The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. marvel b

    marvel b Bearer of the Matrix of Smash

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    @SirToys I have a question on how your orders work when it comes to combined shipping and holding. How long do you hold orders for? Because I definitely want that Nezhu figure and a few others but I kind of don't want to blow an entire paycheck on a single day, but the span of multiple days and/or weeks.
    (Also saw on the "about" page there's different rules for first time buyers, which I will be)
     
  2. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    Brah... it's a "he"?

    Might still get him just due to licensing.

    On hold feature, hommie... build up you POL.

    3 months is a standard hold, ship before that limit.
     
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    marvel b Bearer of the Matrix of Smash

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    This gave me a good chuckle!
    That's a very good timeframe for me. Thanks for the help!
     
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    SMOG Vocabchampion ArgueTitan

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    NeZha (sometimes "Prince NeZha") is a little kid / god. Those little hair buns are actually a fancy old-fashioned hairstyle for little boys. You see it in a lot of mythic stuff, especially when they want to emphasize the youthfulness of the character.

    Don't know if they're going to do anything else in this line, but if you like the "mythic" style in these, you may want to take a look at those Journey to the West transforming robots that WeiJiang has in development.
    Journey to the West Crossover from Weijiang

    zmog
     
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  5. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    Oh my... yep, right up my alley.
     
  6. stprime

    stprime THE コンボイ that the Matrix refused

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    FINALLY got my reg ko grimlock. Know I can use my left over parts from both kits!
     
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    stprime THE コンボイ that the Matrix refused

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  8. Optimango232

    Optimango232 Well-Known Member

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    Good luck is all I can say. Nothing's out there unless you wanna spend huge amounts way over their actual value.
     
  9. Bob Schoonover

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    I'm sure this has been discussed and I apologize for being too lazy to go through thousands of posts looking for it, but do we have any inclination as to whether CBB will be doing more multicolored combiners (Menasor, Sky Lynx, PotP molds)? The Jazz mold is pretty good and I wouldn't hate some godawful looking beasts. Plus, maybe Buster and Hydra?
     
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    I need some advice, I'd be grateful for any :) .

    I'm looking for a decent KO of MP-13, preferably for <=$40, is it even possible? Prices at eBay start from 50-something and that's for bare SW, without cassettes (though I'm not sure if these aren't KOs of 3p, not Hastak).

    Are there any KOs of RID2015 moulds beyond these 6 WJ did (Optimus, Bumblebee, Drift, Strongarm, Grimlock and Megatronus)?

    What is quality of these (OS?) KOs of Cyber Battalion (Megatron, Starscream, Optimus and Bumblebee)?
     
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    It looks like the Wei Jiang M03 is still out there and not oversize. Need to watch some reviews but it should work. The Optimus it seems like nearly everyone oversized and modded, sadly, though at least BBTS says there's a new batch incoming.

    For the Soundwave, that appears to be the best you can do. If you want the whole group of cassettes and everything the Robot Hero bundle totals somewhere around $80. It's a big model, it's gonna be a little pricey.
     
  12. Ultra Reverb

    Ultra Reverb Well-Known Astro-Creep

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    Yeah, I think ~$43 is about the cheapest for the THF Soundwave and Laserbeak. But I think the Robot Hero version came out as being slightly better.
     
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    Wasn't there a Voyager sized KO of RID 2015 Grimlock made from the Deluxe some years back?

    What kind of quality was he? Good or so so?
     
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    I only have the Megatron, but the quality is surprisingly good. The whole chest is diecast on mine, and the paint is nice. His joints are very firm, and the hips have tight (albeit squeaky) ratchets. It's quite nice if you want a simple tank Megatron with passable articulation. It's a short-ish Voyager.

    I believe that's the one attributed to Weijiang, as part of their line of oversized RID2015 figures. The quality is good (I have the version with a diecast chest, but WJ produced both metal and all-plastic versions I believe). It feels really solid, and is a pretty decent voyager size. Joints are firm... almost too firm. There's one known issue... the elbow joints are maybe too tight, and can develop stress-marks. Mine has the stress-marks, but no breakages yet.

    zmog
     
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  15. Optimango232

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    M03 isn't an MPM figure from any reviews I've seen. It was a take on the modified Battle Blades and if I remember from reviews wasn't tooooo great. Just a heads up.
     
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    I am twiddling my fingers & thumbs waiting on Aoyi Mech Magatron getting released - Optimus will get lonely without him.
    I wonder what Paypal is making of all this delay as I've had stuff I order weeks ago that only shipped recently (for the obvious reasons) so they must be getting a lot of claims - they might be better off simply extending their claim period so they don't have to pay all that money out though.
     
  17. SirToys

    SirToys OS Multicolor KO

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    We're shipping now but because the virus situation could change at any time we're leaving the On Delay on. Also still a few On Delays from CNY we still need to send so to be fair to them we left it on.

    A lot of markets I go to still aren't open yet so no new wacky KOs for a while. Hopefully it all comes roaring back so I can get my galley up to 50K this year.
     
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    TRANSFANATTIC K.O.llector

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    For all the G1 KOllectors in this thread, here's some pics of really rare Pretender bootlegs I picked up recently. Enjoy!

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    Those look nice - in a KO kinda way.
     
  20. BB Shockwave

    BB Shockwave Behold, Gagatron!

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    In (post)-Soviet Russia, robot transforms you!!!
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    Also, they sing horribly catchy songs too. :D 
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/MHpjGrtgBzLsCyBq8

    Yeah these Wall-E style Cyrillic Letterbot combiners arrived today from Aliexpress. I gotta say, disappointed in the quality. The plastic is nowhere as good as with the animal letter combiners. They transform fine but the quality is cheap, and there are gaps and paint errors - the black rim on the letters is already wearing off. I am wondering whether these are actually KOs of the originals - the online photos looked better, that is for sure.
    That said they do have very innovative and fun transformations, and are moderately poseable. Each seems to be some sort of a construction device, from drills and cranes to excavators. I could easily see them as WALL-E's fellow reclamation robots. They also combine into a massive, blocky robot that just looks very imposing and has good arm articulation! That said, I will check if I can find the originals, as I smell these are not those.
    And yes, the... *-shaped one (sorry, it has been literally 3 decades since I learned russian back when it was still mandatory in hungarian education) does play this bad song. You sometimes have to hit it to resume.

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    Combined shape is massive and blocky. Love the way the face is rotated out (like WFC Jetfire's emblem)
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