Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs & Etc (86) - TFA Activators Bulkhead, TFTM Voyager Thundercracker, Marvel Crossover Human Torch, Masked Rider Belt

Yeap, went to CSC again... and only manage to get a small Masked Rider Belt handphone accessory sort of thing... and a blue McQueen for my little nephew... so went over to OG PP, and some surprise finds...


TFA Activators Bulkhead
Found this little fella in the pile of "Clearance"... Picked him up almost immediately... Well, got him because he is cheap... the old lelong price tag still exists, SGD 5.... yes, $5 (no further discount as he is red label) ... so got myself a mini Bulkhead, since I got his Voyager counterpart, hahaha...



TFTM Voyager Thundercracker
He is also in the pile of "Clearance"... pick up, put down this fella... only after I walk 1 round then I decide to get this figure... and found that he has a different head compared to the Starscream version (hands are thicker too???) Oh, yes, he cost $29.90 (red label, so no 20% discount)... which is quite a lucky find, as when I walk back to CSC, I saw this figure selling at $45 at a stall!... lucky... thought the packaging is in quite a bad shape...



Marvel Crossover Human Torch
Well, wanted to something to complement the above Thundercracker, so try to search for the new TF Voyagers... but they cost $51.90, even after discount still very expensive... so decide to walk down the Marvel shelf just beside... and saw this... Lots of this... Cost? Hehe, only $34.90... wait, after discount, its only $27.90! Cheaper than the lelong Thundercracker above!!! Grab I must, yes...



Masked Rider Belt Handphone Accessory
Well, this is actually from CSC... found this very cute, its the old old Masked Rider's Belt... press a small button at the side and the inner red circle will spin!!! ... No, not John Cena, way long long time ago, Masked Riders have this feature on their belts already (when they transform)... Cool... pity cannot find the other 2 types...


Hope my TaoBao haul will be ordered soon... KO ROTF Leader Jetfire, KO TFTM deluxe Barricade, KO Binaltech Grimlock, KO Marvel Crossover Ironman...

Update - KO Kabaya G1 Scorponok

Finally build this little fella... and it turns out to an amazing little TF, with many ratcheting joints... though I was too eager to slice off the ratchet-strips as extra sprue, and had to rebuilt them using my Selley's Plastics Glue, and tissue...

This TF has no headmaster gimmick, in fact the head is molded together with the body, just a swivelling helmet... Chest piece can be open, but nothing spectacular inside... Details are plentiful...


Scorpion mode. Notice the helmet now swings to cover the face... had to trim off some portion and seal the joint covers to prevent the helmet from popping out.


Base mode... or sort of... well, quite close...


Neat little figure, now looking forward to build KO Kabaya Fort Max and the other kits...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (85) - KO Racing Bots

Jalan around an empty Bedok Central, and saw the Indian Auntie's kiosk still open... Intially want to buy the multicolour Cybertron Starscream (with crown) but saw $10... and its a bit too small to replace my current KO Oversize Legends Cybertron Starscream... Then saw these... No idea what this is, but still bought them... should be some Chinese-based models or something like that... Complex transformation, most joints are slightly tight enough, but the arms tend to pop out easily as they are only simple pegs... need to mod out the yellow racer's arms to swing without taking out...

Restoration & Mod: KO Oversize ROTF Legends Devastator (Scavenger, Long Haul), KO Oversize Legends Ironhide

Took some time to do / take photos of some mods and restoration done recently...

KO Oversize ROTF Legends Devastator - Scavenger
Friends who bought this set of KO Oversize ROTF Legends Devastator will know that the Scavenger has simplified wheels connector, so the wheels cannot be properly placed in robot mode. So I restore it back...

Now the wheels are properly placed...

KO Oversize ROTF Legends Devastator - Long Haul

Decided to give Long Haul the proper swivelling arms, an so after some tough work...

Long Haul can swivel his arms now!

Devastator is not affected at all!!!!

KO Oversize Legends Ironhide

Not sure if I had features him before... so here goes... fists are seen in robot mode AND in vehicle mode... no good... so mod him to "keep" his fists in vehicle mode...

Just a little bit popping out... not very visible... Have since acquire an deluxe movie Ironhide...

Till next time...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (84) - KO Hun-Grr, KO mini Doubledealer, KO Kabaya skyfire, KO Kabaya Titanium Soundwave

Collected haul from 65daigou.com today, rather unexpectedly, as I thought if they miss yesterday's deadline, I would have to wait till after CNY... But surprise! This is a good display of professionalism, as they mention in the website that they are trying to deliver to customers before CNY as much as possible. Kudos to 65daigou.com. Please keep up the good work (and employ more staff during festive seasons, of course, when the service starts to dipped a little)


KO Hun-Grr
I REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO GREEDY TO ORDER THIS, AFTER SEEING IT WRITTEN AS 10 YUAN, AND THOUGHT IT IS A GOOD BARGAIN. I WAS WRONG. And when this piece arrived, I realise I can't swap the hands with my old (undersize) Hun-Grr... sigh... if I use the whole TF (with lousier plastics, non-ratcheted joints, no-chestplate) to replace, it ... ok, maybe give up... use it for spare parts... really expensive spare parts... maybe can tear up for KO Flame Convoy... or repaint????? SG Hun-Grr???



KO mini Doubledealer
It is CUTE!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha... pity, humanoid powermaster cannot transform... maybe troublesome to mod... I think transformation is not simplified... at least not with my KO normal size version... no powermaster gimmick of course...



KO Kabaya Henkei Skyfire
Bought this again as last time bought got a Cybertron Starscream inside... sickening... Luckily this time inside is correctly packed... Then realised that I had bought the legit Kabaya version... Hahahahaha.... nevermind...



KO Kabaya Titanium Soundwave
Wow, this is cute, inside is really parts for a mini Titanium Soundwave.. so now I got both undersize and oversize Titanium Soundwave (which I call him Titaniumwave for easier reference)...