The Energon Pub

by **Hypurrlinq** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:19 pm

I've had this little bugger for a few years now and I'm not really sure what it is. It looks like Optimus Prime, but it doesn't have a hasbro stamp on it (or any other stamp). I'm guessing it is some kind of knock off item, but if anyone has any more info that would be great.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb28 ... 210252.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb28 ... 210250.jpg

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:49 am

It doesn't look like anything that Takara or Hasbro produced. Who put the stickers on? Was that you?

News Credits: 1 · by **Scatterlung** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:54 am

Hypurrlinq wrote:I've had this little bugger for a few years now and I'm not really sure what it is. It looks like Optimus Prime, but it doesn't have a hasbro stamp on it (or any other stamp). I'm guessing it is some kind of knock off item, but if anyone has any more info that would be great.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb28 ... 210252.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb28 ... 210250.jpg

I've got no definite answer, but when I was in Thailand a few years back, I remember having some sort of crisps/chips that had small toys in them made of shoddy plastic. The figure itself strongly resembled a Gundam, I mean.. well, it WAS a Gundam but obviously the Gundam stamp appeared nowhere on the packet. Maybe this is something similar?

by **Hypurrlinq** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:58 am

It doesn't look like anything that Takara or Hasbro produced. Who put the stickers on? Was that you? Tongue

Heh, no I did not put the stickers on, they came that way. And now that you mention it I'm not even sure they are part of this toy. They may belong to something else entirely.

News Credits: 2 · by **Zordon** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:40 am

looking at the pics, :-?

it looks like what is called a "pound shop knockoff" or "99c store knockoff" power rangers have them produced all the time they sort of look like PRs a bit, but just not the real deal

by **DREWCIFER** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:40 pm

Does anybody know what the McDonnald's toys back in the '80's looked like? It may be one of those.

:DEVIL:

by **Hypurrlinq** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:30 pm

It's not a McDonald's toy. I do have 2 of those and the plastic is different. Also they are hollow and they do have a Hasbro stamp on them. (Although that was my first guess before I had them).