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HGUC 1/144 Full Armor Gundam 7th

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:21:00 +0000

HGUC 1/144 Full Armor Gundam 7th

Boxart

another model kit review that long overdue... been busy for awhile so it take long time to finally do it. also have some kits that waiting to get reviewed, so lets just jump to it.

OVERVIEW

Figure Detail :
Manufacturer : Bandai
Line : High Grade Universal Century
Type : High Grade
Name : Full Armor Gundam 7th

As usual this kit will just be a snapfitted without adding anything except eye sticker.

Majority of color are molded correctly with couple of small detail missing but you mostly provided with a sticker to help adding color to it except for couple part like a grey in the lower leg.

Sticker

ARTICULATION

The articulation are mostly very good for the shape of mobile suit and when the kit came out, the only limiting factor are the knee bend.

ACCESSORIES

The accessory is pretty spars and you didn't get a beam saber on this kit.

Equipped with all of the accessories

ACTION

Conclusion :

Pros :

+ Good color separation

+ Nice articulation

+ Very good price point

Cons :

- Considerable missing color

- Spars accessories with no beam saber included

Overall for only 1600yen this kit provide a very good representation for the mobile suit design, however the spars accessory and lack of beam saber and small missing paint maybe a putoff for some people.

HGCE 1/144 Strike Rouge

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:17:00 +0000

HGCE 1/144 Strike Rouge

Box Art (Courtesy of Hobby Search)

I've been planning to do this review for quite sometimes but things happen so...

Anyway this kit is the first one that i've built for awhile and open my interest on build gunpla again so how good the kits is? let's finds out...

OVERVIEW

Figure Detail :
Manufacturer : Bandai
Line : High Grade Cosmic Era
Type : HIgh Grade
Name : Strike Rouge

PS : for this review the kit is only snapfitted with only eye striker applied

Theres quite a lot of detail in the kit and the proportion is spot on, and not much of missing color, and also not much seamlines.

Stiker and Insignia

ARTICULATION

The articulation is pretty good for a high grade

ACCESSORIES

Aile Striker

There is only one missing color in the Aile Striker that can be covered with the red sticker on the stricker sheet.

Equipped with all of the accessories.

The wings at the Aile Striker can move up and down.

ACTION

Conclusion :

Pros :

+ Spot on proportion

+ Nice articulation

+ Nice accessories

+ Very little seamline

Cons :

- Small missing color on the Aile Striker's wing

There is only a few cons on this kit, and that is mostly just nitpick and can be easily fix with little bit of paint. Totally recommended for anyone even a beginner.

Revoltech EVA 01 Type F Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:57:00 +0000

Revoltech EVA 01 Type F Review

Yeah, i was pretty busy for the few months back but finally manage to write this review at last, thanks to the semester break. So anyway, i've been very curious of revoltech but never had the chance to get any, but someday i was on a store and saw bunch of revoltech on the shelf so i though why not to get one.

Though this particular figure is one of the few that i bought simply because they looks cool and didn't even know any of its background story whatsoever. I know its EVA but this version is never appear in any version of Evangelion animes, so assuming its appear in manga or something (Apparently i was to lazy to google this one lol).

So back to the figure, as i said this was my first Revoltech figure and boy its very different than most of the stuff i deal before, because most of the joint in revoltech figure uses Revoltech special joint called revolver joint. Combination of universal joint and ratchet joint make them stay put on poses. Sounds great but the execution is not very good as because the ratchet wasn't very strong sometimes the figure can be rather floppy and so on. Though enough with the explanation, lets take a look at the figure.

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :
Manufacturer : Kayodo
Line : Revoltech
Type : Revoltech Yamaguchi
Name : EVA 01 Type F

(Box Illustration)

Its really hard to make this guy stand. The joint like to resist the movement and because what i said earlier that this figure kinda floopy. Although the detail and paintwork is kinda nice but if you close up and the head he paintjob is kinda thick which makes the detail bit lost.

Same goes in the crotch area. And strangely they bot got a glossy finish while the rest of the figure is done in matt finish.

This figure also has couple of marking on it, which is a nice touch.

~ARTICULATION~

Juat like i said before, this figure is mostly consist of revolver joint so technically you can pose him as much as you like assuming its still in range of movement.

Head is on revoltech joint but because hos its connected it can only rotate left and right.

Quite standart movement on the arm. The shoulder armor can be moved up and down.

Wrist is on small revolver joint meaning it can do verything like the other one did.

Okay torso joint. You can also rotate it left and right do to the revolver joint only goes straight down. although side to side movement is kinda hard to do as you need to twist the joint in the opposite direction.

He has a built in hip joint but this joint is used for in and out motion as the figure didn't have that. Legs can also move forward without problem.

Legs are on single joint so it can move in about 90 degree.

Uniquely that knee armor is on double joint, so you can position them whatever you want.

Feet are also on revolver joint, and because how they attach you can have an ankle tilt. which is very helpful at a time.

So the articulation is not that bad but because the use of revolver joint they can somewhat hard to manage (sometimes the joint twisted the wrong way and its quite difficult to put them on the right position). And the connection isn't that secure either.

