Thursday, March 22, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (208) - Transformers KO Combiner Wars Combaticons ( Part 1 ) - Packaging and Individual Transformation

Finally gotten my KO Combiner Wars Combaticons in a recent Taobao haul!!!! I had long wanted to buy them but was not able to somehow over the 2 years. Hence I was extremely delighted to know that this set is to be KO-ed and in original size. Costs about SGD43.60 ...

This company 孩之星 used to make KO G1 combiners, and they make very solid KOs initially. Subsequently their KO G1 combiners gets more and more simplified, so much that the individual limbs TFs look more like bricks. I believe this company also made other lines of TFs but cannot confirm.

Back to this set of KOs, the plastic quality feels a bit light, but from some online pictures seen, they seem to be roughly the same weight as their legal counterpart. I don't own the original CW set, so I don't know if there is any simplifications, and I can only believe in the words of the forum-ers that there isn't any. Generally the joints are not super loose, most are tight enough to move and stay in place, but don't expect the same tightness you get from the MFT ones. And to my surprise, there are spring ratcheting joints too!!! I check out the online pictures and find the colours are very very close for almost all the parts. In fact, some painted parts (e.g. front bumper of Swindle's vehicle mode, Bruticus's head, etc ) in the legal counterpart are now replaced by plastic of the correct colour, i.e. not painted. All the 4 hand-foot parts are also different in design.

1 thing to note is that the main part of Onslaught's robot arms are actually from Hot Spot's mold, and hence are missing the 2 slot-holes to fit in the tabs on Bruticus's chestplate. Also, for each knee joint, 1 piece is assembled wrongly ( the side with a little knurb should be facing behind, not front ), and this causes Onslaught not able to form the knees properly in robot mode.





Hilarious and entertaining as usual...





Thursday, March 8, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (207) - MFT Mech Fans Toys Laserwave / OS KO Iron Factory Bridge Watcher / Shockwave

Nicer than the old Ku Biab Bao KBB 酷变宝 Waveblaster, in my opinion, as it is much bulkier and looks more like a "Shockwave". Wanted to paint the eye to yellow but could not pry the "brain" (purple translucent plastic) off...











Saturday, March 3, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (206) - Titans Return Cosmos

A surprise purchase! I went to TRU a few days ago to get a present for my little niece, and was browsing at the Transformers section when I suddenly saw this hanging on the rack!!! Titans Return Cosmos! I had been wanting to get this from Taobao long long ago but failed, so I was very very happy to see this and quickly took this fella down... and to add to my joy, this fella shows (SGD)$7.98 only when scanned at the payment counter!!!! Nice buy!!! Hahahaha....


Detombed!!! This Cosmos looks more "stylo" than the G1 form, which I can accept... The G1 form is a little too... weird... cute no doubt, but weird... hahaha...


Dun really like the vertical fin but hey, it is what it is...


"And here's the comparison with G1 Cosmos because he's pre~c~i~o~u~sss !!! Cosmos pre~c~i~o~u~sss.... wooooooooooP!" ... hahahaha

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Some Updates on Mech Planet HS-09 Big Yellow Bee ( Bumblebee ) and Mech Fans Toys MFT MF-21 Swooper ( Swoop )

My Bumblebee is the "giraffe" version, i.e. long-necked. Frankly, it looks ok, but my impression of G1 Bumblebee is fat plumb and short, so a shorter neck (NOT no neck!!!) will fit him better... This is how his neck looks like in the head...


I file own the top of the "mushroom" thinner, and the head will be able to sit down a bit...


Shorter neck looks slightly better!!! Head can turn 360 degrees and face is also not blocked when turn to the sides...


For my Swoop, somehow the 2 halves of the chest pieces are super hard (not tight) to swivel, and after a few turning, the part, shown in the picture below, breaks. Could not figure out what causes the extremely uncomfortable turn, but luckily, the break does not affect the figure (still pretty sturdy in both modes...)

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (205) - Mech Fans Toys MFT MF-21 Swooper ( Swoop ) , MF-22 Slagus ( Slag ), MF-23 Slurdge ( Sludge ), MS-01 Assault Soldiers ( Springer ), Mech Planet HS-09 Big Yellow Bee ( Bumblebee )

Collected my nd TF haul this year...


Mech Fans Toys MFT MF-21 Swooper ( Swoop )... is an oversized KO of the DX9 version... Relatively good figure with tight joints... Some screws need to be loosen first... Cost approximately SGD 25.20 ...



MF-22 Slagus ( Slag ) has some terrible tolerance in certain parts when transforming. Paint scrapping is a constant fear whenever a painted part has to forcefully be moved... Cost approximately SGD 25.20 ...



MF-23 Slurdge ( Sludge ) cost approximately SGD 25.20 ... Not yet remove the toy for feedback or anything...



MS-01 Assault Soldiers ( Springer )very cute little Springer, though I also have to agree many parts can be done better... But still , this is still a pretty solid TF figure... cost approximately SGD 22.95



and finally... Mech Planet HS-09 Big Yellow Bee ( Bumblebee )... cost approximately SGD 21.05

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (204) - Mech Fans Toys ( MFT ) MF-20 Scourgers ( Scourge ) and #27 Six Ninja ( Sixshot ), Pocket Toys T.S 01 F-Soldier ( Decepticon Seekers )

Collected my TF haul last year... well, collected on the 31st December 2017, so technically that makes it last year... hahaha... I shall not be putting down the ocst, as am still in the midst of settling the shipping fee issue with ezbuy...

First, Mech Fans Toys ( MFT ) MF-20 Scourgers ( Scourge ) ... Oversized and slightly improved KO of DX9 Plague, this is one nice looking TF in both modes!!! The only nitpick I will have is that the fist and fingers are exposed quite a bit in jet mode, and that the seams are also a bit big... but not too bad... Joints are nicely tight, and plastic is quite good... Nice... Now the Doombringers trio are finally reunited... hahahaha...



Edit: Doombringers unite!!!!!





Next, Mech Fans Toys ( MFT ) #27 Six Ninja ( Sixshot )... also a wonderful figure, good joints, good plastic, though my waist seem a little loose... will like to tighten it but the back panel screws are blocked by pinned parts, so might just live with it... anyway, is not that loose, still ok... Comes with a KO Diaclone amour something something... very cute....



Pocket Toys T.S 01 F-Soldier... sigh... well, initial de-tombing experience is just sad... First, realized the bag of null ray rifles is missing 1 purple one... And then, Starscream's head is poorly molded and forcefully assembled, causing the head to pop out... Then, 1 of Starscream's wing's pin joint was loose due to (again) poor molding of 1 peg... Fortunately I can repair the 2 latter issues, but the 1st issue... I have to write in to ezbuy to ask them to get the seller to send in the replacement.. if it can even be done, in the first place... Else I might just have to do some crafting work.. again... (think KO G1 Weirdwolf's tail-sword) ... sigh...






Last TF haul for 2017!!!!!... Will probably be making some videos for the figures, after work... hope got time... and energy left...