Oh god lol, that is just hilarious Lint - As Whoopy has stated, this thread = WIN! :p:D
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Oh god lol, that is just hilarious Lint - As Whoopy has stated, this thread = WIN! :p:D
I have seen some of those Armada prime ko's at a local Big W also, I also saw a dirt boss ko with the same packaging as shown before just yesterday and also I think the same if not similar insecticon ko at the same shop
Wow! - So they're still selling them over your way are they?, my own Big W got rid of them around Xmas last year, that Dirtboss KO always makes me laugh with it's obscene over-scaling. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by StInG286
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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
I think this is pretty cool
I had a good laugh to myself at this today. Not exactly a rip off but hilarious nonetheless.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/deformed.jpg
Actually Jena, that is a rip-off/KO as that is a heavily neutered retool of the Mickey Mouse Transformer Mold. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jena
Quite hilarious though! :p:D
Oh wow, that makes it extra hilarious! I was mostly amused at the 'deformed' part, who wants a toy with the word 'deformed' in the name! It doesn't sound nice at all.
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Originally Posted by Lint
It's a rainmaker, all in one!!:D haha
That knockoff is best thought of as a reissue- it was originally out in the 80s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
I want a flamboyant G2 Energon Starscream!
Saw this at my somewhat local cheap and nasty store.
http://i53.tinypic.com/qn5ulv.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/1hpgyp.jpg
Gotta love how, despite the packaging, these are actually not KO's at all. I also love how they both have a tonfa each and the slogan on the back of the card "Together with you in your happy childhood"
LMAO :D
That 'Bumblebee' reminds me of this character...
http://popshifter.com/wp-content/upl...ponda-baba.jpg
I have a bit of a backlog of these
Somebody ripped off an activator????!
http://i45.tinypic.com/3er7a.jpg
Advertising ripoff, but I think these are both technically original molds? :confused:
http://i46.tinypic.com/jickyw.jpg
Jumbo sized legends for everybody. Like the box art though
http://i46.tinypic.com/34pibcz.jpg
that white jet with turquoise wings looks like G1 Skydive KO
Unlike the other toys, these are laudable attempts. Its says so on the packaging. There's also Ultramodern, but I'm not sure how they combine.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4...guy1o1_500.jpg
It's hard to tell, but the one on the left is probably a knockoff of G1 Skydive (maybe with a bit of Dreadwind thrown in.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
I love the way it tells us to 'COLLECT THE MALL'! As if we haven't been collecting the mall since 1984. :P
Wow no posts since 2012? I swear there was another one of these threads flying around with more recent postings
anyway, let the KreO ripoffs begin!
http://i.imgur.com/3KW1iyhl.jpg
I'm surprised that Kreo is even worth knocking off, though the quality of the vacuum metallisation looks pretty good.
I think when the KO section was started after the last post of this topic, the "crazy KOs" get posted in there now as separate sightings/topics.
I might move this topic there as well, as I might have missed it when that section was created.
These KO Kreo dare to use the trademarked character names, but not the trademark of Transformers. Weird.
Just noting this previous posting, as this topic was probably started before we had a KO section to move it to... and since that section is used for information purposes not promotional purposes, I've moved it into there now. (and who says we can't have a bit of entertainment on the side, of the really bad ones) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dirge
Tiny, freakishly-white Hun-Grrr meets the real thing!
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2f79d96f.jpg
The fake one must have only had two R's in his name instead of 3 :p
One I've had in my archives for a long time:
http://i57.tinypic.com/2w55ctg.jpg
Robors in disouise!
The kids magazines at the supermarkets and newsagents are regulars with these KOs... at least once a year, and these were in Coles last week (Mania Magazine).
Oversized and modified Legends Optimus and Bumblebee.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c442.jpg
I like the "allegiance" symbols on the packaging... reminds me of the Unicron "allegiance" that some ehobby toys had on a sticker sheet.
They had those at that dollar shop at the bottom of the footbridge at Hornsby. They had so many dodgy transformers there. They had some Beast wars figures there but I wasn't sure if they were KO's or legit figures. Never bought them and aren't sure if they are still there, but if the UMD movies are still at Target Carlingford, the Beast Wars KO's might still be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by zzyss
Not really funny (aside from the bad engrish on the box), but since this is an ongoing topic for KOs, this was at Garden City, at one of the kiosks in the centre of main walkway...
