The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. Giga Leo

    Giga Leo I know and you know...

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    These bad boys. IMG20170729132732_cwsos4.jpg
    If their quality is anywhere close to the oversized figures WeiJiang has done (or if WJ made these themselves, I don't know who's behind these...) I'll be happy.
     
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  2. saucesmithco

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    I believe they're both based off their respective Cyber Battalion molds?
     
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  3. Convoy

    Convoy 90's Robot

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    Wow, good work. Google tells me you're correct. I didn't even know that was a line!
     
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    Those both seem to be KOs of the Cyber Battalion official figures, only released by Hasbro in Brazil and other developing nations. The Grimlock design and colours, although as you say based on two different versions, was done just so by Hasbro.

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  5. SirToys

    SirToys OS Multicolor KO

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    They have diecast parts.

    IMG20170407184710_Cyber_Battalion.jpg

    They're not :)  Same scale though.
     
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  6. Convoy

    Convoy 90's Robot

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    How's the qc??
     
  7. destrongerlupus

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    Pretty much perfect. The toys a *limited* from a design perspective both KO and Official, but the QC on the KOs is as good as the real ones...and with the diecast arguably the build quality is even better...though YMMV, as the diecast is more paint chip prone than plastic...but mine have had very little of that.
     
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  8. Convoy

    Convoy 90's Robot

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    Thanks for the info. I'm thinking of recovering the heads and feet to make a tm megatron
     
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    The Megatron mold is a joy in this scale and with the Diecast. Really, these guys are just some elbows and knees away from being amazing toys (Well...not Bumblebee....he's terrible....and StarScream has issues....but the others....)
     
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    I have the Megatron from the diecast KO Cyber Battalion set... he's sort of great and sort of annoying at the same time.

    The construction is really high quality, with good joints and nice diecast content. But the to is definitely let down by the limited articulation. I mean, we can blame Hasbro for that, but still... like Destrongerlupus says, with a few added joints, they'd be amazing.

    zmog
     
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    I was trying to find that ko 10th anniversary beast wars megatron on Ali baba bit I've bag no luck. Anyone know where I can get one?
     
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    Yes, I'd love for Wei Jiang to make these again with proper joints. Currently, it's like going to a reformed rasterfarian/ex-hippy commune where everyone has given up smoking...
     
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    Has there ever been an OS Exosuit Spike and a regular-sized MP Goldbug?
     
  14. we_are_forest

    we_are_forest I blame Powerglide

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    I've seen a BW Megatron on the Wish shopping app before.
     
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    Thanks @we_are_forest
    What's Wish? Its ok though, gonna get the ko cyber battalion grimlock to redeco into tm megs instead.
     
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    We had some Talk about KO beast megs some months back here - did anyone ever buy one at that time - as I have still not seen a scale reference - I would like one myself if he's larger than the original - even if it's only by an inch.
     
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    When I get the black OSKO AOE Dinobots, I plan on repainting some of them with different detailing, turning them into "Nemesis Dinobots". I used the existing "Nemesis Grimlock" bio at TFwiki, and added bios for the other Dinobots (with Nemesis Grimlock's new dinosaur mode and extra gold details being inferred as a "Grand Scourge" kind of "upgrade"). I also used China-based dinosaurs for their beast-modes, as they are Chinese KOs ANd the original AOE Dinobots were "found" in China.

    What do you folks think? I'll repost the bio at the custom toys section as and when I ever repaint them.
     
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    we_are_forest I blame Powerglide

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    Wish is a shopping app. It's all shipped from China but I've bought quite a few random bits off there including my KBB Nemesis Evasion Prime.
     
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  19. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    I give you :thumb  for dedication?

    Personally I could care less about Bios and methos of tf's, as a brand new artist can come along and rewrite shit once again and not ever have to fit into the continuity of the lines...

    Enter Michael Bay, :lol 
     
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    Er, thanks? For me, these are a way of collecting JUST the film molds in a CHUG collection; they look like evil, twisted Dinobots, so these are, for me, G1 Nemesis Dinobots. The Grimlock bio is official, though (with pronouns and alt mode changed by me).

    Also, it's "couldn't care less". Please watch your grammar!
     
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