30 mins more....

Hmmm, 418 posts for 2013... not too shabby! Let's see if 2014 brings more stuff! :)

Transformers Masterpiece MP-19 Smokescreen

Managed to open this today.... Thats an achievement haha! Haven't transformed him yet but looks good! Very colorful compared to the previous 2 releases.

Smoke tactics... I know people who do this in office!

Metal build Gundam Banshee

Man, it was hard to take a pic of this cos of the color, so i just laid it down on the bed and snapped off a pic haha!

This is the follow up to the first Gundam Unicorn that was first released almost 3 years ago? It's mostly the same thing, just with a few pieces of equipment. The engineering is pretty cool, as this bot can actually go into 'destroy' mode, and the armor parts slide out and extends the bot by quite a bit.

I should snap a pic of them side by side hmmm... :)

New Year's Eve and the last post(s) for 2013!

Man, 365 days? Time flies man! Weather here's been pretty crazy, raining one minute, sunny as hell the next! No wonder so many people are getting sick. Also shows the climate is starting to change, and weather patterns are going nuts!

Anyway, nothing much planned for today! Let's pray that 2014 is a bright new change, a new leaf, a flip of the page and a new beginning for us! :) 

2 more days!

To the end of 2013 of course... good riddance! :p And in comes 2014 with a whole new bunch of junk to buy haha! :)

Looks like 3A's MG Ray will be out soon? It's USD480 ouch, about the same as REX i think? The paint job looks good, but never really was a fan of Ray... :p Koto's got a model kit of this coming out too!

Last Sunday of 2013

Ah, how apt that my PC decided to 'up lorry' the night before.. this happened after trying to start a round of BF4 of course, but goes to show MS software is STILL cluttered crap that crashes whenever it pleases... oh well, at least the re-installs aren't as often as during the XP days! :p

Day was spent at Botanic Gardens with the family.. NOW i know where certain people go to for their picnics! OMG, anyway, it was pretty crowded there, where in Sillypore isn't? The Orchid garden was not too shabby though, although you had to PAY to go in, thank god for complimentary tickets! :)

Micro Drone 2.0

Got this off extremefliers a couple of weeks back; think it all started after watching this BMW or Audi ad where they used these mini quadrotors and programmed them to do some choreographed dance.

It's only 99 bucks and comes bundled with a camera (but no microSD card tho), so thats pretty awesome. Took it out for a spin without the cam, and it handles pretty easy! The controls are mode 2/4 which you can toggle. It's also not very noisy... So its possible to use it for.... Surveillance! ;)

Hot Toys : Batman Armory

Gosh, looks good but imagine the cost! I estimate it to be in the 700-800 range at least! I may br wrong about that though. :p

Happy Boxing day!

This week will be busy still I guess, supposed to go for a family gathering at aunts place this Saturday, and prob taking the kiddies to the Orchid garden come Sunday!

Went out for a movie with the wifey, the yearly Hobbit/LOTR movie, so that makes it twice I've watched it... still find it an OK movie, the original was still the best! :)

Merry Christmas 2013!

And the day is here! A very Merry X'mas to all out there and have a blessed holiday with your family and loved ones! :)

Countdown!

Wow, another hour and a half to X'mas! Can't believe i wait over 300 days for this day... And lo and behold its here again!

Busy day, had some guests over for wifey's birthday, and i was the cook for most of the day haha! :)

Well, time to get ready! It's almost time!

2 days to X'mas!

Whoa, and before you know it, X'mas is just a stones throw away! Man, time flies when you're having fun darnnit! :p

Flagset MARSOC

Never heard of this company before, but from the quality and build, it looks very much like a DAMtoys or crazy dummy figure? Pretty impressive nonetheless, hopefully can build up one of these guys, otherwise they'll stay stuck in their boxes!

Packaging is great too, a flip open case with a magnetic catch, and foam inserts to fit everything in nicely... Wasn't expecting this! :)

Roasted Meat!

Was at Hong Lim today, do decided to try out the roasted meat stall there thats supposed to be quite popular.

Stalls run by one dude who does EVERYTHING, from cutting the meat to collecting the moolah... Not very efficient if you ask me.

For the meat itself, it tastes pretty ok, better than most normal char siew out there, but lacks the fats to make it more tender. Still prefer the stall at Serangoon central!

