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Through the years, I've come across a number of interestng Aerialbot knockoffs. For instance, in addition to the recent, accurrate knockoffs (seen right), I've encountered similar knockoffs, with wholly different sticker schemes, giving the figures a whole different look.
Below, a comparison of the new sticker knockoffs and the widely-available, sticker accurate knockoffs:
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The new sticker knockoffs can easily be found at National Wholesale Liquidators stores and sell in 2-packs for $1.99. Below, you can see these toys in their robot forms. They have other combiner knockoffs as well, such as G2 Constructicons and Baldigus. Sadly, most of the combiner parts have been removed and the main bodies for each combiner are unavailable in the store.
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One of the more interesting Aerialbot knockoffs I came across at a flea market back in 1997. It was packaged in a box with the original Japanese Transformers art on the front and sides and sold under the brand name "Metamorphs". Inside was Skydive in teal, pink and purple (See images right). Definitely not the right colors, but oh-so strange. He even came with his gun!
The last, and possibly oddest, Aerialbots knockoff I've ever seen is also the largest. I came across this back in 1998 at an indoor flea market and couldn't resist plunking down $10 for this mess of cheap plastic and garish colors. Though 2-3 times the size of a standard Aerialbot (maybe even larger), this figure was carded (yes, carded) in combined form.
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The giant Superion was entirely Superion, though he was a giant (pictured left with standard sized knock-off for size-comparison). His head had been remolded, he wielded Abominus' chestplate and gun, and his mainbody was not comprised of Silverbolt, but of Scattershot placed on backwards.
And if all that wasn't different enough, each individual figure was a mishmash of color and barely held together by cheap plastic. Still, the strangeness of this figure make it one of the most interesting knockoffs I've ever seen. Below, images of the individual forms of each limb component and knockoff-Scattershot in robot mode (with size-comparisons).
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