~ACCESSORIES~

This figure doesn't come with many accessories. First of...

Bunch of hands! 2 holding hands, 2 open hand, 1 gripping looking hand for the left, strange looking straight up hand, and 2 fist that are on the figure so thats 8 in total.

Effect part for the shoulder, 2 knifes, and extra head with open mouth.

And a stand with revolver joint on the tip

How to install the effect part on the shoulder

Alternate head with the mouth open

The knife just slide into holding hands.

~ACTION!~

Conclusion:
Pros:
+ Great articulation
+ Well painted

Cons:
- Revolver joint is hard to fiddle around
- Incosistency in the paint
- Lack of accessory

I buy this figure simply just to know and experiencing revoltech figures and see if they good. After fiddle with it i kinda have mix opinion, the figure is nicely sculpted and pretty well painted if little flawed and overall good looking figure. But at the same time, this figure is quite hard to handle, mostly for the whole revolver joint system. With my ramblng you know that i don't quite like the revolver joint but this figure looks nice nonetheless, so if you can find it cheap i'd say it worth to pick up.

Thanks for Reading :)

Log 12/05/2014

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Mon, 12 May 2014 00:54:00 +0000

Clearly there hasn't been any new post on this blog lately, that because i just finished mid term exam weeks ago and i'm also currently unable to do a review. So i decide write something to keep this blog alive.
I got couple new stuff, some review to be done, and trying to fix this blog content since sometimes the thing doesn't work properly :( . Oh and a new desk which mean i had to reshape my lightbox so that it fit the desk. So thats about it, i'm probably gonna do some review this week since i got couple days off so stay tuned.

Transformers Generations Springer Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:38:00 +0000

Transformers Generations Springer Review

Another delayed review ^^. I really want to review this as soon as i got it, but all the college stuff pushing it back. But, i got couple of days off so i finally got to do it.

Springer is a Triple Changer Transformers which transform into 3 thing, basically 2 alt-mode and robot mode. He is firstly appereance in 1986 transformers movie and continuing as character in the season 3 of G1 Transformers (CMIIW). But, this particular figure is based of his character in the new IDW Published comic "Last Stand Of The Wrecker" (more info).

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Hasbro

Line : Transformers Generations

Type : Voyager

Name : Springer

Alt Mode

Car

The car mode is pretty good if you doesn't look at it straight. Because you can clearly see split in the hood of the car and on the windshield mainly because of the transformation into the 2nd alt mode. There is a paint differentiacition in the yellow part, basically the hood though (hope you can see in the picture).

Helicopter

The helicopter looks more clean than the car mode and i feels they intented this mode more than the car mode.

Robot Mode

The robot mode is GORGEOUS! I haven't seen a transformers having this clean of a robot mode and almost no kibble or even no kibble at all. No problem at all.

~ARTICULATION~

Head is not on ball joint, instead its on hinch but he can still move freely. Shoulder are on hinch which move very great, shoulder rotation, 90 degree movement of elbow joint and wrist joint.

He has waist joint, but its very limited with that thing in his back.

Hip joint moves great!

Single jointed knee that can move about 90 degree and hip rotation.

His feet can move up and down for the transformation.

~ACCESSORIES~

Motor blade of the helicopter...

....can transform into a sword.

It can store the sword underside the car mode.

The sword can also store in his hole on his back.

And hole in his... butt?

The second weapon is kinda like dual blaster thing that can fire missile.

Can be plugin on top of the car mode...

... or stored on the front of copter mode via clip.

Blaster can be stored in the same spot as the sword.

Springer can easily hold both weapon.

Sword can also plugin underneat the blaster to use sorta as bayonet thing...

~ACTION~

Conclusion:

Pros :

+ Overall good alt mode and robot mode

+ Great articulation

+ Good paintjob

Cons :

- Obvious gap in his Car mode

- Slightly different paint and plastic use

In the end Generations Springer is one of the best transformers i've bought so far. There is couple of nitpick i have but its not all bad, so overall i highly recommend it if you're into Transformers.

Thanks for reading :)

Robot Damashii Laevatein Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:29:00 +0000

Robot Damashii Laevatein Review

Yet another late review.... sorry for that. But, there it is... Now, i just gonna say it right away, this is also want of those thing i got for quie while. But this item got reissue not long ago, so i guess it make sense to review it now right? Oh and if you didn't already know this mech, you can go here for reference because i can't write everything down again because its too long.

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :
Manufacturer : Bandai
Line : Robot Damashii
Type : SIDE AS
Name : Laevatein

The detail is really good. There is a lot of extra paint apps through his body and the use of gunmetal on the inner-working mechanish and joint is great. Definetly love it, no complains at all...

~ARTICULATION~

Head is on a ball joint but due to the stuff around his head, it won't move very much. the arms has standarrt movement for a damashii.

Pretty okay torso and waist joint.

Hip joint can be pulled down for a better range of movement.

Swivel on the tie, though its not much. That thing on the side of the tie are on ball joint so it can be move around.

Back skirt are also on ball joint.

Quite good knee and ankle joint.

~ACCESSORIES~

You got total of 4 sets of hands and 1 extra open hand used to pose like you pumping the shotgun.

