Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (70) - HFTD Tomahawk

Chiong over to Isetan after work today... suay, PP has close down one entrance for the carpark, and the 2nd one is jammed like hell... Upon reaching Isetan, flipped through the entire (small) rack of TFs... yes, pathetic 1 small side of the squarish columns with hanging TFs... Finally only able to fish out this piece... not back, its on top of my to-buy-today list... but couldn't find Terradive nor Darkmount... sigh....

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs & Etc (69) - ROTF Skids, HFTD Jetblade, Marvel Crossover Wolverine

Haul from OG PP today... was hoping OG to follow the suit of Metro and launch a sale on HFTD Voyagers but.... anyway, tomorrow will go Isetan and see how... hope still got good stuff....

Wanted to get the KO version of this, but the stupid TaoBao shop owner set deal liao then say don't have, got the wrong type... fated to buy this today... saw it at CSC, for $35 (better package) but did not buy... and then go to OG, saw this last piece, torn and tattered... so decided to buy in the end... deja-vu... my Crossover Hulk was also bought in the same place, same last piece, same torn and tattered...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs & Etc (68) - Powercore Combiners Huffer w/ Caliburst

First Powercore Combiner bought... not going to make him into a combiner body anyway, just kindda like the homage to G1 Huffer... oh, and Caliburst, the minicon/targetmaster/powermaster who should be the only one with 2 HANDS in the pile sold in retail in OGs...

TaoBao haul shld come at end Oct, so says the agent... hope it will come soon...and wow, someone just bought 19 pieces of the Oversize Monstructor/Dinoking... Hope he/she will not sell off at too high a price, so that more people can enjoy the oversize goodnesss of this originally small gestalt!!!

Restoration Repaints - KO Henkei Voyager Megatron, KO Henkei Thundercracker

Some restoration repaints done these past few days...

KO Henkei Voyager Megatron
Repainted the shell / gun body to silver, using the chrome spray, but it did not turn out well, so... anyway, looks nicer... repainted some other golden parts to silver too...

Nurf Maverick gun mode...

Bot mode...

KO Henkei Thundercracker

Right, I will classify this as the rainmaker seeker, called... eh... Thunderstorm??? Sounds good... Love the blue canopy... Classics Starscream mold is one of my favourite mold as I felt it brings out most of Starscream's characteristics and features...

Jet mode...

Bot mode...

Now awaiting my 5th haul from TaoBao... oversize Monstructor, Sky Saver (Brave), KO Dinogeist, KO G1 Jetfire/Valkyrie (as spare parts if needed), KO Cybertron Crumplezone, KO Crossover WolverineCaptain America , KO Fastlanes, magnets for KO MP OP....

Miscellaneous Pics

Some pics of the Brave gestalts received today...

(Sonokong) Thunder Baron... without stickers... very small...


(KO) Guard Diver... It's the return of the shampoo-bottle plastics (which I like, indestructible) !!!! But body to hip joints are loose...


(KO) Shadow Dagwon... Oversize, I believe... It is even taller than the KO Super Guardian (which I believe it is also slightly slightly slightly taller than the real one... about 1.5 mm taller... hahaha...) !!!


Size comparison for my recent acquisitions of Brave gestalts... All KOs except Sonokong Thunder Baron...


Recently spray-painted some parts with chrome spray paint... but effect is not good... sad... anyway, installed the long smokestacks as I was putting back parts for Masterpiece OP... so much nicer with long smokestacks...


See what I mean? The grill and lower bumper (you know what I mean) are chrome-sprayed, but the reflectiveness is not good... Sprayed for Predaking's bigger sword and Star Saber's blade (both I have golden-"chromed" with gold sticky tape before...)... but sigh...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs & Etc (67) - KO TFs and KO/Sonokong Brave Gestalts

Yeah!!! Finally my TaoBao haul arrived!!!!! Actually email came to tell me to collect a few days earlier, but did not check email earlier, so only today then went down to collect... Cheap sea freight shipping!!! Only $36 for so many stuff... Here goes...


