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Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:27 am**

Japanese version all accessories and crown
Estimated price 400 Yuan - about $65 US
Expected end of December

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a23 ... 5351891140
http://www.nianzhi.cc/user/3879350570
http://www.nianzhi.cc/user/2803749742

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:49 am**

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:33 pm**

SERIOUSLY???

From the packaging, it appears these aren't going to be factory rejects of the upcoming Asia Exclusive release (though that is still a possibility). Maybe these were reverse engineered, similar to the iGear MP Seekers?

At any rate... I am growing weary of this game. :-(

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:13 pm**

Sell me the Takara version accessories for 25 - 30 and we have a deal.

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:26 pm**

BTW, the auction itself shows this:

Posted: **Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:27 am**

I'd be a buyer for this KO. If a few USA ebay sellers sold it for under $60.

Posted: **Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:54 am**

Urg, so it's King Grimlock which means it comes with the stupid crown instead of the better cartoon accessories? Well, crap.

Posted: **Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:27 am**

Whelp, this is what happens when Hasbro creates a company in China to handle Japanese molds.
The two countries have a long history, I'd be willing to bet that HA is loaning these toolings out to another
Factory to produce copies for selling at a discount, while making extra cash.

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:52 am**

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:39 am**

I already own the Hasbro version which didn't cost much more when I bought it. But that box looks awesome and so does the collectors card. A lot better than what mine came packaged with. If they make a blue G2 repaint, I'm all in. I use MP Grimlock for my classics shelf and am not into MP scale. But I think it's awesome that the KO guys are taking outrageously priced figures and making them affordable. Much props. :BOWDOWN:

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:00 am**

Looks like there's two versions?

Ones got silver instead of gold.
Interesting! I'm definitely down for one.
And agree, they should hit the G2 version.

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:07 am**

Ha! Copyright.

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:35 pm**

megatronus wrote:

Ha! Copyright.

Looking at the pic,it looks like they put the copyright patent on the inside of the toy mold. does the copyright bleed through the other side on the outside of the mold.

Yeah,I find this funny,who wouldn't. I wonder what Hasbro's reaction to this would be.

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:21 am**

They put that there so that people know that it's not a Hasbro version.

says WK-01完美复刻版钢锁最新工厂成品图，为了不让JS冒充正版，厂商更换了玩具铭牌用来区别不同出品商，希望届时给玩家一个惊喜。图中有上色版和不上色版的两只恐龙，上色版会在本月出货，不上色版会在钢锁正式出货后提供给TFFPC进行第四方俱乐部重涂大赛。 (70 RT 30 Reply +2, ID 3652192441231520, 9 Pics: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9)

says WK-01 perfect replica Grimlock latest factory finished map, in order to prevent JS posing as genuine replacement toy manufacturers nameplate used to distinguish different Publisher hope will give players a surprise. There are color version of the figure and not color version of the two dinosaurs, color version will ship this month, not color version will be shipped after Grimlock formal offer to TFFPC recoat a fourth party club competition. (RT 30 Reply 70 +2, ID 3,652,192,441,231,520, 9 Pics: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 )

NECIO wrote:There are two versions the normal gold one and an uncolored silver one that is being made for TFFPC's repaint contest - no mention of MP-08X version

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:18 pm**

Is anyone else perturbed by how good these look?

Has there been any word about a KO Masterpiece Starscream? I hope the absence of such a potentially desirable KO means HasTak has figured out how to keep things official, as it were.

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:45 pm**

I like!

This is definitely a mold steal. They probably just made a new mold for part with the Copyright with thier own.
And more then likely used the same factory. Hasbro can't do anything because they are only licensing the mold from Takara ( even if they ever intended to use it again ) and Takara probably either doesn't care or has plans for a
2.0 and doesn't want to waste investment trying to fight the infringement. Even still the history of China and Japan dictates there wouldn't be much cooperation on the complaint front unless they are making goods.

I don't feel bad, Hasbro had their use, Takara had theirs and even HA threw theirs in the ring.
These midnight factories are just doing what the market dictates.

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:58 pm**

$65 is a great price considering the upcoming Hasbro Asia release is going for well over $100. I won't be buying one of course, but still, great price.

Posted: **Sun Dec 08, 2013 2:46 am**

Is this the one that was rumored to be slightly upscaled from the original? Because that would make it much more desirable.

Posted: **Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:27 am**

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:37 pm**

Seems a really nice alternative for anyone who still does not have the original Hasbro/Takara Masterpiece Grimlock!

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:57 am**

Looks like X2O Toys has this up for pre-order: http://x2otoys.com/goods.php?id=256

Posted: **Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:00 am**

Is it safe to assume that this is the same size as the official figure and not up-scaled in any way?

I can't say I'm a fan of direct KOs, but at least Wukong is making it obvious that this is not the original.

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:23 am**

Would I be right in saying that this uses the Hasbro mold (if indeed they got hold of the original molds) and not the Takara mold? From what I can see of the teeth and claws they look more rounded than the Takara version.

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:51 pm**

Looking at this photo it seems to be a taller and maybe a little bulkier figure .

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:06 pm**

Autobot Genocide wrote:Looking at this photo it seems to be a taller and maybe a little bulkier figure .

Can't quite tell if it is taller or just standing at a different angle and a little more forward. :-?

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