It's really sad for the state of the hobby that we get a post about illegal knock-offs and most of the posts are about how cool it is, and hoping they KO even more rare Henkei...!?!?!
yes please, i keep trying to bid on a henkei rodimus and i can never win one for more /less than 100.00. i mean i only want a toy to use with my add on kit. as long as it a high quality ko. im fine with it. i know theres people who only buy real. then theres people who buy both real and fake, like me. so i guess both sides is happy. buy if you like, dont buy if you dont like.
Looks like the KO Henkei Skywarp is showing up on ebay. I just bought this auction. Transformers classic TAKARA Henkei limited skywarp new - eBay (item 130395008489 end time May-27-10 11:23:02 PDT) I think its a KO as the BIN is only $50 which is cheaper then normal MSRP Will post later on quality once I have the item in hand.
Looks like the KO Henkei Skywarp is showing up on ebay. I just bought this auction. Transformers classic TAKARA Henkei limited skywarp new - eBay (item 130395008489 end time May-27-10 11:23:02 PDT) I think its a KO as the BIN is only $50 which is cheaper then normal MSRP Will post later on quality once I have the item in hand.
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Hey guys, finally got my henkei Skywarp today and as I suspected this is the "high" quality KO that was reported earlier. How did I know its a KO?? QUALITY!!! this figure totally feels like a KO and I know Taktomy had QC issue with this run of toys such as the TC not holding the missles in place. But this toy I got feels like a KO and there are many sights of it being KO. Unfortunately I don't have a camera with me right now to snap some pics but I will describe what I notice below. Packaging - decent but not up to par of normal henkei packaging, the plastic feels cheaper and the top plastic section should rest below the word destron but my came with the top plastic cover tape above the word destron. The instructions was not pack in a normal plastic sleeve and the print quality is not as nice. Toy- There were many flaws and I'll list them below -paint app was decent but there where some area of overspray like on missile and on one of my decepticon symbol, it had some paint bleeding. -joints are very loose, the arms flop around and when I transformed him at first, one of the leg popped off the ball joint. One of my wing is loose and feels like it can snap off with too much pressure on it when I rotate it. The back fins are toooo tight and hard to flip up. -missles fall out of the arms easily, similar to the henkei TC and this is due to the arms having gaps from the construction. - overall mini gaps around in build quality -the serial number on the leg does read H2804 but is very light -and overall the plastic does not feel as strong and there are parts of the plastic which is kind of rough looking and not smooth. -missing some paint apps on the cockpit Pros -missle spring do work well -overall pretty decent KO to the original but you can spot the difference once you play with the toy -but if you will only use it for display, this piece will do just fine in your collection if you don't want to spend over $100 for a Henkei Skywarp now on the after market. -chrome on the toy is pretty good and I would say its on par with original I can probably put some nail polish to make the missle fit in the arms but overall I'm happy with the buy as I was pretty sure I was buying a KO (paid $50). But if you get tricked and paid normal Henkei skywarp prices on ebay and get a KO one then I would be pretty choked. So in conclusion, worth the price if you know its KO and paying KO prices, not worth if if you get tricked by a shady seller. I hope this review helps with your decision if you decide to buy one. I hope they release TC soon as I would buy and add that to my collection as well. I have the originals MISB but this KO makes a good stand in on my shelf.
they have new ko seekers at kotoys and they are new molds more like the takara versions with the notches in the knees and on the shoulders where they are suppose to be and these are suppose to be of better quality platic then the first run of kos
