Customised G1 Evil Jetfire

MIB Customised G1 Evil Jetfire

Back of the box

Decepticon Jetfire Tech Specs

Even the robot points are under Decepticon

Putting the customised MIB G1 Evil Jetfire beside the original MIB G1 Jetfire

It's more than meets the eyes!

Just like a brand new toy!

Bottom section of both Jetfire boxes

Top section of both Jetfire boxes

Side section of both Jetfire boxes

Comparing the armours of both Jetfire

Evil/Decepticon Jefire in plane mode

Reprolabel decepticon logo sticker

Front view of Evil/Decepticon Jefire in robot mode

Reprolabel include decals for the armour

I'm ready to join my Decepticon comrades

This is the end, my autobot twin brother!

You mean I got a choice to decide which clan I can join!

I have finally complete my MIB Evil Jetfire project after such a long long time. It first begins with the sourcing of materials like reprolabel, G1 Jetfire parts and accessories. The most difficult sourcing process would be getting the customized box. Luckily, I managed to get a local toy collector namely Han to do it.

The G1 Jetfire I got came in a yellowing state so I had to overhaul it. The first attempt of spraying didn’t turn out quite well. So, I did some sanding before re-spraying plus hand-painting the toy with white and purple spray paint.

There were a lot of trial & errors but fortunately the outcome was positive. It's like a dream comes true.

Now @ Vivo Toys "R" Us

Human-sized Convey Optimus Prime at the entrance

Truck loaded with Transformers

My wife's favourite character in the movie

Items on sale surrounded giant Gundam

Do not toy with me!

Some new and exclusive Gunpla

Gundam 00 Gunpla

More Gundam 00 Gunpla

Visiting Toys "R" Us is something I will do while I'm @ Vivocity. With the heat of Transfomers ROTF, it is not surprising that these toys were in bundles and it's the first thing you will find when you stepped into the store.

Celebrating 30th anniversary of Gundam, there is also a section exhibiting Gunpla and Gundam merchandises on sale. You will sure be attracted to this section by the almost human-sized Gundam RX-78.

Toyshop @ Harbour Front

Went window shopping at Harbour Front & Vivocity on Monday and was surprised to see that 'Action Toyz' is still going strong at Harbour Front after so long. Maybe it's because they have quite a diverse range of toys from RC toys.... Soft toy ....Trading figures....Transformers.... Ultraman. Not forgetting that the shop is also strategically located near the Cruise Centre.

Quiz time: Does anyone know what Harbour Front is previously known as?

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Report on Toy Carnival @ S.A.M

The wait is over!

Mask Riders Cosplayers

Queuing for free popcorn & candy floss

Toy Carnival @ level 1

Toy Carnival @ level 2 ~ don't be mistaken this as a church

Nerf kiosk

Just like CSC...

12" figures exhibited

Sale of 12" figures

Mask & replica weapons on exhibition

Lotz of toys on sale

Action figures....

Transformers...

More Transformers....

These are oil painting ~ Tribute to 'King of Pop'

Decapitated head of Dark Vader, Stormtroopers & Boba Fett. Ha! Ha!

Starwars on exhibition

More of Starwars

Enlisting Stormtroopers

Jedi knight vs Dark Vader

There's a quick field report of Toy Carnival @ S.A.M! This time round, I brought my wife, children and in-laws and we were first welcome by gorgeous cosplayers, free popcorn & candy floss. The carnival occupied one section of S.A.M but there were two levels. There were some toys been exhibited but the main attraction would be the many stores which sell toys. We reached there quite early at around 11 plus and the place was already quite crowded. Most of the toys were geninuely on sale and I had spent S$145/- on toys.

1/55 VF-1S Strike Max DYRL

Eye visor pasted with blue sticker

I will one day take over as Skull Leader 1!

VF-1S Strike Max DYRL in gerwalk mode

Dodging missiles

VF-1S Strike Max DYRL in fighter mode

Strike valkyrie Max

A closer view

Pilot M.Jenius

Evolution Death Squad

With the help from Mr K again, I finally managed to customize my Bandai VF-1A Max Super Valkyrie DYRL to VF-1S Strike Max DYRL. How do I do it? First, I replaced the head with Bandai year 2001 reissued VF-1S head cos the light grey colour scheme is closest to Bandai VF-1A Max Super Valkyrie DYRL. Secondly, I cut out blue sticker and pasted it over the green visor. Mr K is one who helped me source for the VF-1S and blue sticker. Cheers!

Getting the Strike pack would be the most difficult part. Luckily I got the strike pack cannon from Ebay sometime ago before I have even have the idea of customizing Bandai VF-1A Max Super Valkyrie DYRL to VF-1S Strike Max DYRL. Nevertheless, this spare part comes rather handy now. Anyway, Strike pack cannon aren’t the original one by Bandai for VF-1S Strike Valkyrie DYRL. It’s a replicate made by modeler.

