Update - (Slight Undersize) KO G1 Thrust, Acid Storm

Recently finished repainting my 2 KO G1 Seekers, which are slightly undersized, to their respective colours. (See earlier post - Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (56) - KO G1 Seekers, KO City & Shadow Commanders)


KO Thrust
Before...


After... The red colour difference between both pictures is due to camera lightings...


Jet mode... Decided to use black-silver as the black paint doesn't stick well... Turns out to be quite good... Hands are stuck to the feet underneath... Later pics of Acid Storm will show...



KO Acid Storm
Before...


After... Couldn't find a good bright lime green paint,so... but it brings about a bad acidic ooze feel...


Underneath of Acid Storm jet mode... Hands are stored by tucking them onto the feet, hahaha... Hey, where's the face???


Oh, make a simple swivel piece to cover the face, hahaha... did that to Thrust too...


Group photos...




Waiting patiently for my Taobao haul to come... Can't wait to see the (not-KO) TFX-04 Protector... and over over size WFC OP...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (100) - DOTM Activator Optimus Prime, DOTM Voyager Megatron, HFTD HA Bumblebee, Generations Scourge

Bought these today, at OG Albert...

DOTM Activator Optimus Prime
Bought this for my little nephew... Hope he enjoys it!



DOTM Voyager Megatron
Very mysterious figure... With the cloak hiding.. Bought this instead of DOTM Shockwave as don't like Schockwave's alternate mode, too ... Cybertronian??...



HFTD Human Alliance Bumblebee
Gotten this because it is selling only at $25!!!!



Generations Scourge
Couldn't resist picking up this guy... Way too poison by G1 TFs & their homages...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs & Such (99) - Iron Man, Iron Man Mark VI, PCC Skyburst with Arielbots

Bought these at OG PP today... yeap, Iron Man figurines still at $3.90 each, so bought 2... Wanted to buy the DOTM Legends Sentinel Prime, but seeing the blocky fire engine and only a OG member 10% discount... not worth... Decided to buy the cheaper PCC instead... Can give the drones to my little nephew to play...

Iron Man
The older (comic) version... Must learn to get use to the elf hair head... Colour is nice bright comic yellow colour, and metallic red, wow...



Iron Man Mark VI
Iron Man's amour in its 2nd movie, characterized by the inverted triangular chest piece... Colour is a bit dull though...



PCC Skyburst with Arielbots
Was deciding to either buy the car one or this one, but choose this due to the homage look of Skyburst's design to Energon Storm Jet...



Am looking forward to my next Taobao haul... especially the main event (item) is... super oversized to beyond Leader class Cybertronian Optimus Prime!!!!!

Update: Bandai VF-25G 1/72 Messiah Valkyrie Michael Custom A Gundam-style Snap-Assembly Kit

Manage to fix up this model kit a few days ago... or weeks?... Did not have the time nor mood to take photos... until just now... Also modded the "tail" to accommodate the fists in plane mode... initially wanted to make the piece swivel, but... tried a few things, in the end, just glue the tail to the back... Anyway, a nice piece of model, but the plastics feel very thin... its supposed to be a model display, not a toy in the first place, so can understand...

Fighter mode

Fighter mode

Gerwalk mode

Battroid mode

Watch out for my firepowers!

Very tired now, need some rest before embarking on my KO TFTM Optimus Prime restoration....

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (99) - KO Oversize Wreckerhook, KO Oversize Air Hunter

Bought these 2 KOs a couple of days ago from NTUC Bedok Central... Surprised to find this type of KOs in NTUC... did not hesitate to buy because of (1) Price is only $6.90! (2) Have bought the KO Oversize RM Optimus Prime of this type before, so believes the joints should be tight ones...

KO Oversize Wreckerhook
Slightly oversize compared to my earlier oversized version, is somewhat in between the Voyager and Deluxe class. Joints are tight, bevel gears are working, eyes have translucent light-piping, windows are translucent too... Only small complaint is the legs are not made of red plastic but are painted red, so the pin to hold the 2 legs when closing to each other is stiff... No problem, just need to make the socket a little larger... 

Comparison with the older KO Wreckerhook (also oversize)...

KO Oversize Air Hunter
Again, joints are tight, so can stand properly... Good... Bought before a slightly oversize Air Hunter before, and due to its floppiness, it cannot even stand properly... This one also has translucent canopy windows...

Simplest Custom Crossover - Hellboy

More pics to come... when my camera battery is recharged... Oh, going to scrape off the paint on the horns... Hahaha...

EDIT: More pics of Hellboy... Bought the Tuner Mudflap but did not like the crap head Bay's movie given him, but wasn't really too keen to "operate" on my legit TFs. Only after I started the ops on G1 Ironhide and Ratchet, then decided to give this a go... and will also repeat this op on his brother, Skidz... as the Green Goblin ... hahaha... Anyway, I used a spare KO Energon Rodimus's head... Now Hellboy looks younger... hahaha... Have to paint the big arm to red, if is the normal Mudflap will be easier... but the golden /dull yellowish colour on Tuner version makes this figure looks more like Hellboy in his coat, as depicted in some pictures...


Close-up view of the head...



Poses!



Looking forward to making Goblin's head...

Updated head for KO Nightmare (Stealth Valkyrie)

Posted the replaced head for my Happywell Stealth Valkyrie (a.k.a. Nightmare) in Feb 2010. Always felt the head, while Valkyrie-like, is not "fierce" enough for this figure. So just now, replaced the head again, this time using a KO FAB TFTM Jazz's head which I had also modded a little before (see 2nd picture) ...


Again, the head and body colours don't match, I don't have a grey colour paint pen... But feels that it is much better than the old one...


Close-up look of the heads....


New head still screams (softly) Jazz... But... heck, don't care already...


Fire!!!