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by **Autobot Strider** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:00 pm

Would ROTF Armourhide make a good "Movie-verse" Hound stand-in? Or is there another mold that would fit with the character/style of Hound better?

I haven't seen any Armourhides around my neck of the woods (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) so is he widely available yet or is he still a pretty recent release?

Thanks!

News Credits: 1 · by **adamassc** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:13 pm

I would think Brawn would better suit the role of Hound stand-in, but Armorhide would work. Rarity-wise, i've seen a couple floating around here

by **Autobot Strider** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:15 pm

adamassc wrote:I would think Brawn would better suit the role of Hound stand-in, but Armorhide would work. Rarity-wise, i've seen a couple floating around here

Thanks for the response.

I'd considered using Brawn, but he looks more armoured than Armourhide (ironically enough) and I feel that Hound should look more like a scout, and the Dune Buggy alt-mode looks more suitable to this role than Brawn's SUV (4x4 or not). Of course, I'll shell out the money for AH and then for the TF3 line they'll issue a new mold or a repaint of an existing character as hound... :BANG_HEAD:

by **zenosaurus_x** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:20 pm

Every time I have an idea for some movie dude...so does someone else! :KREMZEEK:

I think Armorhide will work so long as you change the head.
For one there is a movie Hound design and Armorhide's head looks nothing like it and his head just doesn't seem "Houndy" enough.

by **Alex Jones** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:34 pm

I would go for Landmine since he's green and Hound is green. Armorhide looks too much like a Decipticon.

by **Prime Riblet** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:48 pm

Landmine is grey.

I don't think either make a very good Hound.

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:56 pm

I know it's not perfect, but if your not going to make a new head sculpt and want to use a Dune Buggy, why not Dune Runner?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:32 am

Crap! Now I have to go find a Dune Runner!

by **Autobot Strider** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:21 pm

Dune Runner seems reasonable, if a bit small... but then that too would fit in with the idea of a 'scout'. What class is he? Was he from the '07 or '09 movie lines?

Thanks.

News Credits: 1 · by **adamassc** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:46 pm

Dune Runner is a Scout class ROTF figure. He's been repainted as Beachcomber and there's another repaint that was shown at the 2010 toy fair.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:32 am

It's the cannons that do it. Without them, he'd be another generic military figure, but with them, he looks a lot like Hound.

by **Prime Riblet** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:17 am

Dune Runner would be a pretty good choice. It would be better than the others I suppose.

by **Autobot Strider** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:58 pm

Thanks gents, I picked up Dune Runner today at my local Superstore. They had about 50 scout class figures, but only one Runner that I could see. They didn't have a single Armorhide. DR'll look great duking it out with my only other scout class figure, Dirt Boss.

On the topic of Dune Runner, what's with the lousy Paint app on the head? Every single one I've seen (in person or in pictures) has some brown/gold paint splattered on his visor. Not much of a problem to fix, but still... 8-}

Anyways, thanks again. I'm going to go check out his gallery for some pose ideas.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:50 pm

I actually found a Dune Runner yesterday too, and bought him... but now I'm not so sure. The blue in robot mode really throws it off. That's the reason I didn't buy him originally too. I might just return him.

by **Prime Riblet** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:46 pm

I just haven't been impressed with the mold, and too many people have said that it just isn't really great. I have Landmine and Armorhide, so I really don't see the point of grabbing the scout class dune buggy toy. It is hard to beat the deluxe of this particular alt mode.

Hound is really not getting any luck! I wish they would just make a RoTF Hound. I would be running to get that.

by **Autobot Strider** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:15 pm

Prime Riblet wrote:I just haven't been impressed with the mold, and too many people have said that it just isn't really great. I have Landmine and Armorhide, so I really don't see the point of grabbing the scout class dune buggy toy. It is hard to beat the deluxe of this particular alt mode.

Hound is really not getting any luck! I wish they would just make a RoTF Hound. I would be running to get that.

Me too, me too. Also, Prowl. Ah well.

I've had a few days to examine Dune Runner, and I'm quite happy with the purchase. Although this mold is truly perfect as Beachcomber (and has aptly been repainted as such) I like it better than what I've seen of the Landmine/Armorhide molds... although since I don't own one, I can only make the judgement call from pictures. However, on those larger dune buggies, I like everything except their heads!

Dune Runner is a cool little bot, and he'll function as my Hound stand-in for now. I also think it's pretty funny that the only other scout I have is Dirt Boss, who's repaint Deadlift was packaged with Beachcomber. Fate?

by **zenosaurus_x** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:23 pm

To clarify one thing...when I said Armorhide would work...I meant with repaint-inating(AGH! Doofenshmirtz mode!)...but I'd choose him over Dune Runner for one thing:scale.
Not sure which head would work though...Armorhide's sure doesn't...

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:47 am

Yeah, I think Landmine/Armorhide is a good mold for Hound, so long as you change the zombie head!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:04 pm

Prime Riblet wrote:I just haven't been impressed with the mold, and too many people have said that it just isn't really great. I have Landmine and Armorhide, so I really don't see the point of grabbing the scout class dune buggy toy. It is hard to beat the deluxe of this particular alt mode.

I actually sold off my Landmine just before I got Beachcomber, because I don't really like the bot mode. The head is ugly and I don't care for the wheel feet. But if they were to remold the head in the future I would consider purchasing it again. It did have some really cool features.