Thursday, January 20, 2011

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (80)

Woah, haul from TaoBao (purchased through 65Daigou) came last night, rather unexpectedly... very efficient... later then compare...

KO Kabaya Oversize (???) Night Rescue Team - Prowl / Overcharge
Not sure if this is the oversize version, but know it is FREE! Got it with 1 of the buys, can't remember which... hope it doesn't become wobbly after assembled....



KO Thomas Locomorizer/Might Gaine Gradion
THOMAS (or whoever it is) I WILL TEAR YOUR FACE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!..... literally, hahaha.... Hope it is as big as it seems, will de-tomb him later... Price: $14.45 (include shipping, SGD, round up nearest 5 cents)

Edit: Yes, it is huge! As huge as the KO Oversize Buster Prime!!! Still not figure out if it is based entirely on a Brave/Yuusha mold or heavily remolded one or anything, very mysterious Webdiver Gradion mold... Plastic is the average type, but not too thin. It even has the ratcheting joints and comes with a "typical-chinese-toy" train sound and blinking LEDs when you push the button on its abs... Very nice, piece, just need to touch up...



KO X-Gunner / Delta Seeker
Colourful... saw before someone has the arms mold opposite or something... hope this will not... Price: $4.50

Edit: Plastic is not the typical brittle type, in fact, its a bit rubbery and thick, like the real Robotmasters type... but still not on par though... Good...



KO Oversize Smokesniper
Hmmm... comes with a disc... hope the plastic is good... actually not much to write since have not de-tomb the TFs yet... Price: $7.10

Edit: Plastic is also the thicker & slight rubbery type, sweet... arms are mis-assembled, got to remove the pins, repair some broken joints and then re-assemble back to the correct way... Oh, check out the head (of some other websites, sorry, forgot to take picture), very "Optimus" looking!!! Very nice...



KO Oversize Titanium Thundercracker
I think it is more than 6 inch tall... so organic shaped... round round curve curve... Price: $7.10

Edit: Plastic quality is the average (i.e. only very slightly thicker) type, and some joints are loose, but its ok, cn be fixed... The arms can still slide down but the elbows just flip out, so seems a bit short-arm...



KO Sonic Attack Jet / Jhiaxus
Like the name Jhiaxus better.... Costly though... Price: $28.90

Edit: Yeap, again the slightly thicker and rubbery plastic, sweet... got to slice off a bit of the tab pushing back the inner neck of the robot, in order to close the chest... now this forcing has weaken the right arm joint... will repair... very Cyclonus looking in jet mode, due to the reverse wings...



KO G1 Springer
Wow!!! Finally a G1 Springer I will prefer G1 molds compared to most TFs, so don't ask me why I get this instead of the Fansproject Warbot Defender... Cost is also a factor... hahaha.... Price: $56.45

Edit: Not stable!!!! Need to adjust and adjust the split-tails to help balance this back heavy TF... but ok... Fun Fun... Did not buy this locally last time in CSC as it is still expensive, think was quoted $70 / $80 plus...



KO G1 Scourge
Yes!!!! A G1 Scourge, to complete the post-Unicron movie Decepticon trio (other 2 being Galvatron and Cyclonus)... Happy... Would like to have gotten the Titanium version if can but can't find a suitable one... Price: $47.25

Edit: Stickers are lousy, starting to peel off at the edges which have split parts... One of the hinges that connects the back part of the jet to swing back is broken, sigh.... and it is resistane to normal superglue... but luckily, I have my Selley's Plastic Glue! I tell you, it is useful...


65Daigou is definitely 1 notch above Go TaoBao Shopping, it is a professional dealer agent after all, with the more systematic tracking and fast response to queries and requests... Pay the 2nd payment and the next night, the items arrive at doorsteps. Now still left 3 items from Go TaoBao Shopping and several more from 65Daigou... You can decide for yourself which to go for if you would also like to buy TaoBao items from an agent, up to your decision... I know what I will choose in the future...

8 comments:

  1. Did you ever write any more review about that huge KO Thomas figure? How is it?

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  2. Nope, just whatever I had mentioned in the post above... It makes a good display piece though, if you don't mind the colour combination, and especially if the weird Thomas head is taken down...

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  3. Awesome, would very much like to see some more pictures in robot mode and train mode. I really love your blog, this is like a KO TF encyclopedia. Would it be possible for you to making a sequential review or maybe just add the pictures to this post? I'd love to get this guy but couldn't find it anywhere online......

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  4. Thanks for the commend, appreciate it. I tried searching for it just now but couldn't find it, not sure if it has been sold off in the recent flea market or still hiding inside a box of unsold stuff, if I find it later, I'll try to take some pics and post up, but no guarantee... Yep, even ebay does not list any of these... I searched online and saw this pic at "http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/206743654/T2QzFkXcNaXXXXXXXX_!!206743654.jpg"...

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  5. Fantastic! He looks great! With some touch up could be a unique collection. Thanks for the picture. Yeah would really appreciate it if you can find it and make a review but no worries if you can't. Looking forward to all your future awesome posts...

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  6. Hey there! Do you still have that oversized titanium thundercracker?

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    1. Hi, no more, think it probably is sold off in my previous flea market stint...

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