Gauntlet101010 wrote:I busted out my CC, bought before all the KO stuff came out. It matches your photos. I think your CC is the real deal.
I think they changed the mold with SC a bit because my CC doesn't have some of the screwholes that SC sports.
The real test, of course, is tight joints ands connections. Since yours is tight, as it should be, then I'd say yours is the real deal!
Phew! I was totally worried about that kit like almost all day today..I was kinda worried because the gun didn't fit as tightly together as i would have figured, But I kept checking it over and it looked fine to me, and the pics show it as the one in the seibertron toy gallery.. so I suppose it is just that way..
but when I went to FP's website and saw their bootleg article, I began to get worried again..because the screw holes, but it is like you said, the CC didn't have them, which is cool.. and I remember reading somewhere that FP did some minor upgrades to the SC version..
Downshift7 wrote:I think you have a genuine Fans Project City Commander upgrade. It looks really good and sounds like everything fits right. One sure way to tell is by simply flipping out the little tabs on the back of his feet and see if the black pins are visible. If they are it is more than likely real, if not, well then...
yeah those tabs are there, however they didn't seem to fit snug, but when I posed him and took pics, the back tabs didn't move, so I suppose it stays on there some how... just figured that was gonna fit a bit tighter then it did..
anyways, I think i have the real one, and until we get some better KO reports with clearer images, we will all be worried I'm sure..
but it is like fanpop said and could be likely..
the CC kits have been showing up online for like 160.00 to 180.00 ever since news broke of the Knock Offs circulating.. so either the 180.00 is a result of collector fears, or the preferences to get the KO's or those 160.00 to 180.00 kits are the actual KO's themselves..
in either case, this whole situation is stressful, and I have placed the CC kit back in it's box and sealed it (I have a special patented method for pealing tape and using the same tape to reseal..without disturbing the box or the tape's stickiness)
So I would prefer to forget about this for awhile, otherwise I'll obsess about it and never have any peace of mind...
3RD party KO's only hurt
if there is a KO of a mass produced item in a different package that is one thing, but to do a KO of a 3RD party figure and then market it in the same box to fool those who buy it into a false sense of security is low.. and despicable..