges of the footprints he leaves behind. He's not just a danger to the Autobots-- he's a threat to Earth itself!
GALACTIC POWERS AND ABILITIES:
- Fires atomic power blasts from his fists
- Whatever his mace hits explodes
- Radioactive aura shorts out human technology

Review by Beastbot

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