4 Days to X'mas!

Wow, only 4 more days left, scary, seems  theres so much left to be done still, yet time chugs away! :)

TGIF!

Ah, day one of my yearly long leave... I don't normally take anything more than a week during the rest of the year, so this is my chance to catch a breath!

Finally managed to set up my x'mas LEGO display too! :) though it'll be only a while before i gotta take it down for CNY! :p

And So it arrives...

... the last workday of the year! I will savour every second of it and reminisce over the year spent slouched over this desk.... NOT!

 

Somehow this one slipped by me, wouldn't have found out about it if not for my buddy telling me! Strangely also, the gaming outlets didn't cover this too... Hmm... anyways, there's a new Free-To-Play game called Star Wars : Attack Squadron, I'd give it a try, but it's sad that no one wants to pick up a proper full game for this. Hey, it's Di$ney.

Smells like.. Nirvana?

Haha, remember just chatting about this the other day, really enjoyed the whole album from weird Al! Bought the cassette from the only tape shop in Gardens back in the day, think it's now Cedele there though... Enjoy!

 

Midweek! (AKA 2nd last working day of the year!)

Man, it's Wednesday only! Seems a bit slow this week, but there never seems to be enough time to do everything that's needed... who says time's a constant? It speeds up when you're doing fun things and slows down when things get boring....

And a week to X'mas! Scaryyyy!

Dolls and such!

I was actually looking at Original Effect's Reborn Body... and somehow ended up with Reborn dolls... which are a totally different and creepy thing... be warned! :p Darn u Google!

BF4 PC Update - Dec 16

Ooooookaayy, this was kinda unexpected! Seems to make it...easier for other ppl to kill me now. :( Way to go DICE! :p The mandatory driver version seems to be a desperate attempt to eliminate unknown issues if you ask me, as people on older cards may have issues with these newer drivers! And putting the word Netcode in exclamation marks seems so sarcastic....... cue Dr Evil!

"UPDATE: We have noticed that players who have SLI enabled on their graphics card may experience graphical flickering. Also, we're looking into the issue where the revive bar would get stuck on-screen in some instances. Both of these have our attention, and we're investigating them.

Dec 16 PC Game Update Notes
-Fix for a crash that would cause the game to stall, resulting in a sound loop. This should eliminate most of the problems relating to this.
-Fix for the SUAV (introduced in the China Rising expansion pack) not exploding when hitting enemy soldiers. While these indeed should be deadly, they were never designed for “roadkilling” opponents.
-Fixed one of the issues related to the so-called “Netcode” (see below for details).
-Fix for an issue where 4x the damage from a vehicle's minigun would be applied to the chest when a player had the Defense specialization equipped.
-Fix for player tags not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members.
-Fix for graphical flickering appearing on terrain.
-Fixed the instance where players suddenly would transition into Spectator Mode while playing the Defuse game mode.
-Fix for a Defuse bug where none of the teams would win a round by letting the timer run out.
-Fix for players getting stuck in the revive screen after being killed.
-Fix for players getting stuck in the kill camera after being revived.
-Fix for the game mode specific ribbons being counted twice in the multiplayer progression.
-Made NVidia 331.82 or later driver versions mandatory for all players.
-Disabled DirectX 11.1 on NVidia cards that have outdated drivers.
-Fixed driver version not being properly detected on NVidia Optimus systems.
-Fixed a minor crash that could occur when bringing up the scoreboard.

“Netcode” improvement
We’ve addressed the so-called “Kill trading”. This refers to when two players fire at each other and, seemingly, both die at the same time. The time window where a bullet could cause damage from an already dead player is now calculated as intended, decreasing the timeframe when players with high latency could get a kill, even though they should be dead according to the server. "

Can it (Saza)be?

Oooo!

SoldierStory PJ Type C

Whoa, wasn't expecting this, whereas the Type B is a repackaged version of the STGCC exclusive, the type C is pretty much more unique with regards to gear and HS.... although I do not think that a PJ would be carrying so much combat gear! :p

 

BF4 Australian Tour!

Haha, the videos cheesy and all, but I guess it'll be kinda cool to sit in one! Dude, perhaps you can catch it when it tours Aussieland! :)

http://kotaku.com/playing-battlefield-4-inside-an-armored-lan-party-1483881845
 

Last Working Monday for the year!

Wootz! It's a Monday and all, but at LEAST it's the last Monday I have to work for this year wootz! :D Traffic was supremely clear, but was still late for work haha!

