Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of Such (139) - Kamen Rider DX Decade Henshin Belt
My parcel from eBay arrived!!! Yes! The Kamen Rider DX Decade Henshin Belt that I gotten at USD45.50, free shipping... so much affordable compared to the lowest I seen at about SGD80! Hahaha... Anyway, quite ok, noting that it is the Korean version... I tried to make some Final Attack Ride cards (Decade and Kiva), as my nephew loves to hear the "De-de-de-de-cade", "Ki-ki-ki-ki-va" etc... so downloaded some picture templates for he cards and printed out... Works! But the card is a bit flimsy, despite using double-sided tape to paste 2 pieces of 80gsm paper... Need to find good paper/cards to print...
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Minor Mod - LRS Kamen Rider Shin Ichigo Henshin Belt
The Legend Rider Series Kamen Rider Shin Ichigo Henshin Belt which I received yesterday night was good, but it lacks the "blades" which is supposed to spin when Kamen Rider Ichigo transforms. Hence I decide to add something that will make it look more accurate. The end result is not what I wanted, due to some ridges at the center-plate cover that makes my "blades" piece smaller than desired. Anyway, it still looks much better than it was...
Kamen Rider : "Hey Akuna Prime, my Henshin belt doesn't look quite right... something seems to be missing... Care to help me fix?"
Akuna Prime : "..o..k... I'll try... but might not be too good..."
Paste a big piece of masking-tape on a piece of transparent material (rigid enough). Mark out as seen on picture. Use a pen-knife to cut gently the lines that form the slender triangles and remove the slender-triangles masking-tape. Remember to use fingernails to scratch down the masking-tape edges to securely tape to the material so that when painting with black paint pen later, the paint will not seep in under the masking-tape. Paint direction should be masking-tape to material.
Peel off the remaining masking tape when paint is dried. Apply a tiny drop of superglue on the tip of the metal axle that does the spinning. Turn over the "blades" piece so that the painted side is underneath and carefully place the "blades" piece on the tip of the metal axle to join. [ Edit: Position the "blades" piece so that the painted black areas will not block the 3 LEDs. ] The new "blades" piece should be able to spin together when the lever is pressed.
And here is the finished product. The colour patterns are not affected when spinned. Actually it looks quite good from far...
Kamen Rider : "Hey Akuna Prime, my Henshin belt doesn't look quite right... something seems to be missing... Care to help me fix?"
Akuna Prime : "..o..k... I'll try... but might not be too good..."
Paste a big piece of masking-tape on a piece of transparent material (rigid enough). Mark out as seen on picture. Use a pen-knife to cut gently the lines that form the slender triangles and remove the slender-triangles masking-tape. Remember to use fingernails to scratch down the masking-tape edges to securely tape to the material so that when painting with black paint pen later, the paint will not seep in under the masking-tape. Paint direction should be masking-tape to material.
Peel off the remaining masking tape when paint is dried. Apply a tiny drop of superglue on the tip of the metal axle that does the spinning. Turn over the "blades" piece so that the painted side is underneath and carefully place the "blades" piece on the tip of the metal axle to join. [ Edit: Position the "blades" piece so that the painted black areas will not block the 3 LEDs. ] The new "blades" piece should be able to spin together when the lever is pressed.
And here is the finished product. The colour patterns are not affected when spinned. Actually it looks quite good from far...
Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs and Such (138) - KOs: Safeguard (TFA), Rotorstorm, Optimal Optimus, Roadfire, Battle Tanker; FA Anakin Lightsaber, LRS Ichigo Henshin Belt
Haul from Taobao arrived!!!! Super efficient! Just paid the 2nd payment in the afternoon, and late evening called to say they are delivering! My haul also includes some Ultraman transforming devices, but will not take photos of them, as they are supposed to be for my nephew rather than me (only 1 super simplified Tiga's Spark Lens is mine, bought for fun...) Anyway, KO TFs first:
KO TFA Safeguard
They are almost the bootleg version... have not open the box, but they seem to have loose joints in the legs... anyway, cost about $11.30...