Coupla of extra parts, 2 Dagger, and 1 knife

His main weapon, a shotgun and Demolition gun.

Mine also comes with this booklet that basically have the mecha design and lineart from Full Metal Panic TV show and manga.

You can replace part on his back...

... to store the shotgun.

Or you can use a peg on the clip part of the shotgun...

... to store it on his hips, both left and right because the clip can be interchangeable to either side.

This is other configuration of Laevatein which i forgot the name is but basically you replace part on his shoulder and knee...

That replacement shoulder part has some articulation too...

The knee part is actually a hidden dagger, but it doesn't transform.

Although you can replace the top part so that it looks like a blade coming out of your knee like people from Skyrim except its blade not arrow...

You have separate dagger of course...

Demolition gun can be mounted on his back and also have extra joint to have it coming forward.

The long barrel can also be removed.

Ammo part is aldo removable.

you also have a little arm that replaceable from the chest so you liteally have an arm coming out of your nipple :v

The hair part is of course replacing the back of his head with this one.

Lastly action base connector that plugs into his back.

So overall the accessories is also great. you have plenty of option on how you can display yours...

~ACTION!~

Conclusion:
Pros:
+ Superb detail
+ Good articulation
+ Great paintjob
Cons:
-

I practically have no issue with this one whatsoever. And without a doubt I highly recommend it....

Thanks for Reading :)

KO Fansproject Shadow Commander Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:43:00 +0000

KO Fansproject Shadow Commander Review

This is what i'm talking about in the previous review and also this is the reason i bought the KO Nemesis Prime, because i only want this but they sell it as set so i have o choice to buy both but i guess its not a bad choice either....

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :
Manufacturer : KO (Originally Fansproject)
Line : TF-PARALLAX
Type : Add-On/Trailer
Name : Shadow Commander

Packaging boxes (mine kinda crap out unfortunately)

Inside the box you also get comic/instruction manual which sadly one page was assembled wrong, sticker sheet for detailing and little black piece which i'm not sure for what.

Alt Mode

It's a trailer obviously. The plastic quality isn't as good as the Battle Tanker i review earlier but its okay.

Attached

It was supposed to be fit in with both Nemesis Prime i review but as you can see the color on SDCC one matched up a lot better. So for this review i'm gonna use the SDCC one.

~ASSEMBLE~

Before add the armor put him in basically a robot mode without head out. And start to remove pieces...

This part is really loose for some reason

We won't be using this two for armor mode. We gonna use this for something else later one.

~ARMORED UP~

This thing is HUGE...

The shoulder and arm armor can be loose at some time.

This i want to talk about. In the original, he has a mouth plate simillar to the base figure nemesis prime but here he doesn't (and the face is green and not silver for some reason). This is the only differences that i could find.

~ACCESSORIES~

Remember this piece?

You fold it up, and add the part that peviously held the sword...

Boom, you got a gun!

And you also have the sword.

He can hold base Nemesis Prime weapon.

The big gun can be held like this...

.... or fully extended.

And of course you can hold the sword as well.

You can store the weapon on the back of him (you can also store the big gun in there but i forgot to show it).

The sword can also be held by the base Nemesis Prime figure (i'm using the other one but its the same anyway). But actually the color of the sword matches up with him better than with the Shadow Commander as he has the red on him.

With the armor on the articulation is very hindred so i won't bother doing a pose with him because he only meant for standing there looking awesome.

Conclusion:
Pros :
+ Cheap
+ Fits perfectly into the figure
+ Good paint apps

Cons:
- Loose part
- Lack of mouth plate

I guess if you want an armor for your Nemesis Prime figure (with classics optimus prime mold) its not a bad choice. There are couple of problem but its not too bad. I got it for $65 for it along with the KO nemesis prime, which i think its just about right price considering they both go for $45 on ebay, you know you get what you pay.

Thanks for reading :)

KO Henkei Nemesis Prime (Black Convoy) Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:53:00 +0000

KO Henkei Nemesis Prime (Black Convoy) Review

I don't actually want to buy this but there is a reason why i did, which i'll get into later but first off since i already review the original hasbro one (though its different version) why not review it too?

Now, i'm not gonna go over everything just because its the exact same figure as nemesis prime i've reviewed before so i just gonna focus on showing the differences between the two. So looks like its gonna be a quick review...

And time to talk about the figure and it just my assumption but i think this figure is copied the henkei (Japanese transformers line) version of Nemesis Prime as supposed to my other one which is SDCC exclusive. I'm not really sure though but let's just put it that way. Enough with the explanation time for the review....

~PACKAGING~

I don't usually talk about the packaging here but i really need to talk about it here. This figure doesn't come with any box whatsoever, but its instead comes in a plastic bag. This is where thing get interesting, if you look closer...

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : KO

Line : Transformers Henkei

Type : Voyager

Name : Nemesis Prime

Alt Mode

The alt mode doesn't hold quite as sturdy as the hasbro one and sometime not all wheels are touching the ground so kinda annoying.

The roof of the truck can still comes off but as you can see it also doensn't hold up very well.

