(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 SWTF Captain Rex. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original SWTF Captain Rex here.)

    Like many SWTFs, Clone Captain Keeli's main colors remain a light bluish gray and white, even though it's a redeco of a toy that was also primarily those colors. They do tend to be the standard colors of Star Wars vehicles, after all. However, there are a few pretty noticeable differences on Keeli here when compared to Rex, the most obvious being the forest green adorning most of his AT-TE mode. This particular shade of green is VERY striking, and gives a lot of visual pop to the alt mode that Rex didn't quite have. Unfortunately, it isn't nearly as prevalent in mech mode, but the intricate paint details on the mask look REALLY cool, and appear to take their cues from a cheetah or perhaps tiger. The half gray/half dull red paint apps on the chest also look pretty neat, and the other bits of dull red and black on Keeli's mech mode help to break up the colors some from all that gray and white-- though it's not nearly as successful as the vehicle mode's green.
    No mold changes have been made to Clone Captain Keeli.
    Clone Captain Keeli has a really nice, attractive shade of green adorning his AT-TE mode, and some really cool paint apps on his head (and to a lesser extent, his chest)-- plus, the mold itself is above-average for Star Wars Transformer. Mildly recommended if you like this and don't have the AT-TE version of Captain Rex (I'd recommend this version slightly over Rex)-- but if you already have the mold, Keeli isn't really different enough for a purchase from all but the most hardcore collectors.

Review by Beastbot

(Pictures from Hasbro.)

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