(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 Cannon Blast Ironhide. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Cannon Blast Ironhide here.)

    Ironhide's new deco takes on a more "G1-y" feel, but it's not just red. He's also got a substantial amount of charcoal gray on him in addition, which really helps to break up the toy and keep it from being just a red-and-some-black scheme. However, that's not all; Cannon Force Ironhide also has a pretty neat symbol on his hood-- an Autobot symbol with a sword through it and feathers on the side, inside a black triangle. It's a pretty darned cool emblem, nad definitely gives his vehicle mode a bit more of a military feel even if it's hardly a military vehicle. The metallic bronze used for his windows is also a very nice, attractive shade and matches well with the red. And as if THIS all wasn't enough, he's got some nice "mud splatter" brown paint masks down the side of his vehicle mode. A dull, one-color toy this guy ain't. Finally, he's additionally got some nice fade patterns on some of his robot parts, such as some bronze on the sides of his head and some silver fade on his legs to make him look a bit "battle-tested" and "worn". The only thing I'm not fond of regarding his color scheme is his sky-blue missile-- it just doesn't fit with the rest of him.
    No mold changes have been made to Cannon Force Ironhide.
    Cannon Force Ironhide isn't just a slavish G1 redeco "for the sake of it", but rather has quite a few other colors-- and some nice paint apps, such as his "mud spray" and the emblem on his roof-- that make him worth a second glance if you're looking to get an Ironhide toy for a youngin' and don't particularly care about movie color accuracy. I'd definitely recommend it over his traditional color scheme, not because it's G1, but because's there's a lot of paint apps on there and it's just well-done. Unfortunately, the mold itself makes it a difficult recommendation for anyone who isn't so young they still have difficulty transforming "mainline" TFs.

Review by Beastbot

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