(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 Autobot Alliance Turbo Tracks. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Autobot Alliance Turbo Tracks here.)

    "Over-Run" is actually a direct update to G1 Runabout, so named differently because of copyright issues. Appropriately, he uses the same base mold as his fellow Battlecharger exclusive Runamuck (though you have to pay in addition to membership to get this guy; a bit of business savvy, there). Just like his G1 self, Over-Run/Runabout's main colors are black and light gray, with a pretty good amount of red in there too so he's not so monochrome. The black is a particularly nice shade of the color, having enough glittery stuff in the mix where it looks like the finish to a "real" black car, as opposed to simply flat black plastic. The light gray is blah and boring, but at least it's only visible in robot mode. The red, now-- it's a plain shade of red, but it goes DARNED well with the black and other various paint accents on Over-Run (such as the white rims and silver headlights). I know, I know, black and red is hardly an original color scheme by this point, but it looks so great I'm certainly not complaining. The two stripes down the middle of the car mode and the bits on the front bumper look particularly good. Over-Run's transparent plastic is a really evil-looking shade of red to boot, though it does clash with the noticeably lighter red paint used on his rear window details. Over-Run has a G1-style allegiance "rub" symbol in the middle of his roof.
    As with Runamuck, Over-Run has all the mold changes made to this mold for Generations Wheeljack, along with a headsculpt he and Runamuck share. It's a pretty good headsculpt and is faithful to the original toy design while updating it a bit with more details. It's a bit skinny from a sideview, but that's the only real complaint I have against it.
    TFCC Over-Run gives this great mold the best color scheme it has in the "Wheeljack configuration", with some really dynamic red stripes down the vehicle mode, a really nice shade of black, and it just generally screams "bad guy". Recommended if you're in the market for high-dollar exclusives.

Review by Beastbot

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