KOs found in Australia

[Skript]

I guess this is kinda related, it is a sighting

Picked up a mini KO Fort Max at the cheap (chinese?) shop at parkmore!
Its so cute!
Kinda like The Fort Max HM junior, havent opened it up yet though.
They also have "Menasor" "Superion" and "Bruticus". But have mixed in technobots and terrorcons.
Odd KOs but go for about $9 each

[griffin]

Moved this post here from the sightings section. Just hoping it doesn't encourage/promote sightings of KOs here, as the occasional sighting could prove useful as a future reference of what had made its way here in the past.

[griffin]

This was at a new toystore called MyToys, which looks to be an asian toy chain that has opened up a store in Brisbane (because it has it's own "generic brand" of toys).

It is also chock full of of counterfeit toys... more fakes than legitimate toys it seemed.
Their selection of Transformers included a box full of these:

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/komovie1.jpg

At least they were accurate in calling them 'replicas'. :p
Terrible colours.

And on the unusual front, I saw these at two different stores last week - legit kids magazines packed with a freebie KO Transformers toy.

This one has a KO Cybertron Brakedown (looks to be the same size, just different colours)

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/komag1.jpg

While this one has a KO 2007 Legends Optimus (its about Scout size and has Optimus on the packaging)
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/komag2.jpg

There is no way Hasbro would have authorised these, or even approved if they knew of it.
I will ask though to get their opinion.

[KillinSpoon]

While this one has a KO 2007 Legends Optimus (its about Scout size and has Optimus on the packaging)
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/komag2.jpg

There is no way Hasbro would have authorised these, or even approved if they knew of it.
I will ask though to get their opinion.

I saw this today at Coles, I was looking at it for a minute confused before dismissing it and leaving. :/

[Demonac]

I saw those magazines a couple of years (yes, years) ago.
The Brakedown came in a few different colours.

[TF76]

I saw that Mania mag the other day too. I thought it was odd having feature on Transformers but selling the mag with a KO. It is in every Coles ive been to and I'm pretty sure I have seen it at the news agents.

[KillinSpoon]

I saw those magazines a couple of years (yes, years) ago.
The Brakedown came in a few different colours.

So... despite the fact that it is the most recent issue, you managed to see it years ago? :/
Or do you mean the toys?

[Demonac]

So... despite the fact that it is the most recent issue, you managed to see it years ago? :/
Or do you mean the toys?

The toys, silly. :P

Either that, or I have a time machine.

[i_amtrunks]

The kids magazines have a fake transformer in them every few months it seems, they had some Cybertron legends class ones a few months ago in KZone I think.

As for the Mytoys, there used to be a few in Sydney, all opened on short leases and lasted a few months each before closing up shop, sold lots of KO TF's, Ben 10, board games and some radio controlled junk as well.

[griffin]

Just to be clear - I wasn't promoting the store (I didn't even say where to find it)... I was just naming them because of the way they seemed to stock a lot of pirated toys.
They even had their own generic brand of a recent popular plush toy (I think it was Angry Birds), using the same product name on the packaging but with their company name as the prefix.
The board games were just as blatant... monopoly in what looked like authentic packaging, but no company labelling on it at all.
I thought these sort of counterfeits (of current stuff) were more easily enforceable by government agencies. Why wouldn't this sort of store be raided and shut down, or heavily fined, I wonder.

[i_amtrunks]

I thought these sort of counterfeits (of current stuff) were more easily enforceable by government agencies. Why wouldn't this sort of store be raided and shut down, or heavily fined, I wonder.

It's funny you mention this. I was at the Penrith markets about a year ago and some Police and goverment officials were confiscating a whole heap of counterfeit clothing from 2 stalls, while completing ignoring the toy/tool store inbetween the others selling obviously counterfiet items (toys, games, ab crunchers/kitchen gizmos).

That seller was still going strong the next time I visited about 9 months later!

[griffin]

I guess they only take action on specific items that the brand/proprietary owner specifically reports to the police... maybe they don't just do random raids in this country.

[adds]

Spotted these today in Toyworld (well toyworld affiliate anyway).

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3329/imag0035yo.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/imag0035yo.jpg/)

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8837/imag0036ol.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/imag0036ol.jpg/)

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[griffin]

Dirge and I saw some of those in Sydney when I was down there a couple months ago. It's one thing to KO a current/recent toy, but packaging it with TFs logos and themes can really throw off a parent who wouldn't know what the legit packaging should look like.

[ChlorHex]

Spotted these today in Toyworld (well toyworld affiliate anyway).

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3329/imag0035yo.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/imag0035yo.jpg/)



Now this is one very misleading KO for parents :mad:
I'm quite out of touch with current movie wave TFs and this one looks very attractive due to the fact that you're getting a mask and robot in one package at a low "sale" price... I'd happily buy that for my kids if I weren't aware.
I guess when you turn the box around, there'll probably be limited english and a crappy picture of how to transform the toy... which will be a dead giveaway that it's a KO.

[5FDP]

For a supposedly legit store like Toyworld, that is utterly disgraceful.

[Decepticon]

Theres a Toyworld in Perth that sells KO Transformers far worse than these!

[1orion2many]

Theres a Toyworld in Perth that sells KO Transformers far worse than these!

The worse the better as it's easier for the average person to look at them and say "what the, they don't look right to me" ;):)

[Aqua Prime]

Theres a Toyworld in Perth that sells KO Transformers far worse than these!

Out of curiosity, which one?

[Decepticon]

Out of curiosity, which one?

Rockingham. Last time I was there, they had more KO TFs than real TFs. Those 'Transformables' I think