I agree though I would really prefer to avoid painting the majority of the figure as I personally do not like the look of painted panels. The other advantage of Reverb is the ability to remove his bike side panels and mount them on his back like wings (if you invert them).
I was googling last night and though TF Cybertron Scout Swindle looked ok (stature wise) but investigating repaints it doesn't look like he ever came in any shade of orange.
Any other suggestions are welcome.