A G1 Hound TF oddity

[jimsupreme]

I was going through my stuff to sell and I found my old G1 hound & completely forgot he had strange orange legs...he has always been this way and i've never understood why i'm pretty sure it wasn't repainted but... who knows..

here's the weirdness to see yourself!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/jimsupreme/DSC00072.jpg

[miasboytoy]

did you buy this as a kid brand new or was it second hand? thats odd.

[jimsupreme]

got him second hand but, I checked it and it has no green under the opange sooo I have no clue...

[Nocturn]

KO?

[jimsupreme]

nope. has hasbro/ takara markings

[Protoman]

What the f..............

All versions of Hound (and his minor variants) and I have never seen an orange rear end (feet). It's odd cause even if you mixed parts with say "Detritus", it's still only light brown feet and not orange........ not to mention the ware on his feet are legit and rusted.

On top of that it's not the Diaclone J59 Jeep-Robo. Which pretty much was Hound in similar green tones.

You said it also says Hasbro/Takara so it's also a post 1984-85 mold........

My final guess? A KO from yester-year. Something of higher quality from the 80s with a twist on the paint job.

[pulsedragon20]

can you put a pic of him in vehicle mode (from the side)

[jimsupreme]

here is Hound from the side and the TM info



http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/jimsupreme/DSC00073.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/jimsupreme/DSC00075.jpg

sorry for the blurryness but, the Takara/hasbro stuff is there...

[pulsedragon20]

so you're selling him now on eBay...might think about it since it's odd

[jimsupreme]

i'm pretty much selling all the TF's I own....aside from a few personal faves....

[hugh_da_man]

my guess would be a real hound that broke and was fixed with some KO parts.

[onecoin]

Maybe it changes color in Hot and Cold water.

[Sun Swipe Prime]

It looks like Hound got drunk on engergon and stumbled down a crowded street. I think it's the rare oops-my-bad-I-stepped-on-a-fleshling variant. This is why we never see him again after the '86 movie.

[tusko]

I've seen this before.
Its legit, although I've only seen it though forums like this.
I think either Europe or Latin America had the red foot variant for some weird reason.

[justprime]

more possibility its a European (France ) version like the red foot optimus that showes from time to time.

[jimsupreme]

thanks Guys, I'm pretty sure it's not a KO but, it could make sense that it's a european oddity. anyway, he's up on e-bay for anyone interested in a strange part of TF history.

[Shockwave 75]

I've seen this before.
Its legit, although I've only seen it though forums like this.
I think either Europe or Latin America had the red foot variant for some weird reason.

more possibility its a European (France ) version like the red foot optimus that showes from time to time.
Like our Canadian only red-faced Slag.

[Richter]

Or the wierd coloured mexican minibots

I bet he's mexican, the stickers have that shitty mexican papery quality

You should bring this guy to the attention of the guys that run the variant database at http://www.reocities.com/futuristgroup/vquanda.html

[TFtoys]

the strange orange legs are also metal ?

[jimsupreme]

yes, his strange orange legs are indeed die cast