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c334.jpg
It's the over-sized movie KOs that I saw a lot of in Singapore a couple years ago.
I had to do a double take as I thought that said "methtech" on the box :pQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
LOL I think it's CHTHULU's lesser known brother, MCTHCTEH.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
Local cheap shop has several upsized beast hunters commanders as deluxe in AOE style packaging.
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psstmtcb7o.jpg
Upscaled Huffer doesn't look too bad.
Those figures were EVERYWHERE at Paddy's Markets (no surprise since that's one of the places to find Transformer KO's) though oddly enough they were even inside Market City.
Also eariler this year while visiting Melbourne, I walked past this shop in Brighton and saw these figues.
https://41.media.tumblr.com/2b6228bb...irsjo1_540.jpg
The KO DOTM Optimus looks intresting, though closer inspection showed how poor the quality actually was, the AOE Optimus (which is actually the 1st movie) was meh since that mold has been done a lot, while the Bumblebee one is the best with it's catchphrase "Coming Today!" Yes Bumblebee you are coming today :rolleyes:
Also what gets me is the fact most KO's have the handle on the box. Why exactly I don't know.
I was tempted by the Huffer, but I have all three versions of the mold in commander size. There was also a weird but kinda cool painted optimus. I was going to try to get a picture but the staff member started to wander over.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
The same reason most other boxes have handles on themQuote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
:p ;)
Saw this last week at a convenience store.
The artwork and toy head is clearly based on Optimus... while the artwork has a very Pat Lee vibe to it, but I don't recognise it.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c824.jpg
I saw some of these a few months back while getting some proper TFs and while waiting in the que I picked one up and compare it to the real AoE Legion Prime and though 'wow, so crap'.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
This one time I went to Sam's Warehouse at Penrith, and they had Knock off Kre-O Transformers. Not talking about the minifigures which you can find anywhere, but the actual big sets.
I had a photo of them in stock, but I can't find it, so here's a picture of what the set is:
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/599/l7tk.jpg
Another time I went to Shenzen while on Holidays, and the funny thing about that place was the fact the only Legit thing (other than the food) they had was, 1 Human Alliance Leadfoot! :eek: Most of the Transformers they had there were dodgy, but the best Knockoff I found was a Lego Optimus Prime, which you could build and transform! Of cause, being a knockoff a lot of the pieces fell off quickly and it's now scatted in my lego boxes, but it was still a good concept. Again can't find the photos I took, but here's what it looks like:
http://static.seibertron.com/images/...604_YM361X.JPG
When you are doing fairly accurate KOs in Australia, you don't want to leave your contact details on the packaging. :rolleyes:
These look to be the same size and colourings as the 2007 Legends Movie Bumblebee toy. Just the packaging is unusual... and amusing.
Bumblebee is one sexy beast, with the function of "looker". :p
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c854.jpg
I remember this one time I went bowling in Blacktown and there was this arcade across from there and one of the prizes was an oversized KO Bumblebee. Being the kid I was who didn't give a crap whether it was Legit or not, I won myself it.
It's long gone now, but it wasn't the last KO Bumblebee I got.
This one time at Normanhurst West, they had a fair and someone was selling again, oversized KO Bumblebee's, but the paint was so bad I just had to grab one. Don't know what happened to him, but all I know is that it was crap
And my last knockoff Bumblebee isn't even bumblebee, but a different robot from a different brand transforming into a car that isn't even a Camaro! How is it a KO Bumblebee if it isn't Bumblebee? It was painted to look like Bumblebee!
I don't have any photos, but because I want to upload a pic of a KO Bumblebee, enjoy this one I found on the interwebs:
http://www.actionfigurechecklist.com...gnam_Style.jpg
Wheres this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
May I ask how much these costed? And where from?Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
where would these be available?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
Some which I found online.
It's the Super Strong God - DEFORMATION 2!!
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4009/4...0f6eeb1d_b.jpg
And the Taikongshenrs!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3X0GPZ0_0K...xFrontNear.jpg