The Energon Pub

News Credits: 49 · Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:31 pm

I picked up a knockoff based on the mold previously used for G2 Motormouth, G2 Ironhide, Rid Ironhide and Universe Hoist II. It's the same mold, but shrunken to about 2/3 size and no more gun. Overall not a bad knockoff, he's now Micromaster size. Maybe I could consider him a WST G2 Ironhide, except he's bright yellow. I'm attaching him in a picture of him next to the original use of the mold, G2 Motormouth.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:28 pm

It appears to be a ko of the Junior Headmasters version

Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:47 am

Man.... where do you find these things? I've only seen the Easter Basket Airealbots, KO Combaticons, Constructicons, and Protectobot sets @ Walgreens for Christmas, and some Cybertron Knockoffs at a gas station.

News Credits: 49 · Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:11 am

There is a seller on ebay who seems to be selling various accessories to G1 TFs. Knockoffs by the looks, but at least he's making them.

http://toys.search.ebay.com/_Action-Fig ... ssZlinanma

His parts include Optimus Prime fists, Wheeljack wings, Gnaw tail, Fasttrack's gun, and Omega Supreme's clips.

Unrelated to the above, here is a mishmash knockoff combiner.

Body - Cybertron Clocker and Cybertron Legends Soundwave.
Arms - Cybertron Scrapmetal and Cybertron Shortround
Legs - Energon Strongarm and Cybertron Overhaul
Fists - Gobots Power Warrior Grungy?
Feet - Unknown?
Head - Unknown?

News Credits: 409 · Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:55 pm

I recently learned that knock offs violate eBay's rules even if the seller states that the item is a KO. So if you are annoyed with Transformers KO listings on eBay, simply report the offender to eBay.

News Credits: 49 · Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:08 pm

WHAT?!?!?! Then where would I get my bizarrely colored bootleg combiner?

Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:50 am

Are they high quality or are they like the power bots KOs I bought for £1 from Big D;'s and break after one pose?

News Credits: 3 · Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:24 am

Wow! I just got back from the local JC Penny, and they had some knockoff TFs there! In their boys section, they have tshirts with toys attached to them. One of the sets was a shirt with two KOs... a G1 Bumblebee and some other G1 minibot KO. I had seen those there before in the past though.

The ones that really surprised me though were the KOs from the Cybertron line. There were three, but ATM I can only remember two: Vector Prime and Hot Shot.

I plan on going back either after work today or tomorrow and if nothing else, snapping some pics.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:49 pm

Stormrider wrote:I recently learned that knock offs violate eBay's rules

Coulda fooled me :shock:

News Credits: 8 · Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:17 pm

Stormrider wrote:I recently learned that knock offs violate eBay's rules even if the seller states that the item is a KO. So if you are annoyed with Transformers KO listings on eBay, simply report the offender to eBay.

I think most open minded people have no problem with KO Transformers on eBay or anywhere else, but it is when sellers on eBay sell KO Transformers as legit or original Transformers. That is when we get annoyed or downright angry...

News Credits: 409 · Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:55 am

ZoneDaiatlas wrote:
Stormrider wrote:I recently learned that knock offs violate eBay's rules even if the seller states that the item is a KO. So if you are annoyed with Transformers KO listings on eBay, simply report the offender to eBay.

I think most open minded people have no problem with KO Transformers, but we do get annoyed or downright angry when sellers on eBay sell KO Transformers as legit or original Transformers.

I agree. Those are the people that I can't stand. They hurt other sellers and make the eBay less trusting for buyers.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:09 pm

I was just in Tuesday Morning, and they had K.O. Optimal Optimus and TM2 Megatron (the red dragon) on these rediculously big blister cards. They looked to be the right size, and were 9.99 each. On the back of the card they had a picture of RID Megatron, but none on the shelf. Optimal Optimus had the fron guns and his prime head seprate on the card as one big piece that had to be assemble, and the same with Dragon Meg's dragon arms.

They also had a K.O. Lioconvoy that looked a little too big, but I never had him, so I'm not sure. On the back of Lios package was pictures of K.O. BM Rattrap, Heinland, BW Optimus Primal (the first one) BW Megatron (the first one) and a couple others that I can't recall. I think Lio was 6.99.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:09 pm

I was just in Tuesday Morning, and they had K.O. Optimal Optimus and TM2 Megatron (the red dragon) on these rediculously big blister cards. They looked to be the right size, and were 9.99 each. On the back of the card they had a picture of RID Megatron, but none on the shelf. Optimal Optimus had the fron guns and his prime head seprate on the card as one big piece that had to be assemble, and the same with Dragon Meg's dragon arms.