 

It's the 16th already... scary how fast time flies, only 9 more days to X'mas!

Masterpiece (Blue)streak part deux

LFinally opened up Streak, mostly the same as prowl, other than some markings and the HS, but i thought the finishing was a bit better! Another good toy to the MP line. :)

The Desolation of Smaug

Watched this yesterday in 3D courtesy of a vendor, really reinforces the point that a) 3D still is too gimmicky and looks crappy and washed out b) They didn't create this with spectacle wearers in mind, other than that, the movie was generally entertaining, lots of action scenes, but also lots of things that weren't in the storybook. The love triangle thing was unnecessary, and the ending was... abrupt.

 

Still, an easy 7/10 just to see some familiar faces and Legolas going all ninja over the orcs haha!

 

TGIF!

Just picked up on this Easter Egg in BF4, saw the assignment, but didn't know what to make of the requirements! So stumbled across a site which tells u how to unlock it from the leaderboards. :p

ThreeZero ED-209

So, 3Z is making ED-209 from the new Robocop movie? Admittedly, I still prefer the classic ED-209, this one seems too... generic, and overengineered! I've no doubt they'd make a good version of it though, their stuff is quite high quality! :)

 

MG Sazabi released!

In Japan that is, hope the shop processes my order soon! :p Look at all those teeny parts!

 

Fansproject Diesel (NOT Motormaster)

Looking good! Too bad it'll only be released next year in Jan... hey, it's just a coupla weeks away only! This will be my first combiner in a long time.... :p

 

 

DOOM - 20 years on.

Wow, it's been 20 years already? Doom was released on the 10th of December, 1993. I remember getting the game from Lim at USSC, it was on 2 or 3 3.5" disks! Ahhh, good memories. I was in Secondary school then... only a young 17 years old haha! :p

I played Doom on my first PC, a 486SX-25 from Datamini.... with 4MB of Ram!!! Woohoo! :) The game was outstanding in terms of the graphics, gameplay and audio.... plus I used to create custom levels just for the heck of it haha.




http://www.incgamers.com/2013/12/doom-20th-anniversary-today-true-classic

Masterpiece (Blue)Streak

Streak was released a week or so after Prowl, haven't opened yet! So other than the color and stylings, i think this looks pretty similar to Prowl. Freebies are the same though, the coin and the additional gun... Well, better than nothing i guess! :p

Snaaaakkkke! MGS Ground Zeroes

Looks like there's gonna be a few different bundles when the prelude to MGS V is launched as usual, wonder if there'll be a MGS V PS4 bundle? :) The premium pack looks like it'll come with a Kai Arts figure of snake, like the EU version of MG:Revengeance had a Raiden fig. Or how about one with a Puma Jacket? :)

 

Sideshow 1/6 Hoth Luke and Tauntuan

First thing I want to ask is.... can you slice open the belly? Will the 1/6 gunk ooze out? Gross I know! :p And it's gonna cost at least $500 bucks I think....

 

Ground Zeroes DLC

What the hey? Why only for the XBone? Well, prob come out on all platforms eventually! Body Snatchers? :p

 

BF4 Patch

So THIS was the 800MB patch that Origin downloaded last nite... only squeezed in a coupla rounds before my babies came in. :p That's a hella big patch for a few broken items!

"Dec 9 PC Game Update Notes
Shot behind cover when changing stance
Sometimes the character stance could get into a multiple frame desync and be part of the problem where you got shot even though your character was actually behind cover. This would mostly affect players doing transitions into crouch and prone as well as moving when crouched. The impact was smaller in a standing stance. This bug fix eliminates this particular desync issue.

We have also increased the camera height when crouching and moving to more accurately reflect the actual height of your soldier in that stance (the first person camera was too low when crouching and moving, resulting in that you had a poor representation of how much of your soldier that was actually out of cover.)

