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Woops, thread missfire.

I did not realize G1 Hound was that tiny!

william-james88 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:I did not realize G1 Hound was that tiny!

Yeah, neither did I, hence why I used that pic to feature the review.

Yeah, all of the Diaclone-molded Autobot Cars were little guys about the size of the old Basic/Scout class, and Hound was one of the smaller ones, too.

Bumblevivisector wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:I did not realize G1 Hound was that tiny!

Yeah, neither did I, hence why I used that pic to feature the review.

Yeah, all of the Diaclone-molded Autobot Cars were little guys about the size of the old Basic/Scout class, and Hound was one of the smaller ones, too.

Makes his clashes with Rumble in MTMTE Part 2 and 3 make a bit more sense. Ironic, since toy-to-media scale shifts usually have the opposite effect.

It makes a hell of a lot more sense.

william-james88 wrote:

Is it me, or is that Brawn figure actually taller than Hound?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:I did not realize G1 Hound was that tiny!

Yeah, neither did I, hence why I used that pic to feature the review.

The irony is that the vehicle mode is pretty much modern deluxe sized. But the bot do not "stretch" at all as modern engineering allows. He's still pretty hefty tho.

Just imagine if he didn't have the big boots, he'd be smaller than some mini cars!

Emerje

Crazy how tiny he is!

Looks nice for what it is, but for scale sake I'm sticking with the Siege figure.

As for gun Megatron, seems like he's included with every high profile Con figure these days.

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Got my Thundercracker and I love his colors. I'm surprised they still included the Megatron gun.

Should have come with a modified Reflector accessory from the Centurion Drone set.

Emerje

It would have been nice, but "impossible."
Gang-molding shenanigans.

Those new hands may be on the same mold as that Megatron accessory. But the Centurion stuff are definitely on the same mold together.

I bet someone may Shapeway a Reflector compatible with those hands.

Barricade.it wrote:I ask myself why someone should buy these "reissues".

These are not real reissues (They're note die-cast and are quite different by many points of view from the original) so their mold aren't attractive neither for kids (as the bots are very simplified in comparison to the figures anyone can buy nowadays ad much less poseable) nor for collectors.

You have it all wrong. I think you meant "not" instead of "note"? I have Starscream TC, and Hound. All of them have the diecast parts where it should and all of them are of very high quality. Hound even have his rubber tires. Do not confuse them with cheap Chinese KOs.

They are "reissues" but they are unique repaints. Same if not better quality than the originals. If you want the true original colors, go for the previous reissues or the originals themselves. Those are clearly not the colors you want but don't dismiss them either.

Also, the seekers have a PAINTED FACE for once. That count for something. Also, if you already own one of these in their original color, it's fun to double-dip with these unique decos.



For the price of a voyager, it's not to expensive to get at least one and try it out for yourself.

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Barricade.it wrote:I ask myself why someone should buy these "reissues".

These are not real reissues (They're note die-cast and are quite different by many points of view from the original) so their mold aren't attractive neither for kids (as the bots are very simplified in comparison to the figures anyone can buy nowadays ad much less poseable) nor for collectors.

You have it all wrong. I think you meant "not" instead of "note"? I have Starscream TC, and Hound. All of them have the diecast parts where it should and all of them are of very high quality. Hound even have his rubber tires. Do not confuse them with cheap Chinese KOs.

They are "reissues" but they are unique repaints. Same if not better quality than the originals. If you want the true original colors, go for the previous reissues or the originals themselves. Those are clearly not the colors you want but don't dismiss them either.

Also, the seekers have a PAINTED FACE for once. That count for something. Also, if you already own one of these in their original color, it's fun to double-dip with these unique decos.



For the price of a voyager, it's not to expensive to get at least one and try it out for yourself.

Hot Rod also has diecast feet and rubber tires even though they could have done plastic feet like the Targetmaster mold. I'd also say that these are made entirely for collectors and we're definitely buying them, otherwise Hasbro and Walmart would have dropped them by now. I'm guessing there's a few older kids aware of G1 toys that might have some interest and dads that want their kids to play with the toys they played with. These are WAY more interesting that a lot of the kid out there, for about the same price these are a better buy than RotB Smash Changers IMO.

Emerje

I don't know how much it weighs into it, but there is another bit that these toys have over others, the seekers are modelled after well known military aircraft. Not that a kid would want it but a father may want to introduce this type of collecting to their kid (my own father did it through models you glue together) or military aficionados may find this a fun novelty. They are selling. Canada has a bunch on the shelves and everytime I go into a store I see less on the shelf.