Just dug out this piece of mystery...anyone recognises where this came from? Prototype or KO? Can advice?
Not sure, but my son saw it when I opened the page and is confused they would make a transformer that turns into a box. I feel so old.
prototypes are usually grey, right? this one's red AND yellow....i'd say definitely KO salmonman, this figure is laserbeak and transforms into a cassette, not a box
That's definitely looks like a KO. And no, Prototypes/testshots are not always grey. A lot of the time they cast them in random colors. Such as red animated Bulkhead and Blue Cybertron mode Megatron.
He knows - it's his son that's never seen a cassette before... And yeah, I'd say KO, or possibly a Kabaya (I'm not really au fait with them). It wouldn't be a proto, though. The plastic doesn't look great quality (which would lead me to KO, though I've never seen a KO Buzzbeak before, especially with weapons as well), and while no, protos aren't always grey or clear, and can come in many colours, they do usually (exclusively?) only come in a single colour, not two-tone like this fella.
It's a Kabaya, or KO Kabaya: http://www.toyhell.com/images/tf_kits_laserbeak_steeljaw.jpg Hatch's Super Best Wonderful Kabaya and Seven Transforming Model Kits I got one of the blue ones from Might Gaine when he still had them.