THE KNOCK OFF TRANSFORMERS THREAD
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Comparison of the KO toy and combined anime versions of Powermaster Optimus Prime/Ginrai.
Pretty sure this is the right thread for these . . .
My wife brought something home from a yard sale.
It sortof transforms, or at least some parts shift a little bit. It It holds together with magnets, and I think we're only missing one piece. It has a (really loud) clip that sounds like it's from a Transformers toy, but I wonder if they "borrowed" the sample. (it was crazy loud . . . first thing I did was take out the batteries because it was easy to bump the button.)
I think I found it online - but what the unholy hell did my wife bring home?
My wife brought something home from a yard sale.
It sortof transforms, or at least some parts shift a little bit. It It holds together with magnets, and I think we're only missing one piece. It has a (really loud) clip that sounds like it's from a Transformers toy, but I wonder if they "borrowed" the sample. (it was crazy loud . . . first thing I did was take out the batteries because it was easy to bump the button.)
I think I found it online - but what the unholy hell did my wife bring home?
Until we know, since it's a set of magnetic construction vehicles, I dub it Build Cling.
Got any guesses at the robot mode arrangement?
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it:
Link to an ebay listing HERE
It IS funny. I can't stop laughing about how it magnetically attaches!
I don't know. Sounds like something someone who would hurt kids would say.....
I believe generic/transforming robot toys, including ones from China and Korea, can be thought of as "honorary knock-offs"...
This is available online, including at Ali Express.
More info about their products is here (but the site is EXTREMELY slow).
This is available online, including at Ali Express.
More info about their products is here (but the site is EXTREMELY slow).
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That's a great little (well, actually pretty big) robot! I love the extremely "common" alt mode. I've never ordered anything from Ali Express. Is it reputable at all?
I've never ordered from it either. It's pot-luck, I think. Other TF KO collectors have used it, but I prefer the relative safety and after-sales service of Show-Z (which don't always sell such cheaper toys like this).
I think we need a thread for things that are neither knockoffs (copies with some modification) or "third party" (copying a character but with a new design) but that aren't a big enough deal to merit their own thread. Sticking them in this thread just muddles things. And yes, sometimes these things are knockoffs of properties so obscure none of us have heard of them, but if it's not obvious (like the OSKO copies), it really doesn't belong in this thread.
---Dave
---Dave
Usually, such figures are included in other TF KO threads and videos (such as the "Ben's KOllectibles" videos at YouTube). Many KO collectors usually gravitate to those types of figures too.
However, nothing's stopping anyone from creating a thread just for those.
A new one for me. I got it off of ebay, so didn't find it "in the wild" or anything, but still love it.
Missing one Dinosaur leg and the robots gun/spaceship turret, but it does have the original box! Not sure if the dinosaur was supposed to be friend or foe, but I like to think of him as a pet.
Here is Space Robot Fighter along with his Four-Star brother and a couple of other guys who refused to tell me their names:
Missing one Dinosaur leg and the robots gun/spaceship turret, but it does have the original box! Not sure if the dinosaur was supposed to be friend or foe, but I like to think of him as a pet.
Here is Space Robot Fighter along with his Four-Star brother and a couple of other guys who refused to tell me their names:
Slow news day...