BT/Alt Hound repaint... in white?!? UPDATE 06/24/2004: Proto gallery!

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:58 pm

http://www.tfans.com/index.php?showtopic=6340

Remy says he saw it himself, hmm...

Edit: And here are the first proto pics!
Robot/car
Comparison with original Hound

Originally posted by doctorworm from theyareamongus.com.

Edit 2:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 26310&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 27489&rd=1

Two auctions, same pics. Some are the same we saw before; however, some are new.

EDIT 3:

Prototype gallery courtesy of charle5!

DrEvil · Post by **DrEvil** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:12 pm

I dunno about this one. I'll believe it when I see it.
I would prefer it if it were as suggested Swindle, but it should be yellowish tanish for that. Ah well.

And if you can't be bothered clicking on the link here is what Furious George recoloured Hound as.

Beachcomber

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:29 pm

I still think this would be a no-brainer:

DrEvil · Post by **DrEvil** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:33 pm

Retool the read somewhat and we have ourselves a swindle with the purple optics.

I've said it before and i'll say it again... I want a Binaltech/Alternator combiner!

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:21 am

charle5! from 2005 Boards says he also saw it:
http://www.2005boards.com/showthread.php?t=48484&page=2

However, he says the "white" parts were only the remolded prototype parts. The non-remolded parts were still left green.

Just like the partially grey remolded BT-07 Smokescreen prototype.

So the "white" parts may mean nothing, actually. Like the remolded Smokescreen won't actually end up grey.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:07 pm

First pics!
Robot/car
Comparison with original Hound

Originally posted by doctorworm from theyareamongus.com.

Gesani · Post by **Gesani** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:55 pm

wow.. looks a lot beefier... if i am not mstaken, the remold is of the rubicon.. now if they could only pick a good color... i know white is not the color..

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:26 pm

Judging by the head, I'd say it's Searchlight (people who yelled "BEACHCOMBER!" need better glasses), which doesn't really make sense...

The Wild One · Post by **The Wild One** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:34 pm

Originally posted by Nevermore
Judging by the head, I'd say it's Searchlight (people who yelled "BEACHCOMBER!" need better glasses), which doesn't really make sense...

I just tried to bring the pic. Pic seems broken.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 9:10 pm

TF @ The Moon's new software sucks more than Amber Michaels. Oh dear.
http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/mainre ... eviewID=76

Xille · Post by **Xille** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:41 pm

Originally posted by Nevermore
Judging by the head, I'd say it's Searchlight, which doesn't really make sense...

Well, the head of an alternator has lead people astray before.

So I guess we're just going to have to wait and suffer the rest of the Beachcomber yells.

Gesani · Post by **Gesani** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 1:54 am

I THINK HIS NAME IS GONNA BE!!!!....

BUBBA!!..... or what ever Hasbro wants it to be.......

if i am not mistaken... hounds remold was to be of a Jeep Rubicon.. and there was a thresd that had the proposed name in it.. now to search it...

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:24 am

The name that was previously attached to the Hound remold was "Swindle", which would make sense.
However, it was always listed together with the Ford Mustang, whose name was listed as "Freeway", which does not make a lot of sense.

Windrazor · Post by **Windrazor** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:18 am

I had thought the White Hound figure was supposed to be an E-Hobby Exclusive and there were pictures floating around here somewhere else... Or is this topic about a whole 'nother white Hound figure that I'm not familiar with?

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:19 pm

Originally posted by Windrazor
I had thought the White Hound figure was supposed to be an E-Hobby Exclusive and there were pictures floating around here somewhere else... Or is this topic about a whole 'nother white Hound figure that I'm not familiar with?

An e-Hobby exclusive variation of a BT toy?

That would be a first...

You're not by any chance confusing him with the upcoming Hound reissue, of whom there's gonna be the inevitable e-Hobby repaint named Detritus?

DrEvil · Post by **DrEvil** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:12 pm

I don't like it at all.

Thats one more BT i'm not gettin unless it changes considerably.

E-hobby Exclusive Binaltech? Well you never know what could happen in the future. You might see a Detritus Binaltech.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:25 pm

This isn't by any chance a colour scheme that the real-life vehicle comes in? There's remolding work in there, too. Apart from the front pane and hood panel it looks like a sports vehicle.

Could be a contractual obligation... although I think they'd be daft to run this as an Alternator, as I doubt it'd sell in any volume.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:40 pm

Originally posted by DrEvil
I don't like it at all.

Thats one more BT i'm not gettin unless it changes considerably.

Keep in mind this is only a very early prototype. Like the grey/black/blue Meister with solid windows.

E-hobby Exclusive Binaltech? Well you never know what could happen in the future. You might see a Detritus Binaltech.

Alternators are off-limits for cenvention exclusives, and with the huge car companies license deal behind it, I doubt we're gonna see exclusives repaints and stuff...

Originally posted by Denyer
This isn't by any chance a colour scheme that the real-life vehicle comes in? There's remolding work in there, too. Apart from the front pane and hood panel it looks like a sports vehicle.

Could be a contractual obligation... although I think they'd be daft to run this as an Alternator, as I doubt it'd sell in any volume.

Originally posted by me in the initial post, slightly altered
The "white" parts are only the remolded prototype parts. The non-remolded parts aere still left green.

Just like the partially grey remolded BT-07 Smokescreen prototype.

So the "white" parts may mean nothing, actually. Like the remolded Smokescreen won't actually end up grey.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:52 pm

So, back to the actual question, is there a jeep design in production which matches the new parts and/or colour scheme?

Mazda were very keen to get a red version out there, although it's unlikely to be more than a shortpack exclusive to drum up trade.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:24 pm

It's hard to tell, since the different Wrangler models all look terribly similar. If Hound didn'have that small "Sport" inscription on his sides, I couldn't tell he's supposed to be a Jeep Wrangler Sport...
But some people already claimed this one might be based on the new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited model. But until it's identified by the actual toy's box/instructions/character card, I guess no-one can tell for sure...

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