(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 RID2015 legion Optimus Prime toy. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original RID2015 legion Optimus Prime here.)

    Gotta get another Optimus Prime in this size class, so time to make him the "Blizzard Strike" color scheme that's taking the RID2015 figures by storm! Optimus' major colors are very similar to his major colors on his Warrior redeco, with a moderately dark "arctic-y" blue mostly on the cab section and the top of the trailer, and a dark navy blue on the trailer/leg section. The two colors complement each other pretty well, but the lighter shade of arctic blue could have stood to be a bit lighter for better contrast. A fairly dark milky brownish gray is also used for Optimus' wheels as well as some connector bits, like his waist, hips, and the sides of his robot chest. Honestly this is a pretty ugly color-- dark gray by itself I don't mind, but the brown mixed in with this just looks rather ugly, like it's just a mix of bunch of dark plastic colors. I GUESS for the wheels you could say it's like the wheels are covered in ashy slush similar to that on the sides of roadways in the winter, but it's still just not that great of a color and isn't light enough to contrast with the blues, either. I do quite like the white paint on the upper legs and shoulders which provides some excellent contrast in robot mode, and there's a bit of silver on the robot faceplate. There's also some dark blue paint on the sides of the arms, and some arctic blue paint on the knees. This helps a bit when it comes to keeping the toy from having too large of an area of just one shade, but the two colors again just don't contrast against each other enough to look interesting.
    No mold changes have been made to legion Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime.
    The legion class version of Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime is pretty dull, overall. He definitely looks arctic-y with his two main shades of blue, but they should've been had better contrast between them. The brownish gray is blah, and the only highlights of the scheme are the nice white bits in robot mode and the silver on the faceplate. Out of the three releases of this mold, this is my least favorite.
 

Review by Beastbot

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