(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 Universe 2.0 Inferno. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Universe 2.0 Inferno here.)

    Hot Spot gets updated in a non-combining form, though they picked a spot-on vehicle mode for him. Even better, the baby/light blue that makes up most of Hot Spot's color scheme looks VERY nice and is quite attractive. There's a fair number of black parts too like his windows, feet, gun, and wheels to provide a nice dark contast color against the blue. Which is good-- all that baby blue by itself would've looked a tad loud for a Transformer. Having the windows painted black, unfortunately, means that you can't see the seats inside, but I think the solid black windows look better against the blue than any transparent color would have, and makes his chest look more "solid" in robot mode. There's also some dark brownish gray used for a few parts like his upper legs and front bumper-- I wish this had been a straighter black, but it still works decent enough with the other colors. And speaking of other colors, Hot Spot has PLENTY as accents; the red sirens, the "fireball" emblems on the sides, several details painted silver on his sides and front bumper, his headlights being colored two different colors (that are used nowhere else on the toy); this is most definitely NOT a toy that looks boring, particularly in vehicle mode-- admittedly a few more paint apps on his appendages in robot mode would've broken up all that blue better. Plus, none of the colors (even the tiniest accents) clash, which is awesome.
    Hot Spot gets a new headsculpt for the mold, very much inspired by his G1 head but a bit more angular and modern-looking, with a determined look to him. The faceplate, red eyes, and black helmet look quite good, and the sculpt is crisp-- no complaints here. Other than the headsculpt though, Hot Spot doesn't have any mold changes when compared to Universe 2.0 Inferno.
    "GDO" Generations Hot Spot takes a great mold and gives it a fantastic, eye-catching color scheme with a ton of paint apps to make him anything but dull-looking. True, he has had a combining version of him come out now, but I honestly think the color deco and vehicle mode of this release look better. If the inability to combine doesn't bother you, I'd highly recommend this toy-- it's my favorite deco job out of all the uses this mold has gotten.

Review by Beastbot

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