Interestingly there is a word "NOT FOR SALE" printed in the top of the truck (torso in robot mode).

So here is a quick comparison with the Hasbro SDCC Nemesis Prime (right). more comparison are in robot mode.

Robot Mode/Comparison

Detail on the KO seems to be not as good as the Hasbro one, especially on the head, which kinda expected since this is a KO. And from the comparison above you can clearly see a huge differences in paint scheme/color and i personally like the color of the KO lot more since its resemble the color of the actual Nemesis Prime.

Another notable differences is the faction logo of the two. You see in Hasbro one, it has a Decepticon logo on the left side while the KO has purple Autobot logo (which i think is the logo you'd find on Shattered Glass Figure) on both left and right shoulder. And the detail is different too, in the Hasbro version its very sharp while on the KO it may look okay from far away but up close the paint is kinda messed up.

~ACCESSORIES~

The accessories on both is obviously simillar but once again, the KO one isn't quite secure. And once again differences in color.

~ACTION!~

So thats about it. I won't added a conclusion because i don't thing it was necessary and i don't think i recommend it unless you don't mind owning a KO like i do and you like the color on this thing, because like i said i actually didn't want to buy this figure but i have to because of some reason which probably answered in my next review so stay tune for that...

Transformers Universe Nemesis Prime (SDCC) Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:19:00 +0000

Transformers Universe Nemesis Prime (SDCC) Review

I want to review this guy for quite a long time but never get around to do it so here it is. And i'm using picture of the box from google but i'll be updating the pic of the actual box later on.

This figure is a repaint of Classics Optimus Prime which sadly i don't have and originally sold in Sand Diego Comic Con 2010 i believe and can be found at aftermarket for quite lot, but i got it from auction while ago for rather decent price. Enough with the crap, let's get into the review....

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Hasbro

Line : Transformers Universe

Type : Voyager

Name : Nemesis Prime

Alt Mode

The alt mode overall is quite pleasing. There are couple of panel gap showng but not too bad. My only gripe is that the obvious robot toe that sticking out of the back and smokestack that barely looks like a smockstack. But overall its quite nice, could've use some silver on the grill though.

Robot Mode

I should mention, before go to a robot mode you have to take the smokestack and the roof of the truck off (you don't necessarily needed to take off the roof part, but its makes things easier).

Interestingly he has a clear eyes which work as light pipping but they paint his eyes. Although the light pipping is still kinda works.

The overall robot mode is also quite pleasing. The proportion and everything is correct. Although one thisng you might notice, he has an extra alt mode junk on his back and the arm which considered a kibble. But for me they not looks terrible but also quite cool so i don't mind.

One thing i wanna talk about is the color. Nemesis Prime in many iteration is known for having a Black, Silver and Teal with Red windshield. This guy got the black and teal but for some reason they added extra color for the lower legs and the head, and also using blue for the windshield. Seems kinda odd but its not too bad actually.

~ARTICULATION~

lot of joint on this guy is using Ratchet joint, so its quite hard too move them around but its mean it not gonna loosen up anytime soon

You get the usual arm articulation, arm rotate 360 degree, shoulder swivel and elbow. No wrist swivel unfortunately

He has a waist joint but in order to use it you have to move his back kible out of the way.

The legs can move forward-backward and spilt without of problem because there are nothing to stop them.

The knee can bend for about 90 degree.

You don't get hip swivel but you can swivel at the knee.

So the articulation is not that great but i think its just enough. Could've use an ankle joint tho...

~ACCESSORIES~

The smokestack that we pull out earlier can be turn into a blaster, which is kinda need

The roof of the truck mode can also be turn into some sort of cannon which looks okay i guess.

It also can be mounted on nemesis's back while it on roof configuration or as a cannon.

You can also combine the two and it can still be attach on his back for.... some reason.

Hold in hand...

~ACTION!~

~COMPARISON~

This guy is rather big so let's see some comparison

Rodimus here is deluxe and nemesis is voyager so theres quite a size differences.

Just for the heck of it, here is next to Figma BRS that i just review

Conclusion:
Pros:
+ Clean Alt Mode
+ Good Robot Mode
+ Clean Paint-apps

Cons:
- Extra kibble
- Odd color choice
- Mediocre articulation

So overall this figure is just about okay, but this is one of the better transformers mold i've seen. Like i said earlier, this guy can be found at aftermarket for quite a lot (around $50 - $80), but i got mine in auction for $40. For that price i think it just about woth it, but i won't pay much than that. So thats about it...

Thanks for reading :)

Figma Black Rock Shooter (TV Animation Ver.) Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:27:00 +0000

Figma Black Rock Shooter (TV Animation Ver.) Review

Time for another review here. And before we continue i just wanna mention, i got her for quite awhile and obviously shes been on my shelf for quite long time. The worst part is that her cloth has gloss black finish and of course being dust magnet. So I apologize if she covered in dust in the shot because i just realize that after i take a picture. But anyway, let's the review begin...

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Max Factory

Line : Figma

Type : -

Name : Black Rock Shooter (TV Animation Ver.)

Detail quite crisp and paintwork is nice. no complains there. Once again, gloss black on the cloth/jacket piece is a dust magnet.

