The Energon Pub

by **TheDirtyDigger** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:43 pm

I'd sooner masturbate with a cheese grater than cheapen my collection with a filthy knock-off.

People that purchase and collect knock-offs deserve jobs in toxic Chinese factories working for a dollar a day.

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:07 pm

Repair Bay wrote:
Were the Dinos in a G1 or Beast Wars Style?

They were Beast Wars style.

So I just got one of the KO clear Mirage. It's pretty nice actually.
It does have some die-cast on it and clear rubber wheels.
The missile launcher works and altogether it feels pretty sturdy.
I don't have a G1 so I can't compare them. I think I will try to get a few of the others.

by **Silent Darth** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:29 am

TheDirtyDigger wrote:I'd sooner masturbate with a cheese grater than cheapen my collection with a filthy knock-off.

People that purchase and collect knock-offs deserve jobs in toxic Chinese factories working for a dollar a day.

I'd give my whole KO collection for a video of you doing exactly that.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:21 am

TheDirtyDigger wrote:I'd sooner masturbate with a cheese grater than cheapen my collection with a filthy knock-off.

People that purchase and collect knock-offs deserve jobs in toxic Chinese factories working for a dollar a day.

Wow you're really not getting off to a good start bud. 4 posts and all of them are insults of other members or their topics or what they like to collect.

Enjoy your first warning as well.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:24 pm

Knockoff Titanium Soundwave in trippy colors.

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 0595.jhtml

Knockoff movie Leader Prime:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... e405.jhtml

Knockoff movie Voyager Blackout in jungle and arctic camo.

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 8f65.jhtml

Knockoff movie Voyager Rescue Ratchet:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... ccc9.jhtml

Simplified Supreme Bumblebee:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 4e82.jhtml

Alternators Jazz/Meister in Movie Jazz colors:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 5fc4.jhtml

Knockoff Masterpiece Optimus Prime:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 958d.jhtml

Knockoff Classic Astrotrain:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 3eff.jhtml

Knockoff Classic Megatron in G1 colors and Decepticon purple wings:

http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... 846d.jhtml

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:05 pm

Thanks Scaleface, I have frontpaged the new KO's.

Hopefully it will save some people accidentally buying a KO off ebay or Taobao, and then complaining about it later.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:08 pm

Here is a REALLY interesting one. It seems to be a knockoff of Robot Masters Optimus Prime made to look like G1 Soundwave!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:53 pm

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:08 pm

Scaleface wrote:Knockoff Movie Brawl (Deluxe or Leader?) - http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/item ... beba.jhtml

Looks like the FAB to me.

by **StoneRhin0** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:09 am

KO Hound Pics + Mini-Review
(Sorry for the pics, they were taken using a cellphone camera)

Box front:

Back:

Inside:

When I first saw this I thought it was going to be a cheap plastic knockoff of the binaltech jeep hound. Imagine my surprise when I lifted the box and found it to be a bit heavier than usual.Good thing there was a demo model nearby so I managed to scrutinize it before I bought one for roughly $10.

Hound's detailing is very impressive, the joints super tight. I had to move the ball joints back and forth before they yielded enough for me to fold them back.

The hand is articulated at the wrist, index finger and the rest of the fingers move together. Hound's arms, legs and head are mounted on a ball joint so there's lot of movement and poses that're available for him to do. My only grip is that the connectors for his arms to his shoulders are a bit thin, and any slight show of force might break it off.

Hound's tires are all rubber and spin freely. They even have their own separate spring suspension system. Unlike other KOs, all 4 wheels touch the ground at the same time.

Hound's gun folds up and is stored in his spare tire, so there's no danger of losing it, unless you forgot to store it and your kid brother plays with it or eats it.

Unfortunately, it doesn't come with an instruction manual, so I had to look at the pictures here to try and determine how to transform him.

Of all the KOs I've encountered and bought, this is by far the best one I've ever seen. I'm sure, if the original and this one are stood side by side, you'd be hard-pressed to tell which is which.

As for KOs that disappoint: 1:1 KO Devastator. super loose joints on all the constructicons, unpainted faces, and when they combine , Scrapper and Mixmaster can't even hold Devastator up due to the aformentioned joint looseness.

tl:dr: HOUND IS MADE OF WIN! Devastator sucks.

News Credits: 5 · by **horus** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:08 am

Scaleface wrote:Here is a REALLY interesting one. It seems to be a knockoff of Robot Masters Optimus Prime made to look like G1 Soundwave!

is that a real ko or a custom made one?

i dont see how the hell he transforms into something (at least with those legs) :-?

by **woosh** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:25 am

This KO Leader Prime is a sweet ass KO.
Movie rescue ratchet looks fabulous in my opinion.
Arctic and jungle blackout look ridiculous, but are probably fun.

