It's hard to judge a figure based on just photos.

When you look at Classics Silverbolt's Alt & Bot mode:





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The transformation does look pretty simple with his "Jet Shell" seemingly sitting on top of his bot mode

Compared to his G1 toy Alt & Bot mode:







& to his G1 Cartoon Alt & Bot mode:







& his G1 Comic Bot mode:



His Classics figure looks very dissimilar to any G1 incarnation of him.

Oh well, all this comparison stuff won't stop me from picking him up