~ARTICULATION~

Usual articulation for the head and arms.

The hair piece are on figma joint so you can move them around.

Not much movement on the torso but its enough

Standart articulation on the legs & feet

~ACCESSORIES~

For starter you get usual figma bag and 2 stands, as in other BRS release you get 2 stands.

Hand piece which actually a bit more than standart figma hands (10 as supposed to 8) and clip for holding the cannon.

BRS cannon, sword, extra piece for when she cover her head, extra hair with the flame attached, and extra face.

Each expression with different hair piece.

With the cloth on. To replace it you basically have to remove the head and replace it with this one and put the face in it.

There are 2 ways to put the cannon into the stand, plug directly into the hole in the cannon or use the clips. i find its easier to just use the clip so that you don't need to fiddle around with cannon position, although if you want to pose the cannon in its opened mode you have to use the hole.

~ACTION!~

Conclusion:

Pros:

+ Great detail and paintwork

+ Good accessory

Cons:

- Gloss black finish being dust magnet

So not many cons or i don't even thing its a cons really, so overall its a great figure. Highly recommend it.

Thanks for reading :)

Updated look and WonFes 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:46:00 +0000

It once again took me so long to post something ^^a , but anyway. I decided to change this blog layout because i think the previous one is too much and i want something that light enough to open, and there they are. Still a lot to do and of course you know this blog isn't fully configured yet, but thats why i want to do some adjustment beforehand.

Oh, and aside from that, WonFes aka Wonder Festival(?) 2014 Winter is held yesterday. Lots of figures release announcement, prototype display, and preview were shown in there. I can't show everything in here so if you want to look out for more, you can go to Here

Review Index - Transformers

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:29:00 +0000

Transformers Section

Hasbro

Universe Nemesis Prime (SDCC)

Generations Springer

Takara Tomy

United Laser Optimus Prime

Maketoys Battle Tanker

Henkei Nemesis Prime (Black Convoy)

Fansproject Shadow Commander

Robot Damashii Extreme Gundam (Type Leos) Xenon Face Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:43:00 +0000

Robot Damashii Extreme Gundam (Type Leos) Xenon Face Review

(quite the title isn't it?)

After all those exam and horrible weather, now i'm back with review. Damashii again this time because i really like messing around with them :p . and i have new setup for light. its not perfect but it is i think better than last time so let's jump in!

Introduction:
The Extreme Gundam Zenon Phase(エクストリームガンダムゼノンフェーズ) is the variant of Extreme Gundam Leos Type. The unit were featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost arcade game and Gundam EX A manga series. The unit is piloted by Leos Alloy.
(i'm still not quite sure its Zenon or Xenon (the box says Xenon) and is it Phase or Face (once again, the box says Face) i'll just call it Xenon Face.
There is actually another version of it, being the original one that appears also in the 1st gundam extreme VS game (the type leos appear in the second game Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost) and it was blue instead of red. but i'm not gonna talk to much about it now, and focus for this one first.

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Bandai

Line : Robot Spirit / Robot Damashii

Type : SIDE MS

Name : Extreme Gundam (Type Leos) Xenon Face

The proportion and detail really spot on, and the clear orange really looks good. my problem is the usual RD problem that is some visible seamline and couple of nubmark shown. This figure comes packaged in Xenon Face but i'll just start with normal mode for the sake of showing the articulation...

~ARTICULATION~

Usual articulation for the head and arms.

Really good torso bend. unfortunately mine is rather loose

He no longer have extra joint that lets you move the hips up and down.

He actually also have an ankle tilt but the ball joint is really stiff, i'm afraid to break it if i move it too much.

So overall the articulation is pretty good, although some parts are either too loose or too tight so just be careful if you move it around.

~ACCESSORIES~

Most of his accessories are armor part that make up the Xenon Face, but there also some that're not such as...

2 beam saber with its blade, and total of 8 hands (2 equipped with the figure), and action base connector

And here is the armor parts and extra clear yellow piece that i'll explain later.

so overall not many accessories comes with this guy, but at least the armor makes up for it.

~ARMOR EQUIPED~

The armor connect in very interesting way, and the result is a very solid and coll loking armored mobile suit

FULL ON MODE (or whatever it called)

~ACTION!~

I HAVE THE POWER!!!

Conclusion:

Pros

+ Good proportion

+ Good articulation

+ Solid Figure even with the armor attached

Cons

- Couple of quality issue

- Some joint is either too loose or too stiff

- Small amount of accessories

So overall this figure is quite good. Could have been better though, especially in accessories. although there is a sort off upgrade or add-on forthis guy to make other version for him. But sadly those thing was exclusive and cost a lot more than the figure itself. So thats about it, thanks for reading :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 09:47:00 +0000

(Picture source : Crunchyroll)

Yeah i know its pretty late but whatever. i haven't done quite a lot in this blog for 2013 but hopefully i can fill up more in 2014, and lastly....

