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by **magnusupreme** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:38 pm

I thought they were alternators knock-offs but what are they exactly?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:41 pm

They're a line from a company called "Happy Well". Not knock-offs, more direct competition.

They seem to have been fortunate enough to strike up deals with other car companies for licensed vehicles.

As for the figures themselves, don't have any myself but while they look good they're not quite up to the Alternator standards. And apparently a larger scale.

by **Prowl86** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:05 pm

Alternator Gobots! :grin:

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:08 pm

They come in several scales, slightly larger and slightly smaller than Alternators. None at exactly 1/24.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:10 pm

any pics?
....by the way, anyone seen the hotwheels transforming robot toys?

by **Prowl86** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:28 pm

tom brokaw wrote:any pics?
....by the way, anyone seen the hotwheels transforming robot toys?

Oh Primus, don't bring those up. They make Twin Twist look like a masterpiece.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:40 pm

They don't look that bad, IMHO.

News Credits: 2 · by **blkbitcloud1** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:43 pm

And where do you get these from?? They look nice. any web site that sell them?

blkbitcloud1

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:44 pm

check out hot wheels urban robots.... theres one that looks like a CC BB. i take a couple of those off of the hot wheels pegs and put them on the transformers pegs just for kicks.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:50 pm

You can get them here:

http://agesthreeandup.com/main.jsp?p2=s ... uct_id=745

http://agesthreeandup.com/main.jsp?p2=s ... uct_id=617

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:28 pm

Oddly enough, I had only seen the smaller, almost Alternator Scaled versions.

Finally saw the giant versions the other day, they are friggin cool. look a little "cheap" in robot mode, but nothing wrong with the car mode at all.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:12 pm

I picked up a Roadbot 2-pack out of nothing other than curiosity(and some frustration at the great TF movie figure drought). I won't be buying any more.

What bothered me most was the amount of shell pieces that are left over from the alt mode when you convert it to robot.

Those photos do a great job of making them look good, but in reality the figures are somewhat awkwardly proportioned, and they feel a lot cheaper than alternators.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:03 pm

I actually own one, the Land Cruiser, and it had me put my Binaltech Grimlock back in the box and in the closet.

That good.

EDIT: it has a slight head mod and a bit of new paint, nothing serious.

by **megatroptimus** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:10 am

Bumblethumper wrote:
What bothered me most was the amount of shell pieces that are left over from the alt mode when you convert it to robot.

No leftover parts with Roadbots, all parts are used in robot mode.

by **mechajol** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:38 am

the landcruiser mod is really cool!!!!

anyways, the roadbots are very much available here in manila.

the scales are 1/32, 1/18, and 1/12.

while they do look good in the pictures, i'm not a fan of the actual toys. the problem being that they look too hollow, unlike the alternators which look more solid.

some of the head molds are also not that good.

i do agree that these have superb alt modes, though.

the 1/32 robots aren't "downsized" molds, even if the bots transform into the same car. but the problem with most of these 1/32 bots are the long arms and large heads.

by **PrimeSuspect** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:21 am

Hot Wheels Urban Robots are also quite interesting:

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:30 am

I saw the Hot Wheels figures in TRU today, was not impressed by them one bit.

Anyone played with those MagnaFormers? They transform from car to robot using magnets.

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:07 am

The magnaformers kinda fold into a bar and the car is a bunch of shell pieces that go over it. With the magnets you can attach the shell parts anywhere in robot mode so they at least look cool if you do it right.

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:23 am

Is everyone doing the car to robot thing these days. If so it's the 80's all over again.

by **mechajol** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:47 am

at least the HW transformers aren't as bad as maisto's car-robot transformers!

by **Prowl86** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:54 am

mechajol wrote:at least the HW transformers aren't as bad as maisto's car-robot transformers!

Got any pics?

by **mechajol** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:55 am

ask and ye shall receive...

it comes with a boombox and bling necklace

by **mechajol** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:58 am

here's one on e-bay!

it has an electric guitar!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... otohosting

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:47 pm

Burn wrote:I saw the Hot Wheels figures in TRU today, was not impressed by them one bit.

Anyone played with those MagnaFormers? They transform from car to robot using magnets.

Where'd you spot the Magnaformers? TRU?

Gotta say the hotwheels transformers look like utter rubbish.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:57 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
Burn wrote:I saw the Hot Wheels figures in TRU today, was not impressed by them one bit.

Anyone played with those MagnaFormers? They transform from car to robot using magnets.

Where'd you spot the Magnaformers? TRU?

Yesss...but i'm sure i've seen them in either Target, Big W or K-Mart as well.

In fact, i'm sure it was Target when they had their toy sale on.