My Transformers Collection

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Destron Pretenders : Blood and Dowlos

Recently added these to my arsenal. Not highly sort after so I managed to get them at a reasonable price.

I am closer to complete my Masterforce collection Yeah!!!

WSTF Collection.

Recently, bought a MISB WST G1 packaged Bumblebee, exclusive to to Toy'R'Us .

Wasn't too willing to buy it initially.. but still its now sitting beside my WST Hot Rod.

Can't wait for the rest of my WST dinobots to arrive. Its been so so long since we paid for it.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Sonic Convoy Gift set

To me this is one of the most "Value for Money Gift set"

The box is really huge about 60 x 50cm x 10cm.. I didnt really measure it. But thats about how big this Giftset is.

Like most Giftset in Takara Transformers after the God Fire Convoy from the Car Robot line in 2000. Comes with special clears parts that and special repaint not avialable in the regular release.

There are 3 figures thats comes in it. Namely

1.Galaxy Convoy

2. Sonic Bomber (Which will merge with Galaxy Conovy to form Sonic Convoy)

3. Rumble retool ( Coby's version)

Beautiful box art that will simply blow you away. And in it pack with toys with huge range of playability.

Lets take a look at Rumble. If you watched the series you will know that Rumble was originally a decepticon drone. Which Coby one of the human character in the show, managed to convert and customized to his very own vehicle.

The retool includes a new head scuplt. (Anime accurate)

In the alternative mode. On one of the legs. you will find Coby's name decorated on it. To to mimic a custom spray job. It even add a wet paint dripping effect to it. Nice touch!!

Like all the figure in the toyline it comes with a Force Chip unlocking gimmick.

When activated by the force chip, and energon blade will spring out from the cannon.

Making him look real menacing.

Lets take a look at Galaxy Convoy.

Unlike the regular release, The GS convoy comes with metalic replaint and transparent parts. Which include but not limited to his Arms, Leggs and body and even the head. It pretty much everything but not his wings and cannons.

Fire Truck mode.

Flight mode.

Robot mode.

Now In my opinion this is one of the best convoy ever produced. It comes with all gimmick that makes Prime, Prime. hahah.

If I recall correctly. He is the first ever Optimus prime that has removable face shield incoorporated into his toy counter part ( Please pardon me if this is not correct)

And the slide fin can be extended side way to give him a new look from his standard Convoy mode. (Resemble very much like those mecha from the BRAVE series )

And Optimus Prime will never be complete without his matrix.

And the Matrix can even be removed!!!

Till All are one. However, I do not recall in the animation where the Matrix were put to good use.

such a pity.

In my opinion, the design of Galaxy convoy is very much influenced by the designs of mecha in the Gundam seed series. which was hugely popular around the globe.

Next, lets take a look at Convoy Sidekick Galaxy Convoy.

Since God Ginrai, most Autobot leaders often comes with the ability to merge with another powerful side kick to boost his fire and flight ability. But it was lost after Victory Saber.

One to be revived in God Fire Convoy, followed by Magna Convoy in Armada, And Wing convoy/Cannon Convoy in Superlink (apologies if I have them named wrongly : its a very forgetable series).

And finally Sonic Convoy.

One of the most Armed Convoy of all time. And he even comes with 2 swords as you will see below.

Cannons activated.

Sonic Convoy merge!!!

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Premium Optimus Prime!!! Finally got him

This is truely an unexpected find. I was at Airport and I found him. Woohoo..

He looks so much better than the original release. A little Bat Man-ish if you ask me. But definately more movie Accurate.

And got this too.. A transformers watch.. In a All Spark Cube.

It even comes with a Warranty card for 1 year.. hahah..

Friday, April 04, 2008

Chevrolet Aveo Autobot SWERVE

Never thought I could own this given that they were originally available for Chevrolet car buyers
and I am not intending to get one ....

But here it is....

Packaging:

Comes in a seal baggy. Hope it will be carded but who cares..

Both side of the Aveo Swerve was protected by Plastic tray.

Car Mode:

Paint job is good. Better that your average voyager line.

Transformation:

It might apear simple but its truely "more than meets the eye", the Transforming sequence is pretty unique and I have seen something quite like the same before especially for the legs..

Nice touch here. I couldn't put it better in words.. So I urge you guys to go get it and try it yourself..