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

KO Maketoys Battle Tanker Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:56:00 +0000

KO Maketoys Battle Tanker Review

(this is actually picture i got from the internet, i forgot to take a picture of the damn thing but they were the same anyway so it doesn't matter. And if it necessary i'll update it with the actual picture)

Now, i'm not particulary want this as of yet. but i find it at a very cheap price, so ok i pick it up and its turn out not a bad purchase. Please take a note that i don't have the original Battle Tanker so i can't show you the differences with the original. And i'm using the United Laser Optimus Prime that i just review a couple weeks ago, so lets jump to the review...

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : KO (Originally Maketoys)

Line : Battle Tanker Series

Type : Add-on/3rd Party

Name : Battle Tanker

Alt Mode

Battery pack and sword handle stored on the back. I'll talk about it later.

(attached to optimus)

This mode is basically what it is, a trailer. It goes well with United Laser Optimus Prime ( i find a slight color mismatch with the Hasbro RTS version, but then again i don't have it so i can't really show it).

~DISSASEMBLY~

Parts on the front became missile pod

This part is rather loose for some reason

Open up the trailer you get the rest of the piece inside

You also get extra head and a extra waist piece you can put on by unscrewing the screw on the back and replace it with the new one. The head in other hand is quite difficult to put on because there is no screw on the back so you have to put it on the hot water and then pop it on the ball joint of the figure. At this point i haven't actually replace the head so i'll just show it with the original head.

(screw that i was talking about)

Someting that i want to talk about is the armor on the arm. you see it utilize a clip for connecting it to the arm, my sugestion is don't take it on and off very often because the more you do it it'll leave a stretch mark and eventually broken so be careful.

~ASSEMBLED~

(replaced waist piece)

(with extra crotch and frontskirt armor)

missile pod that we pull out earlier can be attached on the side of the feet

Battery pack i mention earlier. now, there is some LED on the handle that suppose to light up when you hit the switch, but unfortunately mine doesn't. i take it apart and find that some of the cable doesn't connected properly so i might repair it later on and do some update but for now i'll just leave it that way.

the battery pack can also mount on Prime's back

So you can store a sword on his back...

Talk about sword you get 2 different blades, one is a normal small silver sword

The other one is big and being made in translucent red plastic, that also suppose to light up along with the handle but you know...

He can also hold the dual gun it comes with

You also get extra blade that similar to the other one and extra handle. mainly to give it to Drift (or any other TF really)

And lastly you can put everything together to make an awesome armored battle mode!

Interestingly if you use the armor (except the missile pod) the leftover can still formed a complete trailer.

"Target locked on, begin assault"

-Update-

I finally able to install the new head that its comes with, and also notice that the nose is too long so i cut them off.

Conclusion:

Pros:

+ Good quality for KO

+ Fits rather well

+ Cheap

Cons:

- Some of the parts loose

- Crappy LED

- Plastic tolerances issue

If you pass up all of the problem, this is not a bad addition to your Laser Optimus Prime even being a KO especially if you can find it rather cheap. i got it along with the United Laser Prime for about $53 shipped, at that price is very good considering the United Laser Prime was around $30-$40. so yeah i recommend it but if you don't like the fact it was a KO and you not wanting a KO, you might wanna get the original instead. although the original is probably going for more than $100 now, so you might wanna think before getting it.

so thats about it and thanks for reading :)

Little Break...

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 04:14:00 +0000

another review is in the works but lets just take a little break shall we...

let me just show something i got yesterday

- Classics Rodimus Prime

- Robot Damashii Belial

- Robot Damashii Testament Gundam

i'm not gonna review the rodimus because its missing a gun but i'll probably review the other two so stay tune...

also i'm currently watch Gundam Build Fighter. a new gundam series which basically a Gunpla battle, people fight each other with Gunpla ( Gundam Plastic Model Kit) featuring a cool custom Gunpla. so far it reach episode 11 i think, and so far its good. if you want to know more go to:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15492

and if you want to watch it, go to http://gundam.info or go to Gundam.info's Youtube channel for a legal streaming. now lets get down to the news....

so thats it. look forward to the next review

Transformers United Laser Optimus Prime Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:47:00 +0000

Transformers United Laser Optimus Prime Review

Sorry for messing up with layout ^^. but here another review. today i'm gonna do unusual thing by reviewing Transformers figure. I've been interested in this line again since i was kid and when i got it, i'm really surprise that the figure has a lot of improvement compare to the old stuff i got. so lets get to the review...

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Takara Tomy

Line : Transformers United

Type : Deluxe Class

Name : Laser Optimus Prime

(picture of the box credit goes to someone on TFW2005 forum)

Note that this is the Takara Tomy United version, so there is some differences with Hasbro Reveal The Shield version. although i don't have the hasbro version so i can't show the differences.

Alt Mode

this mode looks really good, has a lot of nice detail and detail up paint like on the grill and bumber. unfortunately i can't seem to peg in the hood properly. And i have a hard time making everything line up properly so sometime not all the whell touching the ground

Robot Mode

The transformation is quite simple but there are some tricky part like on the wheel for example.

~ARTICULATION~

Hands are on simple swivel joint that can move quite good although they're quite limited by the shoulder.

Head is on usual ball joint so its move okay.

Elbow single jointed with a swivel below the shoulder. Hands on ball joint and have extra joint on the wrist so the movement is really good.

