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News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:41 am

eBay- ebay seller, Heerotoysmaker, famous for creating and selling a variety of clear, chromed, and custom World's Smallest Transformers creations of his own, has just put up auctions for a WST sized G1 Tracks, and the Diaclone red version named Road Rage.

These are not official items, but high quality nonetheless. Nearly identical in quality to the originally released, but since retired, TakaraTomy Smallest Transformers figures.

You can view the auction for Tracks here, and Road Rage here, and a few mirrored images below.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:09 am

Those look awesome!

Website · by **DMSL** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:20 am

Sweet jesus, awesome figs!

News Credits: 70 · by **Sideshow Sideswipe** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:02 am

WTF I NEED THIS!!! why isn't takara mass producting this little guy?

News Credits: 1 · by **mattyc1007** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:04 am

thats cute! :mrgreen:

i want some wst figs but my first on shuld be megs, and wasnt there a ultra magnus with tiny trailer?

News Credits: 2 · by **GreenLantern of Cybertron** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:44 am

I saw these a while ago on ebay, there was also a WSTF arcee floating around that looked pretty cool.
Wish we could find out who is making these things.

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:56 am

mattyc1007 wrote:thats cute! i want some wst figs but my first on shuld be megs, and wasnt there a ultra magnus with tiny trailer?

Yep, and the last one that I saw sell on ebay went for $300.

Tracks looks nice, I'll definitely be adding him to my WST's. They need to bust out more Decepticons though, not nearly enough of them.

by **Technically weird** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:48 pm

I gotta get this, besides Omega, he's my favorite character I could never find for a decent price. How much is it? =P~

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:30 pm

A few weeks back he sold a Smallest Stepper/Ricochet Targetmaster too. another seller sold a similarly made Smallest Slugslinger prototype.

These things are getting better and better.

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:39 pm

Holy crap are these ever sweet! I have said it before the KO market knows more about what collectors want than Tomy or Hasbro half the time!

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:53 pm

I would slowly like to boil these over a low heat with milk and flour to make AWESOME SAUCE!

News Credits: 3 · by **coolpop** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:11 pm

Custom WST Ricochet/Stepper was more affordable pricewise, and I just received mine couple days ago, sweet little guy and a great addition to anyone's WST collection.

I am all in for custom WST Tracks, and maybe on Road Rage. However, current auction starting prices are way too steep, not my cup of tea. I will hold up and wait for prices to come down a little bit.... like 1/2 way? Muhahahaha!

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:51 pm

Awesome!!!

Hope he makes a few more of these, and more Steppers too.

Perhaps Skids could be on the cards as well, and maybe some affordable versions of Magnus's trailer?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:43 pm

Oh man! I love WSTs and I love Tracks! So happy to see this. I can't wait until they're more common and affordable, I'll definitely be picking one up!

News Credits: 1 · by **Powersa** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:19 am

I love how it fits in Prime's trailer.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:24 am

I want him to go with my Springer, but man, Targetmasters!!! That is really cool! :grin:

I may have to look those up.

by **Technically weird** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:31 am

I think I wet myself... Between tracks and stepper, I may never like any other transformers.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:40 am

Those are soooo cool mini targetmasters!

News Credits: 1 · by **mattyc1007** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:44 am

Geekee1 wrote:
mattyc1007 wrote:thats cute! i want some wst figs but my first on shuld be megs, and wasnt there a ultra magnus with tiny trailer?

Yep, and the last one that I saw sell on ebay went for $300.

Tracks looks nice, I'll definitely be adding him to my WST's. They need to bust out more Decepticons though, not nearly enough of them.

thankyou i thought i was going energon crackers, and aswell be energon crakers to spend $300 on one of them :mrgreen:

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:58 am

Calling these Knockoffs is incorrect, these are unlicensed products...similar to the World's Smallest Dinobots.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:39 pm

That's what a knockoff is: an unauthorised reproduction. I don't see how producing it at a different size makes a difference.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:09 pm

Yes they may be called "knockoffs" by some, but that seems to imply shoddy workmanship, cheap quality, and stolen molds.

These are much more in the "fan projects" list, since they are making toys that are original molds (they didn't shrink the molds for the real toy, they made new ones), and homages to things in the toy line or ficton. They are as unofficial and fun as things like City Commander.

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:20 pm

Sledge wrote:That's what a knockoff is: an unauthorised reproduction. I don't see how producing it at a different size makes a difference.

Most consider a knockoff to be a fake replica, but we all use knockoff to mean that or cheap ass Transformer remake. But no one seems to use it when there are Replica MP Prime Trailers, WST Dinobots, etc. because they are somewhat original and good quality.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:35 pm

They do use an original mold. It's just based VERY closely on the mold of an existing toy.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:56 pm

Scaleface wrote:Yes they may be called "knockoffs" by some, but that seems to imply shoddy workmanship, cheap quality, and stolen molds.

These are much more in the "fan projects" list, since they are making toys that are original molds (they didn't shrink the molds for the real toy, they made new ones), and homages to things in the toy line or ficton. They are as unofficial and fun as things like City Commander.

It's all a manner of semantics. Other than quality, I usually think of a "knock off" as more or less duplicating an original mold with little original workmanship added.

This guys work firmly falls outside of that category. Even his WST Thundercracker and Skywarp differ significantly from Takara's WST Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp mold, with Heerotoysmaker's sculpt being signficantly superior to Takara's IMHO with more G1-ish two-piece tail fins, transparent cockpit domes, and sharper panel lines. I wish he'd make a plain-colors version of Starscream, as my Takara WST Screamer looks kind of cheap next to my Heerotoysmaker seekers, especially the tailfins.

In any case, Takara really dropped the ball by ending WST after only two and a half assortments. I'm grateful that third parties like Justitoys and Heerotoysmaker have gone the distance to bring us more awesome tiny transformers for Trypticon and Metroplex to crush. ;D

Speaking of Justitoys, I wonder what's up with WST Blaster, Shockwave and Wheeljack?