The Energon Pub

News Credits: 17 · by **Starscream** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:08 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250130647169

by **Lord Starscream20** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:24 pm

Cool custom. Are you the seller or something? Or are you asking if you should bid?

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:43 pm

Lord Starscream20 wrote:Cool custom. Are you the seller or something? Or are you asking if you should bid?

It looks to me like it's a KO more or less. It could be a custom like the seller in the auction says, but I'd venture a guess it's something from the KO makers.

Either way, it's nicely done, but not worth the money asked.

News Credits: 104 · by **AutobotJazz** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:25 pm

It is a snazzy looking figure.

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:37 pm

im betting it is a KO. if it was a reissue, itd be in a different box.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:42 pm

Ninja Sixshot wrote:im betting it is a KO. if it was a reissue, itd be in a different box.

Seeing as the ONLY reissue of him to come out so far was a knock off in the g1 colours, it's so unlikly that this is anything other than a knock off too I'm utterly surprised people have even brought the question up.

No doubt about, this be a knock off. Not a bad looking one, but a knock off none the less.

by **Riotflea** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:10 am

I hate that "safety" duckbill that's on his beak.

Didn't the Diaclone (better) mold have it more sharp?
Why make a clone figure, but leave safety junk on?

Like, if you were to clone a Kickback figure, you likely wouldn't want the safety rounded wings of the US version, right?

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:20 am

Is that fake or something doesn't look so real to me... as in the quality of the product.

by **Bonger** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:37 am

The question of is it fake, obviously it is.

That aside, I might have to get this. After getting the Black KO Prime, I am in love with the black redeco KOs.

by **Riotflea** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:41 am

Bumbled wrote:Is that fake or something doesn't look so real to me... as in the quality of the product.

Tis the lack of shininess what invade yon eyeballs.

by **Bonger** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:50 am

Heh, f the black one. The seller has Diaclone and anime colored Swoops as well. Damn, I am going to have to get the anime one. It looks awesome.

by **Riotflea** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:20 am

As cool as that anime one is... that **** duckbill is killing it for me.

by **Bonger** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:28 am

Riotflea wrote:As cool as that anime one is... that **** duckbill is killing it for me.

Nothing a little surgery can't fix.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:36 am

That..."duckbill" is part of the original mold. Seeing as this is a direct 1:1 copy, the new figure would remain true to the original.

by **Riotflea** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:40 am

Nothing a little surgery can't fix.

Surgery.
Hahahaha, oh, yeah right.
Surgery.

THIS surgery was supposed to just be the simple application of a Decepticon symbol:

Does that look "little" to you? Hmm HMM HMM?

by **Riotflea** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:43 am

Autobot032 wrote:That..."duckbill" is part of the original mold. Seeing as this is a direct 1:1 copy, the new figure would remain true to the original.

Untrue.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... safe%3Doff

It matches the godawful US nose, not the original mold before USA child safety junk.

by **Bonger** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:53 am

Riotflea wrote:
Nothing a little surgery can't fix.

Surgery.
Hahahaha, oh, yeah right.
Surgery.

THIS surgery was supposed to just be the simple application of a Decepticon symbol:

Does that look "little" to you? Hmm HMM HMM?

OK, heres a tip, Don't use the grill as a work surface!

How the hell did you go from putting on a sticker to...THAT?

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:13 am

Lolz notice how everything you see in a toy/card series that is shiny most of the time is fake!

by **Bonger** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:25 am

Point to note. I have read the KO Swoop does cip easily especially on the chrome. I'd imagine these are the same. So, this would be display only.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:31 am

Riotflea wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:That..."duckbill" is part of the original mold. Seeing as this is a direct 1:1 copy, the new figure would remain true to the original.

Untrue.

REMOVED PICTURE

It matches the godawful US nose, not the original mold before USA child safety junk.

Um...that's what I said. It matches the original. As in the US original. I owned him, I know the "duckbill" is there. I've never owned, nor actually looked at a Japanese version, in depth so I wouldn't know if it would have it or not. Going based on what I owned, I was correct in saying it is a 1:1 copy of the original. Not to mention, he obviously used the American and not the Japanese mold for his basis, so again...I was correct.

Thank you, come again!*

*= Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle quote, named not used in the derogatory sense.