Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (104) - KO Beast Machines Striker, KO Ironman & Batman Masks

Went to Bedok Central for brunch... and after that, jalan jalan... bought a KO Beast Machines Striker, a KO Ironman mask, a KO Batman mask, & a Ultraman lantern (which I did not take pictures) for my nephew...


KO Beast Machines Striker

This is the same series as the Lio Convoy which I bought earlier... De-tombed it and fiddled with it for a while...Had a hard time transforming to the dinosaur mode... Here's a quick review about the pros & cons of the KO quality (not the toy review):

Pros
Most joints are tight, as usual. Only exception will be the small pin-tabs at the shoulder -arms joints & dino's 1/2-body-to-body joints, might need to tighten / loosen... The colour scheme is approx 80% to that of the original's, save a few places (inner of legs, etc...)... The simplifications done do not hinder the transformation between the 2 modes basically...

Cons
Plastic is light (as usual too), so please handle with more caution. The simplified parts consists of the head no able to turn, so shows the head in dinosaur mode if you look from below (see picture below)... The spine blades are now molded to the dino's body (halves), no dino skull, but no big deal... Now the major ones I don't quite like are the fists are molded in the arms, making the arms short!!! The elbows are replaced by ball joints, but due to the re-design to show the "fists", the dinosaur cannot pose the front legs correctly... The tail is now a single piece without the "open-the-flower" gimmick, but think it can be better re-designed like that of the KO Lio Junior's tail-rifle...



Overall, still worth the $6.90 paid... in fact, worth more than the $6.90 (though might need to do a little more restoration than the KO Lio Junior...)...


KO Ironman / Batman Masks
Well... They should be classified as KOs, right?? Anyway, at only $1.50 per piece, I bought these 2 and washed them with anti-bacterial soap, now still drying... some plastic burrs around the edges, but can be easily removed with a penknife... The Ironman mask looks hilarious with the "nose", hahaha.... Oh, the packaging is the usual cheapo "T~O~Y~S" plastic bag...



Hope my Taobao haul comes soon... Bootleg Fireburst OP, oversized G1 Hardhead, KO Spiderman Crossover (racing car), KO Leader Sentinel Prime (overly-simplified version), oversized RTS Megatron etc.....