(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 original Marvel TF Captain America. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Marvel TF Iron Man Captain America here.)

    Of all the Iron Man 2 "Concept Series" Transformer Crossovers, this version is the only one that sports remolding. Instead of Cap's shield that doubles as a "spare tire" in vehicle mode, Iron Man has a roof-mounted machine gun weapon that can pivot from side-to-side, and which can also be held in mech mode. In addition to this, the piece on top of the chest has Iron Man's signature triangular "power core" design, as opposed to Captain America's patriotic star (the stars still exist in the middle of the wheel spokes, however, as a faint hint at who this mold orignally was). The head mold has, of course, also been changed to Iron Man's, but what's odd is that it seems to have been carried straight over from the original Iron Man jet mold. Normally that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, but on this mold it looks too small-- it should have been changed slightly proportionally to fit in better. As for the color scheme, it's what you'd expect from an Iron Man toy-- primarily red and yellow, with a bit of white and black to serve as accent colors. I'm still not fond of how "primary" that yellow is-- I wish it was a bit duller, more golden of a shade. The red is darker than on most of the earlier Iron Man TF Crossover toys, though, which I consider a plus. The metallic gunmetal gray used for painting the windows is also a pretty nice, fitting shade and contrasts quite well with the surrounding red. I'm not sure why light red paint apps were wasted on the taillights, however-- it almost completely blends in with the red plastic, and I would've preferred some more gray or white detailing on the vehicle mode, which desperately needs some paint on the armor paneling.
    The humvee Iron Man remold works surprisingly well for the character, and the new weapon is pretty cool (though not quite as cool as Cap's shield). The new head is definitely out-of-proportion with the red of the body, however, and though you get a pretty big toy for your money, it really needs some more paint apps in vehicle mode. I'd recommend this version of the mold slightly over Captain America, if only because the colors fit together better on the vehicle mode here.

Review by Beastbot

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