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[Scaleface]

bought this KO Classic Megs yesterday...

Where did you find him? He's different that the first knockofff Classic Megatron I saw.

[andynsm]

bought this KO Classic Megs yesterday...

Where did you find him? He's different that the first knockofff Classic Megatron I saw.

Hey Scaleface,

actually i'm in Singapore so there's quite a few places here where we can find KO transformers as well. i bought this KO Classic Megs at this area called Bugis which is one of our typical shopping districts.

A

[Scaleface]

Here is a knockoff Cybertron Sideways.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MYM-Transformers ... dZViewItem

[Wes Crayon]

Here is a knockoff Cybertron Sideways.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MYM-Transformers ... dZViewItem

Awesome! This seller has a lot of great items, too -- if the shipping didn't jack them up to well above their worth, I'd totally bid on some of these. Fortress Maximus!

Aaand here's a picture of the unfinished oversized Saber, along with Sharkrer holding a regular-sized knockoff saber that I picked up at a local dollar store a while back. The Mini-cons in the smaller set are pretty crappy, but I kinda wish I'd gotten more of them for repainting purposes and so that my other TFs could wield sabers too. Ah well!

[ZoneDaiatlas]

The seaplane is Waterwalk and the boat in Man-o-War.

The original toys were made of better plastic and some metal.

http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Ma ... -o-war.htm

http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/Wa ... erwalk.htm

Gobots, I think this thread needs more Gobots KO's...

[Counterpunch]

Am I to understand that they never completed the giant minicon Star Saber?

(Sonar is still missing?)

::Edit, nevermind.::

[Scaleface]

They don't seem to have completed the giant Mini-Con Star Saber or Energon Saber toys, not releasing Sonar for the Star Saber or Skyboom for the Energon Saber, but I'm hopeful they might in the future as the guys they released said "Series 01" on the box. If there is a "Series 02" maybe they third pieces of the Saber will be in it.

Right now these guys are the only ones I've seen at stores:

[waaaaghlord]

I got my oversized Titanium Seekers and Classics Astrotrain today. Not the greatest quality in the world, but I've certainly seen worse. The plastic feels like it's going to be quite brittle, no 'give' to it. Even fitting the nosecone sections on the Seekers (they come seperately to save on packaging depth) was a little worrying. I've managed to get all three fitted without breaking anything, although a little force is required. The paint aps are not too great on any of these but since they're all destined to be repainted anyway this doesn't really bother me too much.

With the Seekers not much has changed from the original mould aside from the size. There are a couple of flat areas that had some sculpted detail on the originals. These all come with an oversized Classic Astrotrain rifle despite not having any means of using it, more on the guns next paragraph. The biggest problem with these is looseness, especially on the knee joints. I'll be experimenting with superglue or maybe try adding screws over the course of the week to see if I can add some stability to the robot modes before I get in to painting them over the weekend. It's a good size for a Seeker toy though, a touch smaller than the average voyager, and if I can get the looseness sorted out then I'll still consider picking up another four and doing all of the named Seekers.

Astrotrain shows more changes than the Seekers. The legs have been simplified removing their articulation. While this makes him less posable he is at least steady on his feet in robot mode. There is still quite a bit of looseness around the shoulders, but again hopefully some superglue will help to tighten this up. There are less train mode wheels overall with the ones on his lower torso in robot mode having been replaced with a flat area. He manages transformation to shuttle mode well but the train mode is compromised by the simplifications to the design. He will still transform into a train but the front end winds up off the ground. Like the Seekers he comes with a blown up version of his original weapon. These guns have an extra post sticking out to the side and a partially hollow design. The cool thing is that while the gun that comes with Astrotrain has the tab pointing one way and can only be held in his left hand without modification, the ones that come with the Seekers are mirrored to this and can be held in his right hand. Needless to say I've given him a pair of boomsticks. The size is good with a Classic Seekers head just about coming up to the bottom of his chest shield, and this is the main reason that I wanted him. The lack of articulation doesn't make him a perfect substitute for the original deluxe though so I'll still be looking to grab one of these at retail if the rest of the Classics ever get released in the UK.

[Starscream's Girl]

I'm not big into the KO's, but I do have a 5 and 4 yr old I will be watching and was wondering where the best place is to find some decent KO's. I rather them play with those then my TF's.

[Wes Crayon]

I'm not big into the KO's, but I do have a 5 and 4 yr old I will be watching and was wondering where the best place is to find some decent KO's. I rather them play with those then my TF's.

Two words: Big. Lots.

[Scaleface]

Giant Robot Masters Reverse Convoy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-RM-TANK-MEGATR ... dZViewItem

[waaaaghlord]

Next order I place with that guy I'm so having one of those Reverse Convoys.

[Auto Bot]

bought this KO Classic Megs yesterday...



A

That's exactly the one i used for the repaint!

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... 521#258521

[ionacus]

Giant Robot Masters Reverse Convoy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-RM-TANK-MEGATR ... dZViewItem

f@#k me thats awesome looking. i want one.