KO Rotorstorm
Yeah! A good helicopter transformer!... Sigh... missing a missile launcher... shall have to make 1 for him then... sigh... haha... Cost about $15.30...
KO Optimal Optimus
Wow, am amazed by the size of this TF... though I have anticipated this leader size KO but still quite surprised... Not sure if this will have brittle plastics, hopefully not... Cost about $35.30...
KO Roadfire
Yeah, gotten this uncommon TF/KO, happy... But the transformation is too simplistic... Anyway, rare is good already... Seller is the same as KO Rotorstorm's... Cost about $15.30...
KO Battle Tanker
Yes yes yes!!! Fianlly able to own a Battle Tanker set, regardless this is a KO! I DON'T CARE!!! HAHAHA.... Though I pray the quality will not be too bad... If something like the City Commander, then I am already happy... Cost about $35.50...
Edit: The quality... is not as good as hoped for, maybe it is just my set... but the are many parts with stress marks, some looking dangerously as if snapping off soon... and these are the small little post found around the center-rotating piece (if you know what I mean)... In fact I forget to put back 1 of the spring-ratcheting part that click-rotates the circular piece for the huge arm-cannons, but turns out to be a blessing, as now the circular piece can be done with ease... The blue tabs at the feet cannot snap properly into the OP's feet bottom, but still quite ok... Joints at the feet and back stabilizing posts are also loose... Anyway, need to tighten up some more joints in both the Battle Tanker and OP figure... Overall, not bad, not bad... Oh, I took off the face plate of the new head to paint the eyes properly, as well as scrape off some paint inside the ball socket, and fit it onto the neck ball-joint before putting the the face plate back...
Now comes the non TFs:
Force Action Anakin Lightsaber
The Clone Wars version... bought this to have a proper duel battle with my nephew using the Darth Vadar's version! Hahaha... Tried out the electronics, but... sad to say, the lights are even worse than Darth Vadar's... Anyway, cost about $43.50...
Legend Rider Series - Kamen Rider New Ichigo Henshin Belt
Just 1 word "AWESOME"!!!! This is not the DX version, but the newer (and "lousier") Legend Rider Series (LRS) version of the Kamen Rider New Ichigo's Henshin Belt... It does not have a motor to spin the center piece, using simple mechanism to turn instead. The electronic sounds of transformation is good, though you might need to spin the center piece a few times to see the light patterns clearly. The centre piece is actually missing the "fan blades", which I am going to add in myself. The side "plates" are unpainted (red plastic used), not silver. Not sure if I should paint them silver, for I fear the rubbery plastic might not be compatible with the paint... The side "plates" also seemed too big, compared to the belt strap... anyway, I need to get a red belt to slide in the main belt piece and wear it on my 35/36-inch tummy... Wow, seems that I talk too many negatives... So why did I say this belt is awesome? Simply because IT IS THE ANTIQUE DESIGN OF THE FIRST KAMEN RIDER BELT!!! Hahahaha.... That alone is good enough for me... "Henshin!" "Rider-Kick!"... Hahaha...Cost about $50.20...
Now waiting for my Kamen Rider Decade DX Henshin belt to come... 1st time using eBay to ship item directly to S'pore... Hope everything turns out fine...
KO TFA Safeguard
They are almost the bootleg version... have not open the box, but they seem to have loose joints in the legs... anyway, cost about $11.30...
KO Rotorstorm
Yeah! A good helicopter transformer!... Sigh... missing a missile launcher... shall have to make 1 for him then... sigh... haha... Cost about $15.30...
KO Optimal Optimus
Wow, am amazed by the size of this TF... though I have anticipated this leader size KO but still quite surprised... Not sure if this will have brittle plastics, hopefully not... Cost about $35.30...
