Bats in the Belfry!

Too many bats! :) Wanted to take a group shot before i sell off one set; think it looks cool like this, kinda like some invasion fleet! :)

Like the starmax bomber, the Shadowbat is cool in it's own way; it carries two other smaller fighters on the top, and it has a cargo hold in it's belly to carry one vehicle or troops.

Another cool fact; the Shadowbat is manufactured in Singapore! I wonder where it was assembled, etc man. :)

Recent Snipes!

Got these two off Evilbay not too long ago, NIB, haven't opened the Shadow Spy yet, but couldn't resist opening the sidewinder. :) Darn if that thing is small! :p

I guess why we still go back to toys of yesteryear, is that compared to those today, they'll always be more innovative than those of today; today is all about profits unfortunately, nobody will take a risk on an unproven concept! Look at all the repaints of the same toys we get nowadays. Not helping is the endless variants and collectors editions of these toys... who are they catering too anyway?

Well, the way i look at it, the kids nowadays seem more interested in their PSP's, consoles and whatnot, so toys may literally go the way of the dinosaur in years to come!

Busy weeks! :)

Wow, it's actually been quite a few busy for the past few weekends; 3 weekends ago we celebrated my boy's chinese birthday with my wife's relatives, then the week after that was for his actual birthday. Last week he had his immunization, so we stayed back to watch him. Whew! :)

1 year sure passes fast! Happy Birthday Jou. :)

Starmax Bombaaaa!

Finally got this through ebay, after MANY a failed attempts and much hesitation on my part!

This was the 2nd of 3 boxes this guy from Canada was offering... goodness knows what he was doing with so many! This was a New in sealed box case, seriously rare, and getting rarer!

I missed out previously on 2 MIB sets from another seller, ie. opened and used but very good condition. The first was when i offered too low a price.... someone snatched it from right under my nose by buying it out right away. Ditto for the 2nd one.. man, felt darn pissed man. :p

Then came along this guy i bought from, i had it on watch, but when it hit US$300+ 2 hours before the auction ended, i kinda gave up liao.. That was WAY too ex. :p

Who knows he listed ANOTHER set! I thought, nothing to lose, and was expecting it to hit the same pricing again. Surprisingly, after a few days, there was still not much movement on the pricing. So there i was, in the middle of the afternoon, staring at my monitor and doing some eBay sniping.... AND i managed to snag it at $122! :D Happiness.

The set came just this week on Monday... nice surprise after CNY too. :) So a few things i learnt about Ebay :

1) Keep looking for the item you want, they always pop up at weird hours.

2) Don't hesitate if you know that you want the item.

3) Set a max limit for yourself on the item pricing.

4) There are people out there more desperate than you for the item, and who will pay crazy amounts for it! :p

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

It's here again! The yearly ritual of spring cleaning, ang pow giving and relative visiting! :) Here's wishing all a happy, prosperous and abundant new year! :D

VF-19S

Change of gear! While i wait for other stuff to arrive. :)

Picked this up coupla weeks ago at CSC, was kinda surprised cos it's actually kinda hard to get. Plus less than a hundred, so mai tu liao!

It's part of a series of 4 valks released back in the 90's, of which i missed out this piece. Condition was surprisingly good, with all the parts intact, along with the instruction guide and sticker sheet (which had already been applied)

This guy was selling tons of retro tf's/mecha/macross stuff; he had a Transformers Victory Star Saber for $260!

Update for the week! Mini Tank

I don't ever remember this released in Singapore, apparently this mini vehicle and anothe(Shadow Attack Trike) were Europe only releases. Actually they seemed to get the cooler vehicles later. :P

The Shadow mini-tank is kinda simplistic, shows how the designs kinda tapered off during the later part of the toy releases.

Cool thing though, this tank is actually meant to fit under another vehicle, the Shadow Upriser.