G1-character colour schemes
Don't know why but it really gives me the irrits when a character who has its roots in G1 and is meant to be a newer version of that character is made the completely wrong colour.
Look at Sideswipe - always an Autobot Sportscar. Yet he was then made
Black in
G2,
Green in
RID(01),
Blue in
Armada and
Silver in
Movieverse. Why not just make him red as that is what he always was?
Actually I am pretty forgiving of G2 because so many of it's toys were recolours of G1, so it was kinda the point - plus my MP G2 Lambor just looks awesome!
Alterations to colour schemes/paintjobs is fine, in fact they often spice up a newer version of a classic character, such as alterations to the flame motif on Hot Rod/Rodimus or the use of less yellow and more orange etc. But I think unless it is for a specific reason, if a toy is meant to be a new version of a classic character, or at least it's other universe counterpart, then it should retain a lot of the original colour scheme.