The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. robotmel

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    Transformers Bumblebee Movie 2: Herbie goes to Law Enforcement School!

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  3. robotmel

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    I’d buy that if it wasn’t so huge.
    He actually had it, or one like it, in stock some time back. Might have actually been some time last year. Hard to keep track of time these days.

    Edit: Nevermind, the one he had before was much larger
    Bumblebee Movie OS 31cm White - TF-Movie - SirToys.com

    I hope there will be an additionally smaller version of this at some point. Anywhere from 5-7 inches would work for me. I still need at least one more bot for my Ghostbusters team, since that white BT Skids I ordered months ago never showed up.
     
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    Very interesting....That logo he has in there is the coolbecomebrave one, of the CW KOs....How old is that chap of yours?

    I also have a request: I decided on a whim to get the siege KOs for Megs and Prime. I know there has been quite a discussion in here, but its been quite the many pages ago, so if possible I would like a run down, of the versions? Thanks!
     
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    Wow. I wonder if / how this is going to affect shipments from all sellers!

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  7. robotmel

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    Blimey, I think I've had him for almost ten years give or take - he's been in storage for some time and moved house with me at least three times so ten years would be about right! :thumb 

    Packaging shots if this helps.
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    Not sarcasm, in fact.

    I actually want to know how many of these limitations expressed by TF-direct are wide-reaching and reflect overall policy, and not just their own shipping practices.

    I tend to ship large EMS packages, so I don't know how that compares to the shipping methods used by TF-Direct. Does the 2kg limit apply to all packages shipped by China Post, or is it a limitation specific to their shipping methods? Do my packages often weigh more than 2kg? I honestly have no idea. Probably? Does "by sea" only apply to Surface Mail? Does anybody even use that anymore?

    Hope these questions don't make me "stupid" :redface2: 

    C'mon! Answers! Quick! If you don't have the answers, then you must be stupid too!!! :lol 

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    I believe the 2kg limit was due to restricted space availability on commercial flights to other countries.

    By sea does apply to surface mail to other countries. It was still used sporadically before but returned to prominence for cheaper and free shipping options during the pandemic with the lack of available airline space. many retailers are offering free shippin goptions now, but warning that it will be surface mail (by sea) and take 30-60 days to arrive.
     
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    These guys were delivered today from Ali. Much like the yellowUlyra Dino Force raptor I already had, they are solid and fun to mess around with (so far). They definitely feel well made for the price point. Paint apps on the raptors were really nicely done,, but these are just okay. However, the raptor had loose joints and ball joints that popped out while posing; these two have decent joint stiffness and don't lose limbs at an alarming rate. Pardon the washed out lighting, I have a couple of customs going on and couldn't clear proper space for my normal photo setup.

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    I haven't had a chance to transform them yet, but I think it's fun that the Triceratops has an obvious Ankylosaur tail smashed in there.
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    Very informative. Thanks! :thumb 

    hmmm... now I just need to figure out how heavy my Sirtoys orders are... :confused: 

    These seemed cool. I was tempted by the Ptero but he's a bit too much like Bayformer Strafe (though admittedly, better looking), and I just can't bring myself to forgive the simplistic Triceratops transformation. I have the Stego, and it's ok.

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    After transforming them, both are very simple. The pterosaur simply bends over and his legs hinge out to spin 180 and...well, after you snap the head halves up, that's it. Still fun to mess around with and pretty rugged.
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    Aren't all of those dinos heavy retools of the Bayverse Dinobots?
     
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    Ah, childhood memories - my dad bought me this neon green/blue/magenta "G2" Nautilator KO back in the early 90ies. I have this toy, still have his box somewhere, too... It had pics of all the other Seacons on it under their japanese names but in regular colors. I never saw any other Seacons released in this way, though. I have no idea if they made any more.
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    Really not liking the implications of this "failed customs check" business. What did you have in that order again?

    Not so much. I think they stole some design inspiration, but they're different enough that I don't think you can call them retools.

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    Same as always...a bunch of random crap and junkers for custom parts. Not sure what the issue was or why it's showing delivered to someplace in Beijing instead of being returned to sender. That part has me concerned.

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    They way I heard it, a lot of sellers are somehow using circuitous shipping routes to avoid customs hassles. I have no idea how that works, and I only heard it in the context of KO MP44 shipments. But that might account for the weird return address?

    I think Paul just has to look into it, and explain a bit what's going on. Obvious this kind of thing is going to have an impact on his business if it's not easily sorted, and it seems like we all have questions.

    (though maybe the answers aren't quite there yet)

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