Supreme Bumblebee is still damn huge. So i guess the mask would fit a kid's face.

KO Masterpiece prime. Damn, this must be a good one. He's in an animated-esque packaging.

Meister is cool.

Astrotrains is pretty neat.

Overall, these new finds are hella awsum.

by **Rodr-Evil** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:44 pm

How is the quality of that BT Hound? I like the white one.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:56 pm

Man, anyone know how to buy of Taobao.com? Some of those are dirt cheap and can be used for projects without fear of destroying my real ones.

by **Supercollider** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:37 pm

Firstly well done for all those KO finds Scaleface - Anyone finding a cheap KO Alt Jazz I can get to the UK for very little money if you can PM me I'd be grateful! :grin:

Scaleface wrote:Here is a REALLY interesting one. It seems to be a knockoff of Robot Masters Optimus Prime made to look like G1 Soundwave!

Darn that looks interesting in a bizarre cool way - I might have to kitbash one of my many RM KO Primes....

by **Six Two One** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:49 pm

StoneRhin0 wrote:KO Hound Pics + Mini-Review
(Sorry for the pics, they were taken using a cellphone camera)

Box front:

Back:

Inside:

When I first saw this I thought it was going to be a cheap plastic knockoff of the binaltech jeep hound. Imagine my surprise when I lifted the box and found it to be a bit heavier than usual.Good thing there was a demo model nearby so I managed to scrutinize it before I bought one for roughly $10.

Hound's detailing is very impressive, the joints super tight. I had to move the ball joints back and forth before they yielded enough for me to fold them back.

The hand is articulated at the wrist, index finger and the rest of the fingers move together. Hound's arms, legs and head are mounted on a ball joint so there's lot of movement and poses that're available for him to do. My only grip is that the connectors for his arms to his shoulders are a bit thin, and any slight show of force might break it off.

Hound's tires are all rubber and spin freely. They even have their own separate spring suspension system. Unlike other KOs, all 4 wheels touch the ground at the same time.

Hound's gun folds up and is stored in his spare tire, so there's no danger of losing it, unless you forgot to store it and your kid brother plays with it or eats it.

Unfortunately, it doesn't come with an instruction manual, so I had to look at the pictures here to try and determine how to transform him.

Of all the KOs I've encountered and bought, this is by far the best one I've ever seen. I'm sure, if the original and this one are stood side by side, you'd be hard-pressed to tell which is which.

As for KOs that disappoint: 1:1 KO Devastator. super loose joints on all the constructicons, unpainted faces, and when they combine , Scrapper and Mixmaster can't even hold Devastator up due to the aformentioned joint looseness.

tl:dr: HOUND IS MADE OF WIN! Devastator sucks.

God damn, dude. You're making me jealous of that KO Hound! Excellent haul!

If I were you, I'd use every part of Hound for those KO gestalts that need G1 show accuracy. Good job!

by **WasPWNator** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:27 pm

This Abominus is weirdy...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... otohosting

Not only do Blot and Sinnertwin have entirely the wrong alt modes, they seem to have become Autobots as well! It's a shame because I was actually considering getting that one...

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:30 pm

That's because they replaced two of the Terrorcons with the Technobots Lightspeed and Strafe. There are Abominus sets out there with the proper members, and other sets where they used two of the Technobots for limbs... just like there is a Menasor with the OTHER two Technobots as two of his limbs.

by **the sad crow** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:14 pm

i dont no but i think that KOs are like the greatest things ever...there hella cheap and make great customs

by **olokin** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:25 am

StoneRhin0 wrote:KO Hound Pics + Mini-Review
(Sorry for the pics, they were taken using a cellphone camera)

Box front:

Back:

Inside:

Nice haul. I posted a similar KO BT Hound in this thread. Like yours, it is quite hefty with the metal. A nice KO.

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=1335

by **rob_charb** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:53 am

I just noticed a bunch of KO Binaltechs/Alternators on Ebay. Fortunately, it's rather to easy to tell they're KOs thanks to the packaging.

White Sideswipe

Prowl

Grimlock

I guess Grimmy was too difficult for them to transform since he's the only one in bot mode.

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:22 pm

Does anybody have any info on this Rodimus?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011

Is this some obscure KO or is it a legitimate product?

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:26 pm

DISCHARGE wrote:Does anybody have any info on this Rodimus?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011

Is this some obscure KO or is it a legitimate product?

That looks like a really bad repaint. Like he took a can of spray paint and went crazy.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:28 pm

DISCHARGE wrote:Does anybody have any info on this Rodimus?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011

Is this some obscure KO or is it a legitimate product?

That looks like a really bad repaint. Like he took a can of spray paint and went crazy.

This is the REAL lucky draw Rodimus.