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Post by zephon on Aug 24, 2005 12:40:17 GMT 8
Has anyone here tried to buy and playtest one of the bootleg transformers alternators? I found a good haul of them at the toy section of Landmark. They cost something like P750 approx. Here are (hopefully) some pics from a cellphone cam:   |
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Post by Rohml on Aug 24, 2005 13:28:46 GMT 8
Yup, I did. Want a review?  Anyways, in a gist the toys is a good quality bootleg. I would also like to point out that this is NOT an Alternator Bootleg... This is a BINALTECH bootleg, the car parts are die-cast. All parts of its original BINALTECH toy is faithfully reproduced, only the insigna and other Transformers Trademark are changed. I would like to point out that these toys are quite unable to hold poses since the heavy die-cast material plus the not so stiff joints often keeps the toy unbalanced. However, if you only want to make the toy stand or if you wish to keep it in car mode then this is one good display piece to have. Estimated this bootleg cost 1/3 than the original. And only 1/2 compared to an Alternator. |
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Post by zephon on Aug 24, 2005 13:48:27 GMT 8
Wow, thanks for that! I guess this will make a good display piece on an office desk to say the least. Binaltech bootleg to boot  |
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Post by RAJ- on Aug 24, 2005 15:38:53 GMT 8
cool.. sa divi kaya meron nyan??
wala kce sa SM eh.
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Post by Rohml on Aug 24, 2005 16:00:13 GMT 8
cool.. sa divi kaya meron nyan?? wala kce sa SM eh. Wala nito sa Divisoria. Pero meron nito sa Landmark at lahat ng United Toys outlet. |
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Post by mojacko on Aug 24, 2005 18:53:40 GMT 8
COOL!!! die-cast bootleg for 1/2 d price.....i say its ok to get this booties if you just intend to display them....nice find!!!
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Post by Protoform-S on Aug 24, 2005 23:59:28 GMT 8
Guys, just make sure you check the toy carefully. It is a bootleg...it may have broken parts (that were superglued).
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Post by zephon on Aug 25, 2005 4:43:57 GMT 8
hehehe buti nga kung na-superglue. It's not unheard off that you get a bootleg that has broken parts that rattle around the container. I wonder how far they'll go with these binaltech bootlegs?
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Post by wingseyemd on Aug 25, 2005 10:20:19 GMT 8
I saw a couple of them (Lambor and Hound to be exact) being saled at Robinsons' place in Padre Faura costing around 300 to 400 about a month ago...... last week when I finally decided to buy them somebody already did.... SAYANG!!!
Wala akong makita nito sa Divi since last Sunday.
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Post by Rohml on Aug 25, 2005 10:31:00 GMT 8
hehehe buti nga kung na-superglue. It's not unheard off that you get a bootleg that has broken parts that rattle around the container. I wonder how far they'll go with these binaltech bootlegs? Oh yeah, when Protoform said they were super-glued what he meant was JOINTS were SUPER-GLUED. The supposed to be movable parts were connected via super-glue. You should check the item first before buying it. As for how far, according to the box they will be releasing Lambor (sideswipe), Hound, Smokescreen and Silverstreak. As of now, I have not yet seen any of the Impreza molds (Smokescreen and Silverstreak). |
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Post by ebonsaber on Aug 30, 2005 0:15:58 GMT 8
Also note that some of the parts are mis-assembled. Most notorious of these are the Viper molds(Red and Yellow Lambor) and what's painful is that it's the riveted parts are the ones that are misplaced or stuck with wrong parts. But these are only noticable in bot mode. Also they've tried to skirt around copyright issues on labels such as "Jee " on the Jeep logo on Hound(nevermind that the mold on the logo itself was unchanged. A good artist can complete the logo.)
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Post by Gold on Aug 30, 2005 23:11:46 GMT 8
Malvs once showed me the Yellow Sideswipe, from the looks of it, it's 70/30 chance of getting a toy with the wrong left/right shoulders..
It doesn't affect the transform, but it will fix the shoulders in place and limit articulation(because of a "bar" in the toy mold). It's kinda hard to explain without photos.
There doesn't seem to be any "wrong parts" problem with the Wranglers though.
Gold
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robot
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Post by robot on Sept 1, 2005 18:28:54 GMT 8
yes there are bootlegs of these kind in divi. selling price was 600 each for 3 types i think. happy hunting!!!!
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Post by d69 on Sept 7, 2005 11:23:00 GMT 8
The Viper molds do have problems. And I clearly understand what Gold was talking about since I got all molds. The Jeeps are better only problems are with Swindle because the head is wrong (they used the same head as Hound) and the tires are smaller than it should be (Original Swindle has bigger tires). In any case they're great for kitbashing/customs ;D  |
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Post by dizergo on Sept 17, 2005 21:06:34 GMT 8
cool.. sa divi kaya meron nyan?? wala kce sa SM eh. Mga bro, been to sm west earlier and they had Lambor red and yellow and Hound sa toy section. |
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