[Robo-Chugster]

just wanted to know what a sensible price to pay for the G1 Devastator (original size) KO is?

Most on ebay seem to be between £10-£20 (incl p&p from China), is this too much?

[Auto Bot]

just wanted to know what a sensible price to pay for the G1 Devastator (original size) KO is?

Most on ebay seem to be between £10-£20 (incl p&p from China), is this too much?

The most recent one i saw is around $5 to $6 USD. (current exchange rate)

Same scale. Accurate green/black color all over. Could be mistaken for a G1 original, except the green is a bit brighter than the original.

[Robo-Chugster]

Astrotrain shows more changes than the Seekers. The legs have been simplified removing their articulation. While this makes him less posable he is at least steady on his feet in robot mode. There is still quite a bit of looseness around the shoulders, but again hopefully some superglue will help to tighten this up. There are less train mode wheels overall with the ones on his lower torso in robot mode having been replaced with a flat area. He manages transformation to shuttle mode well but the train mode is compromised by the simplifications to the design. He will still transform into a train but the front end winds up off the ground. Like the Seekers he comes with a blown up version of his original weapon. These guns have an extra post sticking out to the side and a partially hollow design. The cool thing is that while the gun that comes with Astrotrain has the tab pointing one way and can only be held in his left hand without modification, the ones that come with the Seekers are mirrored to this and can be held in his right hand. Needless to say I've given him a pair of boomsticks. The size is good with a Classic Seekers head just about coming up to the bottom of his chest shield, and this is the main reason that I wanted him. The lack of articulation doesn't make him a perfect substitute for the original deluxe though so I'll still be looking to grab one of these at retail if the rest of the Classics ever get released in the UK.

where did you get this?

[blunghole]

Woo Hoo!!! KO Shockwave!

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-SHOCKWAVE-9-IN ... dZViewItem

Looks like his trademark head is gone. Too bad.

[waaaaghlord]

Astrotrain shows more changes than the Seekers. The legs have been simplified removing their articulation. While this makes him less posable he is at least steady on his feet in robot mode. There is still quite a bit of looseness around the shoulders, but again hopefully some superglue will help to tighten this up. There are less train mode wheels overall with the ones on his lower torso in robot mode having been replaced with a flat area. He manages transformation to shuttle mode well but the train mode is compromised by the simplifications to the design. He will still transform into a train but the front end winds up off the ground. Like the Seekers he comes with a blown up version of his original weapon. These guns have an extra post sticking out to the side and a partially hollow design. The cool thing is that while the gun that comes with Astrotrain has the tab pointing one way and can only be held in his left hand without modification, the ones that come with the Seekers are mirrored to this and can be held in his right hand. Needless to say I've given him a pair of boomsticks. The size is good with a Classic Seekers head just about coming up to the bottom of his chest shield, and this is the main reason that I wanted him. The lack of articulation doesn't make him a perfect substitute for the original deluxe though so I'll still be looking to grab one of these at retail if the rest of the Classics ever get released in the UK.

where did you get this?

Ask and ye shall receive:


http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchimungmung

[ZoneDaiatlas]

Woo Hoo!!! KO Shockwave!

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-SHOCKWAVE-9-IN ... dZViewItem

Looks like his trademark head is gone. Too bad.

Very Nice... That's also the same dealer that was selling oversized Soundblaster KO months ago...

[Wes Crayon]

I'm kinda partial to this oversized Robot Masters Prime myself!

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-RM-OPTIMUS-PRI ... dZViewItem

Thing is, I find it exceedingly difficult to justify paying more than $10 for a knockoff toy... and these ones hit that with just the shipping alone.

[waaaaghlord]

Thing is, I find it exceedingly difficult to justify paying more than $10 for a knockoff toy... and these ones hit that with just the shipping alone.

He does combine shipping I believe, so if there was anything else that you were after...

[Wes Crayon]

Thing is, I find it exceedingly difficult to justify paying more than $10 for a knockoff toy... and these ones hit that with just the shipping alone.

He does combine shipping I believe, so if there was anything else that you were after...

Oh, he does, but unless I bought his entire stock it would still be a bit much! Like the Prime/Megs knockoff set -- $20 for the toys plus $15 for shipping is almost the same price as two official voyager figs. Granted, they don't actually make an oversized RM Prime, but it's still pushing it for me.

I would JUMP on these things if I could find them for $4 at a local grocery store like SOMEONE here, though.

[Windsweeper]

If you like oversize KO's? May I recommend oversize Wrecker Hook and Wingstun. Fit nicely in with the G1 guys. Wingstun's jet is similar in size to G1 Starscream and Wrecker Hook towers nicely over Prowl and Jazz.

If anyone finds an oversized version of the RM jet that uses the MW Megatron mold. I'd love to get one.

[Scaleface]

The show accurate Beast Machines Voyager Optimus Primal is on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0153415750

Here is a photo of the show-accurate "knockoff" vs. the official toy which didn't look a thing like the show.