so my "Brakeneck" and "Quickslinger" CW figures arrived today, quick review:

Wildrider
Pros:
He's Wildrider for those who miss the G1 team.
Holds together a little better, combiner weapon is no longer loose and floppy when plugged in.
Headsculpt is all kinds of awesome - mixes the G1 "blockhead" design with the Arms Micron version with his little ear posts.

Cons:
Red paint in no way matches the deeper red plastic, looks kind of cheap, and really jarring on the side of the altmode/bot arms.
No rear window painted (as Dead End has) so the entire back end is just a lump of grey.
Metallic grey paint on the hood is hard to tell apart from the rest of the vehicle and the lower headlights aren't painted.
Same "weapon" as Dead End. Would have been nice to have Streetwise's rifle, but could be a mould restriction so I won't hold that against him too much.

Compared to Dead End and Off-Road (who stole his deco) he's looking seriously bland tough.

Slingshot:
Pros:
He's Slingshot for those who want the full G1 team.
Joints are all nice and solid, no looseness like Skydive.
That headsculpt means business.

Cons:
The alt mode looks a little bland (being all white and all) but considering the source material, can't really fault the figure.
Arms still quite visible in altmode, and the black painted hands are painfully obvious.
Orange face looks a little out of place compared to the rest of his deco when compared to his "replacement" Alpha Bravo, who has an orange chest.

Verdict: Quickslinger/Slingshot is definitely the better of the two "nostalgia" releases, but both are solid figures in their own stead, just wish Brakeneck/Wildrider had some more paint apps.

I hope Reprolabels offer sets for these two, to fill in all the gaps on Wildrider, and extend the wing pattern on Slingshot like they have for Firefly/ight.

Now comes the question, what do I do with them? Do I replace the new bots on the teams, or just rotate? Haven't quite decided yet.