-Fixed one of the most frequently occurring client crashes
-Fixed broken collision on containers with open doors. The bug previously made grenades bounce back even though the doors were open.
-Fixed a bug in Defuse mode where defenders could win the round by killing all the attackers without disarming the bomb, if the bomb was disarmed in the previous round.
-Miscellaneous stability fixes further reducing the number of client crashes
-Fixed side gunner jitter when aiming in attack boats & transport helicopters
-Fixed some instances of frame rate drops when shooting at large Levolution objects after they have been destroyed (like the radar dish on Rogue Transmission)
-Fixed broken aiming for passengers on the China Rising dirt bike
-Fixed a bug where the sound when capturing a flag was not playing correctly
-Removed a bug that would double save during MP round transition and SP level transition. This fix will reduce the occurrence of corrupted save files. "

SW Black Series - Boba Fett

Well, this is the exact same one as the one that came bundled with han in carbonite; sculpting and details are good, though the joints are a wee bit tight! Poseability is so-so, but he still looks fierce in any stance!

Off to a wedding!

On this rainy and windy Sunday! Was tempted to stay at home.... But nah, not gonna let my friend down on his big day! :) congrats mr khoo!

The passing of Nelson Mandela

So another historical figure leaves this mortal realm..... Soon will come time when most people from that generation will go....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520

TGIF!.. and Year of the Horse Prime

Oh lordy, it's Friday already! :p Weather's been cool but humid nonetheless! At least it was a sunny day today! Countdown! 19 more days to X'mas....

In toy news! Hasbro is releasing a Year of the Horse edition of Masterpiece Prime...  Ewwww...

 

Old post (Monday!)

*EDIT - Uh, this was supposed to be out on Monday, but darned thing was stuck on my phone! :(

Wow, rained throughout the day since last night! Shiok weather to sleep in really, so tempted to call in sick and laze at home... Alas! :p

Picked up this 1/144 scale ace combat kit, really teeny but good detail! :) hope they release more of these!

BF4 Multiplayer : YU LIDDAT?

Well, not that I'm not having fun in the game, although it sucks having to level up to get better weapons and attachments. (And probably cos my reflexes ain't what they used to be haha!), something just feels.... off.... about the game? Oh yeah, in between the crashes and hanging (Definitely buggier than BF3!), there seems to be a lot of 'magic' kills and lag in the game.... well, the article below sure explains it... hope they get the code right soon! As it stands, it kinda sucks when you lose your points midway in a game..

 

http://kotaku.com/battlefield-4-ps4-patch-gets-delayed-1475902035

 

 

1st December 2013

What, December already? So it's only 24 more days to Christmas... Fast! Weather's getting colder here since it's been raining every other day, but it's humid as hell though!

In other news, the actor from Fast n the Furious, Paul Walker, died in a car crash; thought it was a hoax, but turns out to be true. Have always enjoyed the FnF series so it's kinda sad to see him go.... RIP bro!

COD : Ghosts Redux

Ok, Yes, COD Ghosts sucks. The guy they're trying to push as the main baddy doesn't even look threatening, just looks like some old American guy... gosh, most boring villain ever.

And the ending.... OMG... even MW2's ending wasn't so bad. BLOPS2 even had better writing.... well it leaves a door open for a sequel definitely. So Ghosts 2 will let you what, control 2 dogs? And the dog thing is overrated.. what you see in those trailers is about how much you'll interact with the dog in the game. I really wonder how some websites review their games nowadays... most probably paid off by the developers.

 

Bleah. I think COD for me was at it's peak at the first MW.... even BLOPS was cheesy fun. Everything after that is just a generic shooter.

 

6/10.. just for some generic shooter on rails parts which were ok. I'm being pretty generous here!

T-50 Pak-Fa

Sweeeet. New paint scheme! Akula? Looks a bit like some Havoc/Hokum paint scheme I've seen before.. maybe to be used in the Baltics....

 

COD : Ghosts

Hmmmm, just started playing COD : Ghosts, and am into the later half of the game already.... and man, is the COD series getting worse or what? Seriously, if I didn't read about it, I wouldn't have known a lot of the scenes are recycled from the previous COD games.... I was playing the underwater level last night... when I realized it was set out the exact same way as Black Ops II was! Even with the stupid sonar ping thing and all! OMG.....

 

Anyway, the game is pretty clichéd already, and the storytelling is weak. It's like, you know, the developers know they can stuff this poor quality drivel down people's throat every year.. and people still lap it up.... gosh, the state of games nowadays... GTAV is pure literature compared to this haha!

 

Hey, an idea! How about an open world COD? First dibs! I should get royalties! :p

 

Final impressions when I complete the game!

Midweek Humor!

Almost to Friday! This is a good watch haha! :p Yes, the screenshot explains a lot.... ;) Love this series!



