I am sort of curious...

Is this Cyclonus normal-sized, or OS?



zmog

 

Word is its the same size as the cheaper first version skittles seekers?

Only way we'll know is when its in hand.

 

Too bad. An OS Cyclonus would be nice.

zmog

 

Silly question but is there any KO of a powermaster Optimus Prime? Like the TR one or something?

 

There's a shit-show undersized version.

PM OP Power Master Optimus Prime - TF - SirToys.com   novelty factor is high though.  

No TR version.

There is an oversized POTP version...

BM POTP Optimus Prime Orion Pax OS 6002-8 - TF - SirToys.com

 

Well, I won't be ordering from sirtoys again. Tracking hasn't updated since may on an order I placed and when I messaged him about it he made a fairly flippant joke about it possibly being a new record for shipping times. I get the pandemic and all that, but I've gotten orders from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China in the past few months, fairly quickly at that.

 

Need these in my life

 

aaaaand I just used a bunch of Sirtoy's pictures from the show to make a Want list on his site  

 

Mind posting the tracking #?

Mine has been out for a while, and I'm not sweatin' it much... good deals from good people take a bit... ordered back on 7/18/20

Mine was over a week just waiting to get dispatched from the origin location.

 

I got my KO-MP 30 Ratchet today, after it has been in shipping hell since early March. Overall im pretty happy with it, but on the inside of one of the rear wheels, the parts are very yellow. Anyone else have any issues with this?

 

Is this thing... the well-made version of KOmbiner Defensor???

 

If it's 1:1 I want it.

 

I don't have it on hand at the moment, but the last update was 5/27 and it still says origin post preparing shipment

 

I finally pulled the trigger on an order that I'd had waiting to ship out from Sirtoys, and it took 2 months to arrive all told. Most of that time was in-transit inside China, and heading to Canada. Delivery once it hit Canada was like 2 days. Anyway, I knew it was going to be slower than usual, so I just let the chips fall where they may.

Let me be clear that normally, I get my package from Sirtoys inside of 2 weeks, which suits me fine. I've never had an order not show up.

If you don't think any of those delays are likely related to various slowdowns, staffing shortages, import obstructions, and backlogs related to an ongoing global pandemic, I don't know what to say.

I've found Sirtoys to be the best overall source for english-speakers buying KO-type items. If you want to get in a knot about the vagaries of shipping out of China and not use that resource, it's up to you.

zmog

 

It's more the flippant response that annoyed me than the delay. Also like I said, I've gotten orders from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China since (that I've ordered after the sirtoys order). I get delays due to the pandemic, but a flippant attitude towards a repeat customer concerned that their tracking hasn't updated in months is not the way to garner customer loyalty.

 

Not sirtoys but Showz here. Had a package that remained in Shanghai from February's start till June. Then it shipped and it arrived after another delay in customs. I put another order the day I received and it arrived within the month. Perfectly acceptable time.

As a general statement I think we should all give leeway to retailers these times. Especially those who proven themselves time and again.

 

Whoops, should have included a bot mode. Updated with a comparison CW figure in bot mode.

 

That POTP KO seems interesting though it's out of stock. When it was in stock I recall the price was a bit high, like $50? Isn't that the same price as the authentic Hasbro release? Was this KO really that good? I'm just looking for something fun for my kids to play with and this DOES seem to scratch that Powermaster itch...

 

Yeah, I guess it's a tone thing (which can often come off poorly online)... I suppose from his perspective, there's not much he can do besides be fatalistic and light-hearted. Delays are gonna happen. There's almost literally nothing to be done about it now but wait it out. I wouldn't read too much into it, but I wasn't part of your exchange with him, so I can't say.

This is definitely one of those "much better than the original" KO versions that makes a ton of improvements (some of which are evident just looking at the gallery of images). I've heard great things about it.

Also, it's oversized, so quite a bit larger. You're getting more bang for your buck compared to the original.  

zmog

 

Here's another one of "those KOs" video  

Thanks to Sirtoys again: Dragon Warrior KO Set Of 3 - Non-TF - SirToys.com