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02-13-2007, 05:06 PM
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#1 | | Needs to post more Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,033 Location: Asheboro, NC Collection Count: ~200 | Off-Brand explosion
Reciently there have been a crap load of off-brand tfs in stores that i've noticed. There are the REVs, big hotwhell morphers, and hasbro has some animal/car transformers for liltle kids. Any others yall have seen?
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02-13-2007, 05:12 PM
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#2 | | I am AMAZON! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,356 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Collection Count: 323 | Well, there were some Batman transforming figures at Toyfair. And don't forget the Marvel Mega Morphs.
This isn't new though, really. It happens when Transformers are really popular. Back in the 80s there were a bunch of imitation toys (including a few in Mattel's He-Man line).  | |
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02-13-2007, 05:13 PM
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#3 | | Free Agent Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,682 Location: Canada Collection Count: 106 | Yeah i have seen that to. I think the worst of the offenders is the Marvel Megamorph's. Guess there hoping to get a piece of the TF's pie, with all the hype over the movie AutobotX23's Rival Click sig for YouTube Channel | |
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02-13-2007, 05:39 PM
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#4 | | Self-proclaimed #1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,330 Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota Collection Count: 1 very vulgar Optimus Prime helmet. News Credits: 2 | Roadbots are available online as well.
Shopping for: ROTF Bludgeon.
Recent additions (newest -> oldest): Animated Electostatic Soundwave ROTF Ravage, Dead End, The Fallen FP City Commander ROTF HA Skids, Ice Cream Twins, Optimus Prime Classics Hoist G1 Encore Trailbreaker Classics Powerglide, Hardhead FP Superion upgrade kit G1 Encore Big Mission Set 1 & 2 ROTF Voyager Megatron, HA Sideswipe Classics Bruticus
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02-13-2007, 07:43 PM
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#5 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,180 Location: Cincy Collection Count: 90% less than before! | Too bad none of them really come close to TFs, IMO. Sig Removed | |
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02-13-2007, 09:25 PM
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#6 | | Hassan Chop! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,555 Location: Oregon Collection Count: 100+ | REV's, mega morphs mostly. REV's blow, Mega morph's not impessive. Perhaps being picky in the matter, while leading to a smaller collection, means I don't regret what I buy? 
Speical Thanks to Poho.
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02-13-2007, 11:06 PM
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#7 | | Be a real fish Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,483 Location: Madison, WI News Credits: 4 | I'd love it if there were more transforming robot toys. variety and competition is always good.
But, no one outside of the Transformers team at Hasbro seems to get it right. this is evident when looking at SWTF and Titanium, because even the best of those lines don't hold a candle to the feats the HasTak designers cook up several times over for main line toys.  | |
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02-13-2007, 11:09 PM
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#8 | | zombiecon Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,623 Location: Robot Narnia, Quebec Collection Count: they have their own room... | I'm surprised nobody else has started importing toy robot lines from Japan to compete... I mean, obviously, Power Rangers has been doing that for a while, and there are all the collectible card game-type Japanese imports... but no other transforming robot lines that I can think of recently.
Which is surprising when you consider how to match Transformers for quality, you really have to go back to the source... the REVs and MegaMorphs just aren't cutting it.
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02-13-2007, 11:48 PM
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#9 | | TF:A is better than you. Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,312 Location: Birthplace of Aviation Collection Count: More than a few by a bunch News Credits: 1 | I'm a little surprised about those Hot Wheels robot things, since one or two are licensed cars that have already appeared in the Alternators line. One would think Hasbro would try to get some exclusivity in their "Ford Mustang toy that turns into a robot" licensing arrangement.  How the Animated toy line REALLY came to an end | 
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