Just like the other 2014 Beast Hunters deluxes, Smokescreen is an upsized version of his earlier Legion-class mold, with a few minor changes made to ensure better stability at a larger size. Thus, even though this is technically a new mold, for a full review on the general design itself, see the linked review for that earlier toy. Smokescreen takes the deluxe up-scale reasonably well in vehicle mode, though even for a sleek sportscar he appears a bit under-detailed in this mode in terms of the mold. At least it's a solid looking alt mode, though, and he does have three ports for 5mm weapons-- one on each side in front of the rear tire, and on the top of his hood. In robot mode is where the over-simplification becomes a bit of an eyesore, particularly in regards to how stiff he looks. The ball joints at the shoulders and hips have been reworked; each of those two joints is now a two-part friction joint which allows for more-or-less the same range of movement. That said, given the design there's no reason he couldn't have had elbows and/or knees added as well, which is a bummer. The gap in between his feet and heels was already not a positive thing on his Legion class toy, and here it's positively an eyesore. However, the simplified chest design does actually look better overall at this size than on his original deluxe Beast Hunters toy, which I suppose I can chalk up to the latter having a completely fake, overly flat chest. Another few unexpected positives are that Smokescreen's rather intricate mold detailng on his legs and arms still holds up pretty well, though his headsculpt could stand to be a bit more defined. Due to the larger size, the shoulders actually peg into their grooves better on this toy compared to the Legion class mold as well, which is a significant plus. For weapons Smokescreen comes with two rather rad axe weapons-- with their pseudo-medieval look, they fit right with the Beast Hunters line, and in car mode can he mounted like gun-weapons, which is a nice little touch.
    Smokescreen sticks with his same general colors as on the original deluxe, thankfully not using the inaccurate gray of his original Legion class toy. The blue used looks better than on the original deluxe, being a bit darker and contrasting with the pure white conisderably better. The tan weapons also go well with the white, and the black wheels and paint on the windows, waist, and knees also serve as excellent contrast colors. The checkered "38" pattern on the doors is intact and looks great, and the orangish yellow color for the headlights pops as well. His robot legs and arms could still use a little more paint, but overall the color scheme is one of the few areas where I'd say this toy surpasses the original deluxe Smokescreen, in my opinion.
    Smokescreen's Legion class toy makes a better transition to deluxe size than you think it would, with a nice-looking main body, few overly cumbersome extras in his robot mode (feet bits being the only major ones), and a color scheme that actually is more eye-catching than on his original Beast Hunters deluxe version. That said, his mold detailing is too simplistic for deluxe class-- particularly in vehicle mode-- and he suffers from the same very limited poseability that the other 2014 upsized deluxes have. Recommended for a young 'un who wants a larger Smokescreen toy or if you absolutely do not want a Smokescreen with any Beast Hunters armor; otherwise, get the original deluxe version of this design instead. (This is especially the case since this version was not released in the U.S., and is thus rarer and generally more expensive to acquire.)
 

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