THE KNOCK OFF TRANSFORMERS THREAD

[The Mighty Mollusk]

A Jumpstarter with the head and tail of a Zoids Gojulas. That's an interesting mashup.

The one laying down looks like the head of a Zoids Dark Horn, minus the nose horn.

 

[Donocropolis]

Discovered these yesterday on ebay. There seem to be several online. Loving this oversized, simplified Ramhorn remolded to be a....cow? Pretty sure cow. A cowsette, if you will.

 

[Haywire]

It's Babe, the Transforming Blue Ox!

 

[Donocropolis]

It's Babe, the Transforming Blue Ox!

Dammit! Now I need a Paul Bunyon Crossover! Maybe an Optimus Prime with paint apps to make his torso look like flannel, a new bearded head, and the energon axe in a more traditional steel-with-red-paint color scheme?

 

[Haywire]

Prime's a Lumberjack and he's okay... lol

A lumber truck would make a pretty cool Transformer, though, like you said, really ramp up the lumberjack look on the robot mode!

 

[Donocropolis]

Prime's a Lumberjack and he's okay... lol

A lumber truck would make a pretty cool Transformer, though, like you said, really ramp up the lumberjack look on the robot mode!

Ooh, yeah. Make it one with the lumber grabbing arm:

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Just add flannel lines to Animated Prime.

 

[Donocropolis]

Just add flannel lines to Animated Prime.

Dammit, you're right. Can't believe I forgot about him. He's perfect.

 

[Stepwise]

Discovered these yesterday on ebay. There seem to be several online. Loving this oversized, simplified Ramhorn remolded to be a....cow? Pretty sure cow. A cowsette, if you will.

Cowsette . . .

We're all Dads. And Geeks.

 

[Dvandom]

Just in time for DairyCon.

---Dave

 

[Dvandom]

Five Below's latest KOs, you can definitely see the Starscream in one of them, and elements of other Transformers in the tank and helicopter. This time I didn't bother buying any, I know the quality is going to be crap even for $5 knockoffs.

---Dave

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

I've seen the tank in two different colors. It's based on Combiner Wars Brawl, complete with vestigial combiner peg sticking out despite nothing to actually combine with. I think the helicopter is partly based on Battleslash, mixed with more Starscream.

They also had some really bad Dinozaurs knockoffs. Also not worth the five bucks.

 

[Stepwise]

It's funny how we look at these now and don't have any interest at all, but some of us are sentimental about the KOs and weird off-brand ones we played with growing up.

 

[Donocropolis]

I grabbed a helicopter and a jet out of curiosity. They're definitely cheap feeling, shampoo-bottle plastic, but the molding and paint aren't bad. and the weapons are decent. For $5 each, if you were trying to fill in the background of a battle scene with generics, it wouldn't be a bad way to go. There almost do seem to be provisions for combining that don't seem to be completely vestigial? The pegs aren't Combiner Wars style, and there are ports in the feet where a hand could go. Almost wonder if there is a torso bot mold out there somewhere along with hands/feet. May never come to Five Below, though.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

It's funny how we look at these now and don't have any interest at all, but some of us are sentimental about the KOs and weird off-brand ones we played with growing up.

Speaking for myself here, most of the more memorable KOs and such I saw as a kid were based on things I'd never heard of before. Like, I still have a neon-colored Liokaiser and a bunch of Brave stuff that never saw release in the US. So it's not that they were KOs, so much as that they were new. Now I recognize all of this stuff, so I can see how things were cheapened out, so it's just not very impressive.

 

[Haywire]

IDK, I have a bizarre fondness for knockoffs that transcends issues with quality; from vintage Convertors, Convertabots, Zybots, and the like (which aren't ALL strictly KOs, but some are) to the sets of KO Protectobots, Constructions, and Machine Robo Rescue Bots that were sold at Shopko, Big Lots, and Walmart, to modern Dollar Store oddities, I have a hard time passing up even the cheapest-looking robot that turns into something else. I'll have to keep an eye out for these Five Below Bots, they look just different enough to be interesting!

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

KO SS86 G1 Optimus Prime
- Incoming (and with extra goodies).

(Source: -https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5160530545738274?jumpfrom=weibocom )

Pre-order is available at ShowZ.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

And now, a message from ShowZ (purveyors of the finest KO & 3P TFs) concerning the recent USA tarifs situation:

Important Announcement Regarding Recent US-China Tariff Changes

As you may be aware, recent changes in US-China tariffs will have an impact on our business operations. Effective immediately, air shipments to the United States will incur additional costs, which will be included in the updated shipping fees. These fees will cover all associated expenses, and rest assured, there will be no extra charges for our buyers beyond what is specified.

For all previous pre-order items, we want to reassure our customers that the prices will remain unchanged. We will absorb the increased costs ourselves to ensure a consistent and fair experience. Additionally, our replacement parts service will continue as usual, with no extra fees involved.

At present, there are no additional charges for sea shipments.

We sincerely hope that this tariff situation will be resolved swiftly, allowing all collectors to continue purchasing their favorite items at fair and reasonable prices.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Vincoroor V33-06B Fire of The Sky WFC-S28 Jetfire Black Version (OSKO Legacy SG Jetfire.)

Material: ABS, PVC
Height: 40cm / 15.76’’
Price: ￥15,228 (Around $100 US)

You can get it from ShowZ.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Gold-chromed G1 Optimus Prime KO.

Black KO G1 Optimus Prime

Regular KO G1 Optimus Prime.

Missing Link KO G1 Optimus Prime.

All links above to their respective ShowZ listings.