VF-1S Max in DYRL...

King Naresuan DVD

Front view of label

Back view of label

Disc of 'King Naresuan'

One of my latest DVD collection is this Thai movie 'King Naresuan'. In summary, the movie is about a historic Siamese prince, Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharaj, whose wits & courage turned the tide which lead his people to break free from the rule of Burmese army.

Thais have great respect for their kings and the respect can be seen from the way this movie was filmed. The the fusion of Portuguese & Thai style armourer plates are so cool and the battle scenes can really match Hollywood standard or better.

King Naresuan trailer...

Project S.M.S

Tamashii super parts for VF-25 shipped out in this box

Box within a box

Display stand in its original state

The stickers cutting process

A finished product ~ Will display together with the valkyrie when I find the time!

I have spent one morning customising the stand base for 1/60 Chogokin VF-25 valkyries. The display stand came entirely black and I wanted the S.M.S (Strategic Military Services) logo in its original colour but didn’t want to use paint, as the value of the toy would depreciate. All thanks to Mr K for sourcing the big yellow sticker sheet, this little project of mine was made possible. How I do it? First I put a transparency over the base and used marker to outline the different shapes. Next, I placed the transparency over the sticker sheet and cut out the shapes with penknife.

Transformers ROTF

The late-comer has finally watched Transformers ROTF over the weekends. Actually, I have less anticipation for the 2nd TF movie than to the very first but I personally enjoyed this sequel more. This movie is of a faster pace, there are a lot of humorous dialogues and the 2 hours show makes it even more value for money especially during recession. The part when Jetfire sacrificed himself as parts for Optimus Prime was really really awesome. Just like most bloggers had given a review of TF ROTF, I too think this is a movie worthy of two thumbs up.

Dragon Quest / Warrior

Front cover of Dragon Quest / Warrior

Back cover of Dragon Quest / Warrior

Anime illustration of the hero from Dragon Quest IV 'Solo'

There's my Solo figure!

The figure is pretty small, standing around 8cm

Here's the shield!

Now the sword!

A close up view

I'm going to take over the world! Ha! Ha!

Other figures from Dragon Quest IV

I was looking for DVD of Dai no Daiboken, Dragon Quest Adventure Of Dai, however was not able to find this very first Dragon Quest story, which converted itself from manga to anime. But instead, I find another Dragon Quest anime on hero Abel.

This is one of the many anime drawn by Akira Toriyama, creator of the insanely popular anime series Dragonball Z, which explained why Abel looks so much like Goku. In fact, while watching the first 13 episodes of Dragon Warrior, I have noticed a lot of the characters and villains resembling those of Dragonball Z.

There isn’t an original DVD available so I only managed to get the VHS format mastered onto DVD. I have expected the poor resolution and sound quality, so no complaint. But the biggest disappointment would be the English dubbed 13 episodes isn’t a complete series.

Anime adaptation of Dragon Quest had become a popular ENIX RPG video game and a like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest already has many RPG series. I have not played any of Dragon Quest games but I realized something iconic about the anime & games would be the blue sacred stone possessed by the guardians and similar design of the crown worn by the guardian. Last but not least, the liquid droplet look-a-like pet.

Dragon Warrior Abel...


Dragon Quest IV trailer...

Grumpy Doll!!!

Now on sale before GSS (Great Singapore Sale) ends is this Grumpy Doll! This is one of the many on display! Ha! Ha! Actually, this is something my colleague, namely Nadia, had done previously to decorate our workplace notice board.

Every members from my team had to give their grumpy expressions and the final product is this Grumpy Doll which came packed and sealed. Our notice board had since been revamped and I managed to keep this doll as a souvenir. Definitely exquisite don't you think?

p.s - Thank you Nadia for the doll and your contributions to the team! This is really creative!

Macross Chronicle 23

Front cover of Macross Chronicle 23

D.D.Ivanov's custom

SV-51 produced by Anti U.N

SV-51 still look best in fighter mode

D.D.Ivanov

Ace pilot flying for the Anti-UN forces. Roy Focker's former instructor turned rival

Mylene Flare Jenius' VF-11 with speakers pack

Mylene Flare Jenius' VF-11 with speakers pack in fighter mode

Characters and mechs from Macross 7

Mylene Flare Jenius

More of Mylene Flare Jenius

Meltrandi Gunboat in Macross D.Y.R.L

Sketches of Meltrandi Gunboat

Supreme Commander of U.N. Spacy ~ Exxegran in Japs
Supreme Commander of U.N. Spacy ~ Hal Cleaveland in English dubbed version

On the top left is Captain Commander Balser ~ Commander of the Flagship Gloria. He used the Macross Cannon to intercept a Marduk attack, but was killed in battle.

Macross Plus - Vehicles of Eden

1/100 scale VF-25 by Banpresto

1/100 scale VF-25S & VF-25G

Statue of Klan Klan in her kid form

I'm actually waiting for Sheryl Nome statue to be out!

