How about alternator Grimlock? Click the link:

 

Grimlock!

 

I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

Youre right snowman, the element IS ugly. I just think that it suits skids a lot. And yeah, he was a compact on the toy, but a van in the show, thats where his whole characterization was formed. He was kind of a hippy type guy, and the element is kind of a neo-VW bus. So in my mind it makes sense. You guys dont like the Hummer/Grimmy idea? C'mon, its sweet! But again, I want to keep the T-rex mode, just ditch the 'bot mode is all. Kind of redundant, I think.

And as for Kup, how about the Chevy SSR? I think that would work real well. Kup wasnt really a 4x4 to begin with, although his alt mode was one of the coolest truck designs Ive ever seen.

Here's the Nissan Nails.

 

Kup!

 

Neat huh?

Skids was still a Honda City Turbo in the show... just badly animated. Like the rest of the G1 cartoon alt modes.

Nails would work for Kup, youre right. Ya think, WRX? I always thought he looked more like a Mazda MPV. But you're right, they alt modes were horribly deformed. Im sure other jeep nuts besides me were writhing in pain every time they showed Hound. With DOORS no less!

Yep. People remember him as a minivan instead of a hatchback because on the show they drew him like that. http://unicron.us/tf1985/figures/skids.htm

 

Mind you he wasn't the sportiest hatch, and got very little screen time. :)

 

Look how badly drawn Windcharger's alt mode is: http://unicron.us/tf1984/toypix/windcharger.htm

Blech! Dude your right, Windy is uglier than a bag O' buttholes! Still, Skids looks a little more van-ish to me. Unless he's a knocked-up Honda City. But I guess its a matter of opinion on that one.

Hee dudes

 

What do you all think of a mitsubishi lancer evo 8 for Mirage and in the original race colors of the mitsubishi racing team

And what about a plymouth prowler for Wheel jack.

And a Bmw x3 for Brawn.

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I'm too lazy to find it but Nissan made a concept truck called the Nissan Nails or something, I swear to ya, it could be Kup. It's very spiffy. I hope the pick-up alternator we're supposed to get down the line is named and styled after Kup.

The Nissan Nails does look like Kup, but spiffy is hardly a word that can be use to descried that eyesore on wheels.

 

I think WRX had made this suggestion a week or two back.