The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. primalxconvoy

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    QC is very good, firm figure, nothing breaks during transformation.
     
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    Any word on a KO OS Siege Shockwave? To be honest, he is the best-looking Shockwave for me, crazy spaceship-mode and all.
    He would be awesome over-sized with die-cast and articulated hands.
     
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    That and an OS Apeface would be great.
    Siege Apeface is just too small. And he could do without the weathering.
     
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  5. primalxconvoy

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    EVERY Seige figure could do without weathering.
     
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    Apeface has the only good Siege weathering because his looks like acid-washed black denim. It's the most late 1980s a Transformer can be. I like it best in ape mode, where it looks like an awesome jean vest.
     
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    :lol 
    I'll see how it looks up close when I got him in hand. Maybe I can make my peace with it if I look at it that way.
    But I still hope for an OSko all the same.
     
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  8. PC Brodimus

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    Yech. Good lord, that color just sucks. Also what is the fucking point of it? Movie devastator is a shit design by any standards, how's "Jaundice Yellow" going to fix that?
     
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    I'm guessing because that yellow is the longstanding typical color of construction vehicles in the real world.

    Still gross should have been neon green.
     
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    And is too small.

    ..

    Well, maybe not Jetfire and Omega...

    zmog
     
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    Chainlink No real than you are

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    I just want OS Astrotrain. Improvements would be nice if they wanted to go the extra mile.
     
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    Yeah, i get yellow but this is like a weird orangy-looking barf yellow hue.

    Also do you mean "Lantern Green"? :D 
     
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    How common are oversized products based on Hasbro’s design? I’m looking for a comprehensive list or site with plenty of available options. Thank you.
     
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    Increasingly rather common, at least coming out of the Chinese market. There are also altered/improved versions in the same original scale, and even downsized items too.

    However, I don't think there's one site that has created a comprehensive list (surprisingly). The closest thing I could think of in English would be Sirtoys (or the related Action Figure Checklist site)... but that's not actually organized along "OS Hasbro" lines, so it would still require some digging around.

    Maybe we could just start compiling a master list here? If we all put our heads together, we could probably accumulate a pretty solid list...

    I'll start, someone else can add details and more figures to the list...

    BMB POTP Leader Optimus
    BMB POTP Dinobots
    BMB POTP Terrorcons
    Siege Sideswipe
    Siege Red Alert
    Siege Hound
    Siege Megatron
    Siege Optimus
    Siege Optimus (bigger)
    Generations Hoist
    Generations Trailbreaker
    Generations Nightbeat
    WFC Optimus 'Abyss' (red/purple/black/white variants)
    WFC Optimus (HUGE)
    FOC Optimus
    FOC Sideswipe
    WJ CW Protectobots
    WJ CW Breakdown
    WJ CW Offroad
    WJ CW Alpha Bravo
    WJ CW Blue Rook
    WJ TR Chromedome
    WJ TR Hardhead
    WJ TR Brainstorm
    WJ TR Highbrow
    WJ TR Skullcruncher
    WJ TR Weirdwolf
    WJ TR Mindwipe
    WJ Generations Arcee
    WJ MPP10 (OS MP10)
    MMP10 (OS MP10 simplified)
    Legends Rodimus / Blackjack
    Legends Bumblebee/Cliffjumper
    Legends Huffer/Pipes
    Legends Powerglide (also in blue)
    Legends Warpath (also in green)
    Legends Starscream/Thundercrecker/Skywarp/Sunstorm
    Legends Megatron
    Legends Optimus / Nemesis
    Legends Optimus (voyager)
    Legends Bumblebee (voyager)
    Legends Pipes (voyager)
    Legends Starscream (voyager)
    Legends Megatron (voyager)
    Armada Dlx Optimus
    JJ Classics Optimus (MP sized)
    JJ CW Aerialbots (heavily retooled for G1 accuracy)
    Classics Grimlock (various colours)
    RID2015 Bumblebee
    RID2015 Strongarm
    RID2015 Grimlock
    RID2015 Sideswipe
    RID2015 Drift
    RID2015 Optimus
    RID2015 Megatronus
    PRID Wheeljack
    PRID Deadend
    PRID Bumblebee (several versions)

    That's not including older stuff... and I'm not even going to start on the Movie TF KO items. Lots of those out there... ;) 

    zmog
     
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  15. vvvTheONEvvv

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    The os foc sideswipe (red) also came in yellow (sunstreaker) and green iirc... the os foc optimus came in fireguts colors as well.

    Based on hasbro's design of figures, there are sooooo many that have been OS that it's not funny... OS Ransack comes to mind (biplane?) And OS energon arcee as examples.

    A list of everything would be impressive, but I'm not sure I could muster a list as quickly as you just did... maybe a few additions here and there as the list builds?
     
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    What are the KO OS names for these figures and what company makes them I would like to get them??
    Siege Sideswipe
    Siege Red Alert
    Siege Hound
    Siege Megatron
    Siege Optimus
     
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    Thanks so much for the assistance. I’m building a master list for a project but I’m also selfishly using this as an opportunity to discover figures I desperately want OS. Tracking them has been difficult and purchasing even harder. If anyone has further suggestions on how to come by these or sites to purchase from I would appreciate it. Thank you again!
     
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    Even scored OS g1/g2 bruticus and wst/US bruticus from there back in the day.

    Its a KO wonderland.
     
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    Yeah, I was trying to stick to mostly the medium-to-good quality ones. If you cast your net a bit wider, the list will be ENORMOUS. I deliberately steered away from some categories becuase I knew it would take me too long.

    And then there are the KOs of 3rd Party stuff! :lol 

    Really, each person should add to / adjust the list with new additions / corrections / names / categories and then re-post it so other people can add to it. :wink: 

    I'm curious to hear more about this 'project' you mentioned.

    A truly complete list would be a huge undertaking, and it would need some specifics and sub-categories, since there are so many degrees of enlargement, and varying quality, and lots of cases where the molds are altered or simplified. But if everyone here contributes a bit of their knowledge, we'll end up with quite a list regardless. And I'm sure Paul from Sirtoys has photos of 95% of this stuff at his Action Figure Checklist site (though sorting through it all might be challenging).

    In terms of purchasing, there's no easy one-stop shop, but Sirtoys is probably the closest thing to it. Also, Paul will search for stuff if he doesn't have it in stock. KO toys are often released in very short runs, but sometimes he finds old items in his travels as well.

    Otherwise, you'll have to do some searching on sites like AliExpress and see what you can find.

    So far, I think there are TWO companies doing OS Siege stuff. You'll find some of them under the brand-names Aoyi, Weijiang, and BMB... but KO products are often released under different names. I'm not sure what "fake names" are used for the OS versions of these characters... something in Chinese, I guess.

    I use Sirtoys for most of my KO buying, so I recommend that site. All of the OS toys above are easy to find there, and should be in stock now:
    Search - SirToys.com

    You can probably also find them at various AliExpress sellers and other web-stores.

    Good luck! :thumb 

    zmog
     
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  20. Smitty.1981

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    Question: Do the KO OS Multi Colored POTP Dinobot limbs come with combiner feet? I'm thinking about getting them to go with the Red Grim, but if they don't have the feet there's no point.