BigW selling KOs

[Vector Sigma 13]

Those toys last about 9 seconds if i recall. Cheap and nasty.

My kids normally get at least 18 secconds out of something like that.

[5FDP]

I've seen these as well... a while back from memory.

Big W isn’t the first large retailer to sell KO's. Kmart were selling gestalts sets about 5 years ago - Devastator (yellow version), Superion, and Defensor. I bought Devy and Superion just out of curiosity and yep, they only lasted a few seconds out of the packaging. Made me wonder how they were made available given that they would have failed all safety standards.

[GoktimusPrime]

those have been around for years. And they're retooled KOs really, not complete KOs. Target also sold the KO black and yellow G1 Devastator too.

[5FDP]

Target also sold the KO black and yellow G1 Devastator too.

I want photographic proof To my knowledge, the sets were distributed by World 4 Kids which is owned by Kmart.

[GoktimusPrime]

*travels back in time*

I recall seeing them in Target... but I wasn't paying that much attention tbh... ya know, being a <expletive> knock off and all.

[i_amtrunks]

There is also a 3 combiner set of Ko Transformers sold in some Big W's, a car, a jet and a drill/tank.

When my local store was selling them for about $2.50 a pop a few years ago I nabbed a few for painting practice, and they are not even worth it at that price, brittle and poorly made, and as a bonus half of the plastic is the unpaintable variety, couldn't get 4 different types of paint to stick at all.

[Tabias Prime]

When my local store was selling them for about $2.50 a pop a few years ago I nabbed a few for painting practice, and they are not even worth it at that price, brittle and poorly made, and as a bonus half of the plastic is the unpaintable variety, couldn't get 4 different types of paint to stick at all.

There are some plastics that have a release agent in them so no matter how hard you prep them the paint will never stick.There are some fibreglass resins that are like that.

[5FDP]

*travels back in time*

Pick me up some G1 while you're there

[Golden Phoenix]

There is also a 3 combiner set of Ko Transformers sold in some Big W's, a car, a jet and a drill/tank.

When my local store was selling them for about $2.50 a pop a few years ago I nabbed a few for painting practice, and they are not even worth it at that price, brittle and poorly made, and as a bonus half of the plastic is the unpaintable variety, couldn't get 4 different types of paint to stick at all.

What are they KOs of?