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Howard_Casto:
Ok so apologies to the uninitiated as all of this is going to sound like random techno-babble.

Still trying to find a good stress-reliever. When I was a kid I really liked doing model kits and dioramas and such and I randomly stumbled upon the voyager down-scaled version of Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP-10V). A thought came into my head to maybe do some dioramas of scenes from various g1 cartoons and media, using the figures as a start. I had initially thought of using MP-10V, but discovered that there really isn't a good voyager scale g1 megatron. Then I started going down the KO (knock-off) rabbit hole and I'm more confused than when I started. I'm not going to buy official Hasbro/Takara stuff because quite frankly the KOs fix a lot of issues with the toys, they are much cheaper, and they offer figures that the official guys haven't even gotten around to yet.

So I set out to use the standard masterpiece scale and go from there. I'm just confused. All the ebay stores seem to want to sell MP-10v or MPP-10 (over-sized optimus). The prices for seeminly the same figure seem to vary wildly as well. Searching on ebay and amazon seems to be hard as well because the sellers rarely seem to go by the KOs official name and use the Hasbro name instead. So you know it's a KO, but not which KO. So I guess what I'm asking is for some general help. Is there a site that has a database of all the unofficial toys and where to buy them? Anybody know of a good seller? Keep in mind I'm wanting to keep the cost low... 40-60 bucks for the average figure or less would be about right.

If it helps I really like the IT-01 Megatron and I'm still looking for a good mp10...... not a fan of the newer figures coming out that are a little too cartoon accurate.

Mr. Peabody:
I have my original toys in a box. What cartoon(s) are you referring to?

Howard_Casto:
The G1 cartoon and film mainly and maybe a little of the Japanese continuation (Headmasters) and the Marvel comics available at the time. Long story short, G1 aesthetics.

ark_ader:
I do actually. I have a step up and two step down transformers. They are special as they are from 1976, and can make a mess of your house if they are plugged in.

Osirus23:
I should still have a bunch from the mid-80s stashed away somewhere, probably in a shed at my parents' house. I haven't seen them in many years though. I used the crap out of them as a kid so they're all likely in well-used condition with missing pieces, etc.

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