(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 SWTF Obi-Wan Kenobi. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of SWTF Obi-Wan Kenobi here.)

    This version of Darth Vader is the third use of the Jedi Starfighter mold in less than a year-- a bit overkill, if you ask me. Still, overall, this new paint job looks great-- the black and gray may not normally be the most eye-catching of colors, and to be fair there isn't much contrast at all to this paint job, However, the many black paint apps on the dark gray really help to break up the usage of the two colors a lot, so that there isn't too much of any one color on any part of the figure. The lighter gray panels on the wings with their "worn" paint apps also look great, as well. The silver used on the R2 unit and the cockpit also contrast very nicely against the silver and black, and the red serves as a nice "evil" accent color here and there.]
    Two mold changes have been made to the figure for Darth Vader-- a miniature Vader pilot figure comes with the toy to fit inside the cockpit, and the Mech mode head has been changed to resemble Vader's as well. The new head mold is definitely off, however-- the red, bulbous eyes look really weird on Darth's otherwise menacing face, and are too high up. In addition, the head is a bit too skinny as well.
    The Starfighter Darth Vader figure is the best version of the mold yet, with a great color scheme for a Star Wars Transformer and more than enough paint apps to go around. The only part of the figure that's inferior to the previous two versions is the head, which is oddly proportioned.

Review by Beastbot

(Toy pictures taken from www.hasbro.com/starwars.)

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