TRANSFORMERS SERIES

(1) KO Kabaya G1 Ratbat
Thought this is the normal size, but when open up the package, realised that it is an oversize version! Not sure if same as my oversize cassettes, next time assemble then check... comes with weapons... sigh, did not see the page where the seller offers a set of 4 cassettes for a cheaper price, else will get... anyway, nice piece, hope the assembled piece is ok (not like the KO Kabaya Movie Spyshot, cannot make it... luckily it is free...) Price w/ shipping - $2.70



(2) KO Kabaya G1 Slugfest
Yeah!! The little dinosaur!!!! cute, hahaha.... Price w/ shipping - $2.70



(3) KO Classics Jetfire
Sigh, order a yellow one to mod into Fearswoop, but give me a white one, sianz.. gotto check out for another character liao... Anyway, this seems to be 1 of the better KO Classics Jetfire out in the market... At least the nose cone can split into 2 and flip up at the sides of chest... Price w/ shipping - $10.80

Edit: Opened and fiddled with it for a while... weighs VERY light, which is good, if intend to combine with Classics Optimus Prime, and since backpack is quite light too, it is not too back heavy; long antennas popped out from head easily; some parts are hollow, most joints are quite tight; etc, etc... overall, good!!!


(4) KO Powermaster Joyride

Yeap, the powermaster Joyride, but without the powermaster figurine... I suspect this is part of the morphing power rangers KO toys, looking from the cardboard behind... Price w/ shipping - $9.30

Edit: Plastic is of average quality, slightly below... transformation is unclear, took me a long time to figure out the front part of the car needs to be clipped into the hook at the back of the robot body, to push in the little device for the waist to turn (for making the leg to face in front correctly); spring is a bit short, pulled it out forcefully longer, hope it stays long...

(5) KO RID Galvatron (Downsize???)

Right, this is the RID Megatron/Galvatron mold... I was hoping the figure to be bigger, but seems to be quite small when I unpacked the box and held it on my hands... Will try to open up and see how many transformations it can perform... Price w/ shipping - $13.50

Edit: Opened and managed to transform... 1 mode... loose joints, need to tighten them before getting into any other modes... the small beast hands at the side are real loose...


BRAVE / YUUSHA SERIES

(1) KO Gun Max

Gun Max! What a weird name... you will never guess how the name is related to the toy, given that it transform from robot to bike... until you see its 3rd mode, yes, a gun, to be used with J-Decker... Around voyager size, this guy has a similar concept of Robotech/Mospeada Ride Amour Cyclone... Price w/ shipping - $13.50

Edit: Opened and realised that it is made of brittle plastics... much like my KO Valkyrie's material... probably due to the oldness... The 2 split wheels need to be touched up before it can be closed completely in bike mode...


(2) Sonokong Thunder Baron Set

Sweet! Gotten this non-KO Brave gestalt, Thunder Baron... A bit surprise by the small size of the robots, and the simplicity of the transformation... but being a non-KO, the plastic quality and QC are so much better... Price w/ shipping - $56.20

(3) KO Shadow Dagwon Set

This is awesome... and dusty... This is the Happywell version, but seems to be the bonus giftset packaging, as this includes a robot figurine, on the right of the picture below... The colours used are exactly the same as the orange colour giftset... I have a KO of the Dagshadow, slightly remolded, and ugly... so quite happy.. correction, VERY happy to pick up this set... Price w/ shipping - $41.80

Edit: I believe this is the oversize version, as I read from 1 website that the legit version is around 10" tall, this one is around 12"....

(4) KO Guard Diver

Its a vintage KO, MOSC!!!!!! The reverse of the card packaging shows the instructions, and its so old... The front of the bubble is giving way soon, and can see the yellowing is very bad on the white plastics... which I do not care... Sweet.... Price w/ shipping - $39.80

Pok-gai, but happy....

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