Ode to Sazabi...

Oh Sazabi, why do you instill such gunpla lust in me? Even though I try so hard to shy away from you? More importantly, why are your arms still so ridiculously longish? :p

 

Battlefield 4 - Single Player Campaign impressions.

So just had the time to complete the SP mode of BF4... and lordy me, it's even worse than BF3, i'll say that straight off the bat. At least BF3 had a focused story line from point A to B, linear yes, but at least easy to follow. Play BF4, and you'll see that story jumping back and forth, and time skipping for no reason... ok, so maybe there's a novel out there which covers all the loose ends, but it's just jarring in the game.

 

There's also our favorite Russian there, placed there for no reason other than a plot device to get the player out of jail? Why was he even there in the first place? OMG... Also, too much focus on the 'Irish' guy, he got irritating after a while, too emo and whiny for a MARSOC guy. (Actually, who ARE these guys? Not Tier 1 for sure)

 

Well, at least the graphics are nice. The game crashed on me only twice during SP, so I should count myself lucky!

Monday!

Woo! 1 month to X'mas! Was over at RWS at the weekend, stayed over at Hard Rock Hotel which wasn't too shabby. Man, that place is a MESS. Definitely catered to 'other' people if you get my drift... Eeeewwww.... fun to walk around a bit, but this ain't the Sentosa I grew up knowing; it's now a fetid playground for the rich with all the homes and clubs coming around that place. No privacy too anymore since any joker can pay and drive into the place. Sad how far the place has dropped! :p

TGIF!

And it's only like, 4 more weeks to X'mas? There are still a lot of things to do though! At least the tree is up, although I have not put up most of the decorations..... LEGO stuff not up too! :p Booo...

Back to toy news, the MG Sazabi is looking good... should be out year end?

 

Sideshow 1/6 Nathan Drake

Didn't know this was being produced, but it looks pretty good! HT should have picked up this license, maybe they did have a hand in it?

 

Fan's choice Masterpiece Transformer

And the winner issss.....

Star Saber! :p

 

MGS V Interview - Yoji Shinkawa

If I was him... I'd be very distracted!

 

Star Citizen - Anvil Aerospace

Ah, such nice flashbacks to WC Prophecy and the space sims of the past, then a sudden sadness hits me; you KNOW they can do a glorious X-WING game on PC... but.... who knows? Anyway, Star Citizen looks awesome for a crowdfunded game! It's nice to know there are people who still love this genre... this and the Homeworld remake. :)

 

X'mas light up at Gardens!

Wow, just realized I was posting to the wrong blog! Well, better late than never! :p

 

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Today was the official light up for myVillage at gardens, went along with wifey and the boy to partake in the activities and soak up the atmosphere! There was also some karaoke thing going on at the carpark next to the bus stop.... So happening today! Luckily it didn't rain!

 

Diablo 3 : Ultimate Evil Edition

Yeah! Ultimate evil for making me buy it on the PS3 then switching it to the PS4! Boooo..... well, probably gonna buy it anyway since I've been enjoying the console version much more than the crap PC one.... anyway here's a sneak!

 

The PS4 Makes its debut!

Wow, this is darn cool! PS4 launches in the US today! Haha, it's sooo tempting.... look at this video!

 

TGIF!

Woooo! Rainy Friday! :) Again nice to sleep in. Remember this series Fatal Frame? Man, it's now a download on the PSN store for the PS3.... and it's cheap... but... fark, that game always creeped the hell outta me! O mean, look at that cover! Brrrrr.... always hated that cover.

 

OMG Grammar Nazi's!

Did I spell that correct? Haha! :p

 

CM's Transformers

Cool, CM's Corp is releasing the suit that Spike's son Daniel wore in TF : The movie. I dun think this would be something that Takara would ever release hehe.

 

Batman meets two-face

Wahaha! :p This is like, Batman's dyslexic brother or something... then again, there's been another Batman in the news hehe.

 

Thorsday! A perfect day..

Yes, a perfect day to sleep in bed at home! Man, it was raining since last nite, it would have been perfect to sleep in today... but... alas, work calls. :p This vid from Sony was... unexpected? It's farnie in that sense, I can imagine if everyone was just smiling and singing on the battlefield... :)

 

Attack of the drones! Cool video! :)

Oh  man, they can control these quadrotors so precisely! Imagine when it's applied to the military.... :p

 

Kai Arts Robocop 1.0

Hmm, I actually think the 1.0 ver looks better than the Black 3.0 one. :) I wonder how it evolves though, guess have to wait for the movie to see!

