Hey guys. I've decided I'd love to own (again) a set of original g1 dinobots but I dint want to end up with KO's by accident. How can I be sure I'm bidding/buying the real deal?
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G1 Dinobots... Help!
Hey guys. I've decided I'd love to own (again) a set of original g1 dinobots but I dint want to end up with KO's by accident. How can I be sure I'm bidding/buying the real deal?
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Click on this link:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Knock-off
Then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page. There's an extensive list of links to sites to help people to identify fakes. Hope that helps.
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Don't buy one that says 'Bommander'.
I'm sure if you post details here someone will help you out.
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get g2... they are so much better
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'cept maybe G2 Swoop and Sludge, eh?Originally Posted by d*r*j*
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A red one, a green one and a blue one... that's all you need. Maybe g1 sludge... swoop is kind of lesser than the others anyway.'cept maybe G2 Swoop and Sludge, eh?
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G2? What's with the random techno colours? And yeah that site will help thanks
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The silver ones do have a slight improvement to G1, the gold chrome is toned down a little to give a more uniform look.
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Yeah but the silver variants are the rarest - so probably the hardest and most expensive to find. I never saw the silver variants in shops, did you? I didn't even know they existed until I went online and read about it. In 1993 I always thought that the TV commercial just used G1 Dinobots because the G2 repaints weren't available at the time they were shooting the ad.
Anyway, when you were recommending G2, I think theheretic assumed you meant the standard versions - and I'd made the same assumption. I imagine it would be easier and cheaper to track down the original G1s (or legit reissues) than the silver G2 variants. And all versions of the G2 Dinobots had the G2 Autobot logo and the word "Autobot" tampographed on their bodies, which - let's face it - is just cheesy. The G2 Dinobots also lack missile launchers, which may matter to some collectors. I prefer the more vibrant gold chrome of the original Dinobots (JMHO)
theheretic: check out those links -- do your homework about how to spot a KO. Then if you choose to buy the Dinobots online, specifically ask the seller take close up photos of whatever parts of the Dinobots may be tell-tale signs of being a KO. As others have said, there are already tell-tale signs on the box (e.g. "Dinobot Bommander")
Otherwise; as d*r*j suggested, maybe go for the G2 silver variants. The G2 tampograph will tell you straight away that they're legit - cos AFAIK the G2s haven't been KOed. Although they're bloody rare and if you do find them, they probably won't be cheap.
Man... what a pain in the bum. Makes me glad I'm not actively collecting G1. (-_-) Good luck to you, theheretic
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In the interests of full disclosure; I totally missed everything g2 and discovered these dinobot abnormalities as an adult collector... mainly through discourse on this forum.Yeah but the silver variants are the rarest - so probably the hardest and most expensive to find. I never saw the silver variants in shops, did you? I didn't even know they existed until I went online and read about it. In 1993 I always thought that the TV commercial just used G1 Dinobots because the G2 repaints weren't available at the time they were shooting the ad.
I understand that the red snarl, green slag and blue grimlock combination are the only versions believed to be on Australian shelves. However ebay (and the greater market) is making these geographical restraints less and less relevent, as time goes on. I have obtained both, red slags and a green snarl, on ebay at prices that were acceptable and in line with any dinobot purchase... maybe even on the lower side.
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