(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 X-Brawn Spychanger. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the X-Brawn Spychanger here.)

    Hoist is less of a faithful re-creation of his G1 self in vehicle mode than most of the other G1 Spychangers, but there's still some unmistakable nods given. He still has the same general color scheme- green and black, with some orange used for the rear- and he has the same black-and-yellow stripe running down his sides that the G1 toy did. He's not a tow truck, though, but rather a SUV- not too much of a stretch, as they're still both rough-and-tough vehicles, but they're different vehicle nonetheless. Hoist's stripes are not actually paint apps, but pre-applied stickers, and given that they're rather hard to apply effectively in a straight line due to the various mold details, they end up being applied slightly crookedly, which ruins the effect a little. Hoist's robot mode is more of a result of his car mode coloration than an actual homage to G1 Hoist, and it looks absolutely nothinng like its predecessor in anything but color scheme. Even the paint apps are the same color as Spychanger X-Brawn's- and although they look good on Hoist, I would have preferred them to be different colors to spice things up a little. But Hoist still has an amazing variety of colors for such a small toy.
    No mold changes have been made to Hoist.
    Hoist's vehicle mode is an A+ effort, and looks very nice. It seems the designer skimped out a bit on the robot mode, but it still looks nice, and I'd recommend it over the milky-gray X-Brawn spychanger, just because it's more interesting to look at.

Review by Beastbot

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