Rollbar's vehicle mode is a delivery truck-- something you don't see Transformers take alt modes of all that often. The proportions for this mode are pretty spot-on, with the exception of a few minor robot bits on the very rear end, but that's a small quibble at best. The gray plastic is fairly dull, but the dark blue works quite well with it, and there's enough paint apps to keep Rollbar's color scheme from getting outright boring. The windows are painted, as are the headlights, the bumper-- all the necessary details, plus a "red bull/star" logo which, combined with the color scheme, probably makes Rollbar some kind of generic Red Bull delivery truck, which is a nice touch. The silver Autobot symbol on the left side of the front area looks really random, though-- not only is it in an odd, very asymmetrical place, but it almost blends in completely with the surrounding gray... what's the point? The mold detailing is pretty sparse in this mode, especially for a movie toy, but given the alt mode it's at least fitting, even if it makes the mode look a little more "simple" than it otherwise would have.
    Rollbar's transformation is fairly innovative, particularly for his size class-- the way the back part of his vehicle mode folds up and around to become "fake windows" on his robot chest and how his real truck front goes behind his back is a pretty nice touch. Unfortunately, it doesn't save the robot mode from some rather clunky problems. First and foremost, there's almost entire halves of his vehicle mode hanging off his body behind his arms, which are definitely an eyesore (though at least they tab in securely to the main body-- and using the rear-view mirrors from vehicle mode as the tabs was a stroke of genius). His arms are also really wimpy, and are honestly a bit overshadowed by the aforementioned big hunks of vehicle mode hanging behind him. The legs, chest, and head all have great proportions, though, and excellent, highly-detailed mold sculpting. The head looks sort of like "Prime Jr." in a way, what with the familiar dark blue/silver/yellow coloration and the faceplate. One more color is introduced into the overall color scheme in this mode-- sky blue-- but it just doesn't work with this color scheme at all. It's way too light and random, and honestly looks prototype-ish in its coloration. There's also the continuation of the random Autobot symbol placement in this mode, what with Rollbar's allegiance symbol being on the side of his left leg. I guess he's not all that proud of his allegiance? As far as articulation goes, that's sadly Rollbar's second-biggest weakness next to his vehicle kibble-- he can move at the neck, shoulders (at two points), elbows, hips, and knees. That's not TOO bad in and of itself, especially given that most of those joints are ball joints, but yet again the vehicle kibble comes into play here. It prevents a lot of cool arm poses, given their inability to move back at the shoulders much, and trying to get his legs into his dynamic poses often fails because the kibble makes him rather back-heavy.
    RotF Rollbar is the weakest of the first-wave Scouts of the line. Although he has an excellent vehicle mode, two big pieces of his alt mode hanging off his robot mode present two big problems, both in terms of interfering with movement and just generally looking bad. His rather random sky blue plastic doesn't help much with his otherwise okay color scheme, either.

Review by Beastbot

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