Intro:
Hound
– the Autobot’s most trusted scout and recon officer – was one of those
memorable characters that has his very own awesome unique ability, but for one
reason or another, did not receive enough screen time that he deserved.
He
played an important part throughout the pre-1986 movie, such as being involved
in the creation of Dinobots etc, but his role was gradually reduced in place of
more high profile characters.
I
never had G1 Hound before – never had the chance to get him. So when, Hasbro
announced that they were going to release a Hound figure under the Classic line
in 2008, I knew that I just had to get him.
Oddly
though, Classic Hound also comes with G1 cassette Ravage. Yep, you heard right
– a fully transformable G1 Ravage. It is kind of awkward to have Hound packaged
with Ravage, because I really do not see the connections here.
They
aren’t even rivals.
Anyways,
let’s get down to business.
Alternate
Mode:
True
to his G1 characteristics, Hound transforms into a military jeep-esque vehicle.
He
has virtually all the characteristics of his G1 self, from the green paintjob,
all the way up to Hound’s hologram gun, which is mounted on top of the jeep.
I
really like the detailing of the figure, especially with the designers for the detailed
interior designs.
The
kibbles are very minimal and are well hidden, even below the truck. I think the
designers really gave this guy a good thought during designing stage.
I
love the jeep mode.
My
only complaints for this mode, although minimal, are the front wheels for
wiggling directionless. Yes, you can probably manually angle both wheels in
order to position them at a turning-position etc, but in most cases, the front
wheels will be pointing at any directions they so well choose.
Robot
Mode:
I
really like how the overall figure looks like.
The
head sculpt itself is fantastic, complete with blue light-piping; the colors
and every single detail on this bot – it is unmistakably Hound.
Articulation-wise:
the head is on a ball joint, as well as the shoulders; the inner shoulders
swings; the elbows bend; there is also a waist joint; the hips are on ball
joints; the knees bend; the feet itself tilt forward; while the soles of the
feet tilt inward, which means you can really put Hound into a variety of
stance.
While
the figure may look good, he’s far from perfect. The ball-jointed hips are a
bit too loose for my liking. It is fairly easy for Hound to do splits when you
really don’t want him to.
The
Hologram Gun, while it can be wielded by hand, can also be mounted onto the
shoulders via friction, but unfortunately, there is not enough friction to keep
the gun in place and are prone to dropping.
You
can really put him into a variety of poses, which is absolutely fantastic.
Ravage:
Yep,
Hound does come with a fully-transformable Ravage figure. I have no idea why
Ravage is included, but he’s there.
Ravage
of course transforms into a black-color cassette deck-inspired thingy. I said,
cassette-inspired cuz he doesn’t look like a cassette to me, that’s for sure.
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| Ravage and Steeljaw |
Anyways,
if you happen to have G1 Soundwave, you could fit Ravage into him nicely.
Transforming
Ravage from cassette mode to jaguar mode is fairly easy. I kinda like the small
dude. His articulations are quite okay. The head moves up and down; all legs
swing back and forth; the hind legs also swing back and forth at the hip area;
and finally, the tail swings up and down.
I
like the head sculpt, and Ravage looks really menacing.
Overall:
I
like Hound and Ravage, despite the fact that they have been awkwardly paired
together. I think they are both cool and worthy of any collections.
Recommended.
Final
verdict:
8.5/10 (Hound)
7.5/10
(Ravage)
8/10
(Set)
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