dark snarl

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:01 am

Hi
just bought a dinobot snarl from a car boot sale (£1?????) and his head is blackened is this just discouloration or is it normal ?

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:31 am

His Dino head? Sounds like all the gold chrome has worn off.

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:52 am

Pictures would be much appreciated...

Deszaras · Post by **Deszaras** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:23 am

I remember trance having something similar. Can't remember if there was a thread about it though

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:50 am

That was up for debate and one Snarl had a dino head darker than the other. As I thought he had one completely black, I didn't make the association. That case was, in my opinion, a shade difference and it could have happened for the mixture used in the factory, but not necessarly an intentional difference. However, this may have been consistant for a while and thus, making a whole batch of Snarls darker.

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:10 am

it is his dino head that is dark but none of his other gold parts are faded or worn and he is in excellent shape

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:13 am

I'd say that for GBP 1 you got a steal and you have a shade variation!

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:14 am

OK, duh. Snarl's dino head was clear.

Are you sure it's not a gray G2 Snarl? Maybe there was a difference there.

Rumble · Post by **Rumble** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:21 pm

I have a 'Dark' G1 Snarl, has been like it since I got it years ago. His dino head is almost black as are the legs that I haven't replaced (Clip damage on one of the original legs).

Rumble.

EDIT: Found it, hidden deep in the depths of Transformerland:

http://www.transformerland.com/g1transformers.html (at the bottom of the page.)

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:08 pm

no he is definatly not a G2 snarl however i cannot find a date stamp on him anywhere any suggestions

Rumble · Post by **Rumble** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:35 pm

The date stamp should be on the inside of one of the black pieces of his robot mode legs. Can be quite hard to spot.

Rumble.

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:58 pm

Thanks Rumble he is dated 1984 and as i know nothing about G2 i dont know what year they came out but i think 1984 is too early for G2

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:50 am

Does someone have both they could post a pic of side-by-side? I don't think I've ever seen Dark Snarl.

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:27 am

Dirge1 wrote:no he is definatly not a G2 snarl however i cannot find a date stamp on him anywhere any suggestions

The G2 was made in China and has "Autobot" stamped.

Also, the dark Snarl can be seen on the link Rumble has provided.

cupido13 · Post by **cupido13** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:05 pm

my snarl has a completely black head in dinosaur mode with with gold where the two pieces join on the inside of the leg it says hasbro 1980-1984 takara made in china

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