The Knock off transformers thread

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by blunghole, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. Max Tower

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    I hope a factory makes Exhaust with rubber tires sometime.
    I wonder if the KO factories know enough about Transformers to realise they could make a few buck selling that Hotrod KO in Clear red and black versions too.
     
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    Yeah. I was gonna order hot rod but he's coming from China and exhaust is from the us.
    I don't think they do other colorations unless its wei Jiang or kbb
     
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    That gun is soo tiny
     
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    Awww you had me till Oversized. I really hope someone starts making KO copies of the heads. Thanks for letting me know! :) 
     
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    does KO of (TFC) superion and ko of mmc feral rex the 30cm good?
     
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    tfc ko is trash. neoart feral rex normal size ko is very good.
     
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    For the price on the Uranos KO you're definitely getting what you pay for though. He's massive and looks the part but fully agree more of a display piece than for regular handling. The plastic has that "sharp edges and might shatter any time" feel to it. Have a look at what Tigerblade did with a few upgrades too. But again understanding not everyone wants Custom fodder. It's a shame they didn't spring for even just slightly better plastic. Ben did a review on them awhile back in his YouTube.
     
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    So I hadn't been following the whole Transformers world since maybe 2014, and now I'm looking into some of the high-quality KOs that have been released since then. It seems like the KO RA-24, KO APS-01, and the KBB AD31L+ (the movie-accurate version, not the black one) are not still being produced, correct? Because I'm having a hard time finding those. If I were to buy any of them, about what price range should I pay for each? (In other words, what would be too good to be true and what would be overpaying?)

    Also, I saw the post of the broken MB Legends Hot Rod, but some of you said the MB stuff is supposed to be pretty good. Are they at least worth the minute amount of money they normally cost?
     
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    Does anyone know when the high quality KO MP Ratchet is supposed to be coming out ?
     
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    Well seeing as how its kinda been.about a 2-3 month gap if I'm correct. Ironhide was November hot rod is this month. That means ratchet should be march. Unless they skip him and do another one or shockwave.
    But its all speculation rn.
     
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    The MB OS Powerglide is fantastic. Absolutely worth the 10$ or less you can find it for. Sometimes you'll see them on eBay for half that price. The later waves ratcheted up in price (nemesis prime, cliffjumper, etc.) but they're still pretty cheap.
     
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    No one does - yet - I was just saying that hotrod as a Character across a few previous toys (not Masterpiece) has been made in Clear red and in Opaque Black and that I would welcome the masterpiece done like that - be it KO or official.

    It's been a while since we have had a unique colour - I'd rather welcome that a bit more often I hear Ben of Ben's Collecatbles has been sweet talking one of the Seeker KO makers into doing the obscure colour jets so that is another areas where I'd 'notice' and be interested.

    I guess I just thought of it as Paul just posted a Overscale Q Robo of a Pink Prowl / Green Soundwave etc... which got me thinking.
    The MP Lamborghini would look nice in Green for example.
     
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    So I've seen a few Chinese sellers on Ebay selling the TT DOTM Voyager Optimus Prime with MechTech trailer. Some specify KO and some don't, but they all seem to be using the original TT stock photos. However, I don't think I've seen a KO of this specific toy before. I've seen poor quality KOs of the regular release with the giant fuel tanks and solar panels and the one that's a combination of that one and the Fireburst repaint + swords, but I haven't seen a KO of the TT toy with the trailer yet. Has anyone else seen one?
     
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    I have the Powerglide, Hot Rod, Optimus, Megatron, and all three Seekers in that OS MB Legends line. For the price, they're fantastic. I would say that they are basically identical to the officials in terms of build quality, except scaled up, with correspondingly thicker plastic. They don't really feel like KO figures. The tolerances are good, the joints are tight, and the paint apps are mostly great. Of the ones I own, the only exception might be the Optimus, which feels ever-so-slightly cheaper/more brittle than the legit Hasbro version. That's just an impression though.

    That said, I could believe that the quality control is not as tight as Hasbro, so someone getting a dud doesn't shock me. But that's the only such incident I've heard about. I'm really hoping we see more of the Legends molds released soon in this format.

    zmog
     
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    there are knock offs of Powerglide? any of viper? the design was always cool, but never, big enough for me.
     
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    Yes to Powerglide makes it look better besides deluxes and comes with guns but still no to Viper
     
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    ooh, how do I get a KO powerglide at deluxe scale? I want one at that size.
     
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    the powerglide is a little smaller than mp bee
     
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