The Energon Pub

[The Chaos Bringer]

I don't know if this has been mentioned or not, but there's a knockoff of Movie LP on a blister guard floating around. It has horrible looking plastic, the hood doesn't transform at all to form the feet, it just seperates into two blocks and the wheels on Prime's legs are removed as they lack any hinge to fold up. Also, IIRC, the gun is not attached to the arm either and the cab part of the truck just stays as a solid block when transformed to bot mode. I saw it at my local hole-in-the-wall hobby shop but didn't have my camera with me at the time.

Leader prime, you say?
Ouch, that sounds horrible.

I got the bruyicus today. The helicopter guy's arms broke off. But that was my fault i think. I don't think there's a way to glue them back in. I still use him to form Bruticus. The plastic is pretty sturdy. I like the way he looks, the space shuttle is not black, but black and white, whick i like, because it looks more authentic.
and yes, he's an exact copy of the mold. Nothing was changed exept for the colours.
He came in a blister package with a "Justice Robot" logo and pics of Cyb. Starscream and Jetfire on it.
I rate him 8/10. 2 points less because of the fact tha the choppers arms broke off. But again, that must've been my fault.



It's the guy on the right. Mine looks EXACTLY the same.

um, no it wasn't your fault. I almost did the same to a REAL Vortex and I barely applied any pressure at all to it. It's just a problem the figure inherently has.

I've not heard of the "Justice Robot" logo combiners. Is the Superion or Devastator from that pic from the same line of KOs and do they hold up to Bruticus' quality?

[woosh]

I've not heard of the "Justice Robot" logo combiners. Is the Superion or Devastator from that pic from the same line of KOs and do they hold up to Bruticus' quality?

You should ask the owner of the website, because the pic wasn't taken by me and i don't own any of them. My Bruticus just LOOKS the same as the one on the pic.
I glued vortex's hands back in. So now i can just pull them up and "open him up". So now he stands like he wanted to be a plane. Heli mode is untouched.

[Repair Bay]

I didn't realize until I started taking apart a KO Onslaught for a kitbash: his wheels are held on by screws. Apparently, all of the Walgreens KOs are like that. I personally like that for Kitbashing purposes, but those of you that want pins, don't get the Walgreens versions!

[woosh]

A few pages ago, someone suggested to create a knockoff forum section. What do you think of that?

[horus]

A few pages ago, someone suggested to create a knockoff forum section. What do you think of that?

man.. i'm all for it, this one thread is too confusing and long, plus with the crappy forum search info is duplicated, triplicated or more and hard to find.

i'm all for a sub section of this.

[woosh]

New find. Gigantic minicon... you guessed, i forgot his name!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRANSFORMER-KING- ... dZViewItem

[len_d69]

Here's my KO Leader Class Prime

Customized the head and modded the chest to slant a bit

[woosh]

Holy SHHHH!
Where'd you get that one? he's in chrome! looks better than that premium thing!
He looks like he's been there for a long time, a lot of dust on him i see. ^^ Show us the alt mode! Does he still have electronics? Tell us more, more more! ^^

[Scaleface]

I got that Quake knockoff from a Kaybee toy store. It came with the tank gun, and a tiny flag.

I just bought this set on ebay. I think the Ratchet is an oversized Legends knockoff, since the seller claims it's 6.5 inches tall!




Also, note the keychain Nike Optimus and Megatron Transformers.

[BlackGaine]

I saw my KO Kabaya kits were being discussed in this thread, so I just wanted to give a head's up that I'm haveing a sale--All TF Model Kits are 50% off. Sale ends on February 9th.

http://stores.ebay.com/Black-Gaines-Toy-Store

Feel free to order as many as you want. No minimum/maximum limit.

I especially recommend the huge (1:1 scale with the toy) G2 Landcross set. It's been a slow seller, but it's a really huge, high quality, impressive-looking set, and it is one of my personal favorites. Plus, at $5, it's truly a steal.

[ZoneDaiatlas]

Age3andUP.com is taking pre-orders for...


KO Metrotitan - 89.99 CAD
http://www.agesthreeandup.com/index.php ... ucts_id=77



Repaint of the original Metroplex into a Destron. Does not come with the micromaster that the original one came with but does have all the parts Metroplex came with, just in the Metrotitan colours.Will come in a vintage Japanese style of box. Image is of an original Vintage piece. Production colours may vary.

[woosh]

I got that Quake knockoff from a Kaybee toy store. It came with the tank gun, and a tiny flag.

I just bought this set on ebay. I think the Ratchet is an oversized Legends knockoff, since the seller claims it's 6.5 inches tall!




Also, note the keychain Nike Optimus and Megatron Transformers.

