Beast Wars Dinobot Carded Tarantulas Bootleg

Well, I'll say one thing, this thing set new precedents in the cheapness of plastic for bootlegs. Ahem. Okay, well first, these are pretty rare bootlegs, as far as I know there are Tarantulas, Dinobot, Cheetor and Waspinator clones that are all packaged on Dinobot cards with rocky bubbles. However the similarities to the original deluxes ends there. Unlike the majority of Beast Wars toys, they are packaged in robot mode, not beast mode. Also they are made out of a really, really cheap plastic. It's the same plastic that they use to make stuff out of that you get in gumball machines (like those cheap rings and key chains).

Oddly enough, the color scheme of this Tarantulas is more accurate than the real non-bootleg toy. Instead of his legs being gray, they are green, like in the show, and he's made of this weird translucent purple plastic elsewhere on his body. It looks good, if you ignore the overall cheap look of the plastic, but, of course, there are flaws.

First off his robot head actually broke apart when I first transformed him. I had to glue the sides together. Also his arms keep falling off, as do his hands. On top of that his hands are very loose and limp, so when he holds his gun his wrist goes limp. Not something you want to see. As far as beast mode, his spider legs have problems staying on, and his transformation is tough to complete as the slots on his arms don't always let the pegs fit into them, or it results in his entire arm poping out of the socket. Oh yeah, and his gun doesn't fire.

Ah, but, that's what bootlegs are for I suppose. At any rate, where the real original Tarantulas could set you back a good deal of cash (carded or loose), this one will set you back far less, and it's a decent substitute. He stands well, and he can hold his gun right with some effort, so it's not all that bad. It's really up to you I suppose, but I've come to love the little rascal.