They also had a K.O. Lioconvoy that looked a little too big, but I never had him, so I'm not sure. On the back of Lios package was pictures of K.O. BM Rattrap, Heinland, BW Optimus Primal (the first one) BW Megatron (the first one) and a couple others that I can't recall. I think Lio was 6.99.

Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:18 pm

Canned Pasta wrote:Wow! I just got back from the local JC Penny, and they had some knockoff TFs there! In their boys section, they have tshirts with toys attached to them. One of the sets was a shirt with two KOs... a G1 Bumblebee and some other G1 minibot KO. I had seen those there before in the past though.

The ones that really surprised me though were the KOs from the Cybertron line. There were three, but ATM I can only remember two: Vector Prime and Hot Shot.

I plan on going back either after work today or tomorrow and if nothing else, snapping some pics.

I stopped by JC Penny on the way back from work yesterday to check it out. I saw three KOs: G1 Optimus, Cybertron Thundercracker, and Cybertron Vector Prime. On sale for $8.99.

Didn't pick them up though for a couple of reasons.
1. Very generic looking.
2. Still would have bought them if the shirt was cool, but it wasn't even TF related. Just generic little boy's dinosaur shirt. (I can sometimes fit boy's tees.)

I might look at another store location this weekend and see if they have a different selection.

Canned Pasta, what shirts were they attached to at your Pennys?

Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:32 am

well with two KO threads (viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57&start=1470) it's got to be time we had a proper sub-forum for KO's!

Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:24 am

http://www.allegro.pl/item328904179_tra ... motor.html
woo, now they got 3-packs.
AWESOME!

News Credits: 5 · Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:08 am

That reminds me, also at Tuesday morning they had a two pack of mini Bruiticus and mini six train.

Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:28 am

I posted this early on in this thread but it bears repeating;as far as the TM knock-offs go, the red Megatron and grn Megatron are your best bets.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:26 pm

Here you go, K.O. Powermaster Getaway in yellow, with powermaster and a new gun. At first glance I thought it was an energon hotshot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Transformers-Bu ... dZViewItem

Edit:

Actually, the seller has FAB Starscream, a newer version of the KO Prime, and the previously seen Wing Saber and BB KO's.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrtsZ50QQsassZsurprise518

Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:46 am

--B-- wrote:Here you go, K.O. Powermaster Getaway in yellow, with powermaster and a new gun. At first glance I thought it was an energon hotshot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Transformers-Bu ... dZViewItem

Edit:

Actually, the seller has FAB Starscream, a newer version of the KO Prime, and the previously seen Wing Saber and BB KO's.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrtsZ50QQsassZsurprise518

These FAB KO's looks awful, to be honest. AW-FUL.

News Credits: 49 · Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:23 am

Knockoff Sludge goodness with G2 colors!

http://cgi.ebay.com/MOC-Dinobot-Brontos ... dZViewItem

Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:22 am

i have a knock off shockwave. its has light and sound and a huge cannon on his arm that isnt a gun and its head looks completely different

Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:28 am

grimlockbot wrote:i have a knock off shockwave. its has light and sound and a huge cannon on his arm that isnt a gun and its head looks completely different

Pictures?

Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:20 pm

[quote="ZoneDaiatlas"][quote="Scaleface"]I just won this on ebay, he's called "Huge Extremely", a 6 inch tall Fort Max.

ha u bort it off ebay. i got mine from a $2 shop with some others at the same time.
hears my verdict
this wst is TOOOOO SMALL u need the 20 cm one its almost perfect size but the best whould be a 30cm one but i havent seen one yet. a also got a wst devastator and others they are the best they just kneed a lick of paint and ther perfect but i couldn't bined a wst difensor so i mite kneed to get one off ebay dam. but this company is very good but dont buy fort max in this size i recomend the 20cm one

Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:29 pm

Scaleface wrote:Can anyone tell me if the knockoff known as Destroy Monarch is close enough to the real G1 Megatron for me to use it's parts in restoring a broken real one I have?

this is a great figer i have herd so much about it. i evan think it fires bulets so u could put the fiering stuff in side a real one. i'm going over seas soon so ill look every whear for one. i recon with a littil paint, paint remover some new stikers and a littil energon this one could pass for a real one. but then u whould have a whole lot of people hating u when they find out