Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (90)

Finally haul from TaoBao.com arrive... still yet to settle the wrong shipping weight cost with 65Daigou... But the delivery is fast, just 1 day of arranging... Anyway...

KO Oversize ROTF Legends Optimus Prime

My 2nd purchase of the same mold... Because the earlier one I bought has a single-piece leg (without the lower leg that is flipped out)... Going to combine them... if can... No packaging...

KO Ruckus

Looks like the shampoo plastic type... good....

KO Classics Ramjet

Ok, bought this as one day, I suddenly thought of getting a orange colour seeker o get parts for my custom Sunstorm I did earlier... That Sunstorm's ball-joints on the legs are damaged and repaired one, very loose... and difficult to take out to repair, so... Note this is the very simplified version: no chest-wheels, moulded cockpit on canopy, missiles are moulded with the arm launchers...

KO Snap-Assembly Lio Kaiser

Yes, also the 2nd set I bought, cos really badly wanted to make a good Hellbat, instead of the Doubledealer wannabe... So can probably use the excess Gaihawk to mould into Hellbat...

KO Binaltech Grimlock

Arrggh.... both arms are popped out when I received the item... Face is quite... different??? Hmmm....

KO Movie Barricade

Arrrgh... Again, the return of popped out parts... anyway head is unique, lightly translucent orange!!!! The "POLICE" paint job is good though...

KO ROTF Leader Jetfire

Amazing, what else can't China KO... Choose the orange colour one, as I already have purchased the black one (in the Buster 2-pack)... Face is remoulded... body seems so too...

KO Sixshot

Hahaha... finally got one that is (nearly) in his G1 colours!!!! Plastic quality is not too bad, but already got cracks and such... shampoo bottle plastic still can be torn... lots of excess sprue not cleaned... nevermind, can restore... Front of body is translucent!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha... comes with the 2 guns (not in picture)... pity it is not MOSC...

Recent Restoration & Fiddling with KOs...

Restore or fiddle with the following KOs these few days... Umpteen left to do...

KO TFA Oversize Optimus Prime

Not much done in vehicle mode... yes, this is the voyager version which has been oversized to leader size...

Made a face mask which is missing... Ugly but still looks better than the un-mask face... Tighten up the joints and such.. Quite a nice piece...

Sorry for the bad picture... Did not fix the picture before posting...

KO Oversize ROTF Dirtboss

This is oversize to deluxe size... Joints are often loose, but without simplification... This should be the correct size for ROTF Dirtboss... same for ROTF Ransack...

Repainted the figure too... Too tired to relink the earlier posts of the KOs before mod, so please do a quick google if you'd like to compare, sorry & thanks...

Love this figure very much... Size comparison below...

KO Mini Inch Up (Cybertron Dirtboss)

Yes, I call this mold Inch Up, its Japanese name, to avoid confusion with the ROTF version... It is roughly scout size, and very cute..

The wheels-spread feature still exists & without the need to use CyberKey!!!!!! Hahahah...

Bot mode... Has a different head sculpt... Quite simplified, guns cannot flip forward, but still, a nice piece...

KO Oversize ROTF Ransack

Yes, the oversize version... The stupid KO maker actually joins up the arms to the wings, so have to pull out the small ... arrghh.. difficult to explain... anyway... restore it back... not able to remove the "missiles" on the top wings, as ... too lazy, hahaha... anyway, it might look ugly after removing, if not done properly... ok, I am lazy... hahaha... Did not realise the weapons on the arms are reverse until pictures are taken, so just leave them alone... The stands on the plane body to support the top wings are too long, got to cut them shorter... Ankle joints are loose too...

Awesome after restoration....

Size comparison....

KO G1 Headmaster Skullcruncher (Repaint)

Just felt like repainting the arms of Skullcruncher, although I do not have the right paint colours... So gotten the nearest colours and did a repaint.. Then realised still can do some more restorations... like ratcheting mechanisms of the lower legs, waist twisting piece, etc... Below shows the before and after of the alligator mode... Looks nicer after repainting the front limbs right? Hahaha....

Bot mode's before & after... Did some minor paint touching up for the face too...

65Daigou has shipped my earlier items to Singapore already, but I am hesitant to make 2nd payment & delivery, as realised the shipping weight could be wrong... also wants to wait till my KO Sixshot (old-D; lousy quality version) is shipped to S'pore, then deliver together... Hope they respond to my enquiry soon...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (89) - KO Legends ROTF Starscream, KO BlueRacer-Bot, KO Mega(tron)(War)Path, KO Cybertron (King) Starscream

Went to Bedok Central today late morning and gotten these few KOs... actually not much interesting KOs nowadays in Bedok Central area; in fact, the photocopying kiosk I frequent has reduced the racks of toys when I walk past it today... sad... anyway...


KO ROTF Legends Starscream
Wait, haven't I bought this mold already??? ... well... yeah, see, I bought it as I thought the last one I bought is not the actual legends size, and this one "looks" slightly bigger... then realised it isn't when I get back to compare... Anyway, have decided to paint the neon green one to movie Thundercracker colour scheme... Did not de-tomb this fella...



KO Blue Racer-Bot
Saw this and bought it to complete the set of 3 Racing Bots, which I had bought the yellow one and red one earlier... shall call it Speedstream (a Aquastar or something TF with similar alternate mode & colours)... Plastic used is a bit brittle, so hope no tabs will break... need to work on some arm joints to pose better in bot mode...



