Unite Warriors Bruticus vs Fansproject Bruticus Part 4 of 6: Vortex vs ROTF Swindle

Well, this has an awkward title some of you may think. When I needed the figures to assemble Fansproject Bruticus, the TF forum member ended up selling me an Energon Barricade, ROTF Swindle, and ROTF Blast-OFF. I'll point out again that the Bruticus Maximus line consisted of Barricade, two copters, and two tanks. The ROTF version was the same mold but different colored. With the exception of Onslaught, the remaining members were in their G1 colors. So had I gotten Vortex, he would have had similar colors like the UW warriors version. Brawl would had been more greenish. The difference aside from colors is that Swindle is now a copter like Vortex and Blast-Off a tank like Brawl. Without further delay, here are the comparison pics.

Vehicle mode ( normal, vs, and with accessories) 

 

 

 

 

ROTF Swindle, though doesn't look as impressive as UW Vortex, looks great with his FP accessories. I like how FP once again redecorated a bland looking copter with some cool gadgets and armaments.  Though it doesn't look like something of the G1 era, I like how Swindle looks like he is some kinda bomber copter with the add-ons. The only thing I really didn't like on Swindle was that his rotors kept popping out. Once again, it wouldn't be a fair comparison to the UW version because Vortex has 4 rotors, but I just had to point that out.

Robot mode:

 

 

 

Well, Swindle can almost adhere to Vortex's weapons while Vortex can use some of the FP blasters. I like how you can lock on the smart missiles on Swindle's shoulders.  Swindle is definitely a huge improvement with the FP add-ons. Good going fansproject. Only complaint would be Swindle is overwhelmed by Vortex size wise.

Conclusion for this part: Well, no real comparison character wise. UW is still the way to go if you want official combaticons. Whether you get the Bruticus Maximus mold or ROTF one, the FP upgrades does wonders for the copters. I sometimes still can't get over how much it is an improvement when you compare and contrast it with upgrades and without. Well, next up and the last member comparison of the combaticon team. Toodles.