The Energon Pub

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?

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.

it looks like a custom piece for a miniature war game

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

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

Bayformers Shockwave?

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

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.

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.

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!

That third bot also has a lot of resemblance to some of the light and medium Battletech mechs...

I don't know why, but they kinda remind me of the Cybermen from Doctor Who.

Redimus wrote:

Decepticon Spike wrote:I don't know why, but they kinda remind me of the Cybermen from Doctor Who.

Blasphema!

I'm guessing whoever produced these things is a fan of TFs and it influenced their designs...