Those are my thoughts exactly. They just look VERY different from anything LJN has made for the TCats line, or anything that appeared in the cartoons. :confused
I’m just guessing that maybe these two were planned for another toyline and when that didn’t materialize, LJN tried to incorporate them into the TCats line. They did that with some of the weapons (Tuska’s gun) and also were planning to do that with the unproduced Lizzor.
Agreed! It is also interesting how the colors of the various parts of the test shot are so different from the final toy. If you remember adssse, a short while back we were discussing the same thing about the colors of the 2011 TCats test shots also being different than the final toy.
And those Tygra molds are wicked!!! It is also quite fascinating that some of the LJN TCats molds were made of plaster (like these in Quickjaws’ collection), while some molds were made of silicon rubber. Maybe the choice of mold depended on the shape and size of the toy?
Yup, as you know well Wilycub I am a huge fan of test shots! I just find the pink both hilarious and awesome in an 80s way. I know there is a pink prototype of the 2011 Thundertank that I would practically kill for.
I also agree that the molds are incredible. The whole toy making process is so fascinating!
That’s what I thought at first too! Then I thought it might be the “Demolisher” but a quick browse proved that guess wrong too. I don’t think it’s “The Mountain” either.