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

    Divebomb's overall color scheme is based off of a particular kind of Russian jet-- hence the otherwise-odd yellow coloration with jagged brown stripes all over his vehicle mode. At first I thought Divebomb's color scheme was overly loud (and still do), but the fact that it's realistic justifies the color scheme a bit more in a line that aims at least a fair amount of realism. Overall though, I am really not a fan of Divebomb's color scheme. The brown is a fair contrast color against the yellow in vehicle mode, but it's practically nowhere in robot mode, and the light gray is really not a good contrasting color against the yellow at all. The dark gray does a fairly good job of it, but that shade's not used nearly enough on the toy to really help much. in that respect. Overall, Divebomb's just way too... bright. I do have to say that I like the transparent bluish green plastic used for his cockpit and optics, though-- it gives him a bit more individuality, and given his rather "toxic" existence mentioned in his bio, is kinda cool. Plus, it contrasts well with the yellow in the few places it's used.
    No mold changes have been made to Divebomb-- in fact, this mold is starting to degrade a little. The parts are even more loose than they were on the previous uses of this mold. Divebomb comes with a transparent purple Decepticon Cyber Key.
    Divebomb is a fairly loud, somewhat ugly repaint of one of the worst molds from the Cybertron line, though his deco in vehicle mode is at least somewhat interesting. Still, not really much here to recommend unless you're a completist.

Review by Beastbot

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