The Vehicons' alternate mode of a stylized, Batmobile-esque car makes its transition very well to this small Legion-class scale, with the proportions being pretty spot-on to how they appear in the show (though the rear spoiler is just a tad oversized). The usual Prime-style mold detailing of having mostly sparse detailing with a few very intricate parts (like the front grill) is just as evident on this figure as on most other Prime figures, and works quite well with this slick of an alt mode. The paint detailing is also fairly well-done in this mode as well, with all the windows painted a nice silver that contrasts extremely well with the predominant color of a very dark-- almost black-- shade of purple. The headlights are silver, and some nicely painted light purple "streaks" behind said headlights look very nice against the dark purple too. Unfortunately, this Vehicon doesn't have the little light purple lines on his grill, which make all the molded detail there a lot harder to make out. Nothing on his back end is painted here either, though this is because of the only noticeable issue I have with this mode-- the Vehicon's feet just stick out the back end. Not VERY far, but far enough where they're quite obvious from a side view, and even moreso from a rear-oriented view. The feet are gray, too, making them stick out that much more. For a weapon, the Vehicon comes with the standard Cyberverse-scaled light purple Decepticon blaster weapon, which was pretty much made for this mold, as it looks pretty similar to how the Vehicons' arms look when they convert them to weapon mode in the show. There's a hole for it (and other Cyberverse-scaled weapons) in the middle of the front hood of the car, as well as a hole for it on the side of each car door.
    The transformation to the Vehicon's robot mode is remarkably simple, even for a Legion-class toy. You open up the hood, fold the head out, close it shut, and then just separate out the arms and then the legs from the sides. Voila, robot mode! On the plus side, the bit of hood over the Vehicon's head makes him look more hunchbacked then he otherwise would have, and the gray legs break up his colors a bit, even if the gray itself is a rather dull shade. The mold detailing on his legs, chest, and head are also excellently done, with the latter two having nicely painted silver details to help bring out said detailing, and a nice red strip of paint across the visor on the head. However, the roof of the car mode does stick out rather blatantly from behind the back of the Vehicon in this mode, somewhat ruining what would be a show-accurate lithe look otherwise. His arms-- which, as usual for car Legion-class toys, are formed from the sides of his car mode-- are also a bit two-dimensional even for a Vehicon's arms, and worse, they have very unsightly chunks of the spoiler hanging off them a little behind the hands, which can impede movement a little. However, speaking of movement, the Vehicon is a bit above-average for a Legion-class toy here; he can move at the shoulders (at two points), hips, knees, and slightly up-and-down at the head due to its transformation joint. Having knees on a Legion toy is always appreciated, and combined with the nice shoulder movement, gives the Vehicon a decent number of unique poses for a Cyberverse figure. Both of his hands have been molded to hold his blaster weapon.
    The Cyberverse-scaled Vehicon toy has a pretty nice car mode and a good number of paint apps (with some obvious robot feet), though his robot mode fares a bit less positively with some hunks of his car mode behind his back and arms ruining his sleek silhouette a bit. Still, he's certainly not a bad toy, and given the super-simple transformation and cheap pricepoint, this makes this release of the Vehicon ideal for all you troop builders out there.

Review by Beastbot

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