Weapon of Mass Imagination: Hong Kong

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Aug 3, 2012

Transformers Ripoff #55

Monster King

While not strictly a transformer, it was a robot and the catch phrase in chinglish was too good not to post, as this fellow "fight the brigade"!

Transformers Ripoff #54

Missile Truck

This one is one of the best to come from China yet! It is the missile truck that "change into robot and missile eagle" no less...

Transformers Ripoff #53

Sun Sacred

Part of the "Super Change Series"

Jul 1, 2012

What you do when your franchise phases you out...

Well since Ridley Scott has decided he no longer needs the Alien in his Alien movie Prometheus, did you ever stop to wonder what the poor Xenomorph is doing with itself these days.

Well these days you can find the Alien selling jeans in mainland China. I can't really blame him. When your franchise goes from versing Predators to LOST in Space (which is a worse fate than Lost in Space) you might want to lie low.

Transformer Ripoff #52

Space Commander

From the hit movie Super Change 3

The Avengers Ripoffs Begin

Just as I'm starting to run out of Transformers ripoffs it appears I have a new series of counterfiets to document. The Avengers knockoffs appear to be hitting the streets.

I ran into two different ones yesterday. Sadly due to major rain they were ducked off under cover (and thus more closely guarded by the stall operator) so I couldn't get great photos. I did manage to snap the highlights.

So here is a taste of hopefully things to come. Couldn't manage better than this given the circumstances (note the rain drenched cover on the right).

One set of these Avengers held several none Avengers like the Thing and Superman. The Superman was too dopey to not photograph.

My favourite had to be the french Thor...

Dinosaur Train Ripoff

I wish I could have probed this stall more, but the vendor wanted to chase me off as it was. Despite clearly being a Dinosaur Train dino it is merely called Big Dinosaur. Though my favourite part is the Interaction clearly marked on the box.

Jun 10, 2012

Almost the coolest toystore ever!

I want to try and keep posting weird Hong Kongness. A lack of time, and the scary realization I'm normalizing to the weird are the many problems. That's right, where before I'd find something amazing or funny every five minutes, now I only see something truly weird once a day tops... Not because it isn't there. No I'm just getting apathetic and blind due to constant exposure.

That said if I notice it now, than it has to be really good and funny.

I bring you this Dinosaur construct in a local Toys R Us. I love the concept of a giant balsa wood Dino skeleton kit in a toy store. When I was a kid I had every single balsa Dinosaur that was available my display selves... I kind of miss them actually.