KO Roadfire
Yeah, gotten this uncommon TF/KO, happy... But the transformation is too simplistic... Anyway, rare is good already... Seller is the same as KO Rotorstorm's... Cost about $15.30...
KO Battle Tanker
Yes yes yes!!! Fianlly able to own a Battle Tanker set, regardless this is a KO! I DON'T CARE!!! HAHAHA.... Though I pray the quality will not be too bad... If something like the City Commander, then I am already happy... Cost about $35.50...
Edit: The quality... is not as good as hoped for, maybe it is just my set... but the are many parts with stress marks, some looking dangerously as if snapping off soon... and these are the small little post found around the center-rotating piece (if you know what I mean)... In fact I forget to put back 1 of the spring-ratcheting part that click-rotates the circular piece for the huge arm-cannons, but turns out to be a blessing, as now the circular piece can be done with ease... The blue tabs at the feet cannot snap properly into the OP's feet bottom, but still quite ok... Joints at the feet and back stabilizing posts are also loose... Anyway, need to tighten up some more joints in both the Battle Tanker and OP figure... Overall, not bad, not bad... Oh, I took off the face plate of the new head to paint the eyes properly, as well as scrape off some paint inside the ball socket, and fit it onto the neck ball-joint before putting the the face plate back...
Now comes the non TFs:
Force Action Anakin Lightsaber
The Clone Wars version... bought this to have a proper duel battle with my nephew using the Darth Vadar's version! Hahaha... Tried out the electronics, but... sad to say, the lights are even worse than Darth Vadar's... Anyway, cost about $43.50...
Legend Rider Series - Kamen Rider New Ichigo Henshin Belt
Just 1 word "AWESOME"!!!! This is not the DX version, but the newer (and "lousier") Legend Rider Series (LRS) version of the Kamen Rider New Ichigo's Henshin Belt... It does not have a motor to spin the center piece, using simple mechanism to turn instead. The electronic sounds of transformation is good, though you might need to spin the center piece a few times to see the light patterns clearly. The centre piece is actually missing the "fan blades", which I am going to add in myself. The side "plates" are unpainted (red plastic used), not silver. Not sure if I should paint them silver, for I fear the rubbery plastic might not be compatible with the paint... The side "plates" also seemed too big, compared to the belt strap... anyway, I need to get a red belt to slide in the main belt piece and wear it on my 35/36-inch tummy... Wow, seems that I talk too many negatives... So why did I say this belt is awesome? Simply because IT IS THE ANTIQUE DESIGN OF THE FIRST KAMEN RIDER BELT!!! Hahahaha.... That alone is good enough for me... "Henshin!" "Rider-Kick!"... Hahaha...Cost about $50.20...
Now waiting for my Kamen Rider Decade DX Henshin belt to come... 1st time using eBay to ship item directly to S'pore... Hope everything turns out fine...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Minor Mod - Deluxe Sword of Omens (Thundercats)
Did a small mod on the Sword of Omens.... and realised that quite some people also did a similar mod! So, great minds do think alike! Hahaha....
Initially tried to just cut a big hole on the Eye side to get the residue light from the LED's "buttock" to shine on the Eye side, but there are too many ridges and parts used for stabilizing other parts, so in the end decide to solder an LED (connect in parallel to the existing one)... Satisfied... =)
Initially tried to just cut a big hole on the Eye side to get the residue light from the LED's "buttock" to shine on the Eye side, but there are too many ridges and parts used for stabilizing other parts, so in the end decide to solder an LED (connect in parallel to the existing one)... Satisfied... =)
Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TF and Such (137) - TF Prime RID Vehicon (Deluxe), DX Thundercats Sword of Omens
Went to catch The Avengers movie just now... well worth the ticket price... and do stay back a while after the show, as when the main credits end, there is a short clip that shows (a villain character) which might mean The Avengers 2 ???
Anyway, went over to TRU and OG to grab some toys... using my total $20 vouchers, managed to get some nice stuff in TRU but nothing in OG...
