The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. Max Tower

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    Yeah I won't rule that out - but it's a bit problematic if you don't want to orderstack a box big enough to escape from Jail in.
     
  2. RyanCharlie

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    Smartlulu has the Defensor guys as singles.
     
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    Not anymore. He's sold out of the singles.
    You can only buy the complete sets now.
     
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    Studio Series Long Haul KO.

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    Got more Combaticons yesterday. :)  Haven't listed all yet, want to open first and see which are junkers.
     
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    Thank you very much :) 
    I checked aftet I posted and saw them listed.
    Apologies for not updating my comment.
     
  6. Shepard Prime

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    Is this an OS or 1:1?
     
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    Looks 1:1 in the picture... or smaller, even.

    I think that's normal-sized, ven by the standards of the "scale accurate" Studio Series, that feels way too small to me. But for those who need this figure, better $10 than $30, amiright?

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  8. Max Tower

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    The Aoyi Model Studio Series ones are all 1-1 size it seems. (which I think is a terrible idea when it comes to Dropkick), It doesn't seem unlikely that someone like Wei Jiang or KBB or even Jinbao might have a crack at the Constructicons in another size though.
    I did think perhaps that maybe they might be thinking of improvements to make rather than a straight upscale - in which case they might take longer to make them. I do wonder if any of them are quite crazy enough to upscale them to the same degree as Grimlock and Scorn so your Devastator would be gigantic - but then I think they'd run into joint stability issues if the combined mode was pushing 2 to 3 foot tall.

    But one could easily make them anything upwards of 200% bigger and still have it work I feel. I'm interested to see someone have a go at it though. It is a small shame that Ayoi didn't go with doubling or tripling the size though, as the originals are kinda wee sized.
     
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    Man I'm glad I'm broke. This is soooooo much fun. -_-
     
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    GiftLove at AliExpress has old Protectobots, Aerialbots and Combacticons listed as separate items. Unfortunately, new ones (red Defensor and multi coloured Bruticus and Superion) and "G2" Bruticus are available only as sets.
    I think there's no Slingshot KO. If I'm wrong, I'd be glad to buy it and replace Alpha Bravo with Slingshot.
     
  11. Shepard Prime

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    Especially for those like me that absolutely likes the figure but no intention of combining him into "Devastator". I thought SS would maybe get me to like the combined form in toy form but nope, still only looks right in the movie. :) 
     
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    Got scammed buying IT-01 last time but fantastic board member @MOTOGPFAN46 hooked me up - I love this guy so much.
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    I've been having a great time with him, I'll be sure to take good care of him. :D 
     
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    I'd argue that Bionicle-looking abomination never looked right in any medium, and never will... but at least some of the Constructicons look alright. :wink: 

    But yeah, some 20%-30% upsized versions might be nice to have.

    zmog
     
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    Yeah exactly. I never wanted the originals at all but some of the SS figs of them are nice.
     
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    I owned the main movie line versions of most of them, and they were all pretty terrible, except for Long Haul (and his repaint). That mold is really quite good. It's not as bulky as the SS version, but it's much larger. If they don't deliver a good oversized SS version, I'd recommend the old one. It's not a floppy, awkward mess like the other Constructicons released around then.

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    Finally, got my skittles combiner limbs.
    Absolutely amazing quality, I would go as far as to say some of these are better than the originals, some are just under. Cant wait to get stuck into the 2 devestators.

    Sir Toys, I cant thank you enough, you alre a legend!
    I will be getting more of these.
     
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    They look great, can we get some more pics, with closeups on the face sculpts. Really curious about these skittle transformers.
     
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    The heads are all remolds that match the bodies. You can see close-ups at Sirtoys here or in the Action Figure Checklist folder for them here.

    zmog