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News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:43 am

I was browsing E-Bay, and I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Astronaut-Robot-armor-plate-Tank-Figurine-Sci-Fi-NEW_W0QQitemZ110107871059QQihZ001QQcategoryZ19198QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Clearly that's an upside-down Decepticon Symbol. What is this? A KO? Official Item?

by **SauronTD** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:48 am

Looks like a cheap mini statue. Not really a knockoff but I'm not sure what to call it. Could be a custom made peice by someone.

EDIT: I see that he has 100 of them. I'd say its the kind of statue you buy in dollar trees.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:49 am

it looks like a custom piece for a miniature war game

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:08 pm

It looks photoshopped. There is an upside down decepticon symbol on the side. It kind of looks like my coffee maker.

by **DerekDD92** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:33 pm

looks likee something my grandfather use to play with then his dog ate it,**** out then someone found it and put it on ebay.Then you found it :grin:

by **ShockwaveUK** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:44 pm

Bayformers Shockwave?

News Credits: 2 · by **Decepticon Spike** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:14 pm

I'd say it's a KO, trying to cash in on the hype of the movie.

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:50 pm

Exulted Unicron wrote:it looks like a custom piece for a miniature war game

Nah, it's not a custom. There are actually several buy it now's from different sellers, with prices varying from $10-$27, all with the same description and picture.

These seem to mesh with whatever it is(also from one of the stores):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASTRONAUT-WARRIOR-ROBOT-FIGURINE-STATUE-SCI-FI-CYBORG_W0QQitemZ220096097314QQihZ012QQcategoryZ10034QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBOT-GUNNER-WARRIOR-FIGURINE-INTERGALACTIC-SPACE-WAR_W0QQitemZ220099000535QQihZ012QQcategoryZ10034QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

They don't have any transformery influence though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:56 pm

Duke of Luns wrote:
Exulted Unicron wrote:it looks like a custom piece for a miniature war game

Nah, it's not a custom. There are actually several buy it now's from different sellers, with prices varying from $10-$27, all with the same description and picture.

These seem to mesh with whatever it is(also from one of the stores):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASTRONAUT-WARRIOR-ROBOT-FIGURINE-STATUE-SCI-FI-CYBORG_W0QQitemZ220096097314QQihZ012QQcategoryZ10034QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBOT-GUNNER-WARRIOR-FIGURINE-INTERGALACTIC-SPACE-WAR_W0QQitemZ220099000535QQihZ012QQcategoryZ10034QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

They don't have any transformery influence though.

You meen apart from this one clearly having a seeker's chest?

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:58 pm

D'Oh! Didn't catch that. Ok then, that makes me more interested as just just what the heck these things are!

The other one bears a slight resemblence to a GM Cannon from Gundam though.

News Credits: 20 · by **Chosen** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:11 pm

These are some weird robots, and at least from the pics, look more high-end than any given bootleg. I'd agree with Decepticon Spike about these. Just enough in their design to hint at their intention (cashing in on the TF movie), but designed on the cheap (can't actually transform) and far enough from any actual TF design to avoid Hasbro's wrath. Well, maybe not the one with the Decepticon symbol.

You could actually play "Name That TF Part!" with these. The first robot the Duke posted has Prime's hips/crotch as well as aforementioned symbol. There's the seeker chest on the second, and I know there's something about those legs... The third's stolen a null ray from a seeker (what is it with seeker parts?!) and maybe, since you can't see it too well from the pic, that's Prime's gun on his shoulder.

EDIT: You people and your thread-breaking links!