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News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:48 am

Lol. That'd be funny. Even better, put them up against G1 Jetfire like that.

ala "Fire in the Sky" That has to be one of the sillier fights in the TF universe. :lol:

News Credits: 4 · by **capellamusic** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:55 am

vectorA3 wrote:Lol. That'd be funny. Even better, put them up against G1 Jetfire like that. ala "Fire in the Sky" That has to be one of the sillier fights in the TF universe.

Lol, there's just one problem with that... I don't have Jetfire, not a single one from any TFs Universe

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Like SirToys on Facebook · by **SirToys** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:25 pm

The Arc wrote:I thought it was a KO of Bumblebee(by the colors).Upon further inspection this little guy has sideswipe(g1) type head or armada wheeljack's head.For 8 bucks hes not that bad.Roughly around deluxe size.

I saw those in China, here they are in different packaging, every time I see them they're in different packaging

There's more pics of them in my album somewhere, on card instead of box also,

Like SirToys on Facebook · by **SirToys** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:41 pm

Oversize Legends Size WST Smallest Optimus Prime with Trailer,

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:50 am

capellamusic wrote:
vectorA3 wrote:Lol. That'd be funny. Even better, put them up against G1 Jetfire like that. ala "Fire in the Sky" That has to be one of the sillier fights in the TF universe.

Lol, there's just one problem with that... I don't have Jetfire, not a single one from any TFs Universe .

Me neither. I'd die if they made a MP Jetfire. :shock:

by **chungin** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:46 pm

herm this is my first post so....... [img]http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/271/5/5/knock_off2_by_chungin.jpg[/img]

by **Valandar** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:00 am

Old, actually. QUITE old. That's been in and out of discount stores for most of the decade so far, and has been mentioned multipe times in this thread.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:49 pm

your picture got severely cropped. Only the edge of the card/package shows.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:47 am

vectorA3 wrote:your picture got severely cropped. Only the edge of the card/package shows.

Right-Click, "View Image"

by **Valandar** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:59 am

And it wasn't my image - it was the image of the guy above me.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:17 am

is that King Gidoora?!?!

by **Valandar** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:20 am

No, it's Megatron. Transmetal 2 Megs, to be exact:

http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:28 am

it's alright. At least it's not as bad as that Happy Meal Megatron. Ughhh........

by **stringfellow** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:36 pm

I just bought the robot masters knockoff two pack of star saber and victory leo from Family Dollar. I figured for $3 who cares. Overall not too bad. My only gripes are that on star saber his elbows are not jointed and the other joint in his leg is fused but looks to be fixable. This unfortunately prevents transformation into vehicle mode. It is nice however to have these two figures without having to pay the outrageous prices the authentic ones go for.

by **nykgmr** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:14 pm

Found this cheapo Jetfire knockoff in a dollar store. He's pretty flimsy, has a weird color scheme and comes with 2 left hands. Don't really like KOs but never got to own the original so thought I'd pick this up anyway.

by **stringfellow** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:26 pm

My general feeling on knock offs is that they can be ok. Basically if it isn't trying to hard to be sold as authentic I can deal with it. It can be nice to get a figure that was never released in the U.S. Also they can be great for customizing. I would probably feel guilty about cutting up some original figures for customizing. When the knock off is packaged and presented as a legitimate toy from the manufacturer that is when I have a real problem. That is clearly someone trying to rip people off. Just my 2 cents.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:15 am

hmmm.... u know what'd be nice?? KO MPs. Although I dunno what kind of quality we'd get for the price.... :-?

News Credits: 8 · by **gema** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:01 am

vectorA3 wrote:hmmm.... u know what'd be nice?? KO MPs. Although I dunno what kind of quality we'd get for the price....

Actually, there is one MP KO, optimus.

Here are my latest haul

ROTF Oversized (To Scout) Legend OP and Jetfire

Classic Orange Ramjet

Classic Legend Wheelie and Beachcomber

Here's for full gallery
http://azranct.multiply.com/photos/album/11/Transformers_Aku

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:14 am

the legends OP and JF were really cool. I take it the Hasbro version combines too??

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:25 am

vectorA3 wrote:the legends OP and JF were really cool. I take it the Hasbro version combines too??

I assume you never saw the slot in the back of Prime and the peg on top of Jetfire?

by **CaTZ** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:59 pm

that orange ramjet is so awesome!

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:33 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
vectorA3 wrote:the legends OP and JF were really cool. I take it the Hasbro version combines too??

I assume you never saw the slot in the back of Prime and the peg on top of Jetfire?

ok. stupid question. But I've never seen those figs loose anyway....... :???:

by **enkidoamark** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:14 am

Valandar wrote:

Old, actually. QUITE old. That's been in and out of discount stores for most of the decade so far, and has been mentioned multipe times in this thread.

I've got the red version of that and the optimal optimus and RID megs from the same line. They've been at B/L for probably 8 years. When I got back into TFs I ran down there to see if they were still available. I just found that Optimal Optimus at a different store a few weeks ago, after passing him up several times a long time ago. I also found some of those combiners that B/L used to have so many of. Got another orange devs and defensor so I can give my kid one of each.

by **essendon22** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:03 pm

Just saw this newer thread so thought I'd post my question here too. I don't have time to read through 86 pages, so forgive me if this question has been asked already. I've been collecting the TRU exclusive reissues of the G1 transformers. To me they are just as good as the original, minus the whole weapon issue. I've also purchased a few of the Takara reissues (in the white box) because TRU hasn't made certain figures. My question is, I've been seeing a lot of "Encore" reissues that come in boxes with Japanese writing. They have quite a few that I want that haven't been released by either of the previous sets. However, I've noticed the prices seem rather reasonable and I'm scared these might cheap knockoffs that will fall apart as soon as I take them out of the box. Does anyone know if these are quality worth purchasing? Thanks!

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:18 pm

Well that depends on exactly which ones you are referring to.

Currently there is the Takara Encore Line out. Those are official re-issues of the original figures. They are very good quality, and are reasonably priced for the most part.

But without knowing exactly which figures you mean its hard to tell.

There are quite a few knockoffs out there doing the rounds. so if you post links to the figures you mean we can tell you which ones are the real deal and which are not.

Also the TRU line is fairly old and incomplete. Only recently have they decided to release a couple more figures: Perceptor, and the Insecticons.

The white boxed ones are the book-Style re-issues, they are quite sought after, a bit old, and therefor quite expensive.