KO Mega(tron)(War)Path
Pick up this oversized Universe Legends Warpath, which is replaced by a Universe Deluxe Megatron head and a Movie body. Retracting tank-gun barrel is no more, instead, it has a teeny weeny gun on the shoulder... interesting... Plastic quality is average, but joints are loose... but nevermind, can restore...



KO Cybertron (King) Starscream
Downsized to voyager size version... Comes with a purplish-pink crown for SS's coronation, hahaha... Mold is slightly simplified Supreme class one... Transformation is EXTREMELY simple, which is good... Quality is, well... average KO plastics, half the joints are loose, and can't stand him up... But, nothing is too tough if you've got the reliable superglue, hahaha.... of course with some other tools, too... Hail the king!!!!


Hope 65Daigou will order my KO Sixshot soon...

ROTF Sideways Transformation Fiddling

Was fiddling with my free TF, ROTF Sideways, when I realised his transformation is quite funny if I follow the instruction sheet given... so after some fiddling, I realised there is a small tab (see 2nd picture below) that the "backpack" seems to be designed to be clipped into. So when done, Sideways looks like the picture below... Notice how the "backpack" seems to be lower?


A closer look at the "backpack" 's (clear plastic) female-socket tab to the red peg... Perfect fit makes me wonder if the designers meant to do so...

Sideways doing his side-kick!!!!!!


Hope my TaoBao haul arrives soon...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (88)

Went to the crazy OG Members' Sale at Orchard's outlet in the morning.. Was SUPER CROWDED!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy.... Managed to squeeze in, and gotten myself some TFs (some impulse buys...) with 30% discount...


(1) (Legends) Cyberfire Bumblebee
Gotten this together with RTS Starscream and RTS Megatron for $20... Hunt all racks for any other good TFs (Legends) but could not find any, so choose this... btw, gotten the KO Oversized version already...



(2) RTS (Legends) Starscream
Lots of it in the racks... and glad to pick 1 up... very G1-ish... pity null-rays are too plain, but the smirk on his face is hilarious...



(3) RTS (Legends) Megatron
I believe I picked up the last piece on the racks (as I hunt around, I did not recall seeing any other of this.... Bot mode is extremely G1-ish (as this wave is), except for the ORANGE TIP!!!! Will colour with silver paint pen the minute I de-tomb him....


Edit: Yes, detombed and repaint, now he looks (slightly) more frightening, mua-haha...



(4) (Scouts) Sunspot
Oh, also seems to be the last piece... Lucky did not buy this last Sunday... Wonder if he looks good combined with Mindwipe... nah... $13.25



(5) RTS Turbo Tracks
Well, another impulse buy... Probably will try to pick up a Wreck-Gar... this Sunday??... Hmm.... Like the robot & car modes, but the flying mode... the wings... sigh... wonder if possible to position them to look better???.... $19.55



(6) (7) HFTD Starscream (Leader)
My 2nd time buying 2 Leader-class TFs in 1 receipt since the Jetfire/OP 2-pack set... Heard this is used for the Takara's Masterpiece version, not very sure... Hands (claws) and feet are finally resembling to PROPER hands (claws) and feet... Used the coupon to purchase for a buy-1-get-1-free, and a 30% discount, so price per piece is $38.475... Cheap.... even cheaper than the HA TFs they are selling at $39.90... So what to do with the other Starscream?... Hmm... Thought of selling it on the spot, but seems not many people keen on buying... Well, in the end decided to spray my remaining silver-chrome paint on 1 piece... hope it turns out good...

Finally TaoBao haul is on its way to Singapore... hope 65Daigou will resume its efficient service soon as promised...

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (87) - Marvel Crossover Ironman

Bought this piece in OG People Park... Only 10% off... Still buy because got nothing in CSC (actually have, its a mini Kamen Rider Belt, in the same series as the one I bought before ) , and also ordered the KO version in TaoBao through 65Daigou but was later told "Seller hasn't been online for long time, unable to send the item..."... sad... and 65Daigou has been giving POOR service these few months... The reason/excuse is overwhelming orders due to the TV interview, and lack of manpower, and no time to train manpower... and hence, very very late then got notified of no stock, etc... which means they might not have liaise properly with the seller over in China... lots of refunds... sigh... wow, business too good also not good... very chim... hahaha... will not be engaging their service again, not in the near future.... or until a good KO surfaces..

Anyway... Hope more shops bring in Wreck-gar...

Restoration & Mod: KO G2 Grimlock (aka Steel Lock)

Bought this piece of heavily remolded G2 Grimlock in March last year, and finally got time to restore it to its G2 "glory"...


Did not take a picture of the dinosaur mode before restoring, but you can refer to these pic of front and pic of back (courtesy of actionfigurechecklist.com) of the dinosaur mode...

So after restoration, the dinosaur mode looks like this below... looks more like Grimlock rite? Hahaha... Did not shorten/reduce size of dino-arms, as these seems more in proportion to the big body...

Robot mode before restoration... BIG head, long arms, no biceps...

After restoration.... G2 Grimlock!!! (or 85% similar).... The new head has a neck which I did not remove from the original spare head I used to mod, so the head seems a bit more...bigger... but seems to be in better proportion with body... Arms are shorten, now that the arms-transformation are restored too... I swap the upper arms so that the arms looked more profiled (biceps??), like the original... Did not mod the weapons too...

"Me Grimlock/Steel Lock no bozo; me king!"

Hope all my haul orders are ok...