Combiner Wars Ironhide

Remarks: Ironhide is a retool of the Stunticon Offroad, a more extensive retool of which, First Aid, I’ve already reviewed. So I will just focus on the differences here. Unlike First Aid Ironhide is more of a pick-up truck rather than a closed ambulance-type truck, and comes mostly in red with some grey and black highlights. He carries the same axe both Offroad and First Aid used, as well as the obligatory hand-foot-gun. The only thing that’s all his is the head, which is a pretty good likeness for the Ironhide we’ve known and loved for over 30 years now.

Overall I like this mold. It’s not spectacular, but it works well both as its own figure and as a combiner limb and despite being ‘just’ a repaint, I actually prefer it to the only other CHUG Ironhide figure we have, Universe Ironhide. Ironhide was pretty much a given when it was time to assemble a combiner team for Optimus Prime, and despite only combining a single time in the pages of the IDW comics, Optimus Maximus (whom I will review separately) certainly made a good impression on me. So the bottom line here is that Ironhide might just be a repaint with a new head, but he does a good job regardless. Recommended to Ironhide fans and all those who want to assemble Optimus Maximus.

Rating: B