There's Macross Chronicle issue 23. In this issue, you will see valkyrie from Macross Zero and Macross 7. The toy featured in this issue are 1/100 scale valkyries from Macross Frontier made by Banpresto. I didn't have any of those cause each cost around S$60/- and I would rather used the money on 1/65 scale Chogokin.

Fusion Work Gundam

A set of six FW Gundam trading figures

The weapon set comes with Gundam chasis for interchange and addition weapon

Figure stands around 8cm

I'm trying to sell away these small Gundam figurines from U.C timeline via Ebay to make space for bigger toys. These are two different version of FW Gundam RX-78, Gundam NT-1 Alex, Gundam GP01, Gundam EZ8 & Ultimate Operation weapon set. These Gundam trading figures have minimum articulation but they are highly detailed. If I can't sell them off, I will remove them from card to take more pics. Ha! Ha!

Magnificent mobile suits from Universal Century...

Anime Price & Dubbed

It's good to see a saturation of anime in the market, which give fans more choices. Anime fans are not stupid and we know what's best for us. Reading reviews and intel from friends are good source to learn about the anime.

Price and having English subbed plays an important part. I hate to see dvd release with only a few episodes and price so high. It's a waste of money and storage. I will rather wait and go for the complete boxset later on. Won't even mind getting a pre-luv-ed dvd set.

The Japanese produce awesome anime dvd with very very nice packaging but only available in R2 Japanese dialogue. I have a few movie or short stories as a form of collection but anime maker should still spare a thought for fans outside Japan or else fans would eventually turned to downloading with fan-subbed or pirated anime dvd that comes with nice looking art box and fan-subbed.

I hope this is a wake-up call for anime makers to pull their socks and keep up the pace.

Can you find your anime heroes in this clip...

Robot Hangar

Front view of Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base 001

Back view of Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base 001

Front view of Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base 002

Back view of Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base 002

More pics of robot in hangar coming your way....

Visited Ant Sized Man’s blog and saw his posting on Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base. So happened I recently got these too had wanted to use them as background for photo taking. I'm concerning spraying them to reduce the reflection of flashlight. These bases can actually be joined together like Lego and boxes of different numbering comes with different accessories like elevator, vehicle & etc.

Updates on Toy Carnival @ SAM

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I'm doing my part to support Toy Carnival @ SAM on my blog to make this event a success!! I have book my leave and all gear up for the event. Crossing my finger and wish my boss will not recall me back for work.

Promo video...

Macross Chronicle 22

The front cover

Wonderful! VF-25F

VF-25F in different modes

VF-19P ~ I like the colour scheme

What a nice prototype of VF-19!

If I remember clearly, this should be Macross Galaxy

Awesome!

Alto Saotome

He's a beautiful guy! Maybe Japs galz like boyz like this!

Cross section of rifle for pioneer VF-1

Pick your weapons!

Looking at valkyrie hangar the realistic way

I wish to teleport to Japan...

& get these for free.

Seems like Minmay Guard VF-1S model kit is going to be reissued

This issue is definitely one of the better ones! It feature not only Alto Saotome but also his VF-25F. Under Macross technology section, a wide range of rifles from the different Macross series were showcase. Last but not least, you get to take a peep at some of the Macross merchandises in Japan.

Dragon Knight 4 ~ PS One

Front view of game

Back view of game

Content - Mint condition with spine, instruction manual & picture booklet

Brought this PS One game of Dragon Knight 4 shortly after watching the anime. I enjoy the game a lot cos it's a turn-based strategy game whereby the unit moves in column. When two units collid, a battle layout screen will appear. The gameplay is very much like Langrisser.

The game follow closely to the anime but don't be fooled by the cute appearance of the game. It really cracks my head trying to finish off the enemies given only limited turns in every senarios. Sad to say that I'm unable to complete the game. I only managed to play three quarter of the game : (

Dragon Knight 4 PS opening...

Dragon Knight DVD

Front view of DVD

Back view of DVD

The dvd content

Dragon Knight is a popular Hentai franchise for anime and game but if you think the code one dvd released by ADV is hentai, then think again! Don't asked me how I know. Hee! Hee! Somehow, ADV had taken away all the sexual content so this version is now safe for anyone above the age of 15 years old.

The anime about a knight, Kakeru, who goes back in time to correct a mistake he had made so as to end humankind suffering under the hands of an evil sorcerer. In fact, the anime is neater and better focus with the sexual contents removed.

Dragon Knight 'Wheel of time' trailer...

Korean Galz

I know this is a blog on toy but recently my colleagues had been playing these Korean songs on their handphones at workplace and the tunes keep ringing on my ears. The worst thing was once I started watching the music videos, I can't stopped watching the cute girls and well synchronized dance steps over & over again...

Girls Generation (SNSD) - Gee MTV...


Wonder Girls - Nobody MTV...