The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    You need a shot of vodka or whiskey, bro... Definitely not a Scotch night.;) 
     
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    Toyhax HAVE made stickers for KOs, most notably the undersized MP Optimus Prime. However, they have stopped and no longer support even making oversized versions of their existing stickers, it even making custom sets for customers wishing only an oversized, or palette-swapped version of existing sets.

    Personally, I think that's silly.

    In other news, I recently realised that Blackshot send to be from the same Ninjabot clan as Deadlock...

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    I saw they had KO sets and at one point I had emailed them and asked about a set for the OS and was told it wasn't in their plans. Over the past few days I moved the standard set in and out of the cart several times before placing my order and ultimately decided against it for the time being. Sometime ago, probably approaching a year or so now, I had seen a reviewer on YouTube that had used the standard set. At the time I was watching a lot of reviews while deciding if I wanted to add the combiner to my collection or not. Now that I want to see how the labels were applied I can't find the review.

    Had a chance to calm myself also. The wife took care of our kids this evening and another couple we're friends with came over and we played paper Magic. Been years since I played. After a few hours of that; I think I can manage the Lambor situation when the time comes. If it even has QC issues. Little Future. Little custom work where need be. I bought a KO so I wouldn't feel guilty adding labels and making modifications where needed to give it a nice G1 feel. Just may need a little more work.
     
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    I emailed reprolabels about osko stickers for the osko wei jiang Headmasters (and regarding actual suffer backed faction stickers). They replied and stated that they didn't support ko sticker sets and wouldn't sell their free silver backed (on clear plastic sheets) sets.

    I haven't bought anything recent from them, due to that and also due to their sets not being that great. I can usually reproduce most of their features with a bit of paint, anyway.
     
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    Welp, I attempted to message them but no dice. They wouldn't let me buy separate figures. Guess I'll try my luck with Taobao?
     
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    Windsweeper II Banned

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    sounds like tequila time to me :lol 
     
  7. stprime

    stprime THE コンボイ that the Matrix refused

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    Thanks for the help everyone. I've been searching ebay with no luck and they are all sold out at sirtoys but I added them to my wants list anyway. Should have got one when I first saw it.
     
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    Thank you, that is awesome!

    Perfectly complete explanations. Thank you for that!

    How does this site work? Is it trustworthy? How is Nippon Yasan? Also it's still expensive for some KO
     
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    SMOG Vocabchampion ArgueTitan

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    :lol  oh, man...

    I mean, not technically. Both MP10v and MPP10 stretched out the calves, but I don't believe that MP10v is actually a downsize of MPP10. The legs are still different molds. And check the thighs, which are also not the same (MP10v's are longer, I believe, relatively of course).

    Ah, thanks. I knew hiragana was another alphabet, but I wasn't sure how it differed from kanji and katakana.

    I wouldn't worry too much. I had two versions of that KO Lambor, and neither one had any significant issues (bearing in mind that minor paint issues were widely reported on the official Takara releases as well). I also had the yellow version and the Red Alert version. Red Alert had a paint blotch on his knee, and his helmet hinge doesn't sit flush (small gap). Otherwise, they're alright, especially compared to Takara pricing. But good luck. Hope you got a good one!

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    Anybody's seen these two blue guys in the middle before? Looks like something from Prime or nuRiD.

    [​IMG]

    Cya
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  12. IceConvoy

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    Could be Prime Starscream maybe.
     
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    So is that the price plus shipping or no?

     
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    Looks like a blue version of warrior fracture from nurid
     
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    Same question! I have no idea how this site works also
     
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    Those are some RID Mini-Con Deployers.
     
  17. minstral

    minstral It's all about G1 Masterpiece

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    The full URL is probably better and Chrome will translate it. 变形玩具金刚 日版配色 MP10 +车厢 擎天柱op KO版 到货-淘宝网
    Price is 470 and 10 domestic shipping. To use Taobao and if you're living outside of mainly Asia you'll need.to send to a forwarding warehouse in China and then pay an International shipping fee from there. This is all integrated in the Taobao site. Have a look at the Taobao thread here on on tfw2005 for more info. It's a must read if you want to use Taobao
     
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    Oh yeah, it does look like deployer Fracture. I wonder if they modified the mold any, maybe added some articulation

    Cya
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    Does anyone know of any shops (not private sellers) that have the old KO Perfect Effect Combiner Wars add-on kits? I could have sworn that Sirtoys used to carry them, but nothing has shown up during regular searches.
     
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  20. God Orion

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    That sounds cheap! But also complicated. I will have a look!