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

    Bluestreak-- as you'd expect-- takes his colors and look fairly strictly from his G1 version. His primary color is a dull milky gray here-- he's not coated in silver paint, unfortunately-- but it doesn't look outright blah, like most light gray plastic does on Transformers. It's a bit duller and has a certain "gleam" to it that's not metallic-- it's a bit hard to explain if you can't see it in person, but it does look alright. A large patch of dark gray covers much of his vehicle mode, which, along with the duller silvery-blue windows, means that you don't find much contrast in that mode, though at least the two shades of gray complement each other. In robot mode, he gets more interesting-looking, with the light red paint on his headcrest and upper legs really contrasting nicely with the otherwise monochrome color scheme and drawing the eyes. Having his head and lower arms painted helps break up all the milky gray plastic as well, though there's more dark gray plastic visible in this mode, which-- though G1-accurate-- just doesn't look as good as the red. He's generally well-covered in these paint apps, but a few spots in his vehicle mode that I would consider "essential" are unpainted-- namely, his headlights, tailights, and front grill, which is unfortunate.
    Bluestreak has a few mold changes when compared to Prowl. First, Prowl's siren has been removed and replaced with a piece that fits in with the rest of Bluestreak's roof-- as is the case with pretty much all of the Prowl-to-Bluestreak redecos. However, Bluestreak also comes with his signature gun, unlike Prowl-- a definite plus, as it's always nice to give these little guys their own weapons. The mold's hands have been redone so that Bluestreak can carry this or any other Cyberverse-compatible weapon in robot mode, and little holes have also been made on the sides of the car doors so that he can hold the weapon on one side in that mode, as well.
    "GDO" Bluestreak is pretty much a no-brainer of a redeco. I wish his light red was a bit more prevalent-- particularly in vehicle mode, G1-accurate or not-- as his vehicle mode doesn't have enough visual interest behind it and is lacking a few minor paint apps, in my opinion. I think Prowl's vehicle mode color-wise looks a bit better than Bluestreak's, but in turn I think Bluestreak's robot mode looks a bit better than Prowl's. What puts Bluestreak over the "edge" when comparing the two in terms of his overall rating is his addition of a gun accessory, which Prowl did not have. If you like Legion-class toys, this is a recommended purchase-- it's a decent redeco of a better-than-average Legion mold, if not at all surprising or intuitive.

Review by Beastbot

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