Waist move kinda limited actually by the backpack. Hiips on ball joint with a tie swivel

The knee only move on less than 90 degree due to the whell get in the way.

Ankle is really good with hinch for transformation and ball joint with extra cut so he can do quite far ankle tilt.

~ACCESSORIES~

He only came with one accessory which the sword that was the trailer hitch.

transform~

~ACTION!~

~COMPARISON~

here compare with united drift that i also got recently...

Conclusion:

Pros :

+ Alt mode looks good

+ Lots of detail

+ Extra paint apps

Cons:

- Nose section of the cab doesn't seems to peg in properly

- Fitting problem

- Expensive (around $40)

in conclucion, this figure is relatively good although have some problem mostly in alt mode, which is kinda sad considering its transformers. overall not too bad, but once again this is the Takara Tomy version so its gonna cost you lot more than Hasbro aka US version. i actually want to buy the Hasbro version but there is a reason why i get this and seeing what the hasbro one looks, looks like this one is lot better so its up to you to decide whether extra money you pay is worthed.

Thanks for reading :)

Review Index - Figma

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:17:00 +0000

Figma Section

Saber Alter

Black Rock Shooter (TV Ver.)

Review Index - Robot Damashii

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:10:00 +0000

Robot Damashii Section

Super Messiah Valkyrie (Alto Ver.)

Laevatein

Lancelot

Extreme Gundam Type Leos (Xenon Face)

Robot Damashii Lancelot Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:01:00 +0000

Robot Damashii Lancelot Review

yo, here is me again with another review and now its time to review Robot Damashii Lancelot which i bought quite a while ago but just barely made it to review. so let's just go with the review...

Introduction:
Lancelot (ランスロット, Ransurotto), named after the Knight of the Round Table, is an experimental Knightmare Frame developed by Lloyd Asplund and the Military Engineering Corps. It is the first seventh generation Knightmare Frame ever fielded. The Lancelot outperforms most other models thanks to the heavy amount of Sakuradite scattered throughout its frame as well as in its Yggdrasil Drive, the Core Luminous. As it is still in development, the Lancelot lacks an ejection seat. Its pilot is Suzaku Kururugi.

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Bandai

Line : Robot Spirit / Robot Damashii

Type : SIDE KMF

Name : Lancelot

Mine somewhat have a lot of nubmark/moldflash here and the. but i heard other people also have that problem.

~ARTICULATION~

The hands are on double ball joint.

The hips has extra joint that let you lower them.

Leg split with normal hip.

Leg split with lowered hip.

Its really hard to show articulation on land spinner but basically you can move it whatever you want.

~ACCESSORIES~

Theres a lot of accessories for this guy...

For a start, you got total of 6 sets of hand. normal calm hand (that normally on the figure) x2, close fist x2, trigger finger hand x2, open hand x2, holding hand (for holding the sword) x2, another holding hand but angled x2.

Maser Vibration Sword and the sheath to holding it x2, activated Maser Vibration Sword x2

Extendable slash harken x2, fired slash harken x4 (each for the hand and hip).

VARIS rifle with swapable tip for when its fully activated, Blaze Luminus Shield (or whatever its called), and lastly connector for tamashii stage act.

so yeah, a lot...

There is also hidden radar thing that you can pull out from the chest.

~ACTION!~

Conclusion:

Pros

+ Very good articulation

+ Solid

+ Good Detail all around

Cons

- Extra mold flash/nubmark showing

- All the little thing need part swapping

Overall this is a good and solid figure. the mold flash problem is kinda annoying but its not bad honestly since its covered with paint. And you got a lot of accessories, though most of them are used for different type in one part of the figure.

And thats it... Thanks for reading :)

Figma Saber Alter Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:42:00 +0000

Figma Saber Alter Review

its really been awhile since i post that review :p. well, here i'm gonna do another review of Figma Saber Alter. now, lets just get started...

Character's background:

"Saber is corrupted by Dark Sakura, realizing that the hatred now corrupting her is the true form of the Holy Grail she was seeking. She decides to take up All the World's Evil, entrusting her blade to it. Sakura asks her how it feels to be reborn as her Servant, and Saber says that it feels like she has awoken from a very long dream, finally prepared to face the reality she had long ignored. Sakura is surprised that someone of Saber's stature conforms to her so well. Saber believes that as a king who believed in the ideals of her people and then sacrificed herself for those ideas is in the best position to truly understand despair. She decides to make her sword Sakura's own in order to sow the hopelessness she desires." - Type Moon wikia

so basically she is a evil saber sort of

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Max Factory

Line : Figma

Type : -

Name : Saber Alter

as expected from figma, the detail is quite crisp and the paintjob is really good. there are few problem with paintjob which i'll explain later.

~ARTICULATION~

The skirt armor are seperated into 3 pieces so they can get out of the way.

The ankle are using figma joint so it can move up and down also rotate a little.

So overall the articulation is nothing spectacular, but its mostly because of her design.

