A Question of Grimlocks

[galvatron1701]

My fellow learned colelctors and fans, I am in need of help. I recently won a complete g1 Grimlock off ebay. It arrived today and I am slightly concerned it's a fake.

The overall condition of the figure is excellent, with practically no wear to the plastic or chrome. Some of the stickers are peeling or are a little rough at the edges. The three missiles which came with it are very, very shiny.

I compared it with the Grimlock I got for xmas in the early 90's (a classic I think), and this left me in more of a quandery. So, can anyone here help me work out whether the one got from ebay is original or not? (I shall refer to it as Grimlock 1).

Grimlock 1 has two date stamps. On the left leg is Hasbro 1980-1984. On the right leg is Takara Japan 1980-1984. It also has a rub sign.

Grimlock 2 (which I think is a classic) has on the left leg Hasbro inc. all rights reserved, made in china. The right leg has a blank square. It has no rub sign, and a peculiar little hole at the bottem front of the right foot. (Does not look like damage).

So there we are, is one a fake, calssic or original?

Many thanks to you for reading!

[Phill]

Have a quick look here, see if it mentions the variants you've mentioned;

www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vdinobot.html

[galvatron1701]

The website is interesting, but it describes attributes which both figures have, and doesnt really tell me anything specific about fakes.

[Galvy]

my original grimmers has both legs date stamped.

left says hasbro 1984
right says takara co ltd. japan 1984 with some jap writing at the top of it all.
yet my g2 grimmers has no date stamp on either leg. hope this helps someway