The Energon Pub

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:49 am

Even on the cusp of going out of business, KOToys is following through on their stuff that was in development. Like them or hate them (and please no debates) the two last two KO Dinocassettes can be purchased here

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:31 pm

I don't always buy KO's

but when I do they're rare Japanese cassettes.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:16 pm

El Duque wrote:I don't always buy KO's

but when I do they're rare Japanese cassettes.

Me too man... me too.

Ironically I think that these 4 are the only TFs I would have even considered getting the KOs over the real thing, and now here I am.

When it's finished, my G1 Cassette display is going to rock.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:03 pm

Mkall wrote:
El Duque wrote:I don't always buy KO's

but when I do they're rare Japanese cassettes.

Me too man... me too.

Ironically I think that these 4 are the only TFs I would have even considered getting the KOs over the real thing, and now here I am.

When it's finished, my G1 Cassette display is going to rock.

Plus we got those cassette repaints headed our way from the Encore Twincast and Soundblaster sets.

Like funeralthirst7 on Facebook · by **funeralthirst7** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:35 pm

The link no longer works and I can't find anything on the site regarding ordering Noizu and Guraffi. Any idea on how I might go about getting my hands on these last 2 casettes?

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:19 pm

funeralthirst7 wrote:The link no longer works and I can't find anything on the site regarding ordering Noizu and Guraffi. Any idea on how I might go about getting my hands on these last 2 casettes?

KOToys is mostly out of business. All their Hasbro/Taklara KOs are gone, so you can't order them through that site.

That said, keep your eyes on Aces Toy store and ebay. The casettes are still in the pipeline and they're bound to show up somewhere. (Due January or February unless I'm very mistaken ... I point-blank asked on KOToys if we could still expect them as I put in a preorder.)

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:41 am

Got my shipping notice for these little dudes earlier this evening! Now if I could just get that Mad Blender shipping notice from RK!

Buying these KO's may be wrong, but if so I don't want to be right.

Like funeralthirst7 on Facebook · by **funeralthirst7** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:07 pm

El Duque wrote:Got my shipping notice for these little dudes earlier this evening! Now if I could just get that Mad Blender shipping notice from RK!

Buying these KO's may be wrong, but if so I don't want to be right.

I sent payment for them a few days ago. I was thrilled to get the offer to buy them. I really thought I had missed out.

While I don't normally support ko Transformers I made the exception for these 4. I refuse to pay 400+ for a 2 inch piece of plastic that Hasbro/Takara could easily reissue.

by **JCLEVERLY76** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:08 pm

with the noise/graphy cassettes being shipped now, does anyone by chance have a spare set of these that they would be willing to sell? i missed the order date and they shut it down before i could get the chance to buy. if you have a spare set, send me a pm. really want one of these.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:15 pm

Try sending an email to k@kotoys.com and best of luck to you

by **JCLEVERLY76** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:29 pm

yeah, i actually emailed kate 4 times about it but never heard back. that's why i was hoping someone possibly bought extras to sell on here or ioffer or ebay. i know the price would be more but i'd just like to get them. that will complete my set of the dino cassettes, and i'd hate to miss out on these last two.

News Credits: 5 · by **horus** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:36 pm

Got mine yesterday, and they're looking sweet :grin:

by **JCLEVERLY76** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:50 pm

Well, just got an email from Kate saying they're all out. So if anyone has an extra set they're willing to part with let me know. I'm willing to pay more than the kotoys price cause I know they had to be shipped over here so pm me if you have the set of even one of them for sale.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:24 pm

Looks like they're available at ioffer now - $85 a pair with free shipping. I'm interested as well but I'm never quite sure if I can trust that site, doesn't seem as safe as ebay.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:43 pm

The seller on ioffer is a member here so no worries!

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:26 pm

horus wrote:Got mine yesterday, and they're looking sweet

How's the quality?

News Credits: 5 · by **horus** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:52 pm

Mine have one problem.. in combined mode Noizu attaches to Gurafis head but Gurafis head doesn't take the wight very well and this makes Noizu fall back.

Also Gurafis right wing can rotate a bit more loosely then the lef wing where the red part (combiner lower legs) meets the black part (combiner upper leg)

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:23 pm

So is there any remaining stock left?

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:13 pm

I received Noizu and Gurafi yesterday (having bought them on ioffer), arrived very quickly and I'm very happy with them. (I haven't tried to combine them since I just want to display them by themselves.)

by **doomgaze_86** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:07 pm

Just wondering, is the rear box art upside-down on your Noizus and Gurafis? Just trying to figure out how widespread this problem is.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:24 pm

I believe they all have that problem. Good news for those who want a difference between them and the originals.

Still haven't got my order yet. But it was shipped right at Chinese New Year and I chose the slowest shipping option.

Gotta be patient ...

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:38 pm

FINALLY got my order in (along with the 22 clear cassette cases I ordered.) It;'s great to have these "I can't believe they're no tthe Dinocassette" TFs. I gotta say ... with KOToys gone I felt a little shakey ordering this from them, but I'm glad I did. It's a nice cap to my patronage.

Of course there's some typical KO stuff. Noize's weapons barely stay in. And Graphy, feet are really hard to get out (I didn't manage it and won't try further). Still, despite those flaws, I like both of them. Although I must admit I like set #1 more.

And those who don't want to be fooled will be glad to hear there's some mold issues if you compare to the real deal. I hadn't heard it reported so I'll make a note of it.

http://www.tf-1.com/articles/jtf/dinocass_template.html

1) Noise's face is noticably shallower; it lacks the lines the original has.
2) Graphy's face is also shallower, but you have to really get in there to see that the indents are not as deep as the real deal.'

And that's all I can spot. I'm surprised one of the set isn't a Decepticon. And Noise is the only one lackign an obvious place for a rubsign. I guess the base of the tail will do (even though there's a rivet there).

They both fit into Sonicron too, if anybody cares about that.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:56 pm

Mine showed up last friday as well. I've had no problems with my Gurafi, and like you, Noise's weapons are a little loose, but I fixed that with a little glue around the cassette holes (what? it's not like I'm actually doing that to an actual figure

)

Overall, I'm pretty happy with these.