(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 Energon Signal Flare. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Energon Signal Flare here.)

    This "more realistic" deco of the Signal Flare mold, done this way to fit into the movieverse, looks quite a bit like Offshoot. A bit TOO much for my liking, in fact, as green is the dominant color in the same places as it was on Offshoot. There's a brown military-esque camo pattern on the green parts, but it doesn't seem to be used enough look like a bonafied camo pattern, in my opinion. The overall colors of brown, gray, black, and green do fit well together and certainly don't clash, but... Signal Flare's color scheme is just so slagging DULL when compared to either of this mold's previous color schemes, especially since the pretty transparent red parts have now just been replaced with a solid gray. I understand the rationale to mute the colors a bit to fit in with the whole "realism" factor, but the toys should still should be cool to look at. He also seems to have less paint apps than this mold's previous versions. The silver used on parts of the robot legs and the dish-emitter-arm do contrast very well against their surrounding colors, even if they're not used enough. The Sector 7 logo on the back of Signal Flare's right arm is also a nice touch, to help him "fit in with the enemy," so to speak.
    No mold changes have been made to Movie Signal Flare.
    Movie Signal Flare is my least recommended out of the various paint jobs this mold has gotten, simply because it's just so incredibly dull and boring. Get the original Signal Flare, or, better yet, Offshoot instead unless you absolutely can't find either of those for a reasonable price.

Review by Beastbot

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