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

    Bonecrusher's color scheme is fitting for a construction vehicle, I'll at least give him that. However, that doesn't mean it looks good. The brown itself, along with the minor colors like metallic gunmetal gray and bronze, I have no problems with. The yellow, though, I have a big problem with-- it's a gaudy, glossy shade of yellow, and really does not serve to make the figure look appetizing at all. Plus, most of the yellow paint apps seem to just almost coat an entire plastic piece instead of actually being good paint detailing-- like on his legs on the inside of his shovel, for example. Sledge had some really good detailing, like the pipes in the middle of his legs, but now it's all just one big blob of yellow paint. So even though Bonecrusher has the same number of, if not more, paint apps than his predecessor, he looks sloppier than Sledge does. The gray I don't have as big a problem with as the yellow, but it is a somewhat ugly shade of gray, as it's halfway between gray and tan, and without any color wash to make it look faded or anything, it doesn't come off looking very appetizing. The transparent blue Energon parts also tend to clash with the gray and brown colors, as well.
    No mold changes have been made to Bonecrusher, although he does have a new blue Powerlinx symbol on the inside of his shovel, whereas most of the Sledges had no such symbol.
    Bonecrusher is still a good mold, but his color scheme could have been much, much better. The gray and the yellow just do not work with this toy. So I'd easily recommend Sledge over this guy, if you only want one of the mold.

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