wahhhh op the modelkit????
box is pweeety

One particular product price determination is not 100% just by its material but the efforts of RnD & design (don't forget about the mold too, which cost a bomb even for a deluxe size toy). Same goes to third party product, which some always complaint why non-official product can be so costly, now you see the hidden cost. That's the reason why imitation/counterfeit can be sold so cheap due to just copy other's final products, not to mentioned lousy material been used. As a passionate toy collector, we shouldn't go for KO, don't buy if can't afford. A very good example is you buy a pirated CD of Metallica while you are a hardcore fan of them. Just my 2 cents. Peace.

The definition of KO is Knock-offs,  so something original must exist before it can be knocked-off / duplicated using cheapo/inferior  material.
Many 3rd party TF products have these attributes , unlike KO:

- Toy designed from scratch  , hence mould not stolen from official producers /hasbro (unlike the ones we see on tesco carded in cheap plastic and loose joints, eg. G1 combiners or oversized legends figures)
- Toy took inspiration from characters from TF universe , this means the characters exist although its not a direct visual representation from official media (comics , artist illustration)  ... gosh even Hasbro made some radical creative license in their Classics like and giving G1 names to new toys.
Of coz the premium price is a deterrence. but considering they're making these for a niche market , its expected.

Worthy...buy...price will drop only RM499 at max but by that time, I believe most will get sapued? So I think the question is how low you want it drop :-)

C'mon, how can any transformers be cooler than  one that transforms into an oversized cassette player and the 5 cassettes (yes, that's 5!) transforms into birds, humanoid robots and a jaguar.

It even comes with Megatron gun...apart from his own blaster.