G1 Cassette Knock Off mini-review

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These guys have been flooding ebay lately and are being sold out of China. At $40 (including shipping) for all four, I decided to give them a try.

It's been a very long time since I had the originals (1985), so it's difficult to make a completely accurate comparison, but these guys are as good as a genuine Takara reissue. Strong joints, good plastic, die-cast where there should be die-cast, and even the cards they come on are flawless replicas of real G1 packaging. There are only two problems with these cassettes:

1. Some of the stickers seemed a bit loose. The forearm stickers for Frenzy and Rumble, in particular, were flying off as I transformed them. Once reattached, they seemed to stay though. No trouble with the bigger stickers.

2. For some reason, Frenzy and Rumble will not fit inside a G1 Soundwave. I tried this and ended up ruining their leg stickers (which really bummed me out). Laserbeak and Buzzsaw will fit inside of Soundwave without a problem though.

Aside from these two minor issues, these are perfect replicas, and I highly recommend them.