Robot mode:

Aveo Swerve Robot mode has pretty good proportion and packed with articulation you would wanted in most Transformers. Very nice arm and fist too. The fist are open and does not seem to be able to hold any weapons not that he has any.

Head and neck: Due to its unique design he can tilt his head all the way up (90 degree)

And he can even "stretch" his head forward thanks to the movable neck (something you won't usually see in most Transformers figures)

Arm: Ball jointed, You can the arm 360 degrees about the Torso and you can more sideways as well.

Twistable waist.

Legs appear short to me, but with Knee joint, twistable Ankle, Aveo has one of the best lets for the Voyager class.

Apologies for the poor review.. I will try to take more pics a while later.. to do justice to this wonderful piece.

Here's a clip I found on Youtube.

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Grand Maximus-Relingish my fond memories.

I used to own 2 Grand Maximuses, One MISB and one MIB.

After some consideration and need for fund for my marriage I sold one the MIB unused away.

I still regret it today. My advice those considering selling your collection away.
Think twice before you act. haha.

I found these pics in my computer so I though I just post it here.

I am happy to have my MISB C-10 Grandmax with me for now. Till I find a better piece in th future..

And of cos a pic of Brave Maximus.. He is now boxed.. away from the sun..

Transformers Animated Cyberton Optimus Prime.

This was the first time in Transformers that Optimus prime has a Cybertron and Earth mode with toys produced.

And of cos I am so looking forward to get my own. I seen it on various reviews and I just have to get it. I am a Prime Addict.

Tonnes of it can be found on on Ebay. There must be a serious leak.

Somehow it was interesting , that the animation was aready airring yet none of the toys can be found in retail.

This is so unusual, since the animation was usually used as a form of advertisment or publicity marketing for the toy line.

The only possible reason I could think of was of cos.. its was "officially" leaked.

On one hand, Hasbro is still milking on the toyline from the Movie.

On the other, they want to ride on the success of the movie and aim to capture the childern's attention and build a brand new market base.

In order not to dilute consumer spending capcity, These non-official releases foundd their way to the "market" to keep our interest high..

Ok enough of my Hypothesis. and bull Sh%t... Lets take a look at the toy itself.

When the news of Transformers Animated was first released by Hasbro, I was like..

What the hack is Hasbro thinking. This is a total crap.. in recent years American Animation has taken a serious dive. either they look like Japan Anime copycat.. or they are so stylized that makes you think that animators in the 80s are all dead.

And it all started with Powerpuff girls , and spongebob. next. yucks.. its tasteless humor.

But When i see the Toys from the animation. Oh perhaps it was South Park...

Having said that, I was impressed how the toys look., Optimus Prime looks like he jumped right out from the animation. For the first time He redefine Anime-accurate.

And Cybertron Optimus Prime is a "living" example, along the rest in this toyline.

Again, I have to make myself clear. I really take my hats of the Japanese designers for making this happened. And Curse the currunt animation culture. If Walt Disney is still alive he will be so disappointed. Man.. Just give me G1 animation.

Ok the toys. Standing about 4 inches or 14cm. Prime was small. Even bumble bee from the same assortment has bigger head. of cos you can never talk about scale in Transformers.

Despite the animation. Prime looks asthetically good. Huge Torso, big arms and broad chest. Your typical American Action hero.

So much so he reminds me of He-man. (My Orginal He-man was embeded inside my Storeroom so apolgoies for not providing a more suitable comparision.)
A picture speaks more than a thousand words,

Complete with Axe and Shield, I know the designer would have Thrown in a Sword if they could find a way to fit into the transformation.

Bottom line, Optimus Prime has taken on He-man to be the most Powerful Bot in the universe. (well the animation says otherwise.)

Back view. of Prime. Man for a moment you will even doubt if this thing could transform.
Again Kudos to the Japanese.

With this you really have to think if there is something they cannot make.

And the side. No More shell formers YEAH!!! For the first time Prime really looks sexy.

He is so posable. Toys from Animated Batman and Superman ought be thrown into the bin.

He is just so nice and easy to play with.

Pink Arcee

Thanks to a good friend of mine. I managed to sercure a Pink Arcee for me. However due to my work commitment, I was unable to collect it until this weekend.
But before showing it. I decide to do a small tribute.