~Accessories~

First of course figma stand and plastic bag

5 sets of hand, 2 close fist(that normally on the fiigure), 2 sword holding hand, another 2 sword holding hand but this one is for holding it straight to the front, 2 hand for holding the avalon/excalibur sheath (which useless in this version since it doesn't come with them, and pointing & open hand both for left hand. and of course dark excalibur.

2 face plate (normal and yelling expression), 2 optional front hair (normal and blowed by air hair with mask glued on it, so you can't take it off). this is where i'm gonna talk about paint problem i mention earlier, mine has some scratch in the hair that has the mask.

Normal face

Yelling Expression

Normal face with mask

Yelling expression with mask

So you don't get a lot of acessories but its what she have so noo complain there.

~ACTION!~

(i switched camera to my cousin's camera because mine's battery dead so yeah its looks totally different)

~COMPARISON~

Comparison with High Grade 00 Seven Sword

Conclusion:

Pros :

+ Good detail

+ Great paintwork

Cons :

- Mediocre articulation (design aspect)

- Minimum acessories

- Minor QC issue (might just be mine)

Overall Figma Saber Alter is not a bad figure, and of course if you're fan of Fate Series or just a Saber collector you ned to get this. Although this is an old release and i know the price is kinda high now so you might consider yourself before getting it.

Thanks For Reading :)

Robot Damashii Super Messiah Valkyrie (Alto Custom) Review

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:33:00 +0000

Robot Damashii Super Messiah Valkyrie (Alto Custom)

That is quite a long title. anyway, its gonna be my first review for this newborn blog of mine. So let's just started...

Just a quick information on what we gonna review:

The VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier (set in the year 2059 A.D.) of the Macross series.[1]The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via theGalaxy Network. Within the series, it has not been officially rolled out, rather being distributed to the private military company S.M.S. (Strategic Military Services) to evaluate its performance under field conditions first.

*note that the one we gonna review is the one with "Super Pack"

Super Pack: The Super Pack is a set add-on parts to improve the performance of the VF-25. It consists of additional armour panels (chest, hips, lower legs, and shield), additional engines (a small thruster between the tailplanes, and two large, twin-exhaust thruster pods mounted on the wings), and a pair of missile pods behind the shoulders. The additional engines of the Super Pack increases the top speed. The Super Pack can also be used by macronized Zentradi and Meltlandi soldiers, as seen on episode 21 of the series, when a macronized Klan-Klang dons a pack to help fight off a Vajra invasion aboard Island-1 of the Frontier fleet.

Enough with the explanation lets get down to the review...

~OVERVIEW~

Figure Detail :

Manufacturer : Bandai

Line : Robot Spirit / Robot Damashii

Type : SIDE VF

Name : Super Messiah Valkyrie (Alto Custom)

The detail and paint apps are pretty good, there are some place that have paint that bit mess like the hand backing for example. Oh, i just wanna point out that this guy doesn't transform, just in case you're wondering.

~ARTICULATION~

The head is one a double ball joint so you've got plenty of motion there.

arm is pretty good, although the left hand tends to pop off the ball joint, probably just mine but kinda annoying.

Stomach joint is very unique and has a lot of motion (although you can't really tell what happen there)

Hip joint surprisingly can spread out quite far, thanks to the extra joint on the waist that can move up and down. sadly the ankle joint don't do much.

Knee joint not that impressive. At least its more than 90 degree...

The back wing and small vin can move too

~ACCESSORIES~

This guy is one of earlier Robot Damashii so he doesn't have many accessories. for the hands you got 2 close fist that are on the figure, 2 open hand, 1 right trigger finger hand, and 1 chopping hand or salute hand to replicate a scene from last episode of the show *spoiler, 1 knife, and a gun which i don't know what its called. In the show that gun supposed to be open but here its just one solid piece and we don't have extra that are open, kinda dissapointed.

Now here is the super pack. not a lot and attaching them is very easy (theres actually one more that attach to the waist, but i forgot to take that off, silly me). The missile pod does open

~ARMORED~

The armor fits on very snuggly. Be careful on the wing though, because they can be tricky at times

~ACTION!~

Comparison with RG RX-78-2 Gundam.

Conclusion:

Pros:

+ Good detail and paint apps

+ Good articulation

+ Solid (a few piece like to fall off but its probably just mine)

+ The armor is easy to put on

Cons:

- Accessory count very minimum

- Doesn't transform

Not many cons i can think of this figure, so yeah its good. although this figure is already overshadowed by chogokin version mainly because that chogokin are transformable and has diecast and better paint than this one. But if you want small posable valkyrie and don't care about transformation then i recommend it.

Thanks for reading. And its my first review so sorry if thing a bit messy here and there ^^a

Real Start...

noreply@blogger.com (Will Elfier) — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:40:00 +0000

Ok, time for real start here, and i actually don't know what to say hahaha.

Anyway, hi. my name Will, i'm just a normal people who likes to colecting stuff (which i'm sure lot of people actually likes too) and its been a while since i wanna have a blog but never doing it properly so this time hopefully i can doing it right and yeah looking forward to that.
For a starter probably gonna have something like a review here and some update.

Oh, and one more thing. Juat a simple note, that i'm not a native English speaker so sometimes i messed up at spelling ^^"a