Knock-off figures - general discussion

[tyrantqueen]

"Carnivorous cattle dragon" is the best name ever. I'm kinda tempted to use that pic as a signature.

[Nanuqsaurus]

Those translations are hilarious. It's kinda like Star War: The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West. 

[bmathison1972]

many of these names look like direct translations, perhaps with 'dragon' being similar to 'lizard' in Japanese? (with -saurus translating to dragon?).

While I am normally not a big complainer of knock-offs, some of these are such blatant rip-offs even I find it nauseating.

[CityRaptor]

Likely. Dinosaur is Kyoryu in japanese. Ryu is dragon. But those are chinese bootlegs.  And in China it would be Konglong, with long being dagon.

[bmathison1972]

Likely. Dinosaur is Kyoryu in japanese. Ryu is dragon. But those are chinese bootlegs.  And in China it would be Konglong, with long being dagon.

gotcha, I knew they came from China but thought the marketing was in Japanese (with so many Japanese figures, it's easy to go there off the bat)

[IrritatorRaji]

Came across this train-wreck of a listing

> Safari Acrocanthosaurus
> Being marketed as a Tyrannosaurus
> Labelled a Pachycephalosaur

[Loon]

Looks like the "lumpers" have started making toys to push their agenda on to children!

[Neosodon]

Not sure whether to laugh, vomit or cry. Not even going to begin on this one.

[IrritatorRaji]

Another, erh, interesting find


Here's a "Corythosaurus" hand puppet

[Rain]

What's it a knock off of? I don't really recognize it.

[IrritatorRaji]

What's it a knock off of? I don't really recognize it.

I'm not sure either but it's really familiar to me, I really can't put my tongue on where I've seen it before. It was being sold with other hand puppets that were knockoffs of Papo and Jurassic World.

[IrritatorRaji]

An interesting Schleich rip off. They gave the Rex more articulation.
That's kind of it's only saving grace because the quality and the paint job are horrible.


The same company also took that Schleich Rex and made it a "lifelike" animatronic.
And, can I just say, it makes Hasbro's JW line look like a masterpiece.




Poor thing's riddled with bullet holes.


We've also got some familiar faces here.

[Jose S.M.]

This is the time of the knock-offs here in my town! I went to a store and there was a wall full with them, mostly Schleich and Papo, some Safari too. I saw Schleich Parasaurolophus, Saichania, Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus and others, also there was Papo Triceratops, Pteranodon and Carnotaurus.

[sauroid]

This is the time of the knock-offs here in my town! I went to a store and there was a wall full with them, mostly Schleich and Papo, some Safari too. I saw Schleich Parasaurolophus, Saichania, Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus and others, also there was Papo Triceratops, Pteranodon and Carnotaurus.

same situation in my city. walltowall/shelftoshelf knock-offs. the only no-knockoff section is the Mojo Fun, Schleich and Recur. btw, even RECUR is being bootlegged in China lmao.

[Ravonium]

The same company also took that Schleich Rex and made it a "lifelike" animatronic.
And, can I just say, it makes Hasbro's JW line look like a masterpiece.

That figure looks neither lifelike, nor is it even an animatronic. It's just an awful knockoff of an already mediocre figure.


I wonder if it is a rejected character from Jurassic World 2, since the bulletholes imply that it was a victim of dinosaur abuse.

[CityRaptor]

They probably made it, saw how horrible it was and then tried to kill it by shooting.

[Loon]

Better call Tony Baxter, Disney Imagineers ain't got nothing on those animatronics!

[Loon]

Happy Hanukkah! For $45, you can have your own "quality" Dinosaur Menorah. I never knew the Papo T. Rex was Jewish.



https://m.ebay.com/itm/Dinosaur-Menorah/112691091564?hash=item1a3ce9986c:g:N6wAAOSwImRYfssb

[Simon]

Best of all - on the 9th day, he becomes a Spinosaurus!!! 

[stargatedalek]

T. rex, bullet casings, and gold spray paint, now that's a true American festivity if I've ever seen one!