Clone Pilot (Republic Gunship; "Clone Wars" Redeco)
Vehicle ModeMech Mode
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Off-white, dark navy blue, and some moderately blue, transparent plastic, black, yellowish-white, and dark red
Rating: 8.8

(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 SWTF Republic Gunship. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original SWTF Republic Gunship here.)

    Following the idea of the Clone Pilot ARC Fighter redeco, the redeco of the Republic Gunship has a similar "tiger shark"-style paint deco used on its vehicle mode. It looks really good in vehicle mode, as you'd expect-- the dark blue stripes really add some nice contrast to the mode, and the enlarged, cartoony, toothy "mouth" painted on the front of the vehicle also looks great, as well. There is substantially more white left on this redeco than on the ARC Fighter redeco, however, which I don't consider this QUITE as a good of a repaint, though still certainly eye-catching. The nearly-complete lack of tiger shark stripes visible in Mech mode makes the Clone Pilot look particularly boring in that mode, something that the ARC Fighter redeco didn't suffer from. A couple of light blue stripes on the lower legs and head help some, but not enough to save it from all that white, in my opinion.
    As with nearly all SWTF "redecos", this isn't a straight redeco-- the Clone Pilot miniature that comes with the toy has been changed slightly, and the Mech mode head has been remolded into a slightly different, more "Clone Wars"-esque clone helmet. I think one head looks just as good as the other, though, so I don't have any preferences between the two versions of the mold when it comes to this. Otherwise, no mold changes have been made to this figure compared to its previous release.
    I think the tiger shark "Clone Wars" redeco is quite the improvement over the admittedly dull original colors on this mold, though all the paint apps in vehicle mode pay a price when it comes to the Mech mode, what with all the uninterrupted white and all. Mildly recommended.


Clone Pilot (Gunship, Clone Wars Redeco) Bio:
The Republic gunship speeds down to the planet Muunilinst to capture the Inter Galactic Banking Clan headquarters. Droids swarm the area as clone troopers leap out of the gunship. As the droids attack, the ship is converted into a clone pilot who takes charge of this climactic attack!

Review by Beastbot

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