The Undiscovered Playthings

Here’s a relatively new set of Transforming toys. Whether these are really bootleg Transformers figures or not, I’ll leave it up to you.

Fortunately, these were pretty cheap. So I snagged some extras and (gasp!) actually took them out of the package so you could see them in ‘bot form.

Check it!

Now this is actually a pretty small package. Which probably explained why it was so cheap for me to buy. I’ve found that joints that sell bootleg toys equate size with cost. So the bigger the package a toy is on, the more expensive it is. The card these toys come mounted on measure in at about six inches by six inches.
The vehicle above is the first of three in this series. Yes, all the figures in this set come in some nice bright colors.
Did you notice how the bootleg toy makers slapped the warning label right across a pic of a robot? Yeah, that was a genius move. Something I’ve come to expect from bootleg toy makers.

This red and yellow vehicle looks like it’s supposed to be a police car. There is absolutely no detail on these cars. No stickers, no logos. Nada! Zip! Zilch!

I peeled the warning label off the top right corner of the card so you could take a look at the figure pictured on the front. I took this car out and transformed it into ‘bot mode. But I don’t get it. If these things are meant for ages 5+, then why the heck can’t I put this thing back into it’s vehicle mode? I’m completely stumped by this one.

Here’s the card back:

None of the vehicles in this set are featured on the card back. Which makes me wonder if these other figures can be had. Maybe if I keep an eye out, I’ll find them? The fire truck looks really interesting to me.
Okay, I’m not into Transformers folks. So if any of these are actual bootleg figures of any Transformers, give me a shout out and let me know. Otherwise, if it’s left to me, these things will never be identified.

These figures all stand at about 3.5 inches from head to toe. I think I put this one into it’s bot mode correctly. I tried pulling and tugging on various parts of the figure to see if there was anything I might have missed in the conversion. But nothing gave way.
Do Transformers come with weapons or any accessories? None of these figures did.

This guy I was never able to put back into vehicle mode. That yellow piece right in the middle of the figure, well, I couldn’t figure out where/how to position it back to it’s original place when it was in vehicle mode. So this guy’s gonna stay as a robot until I figure it out. I guess I’ll play around with the thing whenever I sit down to watch some TV.
By the way, these figures are really poorly made. The pieces come out of the sockets pretty easily and if they come out more than a couple of times, they never become secure again. That explains why the arms on this guy aren’t positioned into any kind of threatening position.

This figure’s my favorite of the bunch. Only cuz he looks like a bad @$$ dude that you definitely would not want to mess with. Heck! He scares me.
Best thing about this figure is that everything snapped right back into place when I put him back into vehicle mode.

Well, that’s it for this set of Transforming toys. I am so glad that these weren’t outrageously priced at the shop I discovered them at.
Maybe, just maybe someday I’ll come across a Transformer that gets me hooked on the series.