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I found this at local retailer recently (non american) and decided to post my findings here.
they are online as well.
What we have here on the box is called Roboforces - Transformation Robot
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ ... 10737.html

The box is similar to boxes from movies with character portrait visible.
Mine is slightly different from the online version and the toys are manufactured by Toi-Toys
Strangely enough the instructions call this team The Deformation Dinosaurs

Playability: Both of his forms are lot similar to G1 Sludge and since he has no individual name listed so i named him Sludge. The weapons is quite interesting It is a katana fastened to a crossguard. It is removable but it get stuck in his fist easily so keep it in the crossguard handle. No exactly compatible with official transformers weapons

Quality: The joints are nice and tight with no waist articulation problems It uses a unique and tight swivel joint instead of balljoints in the hips which is a plus. The plastic feels strong and stable like genuine Hasbro/Takara products would be... but he is also a little too tight so posing the arms for example can be a hassle.
They even have a dinobot combiner but i only have this brachiosaurus.
Overall he is quite interesting dinobot with a good colorscheme and almost worth the 15$ pricetag.
He is similar to most deluxe toys

However the instructions never mention what the black piece in the last photo is for. I thought it might be a gun but it doesnt fit in his hands and the instructions never mention it. Other than that there is a handle for combiner weapons and a foot reminiscent of the accessory from Combiner Wars If anyone has one of these toys let me know what the black piece does

Score: 6/10

Greetings All,

Normally I steer far away form knockoffs, but Im just curious about these:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-G ... :rk:1:pf:0

My PotP Swoop has a broken toe, I did not know about this until recently, so I cant just glue it back together, and most legit ones on the secondary ,market now are running $40 or more. I'm getting the Selects red version, but I'd like to have an in tact red and Blue version.

I'm certain this will be of inferior quality, but just curious of anyone actually purchased one, and what their thoughts are.