Acree across the ages.

And presenting.. Pink Arcee.

Skylynx- Debox

I just collected my extra piece of Skylynx, I intend to play this with my Son Travis.. of cos he
is still too young and prolly won't appreciate it.

Nonetheless, I can't wait to open it and play it myself. hahaha..

The shuttle was surprisingly alittle offwhite given that its newly produced.

Despite the size of the box. its pretty light.

I have decided not to apply the sticker for now.

The shutter can actually be opened to review the inside. Which I thought was a nice touch considering how long ago it was produced.

Here you get to see the paperworks that comes with it.

And Tank mode.

Liger mode

Both in alternate mode

A short Video clip to show how Sky lnyx move in his various mode.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Scaled down Fortess Maximus

Bought this when I was at a walking home from Work one day.

It took me a while to decide on this purchase. It cost about 8.9 SGD or about 5 USD.

Very cheap by Transformers standard, but I was thinking what good will this do to my collection. I already have the real thing. And its not that big either amongst my World Smallest Transformers ( Stands about 15cm)

This being a replica is very detailed, and pretty well made. Considering where they are coming from. But I suppose scaling this down from a 55cm Fortess Maximus does help with the details.

My only grouse is that there was a missing flap (Not shown here) behind those torso cannons.

You cant't fault me for not noticing it. its really not visible. And I dont suppose they did any QC with such toy.

Does look brilliant isn't it. From the pic, you prolly can't tell how small it is.

And of cos Cerebro, To "facilitate" in the transformation, you need to get the head out of the way. And no it doesnt transform. If it does it will be too good to be true isnt it?

And here's the back.

And you will ask, how do you attach the head onto the body? Well here's the twist.

Spark plug, I am not sure if thats the correct name for the smaller head. And given the size its pretty detailed. However, due to this it hinders the transformation. So Fortress Maximus can be transform completely into both his shuttle mode nor his Base mode.. But its not something I can't fix, when I have time.

Till then.. I am happy to have him in his Robot mode.

My latest purchase.

Been reading threads online about local hasbro sales and that there are tonnes for grab ranging
from toys in the Cybertron, Energon and even the Movies series.. and Even collector items
such as Alternator Miester, Wheekjack and Grimlock. And the Best I heard so far was Transformer Movie Master Piece Optimus Prime going at 50 SGD or about 35 USD.

Thats hell of a sale!! But along with such news we have friendly (maybe statisfied) Transformers Fans who reported about the madness and unleashed of raw human rage driven by greed and "hunger" of bargin hunter/ Fans, that practically rampage into carton boxes filled with toys (Contents unknown) hopeful to be the next person to walk away smiling with thier prized find/s. leaving with the rest filled with either envy or anger.

Frankly, there's so much good in this sales, I am tempted to join the brawl and rumble as well.
But now with a family, and time away from work so limited, I perfer to have my time better spent. Some sour grapes as you can sense. But in truth, what would a collector do with toys with boxes that have been rampage, torn and even tattered. When on normal occassion we see local collectors spending hours around a few boxes spotting for the least flawed piece.

Guess I have enough of the whining , here's what I've got recently. And many thanks to a great friend of mine knowing that I have no time to collect my stuff. Delivered the below to my humble home.

The long Awaited Skylynx along with company..

With Skylynx encore, I managed to collect all of Transformers Shuttles without having to burn a hole i my pocket.

Along with Skylnyx come other releases .. the Screen battle series from the Transformers Movie
I have only afford to get 2 of them;
1. Capture of Bumble bee
2. And the other one with Towline with Bumblebee ( I am so running out of place that I still have them keeping in my office)

And talking of the office, I recall, I still have Incinerator, Landmine and 2 x Masterpiece Megatrons still kept there.

Takara Exclusive Black Arcee, Now I am hoping to lay my hands on the G1 coloured Acree (Wonderfest exclusive) wonder how much its gonna cost me.

And finally Group Shot.

Oh the reason why i never mention about the Metroplex, its a replica.. Knockoff.. so not worth mentioning. haha..

Friday, February 01, 2008

My MISB G1 Scourge has arrived!!!

After weeks of waiting, Scourge finally arrive. And every side of it is worth the wait.
Colour is vibrant, sharp edges and no flab crease!!

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