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One of the more interesting knockoffs I've come across in recent months
have been this series of Spychanger knockoffs with G1
Bumblebee heads, affectcionately called "Bumblebots." Sold
on cards at stores like National Wholesale Liquidators for $1.99 for a 2-pack
of the same figure. So far, I have found 9 different Bumblebots; 3 military
styled, 3 red styles and 3 blue styles. The figures come with no accessories,
however, most of the figures have pre-applied stickers. They are manufactured
by Way Out Toys, though their website
has no listing for them.
Generally, the toys are based on 2 of the G2 Gobots/Spy Changer molds; the Porche (used for Blowout, Gobots Megatron, Gobot Frenzy, Clear Artfire, Robots In Disguise Hot Shot, and KB Clear Hot Shot) and the Pickup Truck (used for Motormouth, Go-Bot Ironhide, Clear Ox, Robots In Disguise Ironhide, and KB Clear Ironhide). Of the 9, four are based on the porche mold, four are directly based on the pickup truck, and the last, a hummer, is loosely based on the pickup truck. Among the remolds are the afforementioned hummer, a fire truck (featuring a poorly crafted rooftop light that fell off from the one in the picture below), and a cop car. The backer card also shows a yellow pickup truck, but I have yet to find any of these figures in yellow.
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The Fire Truck
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The Cop Car
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The Military Porche
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The Red Porche
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The Military Pickup
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The Blue Pickup
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The Red Pickup
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