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ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:35 pm
by michael
i got this in china, there were two other colors. about 4-5 inches tall,its brittle hard plastic with stickers, wings fold, legs bend, arms move, but it doesn't transform into anything as the articulation would lead you to believe. i just think its a cool bat robot, and would be happy if there were other versions of him out there somewhere.
any help is appreciated!
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:46 pm
by psilo110
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:16 pm
by Sanjeev
Hehe...weren't Convertors, themselves, basically bootlegs?
I have the four car-robots from Galvion...atrocious toys, but kinda fun in their fugliness.
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:45 am
by michael
i knew i could count on you guys- i think this isnt a bootleg of converters, just another color? mine can transform now i found out, but it scares me when moving the pieces. i remember seeing this black color in the case.
someone on flickr pointed out that it could be a bootleg of the transformer MINDWIPE, hes a bat, and transforms the same.
still an awesome toy in my book! i really like the primary color scheme, i just wish he was diecast and hefty.
thanks for the help
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:25 pm
by diceone
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:12 pm
by MicromanZone
I know someone else must know the history better, but the vast majority of “Convertors” were toys made from designs/molds from a varied lot of Japanese toys in the 1980s. The “Convertors” is the closest to a coherent expression of this stuff since they were decently made, but this stuff gets bootlegged like crazy even to this day.
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:46 am
by Sanjeev
That's accurate...except maybe the "decently made" part. Well...a lot of the Convertors toys were well-manufactured in quality materials...but the designs were generally pretty shitty!
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:09 pm
by diceone
Seriously?
How does this wikipedia article not clear all of this up?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConvertorsREAD it.
I was surprised by the fact that they were actually legit toys.
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:36 pm
by doomsDAY
Those look like something that would come out of soundwave.
Re: ID help with this weird robot/possibly a bootleg
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:24 am
by psilo110
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE
WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM