I still cant believe they can get away with that.

nice pics.  how much was he?

nice pics.  how much was he?

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This one cost me $20 before shipping from China. That's what they have all cost me so far.

 

All the best

Maz

Where did you get him from, toy store, ebay seller?

M.T.

Where did you get him from, toy store, ebay seller?

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Yeah eBay seller zhjun106, although I've been dealing with him privately for some time now. I found him to be the most reliable seller of these, he has had every variant in every package so far and he packages items superbly.

 

All the best

Maz

Very nice.  Spotted one of these on Ebay a month ago, just didn't have the funds or the confidence in getting the goods enough. 

 

Really hope these and those metal 1/18th cars with the lights and such make it over here in the US sometime.

 

Perhaps botcon.

Dayum!!! That looks awesome! :tflaugh

Yeah, this dude dosen't look bad in white. Very cool. Only thing I'd do differently to retool the KO to seperate it a bit more from the BT line is make the trunk able to be fixed over the shoulders.  Very cool look for our boy Sideswipe though. :thumb

Hey guys,

 

I received the AL-02B black Lambor KO with flames yesterday, and just as Nevermore hinted at, it's not actually black but very dark metallic grey.

 

Here's the front of the box:

 

 

Not bad, quite attractive in the packaging which is the same as thatused for the AL-02C white KO Lambor as well. Speaking of the packaging, many of the original KOs that came out in BT-mimicking packaging are now being re-released in this blue packaging with slight changes to the moulding (eg the red Lambor KO now has the "VIPER" blocked over like the newer recolours)

 

Box top:

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdjt0.jpg

 

Again "VICTORY" instead of "VIPER" etc

 

Box side:

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdk05.jpg

 

The vehicle itself is striking enough as well. I'm not sure if

collectors will appreciate the flames on Ricochet more or the style used on this KO. There's a degree of cheesiness to it but it's not detrimental and it does help create a new look for this mould and make the KO stand out.

 

Here's the toy in the plastic casing on its display stand:

 

 

You begin to see the extent to which it has been decorated with the flames.

 

Car mode:

 

 

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdl6v.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdl7b.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdlc3.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdlcl.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdmpx.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdmqf.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdmv5.jpg

 

Now most of the pics above were taken before some force was required to align the hood and front end of the car properly, the following pictures look better as a result:

 

 

 

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdno0.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdnrt.jpg

 

You can see the block over where it should say Viper just after the front wheels/by the doors. Yet, just as with the white KO, the "Dodge Viper" text is still on the rear bumpers. Again, as with the white KO, "SIDE SWP" is the plate.

 

Figure mode:

 

 

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdnvc.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdob7.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdpu8.jpg

 

 

I found this KO to be much more resistant to my attempts at posing him and making him stand in a near-respectable position. The main picture shows off a neat pose but the other pictures show the best I was able to get out of him. Without modifications, the doors jut out backwards and the ankles don't rotate very well due to excess plastic. Also, he looks a bit dull from the front because you can't see the flames and there is no faction symbol. The alternative I

suppose is this:

 

 

Which doesn't look that bad actually.

 

Overall, this is one of the lower quality KOs, or then again I

probably just got lucky with the white one and unlucky with this one. The paperwork is identical to the white "RS" release by A&L.

 

I can't tell if this is supposed to be a Dead End KO, a Ricochet

alternate or a tribute to Deepcover, but it definitely has more of a Ricochet flavour to it than anything else. It really is a shame the flames are not more prominent in the robot mode seeing as they are what adds most character to this toy. Despite all of that, I do like it and I was impressed when I first saw it in vehicle mode. I would like these so so so much more if they were more easily poseable in robot mode. I must start modifying them.

 

Just to finish up, a few group shots of some of the Vipers I have from the various BT/Alt/KO lines:

 

Viper KOs Packaged:

 

 

With BT-02:

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdta1.jpg

 

Vipers in robot mode:

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdthz.jpg

 

Vipers in vehicle mode:

 

 

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkdtlg.jpg

 

One more thing, after messing with all of those KOs, transforming them, photographing them and posing them, you don't half appreciate the immense superiority and luxury that is a proper production Takara/Hasbro release Binaltech/Alternators Dead End...

 

All the best

Maz