TF Prime RID Vehicon (Deluxe)
Did not have the intention to buy a TF, but there were 2 stacks of opened boxes containing TF Prime DX figures, and this one and only Vehicon was lying on the top-most box. I checked the remaining boxes and if I remember correctly, all boxes have a space inside, which might suggest that 1 TF has been taken out from every box... as to which TF it could be, I leave it to your own deduction... Anyway, after using voucher, I paid $17.90 for it...
DX Thundercats Sword of Omens
Was hooked on this piece the other day when shopping in OG... and looked up from the internet to realize that the new Thundercats had started last year! And S'pore brings in the toys only now... Nostalgic... Brings back childhood memories... After using voucher, I paid $29.90 for it...
Anyway, went over to TRU and OG to grab some toys... using my total $20 vouchers, managed to get some nice stuff in TRU but nothing in OG...
TF Prime RID Vehicon (Deluxe)
Did not have the intention to buy a TF, but there were 2 stacks of opened boxes containing TF Prime DX figures, and this one and only Vehicon was lying on the top-most box. I checked the remaining boxes and if I remember correctly, all boxes have a space inside, which might suggest that 1 TF has been taken out from every box... as to which TF it could be, I leave it to your own deduction... Anyway, after using voucher, I paid $17.90 for it...
DX Thundercats Sword of Omens
Was hooked on this piece the other day when shopping in OG... and looked up from the internet to realize that the new Thundercats had started last year! And S'pore brings in the toys only now... Nostalgic... Brings back childhood memories... After using voucher, I paid $29.90 for it...
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TF and Such (136) - Star Wars Crossover Darth Maul, DX Kamen Rider Den-O DenKamen Sword, Ultraman Father and Mother
Star Wars Crossover Darth Maul
Gotten this from OG PP, $31.90 after 20% discount... Initially went to TRUNovena United Square but that place is... sorry for the harsh word... "pathetic"... And the clearance sale is like chaotic and messy to maximum capacity... Probably will go to TRU Suntec next week to use my Star card points for redemption...
Edit: Evil poses!!!!
DX Kamen Rider Den-O DenKamen Sword
There is a mini mountain of these in OG's clearance area... Cost $25 only (down from the usual price of $189...wow?)... Bought this for my little niece... Have also ordered a DX Kamen Rider Decade Belt for him too, hope everything goes smoothly... if so, then it is so much cheaper than those selling in retail and in CSC... Checked out the Kamen Rider belts in CSC, really rare and expensive...
Ultraman Father and Mother
This is bought in a CSC shop... Cost $15... And yes, this is bought for my little nephew, as I am not sure if my brother needs to get the Ultraman Father and Mother for his birthday, so bought this set just in case.. the figurines are a little small though...
Gotten this from OG PP, $31.90 after 20% discount... Initially went to TRU
Edit: Evil poses!!!!
DX Kamen Rider Den-O DenKamen Sword
There is a mini mountain of these in OG's clearance area... Cost $25 only (down from the usual price of $189...wow?)... Bought this for my little niece... Have also ordered a DX Kamen Rider Decade Belt for him too, hope everything goes smoothly... if so, then it is so much cheaper than those selling in retail and in CSC... Checked out the Kamen Rider belts in CSC, really rare and expensive...
Ultraman Father and Mother
This is bought in a CSC shop... Cost $15... And yes, this is bought for my little nephew, as I am not sure if my brother needs to get the Ultraman Father and Mother for his birthday, so bought this set just in case.. the figurines are a little small though...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of KOs (135) - KO Oversize(!) G1 Outback
Cannot resist... Bought this fellow.. But in my hurry (and lugging bags of groceries), I bought the wrong colour combi version... sigh... Nevermind, shall colour to my preference... I compared it side by side with the authentic Brawn I had, it is confirmed to be slightly oversized...
Hope my Taobao hauls arrive safely...
Hope my Taobao hauls arrive safely...
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