Tow-Line's vehicle mode is a tow truck. This guy definitely catches one's eye, but not in a GOOD way. He's one of the few RiD toys that has an extremely loud color scheme. I don't know about you, but I have to see a bright green-and-orange tow truck cruising down the street. Other than his very odd color scheme, Tow-Line doesn't look half bad in this mode. However, his robot hands are very obviously stored on the back of the tow truck, which kind of ruins the whole "Robots in Disguise" thing going on. From a directly side-view, you can see his robot head as well, but it's no big deal. Be mindful of the chrome on the wheels, however- it tends to come off easily.
    In robot mode, Tow-Line's color scheme stays the same (unfortunately). His chest is a bit large proportionally, but it's not nearly as bad as, say, Skid-Z's. His head has a hard time peeking over the very top ridge of the truck front, but it's hardly noticeable from any angle except a head-on one. Tow-Line's face is very nicely done, and very neat-looking. The "light-piping" effect works very well on this toy as well. Tow-Line has standard articulation- his head can move, as well as his knees, upper legs, elbows, and shoulders (at two places). Tow-Line's gun's storage is rather creative- it stored on the underside of the truck grill in vehicle mode- but in robot mode, it basically looks like his gun has a grill sticking out the back end of it (which it does). It looks very odd.
    With the exception of Tow-Line's atrocious color scheme and a few other, more minor, setbacks, he's not that bad of a toy. It's a safe bet you can find a better one, however.

Review by Beastbot

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