 

PS4 Unboxing Video

Well, at least the cheapos give the HDMI and USB cables now, which honestly speaking, doesn't cost much in bulk really.

 

6 weeks to X'mas!

OMG, Monday's here already? As the weather slowly gets cooler here, i guess everyone's slowly getting into the swing of preparing for the year end celebrations... i for one aim to have the tree up by next week.... i hope!

Well, the weekend was spent mostly lazing about at home with the kiddies and playing the PS3.... man, the PS4 is sureeee starting to look gooood... :p

TGIF! Robocop Redux

Friday woohoo! This week seemed to pass slowwweeerrr than usual somehow. Maybe it's because the Earth has slowed it's spin as the year end approaches... or that's my theory anyway! Well, most places have the X'mas deco up, and X'mas songs piping through the speakers. Time to get in the mood woohah!

I think movie season should be coming to an end now, next major movie will be the 2nd part of The Hobbit movie, then most of the major movies will be out next year. Star Wars EP VII will be out Dec 2015.. man, didn't think i'd see this day come!

Also, trailer 2 for the new Robocop is out, pretty cool! Even though it's a remake, they have to make it as a standalone movie, and not tag on to the legacy of the previous Robocop, as that's a hard act to follow, and also a movie made for a previous age. :)

 

Thor : The Dark World

As someone who found the first Thor movie entertaining and refreshing, it was with a little trepidation that I watched the second Thor movie. I was afraid it was going to be like Iron Man, which didn't really live up to the impact the first movie had.

 

Thankfully, the movie was surprisingly good, with a running time of 120 minutes, you won't realize that two hours have passed as the pacing is relentless, barely leaving you a moment to catch your breath till the next set piece arrives.

 

The interaction between the actors is great, real screen chemistry. Loki was awesome as usual, and some plot twists here and there which I didn't really see coming. :) Most of the movie is spent away from Earth this time, and maybe they got a bigger budget cos Asgard looks better this time round. The scenery does leave me with a bit of a Lord of the Rings feel though. :p

 

The only downer was the bit after the first credits run... It felt... cheap and out of place after the lush vistas the were presented previously.. I know its a tie in to the next upcoming movie, but was it necessary? No wonder even the director hated it and made clear it was the studios who put it there and not him!

 

Oh, and stay AFTER that for one more extra scene. :)

Midweek!

It's a slow day, but this video really made me laugh and grin like an idiot in front of my computer! :p

 

Star Wars Bloopers!

Haha, this is the best! :p

 

Metal Build ARX-8 Laevatein

Hmmm, wonder how much metal will actually be in this thing? But cool that they're branching out to make different items tho! This is from the series "Full Metal Panic", which is an anime series based off a novel. The mecha here is more real-world compared to fantasy giant robos; closer to Patlabor than Gundam. :)

 

Happy Birthday klyn!

Ahh, how time flies, it's been 365 days since my baby girl was born, and she turns one today! And already tottering around the house, getting her hands on everything and anything she can! :p

Happy Birthday my baby girl! :)

TGIF!

What? It's November already? OMG X'mas is next month! :p Weather's been crazy here; hot in the afternoon and storms in the evening. Right now it looks like nighttime out the window!

 

Anywayz, there's gonna be 6" Stormie from the Black Series, looks good from the product pic below! Uh oh, I can already hear the scalpers wanking over the pics and camping at the stores! Well, a bit too early, since it's probably on out early 2014!

 

Figma Indy Jones!

Pretty cool although the facial likeness could use a bit more tweaking! The face looks like as he currently is, should make it look a bit younger! :)

 

Rainbow Six : Rogue Spear

This was the theme that still gives me the heebie jeebies when I listen to it!

 

Soldier Story USAF PJ Type B

Well, this was not unexpected since they always have a normal release of the convention exclusives! This comes with a sked, and some new equipment minus the jacket, but 90% similar hehe!

 

Ultimetal Optimus Prime

Sounds like some Heavy Metal band! Hehe..... Anyway, very cool figure coming from TakaTomy+Action Toys, problem will be the price, at 78,000 yen (S$1K), it'll be a bit too steep for most people except the most hardcore fans! Still, nice! :)