Thir ratchet looks like those allspark power thing (i mean the silly blue paint).
Gigantic movie legends ratchet! xD What is odd, he looks just like the original in his alt mode.
Awesome set! 4 shoeformer keychains (damn they're popular on ebay), 2 allspark spinners (that's how i call them) and that odd, ultra-articulated legends thing. Nice buy.

[Scaleface]

I just ordered a knockoff on ebay I didn't see before. There have been other double sized legends in "Deluxe Excellion" packages before, but I hadn't seen Thundercracker before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=003



This toy may end up being superior to Deluxe Thundercracker since he has a full left arm and large enough feet to stand on.

[Talon523]

Has anyone mentioned the the cybertron Scourge KO at big lost. It has some funky colors. I didn't but it b/c I don't buy KOs (unless they would be a quality G1 KO).

[Repair Bay]

Has anyone mentioned the the cybertron Scourge KO at big lost. It has some funky colors. I didn't but it b/c I don't buy KOs (unless they would be a quality G1 KO).

I saw that! I didn't have my camera with me though, otherwise I would've taken a pic and posted. I'm thinking about getting it next time I go there.

[Insurgent]

Never mind.

[DISCHARGE]

Does anyone have any of the G1 Mirage knock offs?
I was just wondering about the quality.

[ZoneDaiatlas]

Does anyone have any of the G1 Mirage knock offs?
I was just wondering about the quality.

I haven't heard anything about the quality of the Red, Clear, Black (Not sure about this one) or G1 Colors. I know that KO G1 Sunstreaker should be out in a few months from Agesthreeandup.com and some new KO cassette tapes are also on the way. All of the KO Dinobots have been released as well...

[Supercollider]

I saw my KO Kabaya kits were being discussed in this thread, so I just wanted to give a head's up that I'm haveing a sale--All TF Model Kits are 50% off. Sale ends on February 9th.

http://stores.ebay.com/Black-Gaines-Toy-Store

Feel free to order as many as you want. No minimum/maximum limit.

I especially recommend the huge (1:1 scale with the toy) G2 Landcross set. It's been a slow seller, but it's a really huge, high quality, impressive-looking set, and it is one of my personal favorites. Plus, at $5, it's truly a steal.

I've said it before & I'll say it again. Black Gaine Rocks!

Leeds (UK) Poundshops have a good haul in right now - not sure if anyone else has mentioned it before I went AWOl but I guess it'd bear repeating anyway.
Poundland - KO Constructicons (previously posted) 3-per pack, multi coloured, micromaster scale, no combining peices except gun. Decent Quality considering...
Legends scale 3-pack of Cyb. Leobreaker, Scourge, Brimstone - poor quality but joints overtight if anything.
Oversize Cyb Legends (Deluxe Scale) Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Excellion, Vector Prime, Sunstrom/Starscream, Thundercracker. Hollowed out KO's poor quality but Soundwave, Vector Prime & excellion definately worth £1.00 each. Seeker mould almost worth it to have a seeker army.
Pound Express (nr zavvy & CEX) - KO RM Prime, Mirage & Towline Ok Quality.
Ko Playskool TF's (Police-bot, strong-bot, dumper-bot, cement-bot) Ok quality considering
Ko G2 Megatron - not sure what range as it a poor version and the head's got "lipstick" it's been painted that badly.

Ebay KO Alt/BT Prowl from seller Charmlove86 is Ok - it arrived very quickly and given a tidy up of a few minor flash issues, piss poor white paint drying (need sgood touch-up) and a repro-labels sticker set it's a very passable Alt/Bt Prowl, I'm just saddened that they announced Cla. Prowl jsut after I bought it...

[horus]

Does anyone have any of the G1 Mirage knock offs?
I was just wondering about the quality.

I haven't heard anything about the quality of the Red, Clear, Black (Not sure about this one) or G1 Colors. I know that KO G1 Sunstreaker should be out in a few months from Agesthreeandup.com and some new KO cassette tapes are also on the way. All of the KO Dinobots have been released as well...

new cassettes? what new cassettes?

[woosh]

Do you know if they are copies of a certain mold? If yes, which one?

[Repair Bay]

Do you know if they are copies of a certain mold? If yes, which one?

Holy crap! I saw those things in my Big Lots around my birthday, but I didn't have the money at the time to get them. I want them soo bad. In answer to your question, though, I have no idea XD

[Nekoman]

Do you know if they are copies of a certain mold? If yes, which one?

Those aren’t Transformers and I don’t recognize the red one, but the yellow one is this guy from Machine robo.

[Decepticon Spike]

Saw KO's of g1 Dreadwing and Darkwind, but they looked VERY cheap in package.

[woosh]

Do you know if they are copies of a certain mold? If yes, which one?

Those aren’t Transformers and I don’t recognize the red one, but the yellow one is this guy from Machine robo.

So can this guy be both a girraffe and a robot?