The Knock off transformers thread

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

  1. xMostWanted559x

    xMostWanted559x Well-Known Member

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    I never even noticed a business by that name an I drive by there all the time. Hmmm ill check tomorrow
     
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    Here are 2 versions of the "mini Max" as some people call them.
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    The one on the left is the original version done in the 90s. The one on he right is the current version.
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    The original version came with guns and the Spike headmaster. Although he was better compatible with micromasters, the detail lacked some and there are oversized posts in his lower legs that interfered with it fully closing with the upper legs.

    The newer versiion, while much better detailed, is slightly smaller and his head does not transform. His detail includes opening forearm guns and opening doors/ramps, neither of which are in the firt version. Does not come with hand weapons.

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    Unfortunately, while transforming him, my first mini max shattered in his tower/midsection connector. Somehow, I have a feeling that keeping him in storage in the garage made his parts brittle, along with age. It is why I keep these pics of him in memory:rip 
     
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    Yeah it has some pretty neat stuff at times, I picked up a Energon Unicron from there for around ten bucks a few years back.
     
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    xMostWanted559x Well-Known Member

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    Its like a big lots/family dollar store?
     
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    Tuesday Morning is like any surplus store... Like Ross/Marshalls/TJMaxx, etc...
     
  7. Darcemeus

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    ^Pretty much, any of the leftover products from the big retailers gets shuffled through Tuesday Morning, it's the reason why I have some of my Bionicle and Transformers figs.
     
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    Found ko bruticus menasor and devy at Tuesday morning. The carded ones. Do they ever have the boxes sets? I think those are taller?

    Either way its a deal for 5.99. I'm going stand them in the back of my collection so they will be raised up a bit to offset the height.

    Thanks guys for the help. Tuesday morning is only place I found these other than 30 bucks on ebay
     
  9. Darcemeus

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    No prob dude, and you might want to check Tuesday morning every other two weeks or so the KO's alternate and trust me they do have the box sets circle through them. =)
     
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    I might drive to the other one we have in town to see. If they have the bigger ones ill send these backs but its only 2 inch difference. How much are the bigger ones
     
  11. Darcemeus

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    Should only be about two or three dollars difference, all of the KO sets I've found at mine are pretty cheap, be they carded or boxed. =)
     
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    Ill check and see hopefully they got those. And they do picked up defensor and yellow devy. No superion menasor or bruticus
     
  13. Darcemeus

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    Oh well, at least you got yourself a pretty good KO haul today right? Like I said tho check back in every two weeks or so they should have some more KO's in by then and I know for a fact that they've had the boxed Bruticus and Superion there before, not sure about Menasor tho but odds are he'll turn up soon too. =)
     
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    So they not like big lots where they stock once every few months. Yea ill check out every few weeks. Some reason the one close to me had no boxed sets so either they were out or don't carry them.
     
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    Blot The most disgusting of all Transformers.

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    I saw this at the gift shop of an old steam train tour place:

    Loco Squad

    I almost bought it, but it was 18 bucks (I kinda regret it, from my research, it's pretty high quality).
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    Opened them up wow they are so crappy. I had no idea that they are that bad lol. I'm taking them back tomorrow.
     
  17. Darcemeus

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    Yeah honestly the KO's are a mixed lot, some of them are actually decent but a good majority are pretty bad they're mainly meant to be transformed and left on display.
     
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    Lol some of it already broke during transformations. I'm sending them back I guess ill stay away from those from now on :(  I wanted them so much too
     
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    SirToys OS Multicolor KO

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    SirToys OS Multicolor KO

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    so that's what the Thomas KO is based on.