This is a Knock Off Warning for Generation One collectors as the fake Scorponok which has been in development is now completed are are waiting their packaging to be made before they start shipping and hitting the open market!  The below image comes from an Wiebo user, so keep an eye out for "cheaper" MISB figures.

We expect to see fake Black Zarak's to start hitting the market within 6 months of this figure

As we predicted back on the 4th July when more images of the fake Masterpiece Lambor (Sideswipe) appeared online, it has now been confirmed that fake MP Alerts (Red Alert) are also now out in the wild.  ActionFigure Checklist.com have an album of the fake, which is worth studying especially for the differences with the box and mailers

This is an important news story for collectors of Generation One figures, espeically anyone who has purchased a Computron in the last two year and comes courtesy of The Allspark.  For the last two years an eBay seller by the name of Qiupaul and Mcdolltutu has been selling reproduction Computron boxes, instructions and Styrofoam and putting loose figures into those boxes and then selling them on as Mint-In-Box toys for a large profit.  MightGaine has put together a guide on how oyou can identify these reproductions boxes which have been made more complicated by the seller selling other repro boxes (labelled as reproduction) which have slight differences.  Here is the full story from the Allspark

"There's a really awful scam that has been going on for over 2 years now with MIB Computron gift sets on Ebay. Seller going by Qiupaul and Mcdolltutu (and other names) has been making repro MIB Computron boxes, styro, and instructions, stuffing a loose Computron inside, and selling it as a legit MIB item:

Some recent examples...

Link to recent scam auctions

One can tell they're fake because of the missing arrow next to "TECH SPECS Clip and Save!" blurb on the back. TheMint1980 on TFW noticed something was funny with the auctions a year ago, when the same two sellers were selling tons of MIB Computron gift sets. RoboticPlanet on TFW noticed recently that the seller is now selling boxes labeled as repros...

Transformers Autobots Computron Custom Made Box | eBay

While MightGaine was doing the ID guide for the repro box, he looked back at the old "MIB" auctions from the seller, and realized they were missing four of the differences in the clearly labeled repro box, but they still have one of the differences--the missing arrow on the back of the box!! Here's the ID guide...

Quipaul Computron Box ID Guide

It turns out there are actually two versions of the repro box: one used to scam people, and one clearly labeled as a repro box. All those auctions TheMint1980 has been noticing have been scams!!

Conclusion: Qiupaul/Mcdolltutu has been scamming people with fake MIB Computron gift sets for over 2 years now!! Beware!!!"

You will no doubt notice some Transformers and non-Transformers websites reporting that they have a copy of the Transformers 4 script. This script if fake. We received a report of this script on the 11th December at 9:31am and decided not to publish since it is clearly not true. However since the news story is starting to do the rounds we wanted to posted the "report" we received to help highlight the background of the document

Below is the news submission we received. Again the script is fake, it does not fit with what is known regarding the fourth live action Transformers film and contains references to characters which will be too costly to put onto the big screen and not enough Human focus:

"A friend of mine is in the document disposal business, he works for a company similar to this:
 
http://www.ironmountain.com/Services/Secure-Shredding.aspx
 
The actual company I will not disclose since doing so could easily cost him his job, based on what follows...
The other day he was going about his business, when he came upon the document that is linked below. Needless to say he was torn given the implications, but took a risk and saved it from destruction. He passed it along to me to let me weigh in on it, and I do believe this is worthy. What is has going for it:
 
It pretty much meshes with everything that has been revealed so far, and promises to be an epic story.
 
What it doesn't have going for it:
 
It was in a disposal bin awaiting destruction.
 
So it could be one of two things, an early draft, which is being revised, or there were one to many copies floating around so they decided to elminate the excess. Either way I think it's significant since it lets us know what they are thinking...
 
These links will likely expire quickly, that's why I have provided two different sites.
 
https://www.box.com/s/2fs8feyct9pes49aemvd
 
and
 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5taj5e
 
Merry Christmas
Darth Chaleo
 
P.S.  I did some checking, and since it was considered refuse, there shouldn't any issue with posting it.  But the main thing is you don't actually poesses it, nor did you upload it, but I've covered my tracks just in case."

Knock-Off Transformers maker CHMS, who use to supply KO-Toys with their fake Transformers Classics / Universe / Henkei molds, have announced that they will be producing more fake figures based on the Transformers Classics Sideswipe figure.

The toys they will produce, mock-ups shown below, will be the TFCC Exclusive Punch/CounterPunch, the Botcon exclusive G2 Breakdown as well as two new recolours, a G1 coloured Breakdown and a Scamper (the small black car that came with Metroplex).

More images of the just released fake gold Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Prime) have been posted on Taobao.  The figure is a painted win a matt gold finish rather than being chromed in gold so it is easy to tell the difference.  Another difference is that the genuine Gold Masterpiece figure comes with a transparent axe and have gold plastic joints.

You can view the new images of this knock-off below.

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Ebay seller Heerotoysmaker has placed two new auctions for some of his own Worlds Smallest Transformers. In the past he has sold a variety of clear, chromed, and custom coloured World's Smallest Transformers as well as various full size testshots and samples. The auctions this time are for Tracks and the red repaint Roadrage. You can view some, but not all, of the images below.