Eat with your family day!

Woohoo! Early release from office at 4.30pm today! Everyone's so cooperative and the office is empty. :) should have more of this actually, there's little to no Work Life balance on this ted dot. :p

HT Robocop - ED-209

What?!!? Coming out at the same time too? Man... my wallet's crying...

HT - Robocop

Cool! Looks better than their initial release, with voice too! Better buy it or there'll be.... Trouble! :p

UPDATE : Hmmm just found out there are 2 versions of this! One with the Chair, and one with just robo itself.... i'll pass over the Chair version if it's gonna add another 100 or so bucks to it, doesn't look worth it!

Teenage Mutant Niinja Turtles

Seems like its making a big comeback! Saw this display at Toa Payoh last weekend, and also at Takashimaya. The sculpting is different from classic series, but still looks pretty cool. Some have sound effects and voices too! :)

VF Modelling Manual

Pretty interesting book! It's basically a photobook/pictorial with guides on how to build up and improve on the Hasegawa VF kits. Cool pics and color schemes included too!

Xbox ONE

Hmmm... why does it look so... old fashioned? Design wise, it seems to be a step backward. Lots of chatter about other things like an always-online connection needed, no backwards compatibility and paying to play used games.... Urgh.

 

I just want a GAMES CONSOLE dammit! Can't they keep it simple? I don't need a home entertainment system that's connected to every social media outlet AND requires me to pay a monthly subscription.

 

Let's hope they get things right by launch... but hey, at least the controller has rumble triggers!

 

 

Shack monday

Gawd, my legs haven't ached like this in a bit; all the squatting up and down patching the cables gave me cramps in my calves!

Worked till bout 10.30pm on Saturday, the main building proved a bit tricker, and then there were the cabling issues, but those luckily could be resolved.

This kinda prepared us for the next day, and we finished by about 7pm. I tell you, time just flew by, why isn't it like this on normal days?

Anyway, today turned out pretty ok still, nothing major occurring other than an unexpected overload and some users not know how to use the system.... But all considered, pretty peachy! :p

Beerfest Asia 2013!

Woohoo! It's that time of year again! ;D Can't wait for it to arrive. Best part? Killer Queen is coming back for 2013!!!!!


Killer Queen Beerfestasia 2013

Caltek MOH Warfighter - Preacher

Pretty nice figure! Turned out much better than the prototype, which looked like the neck was too long! Accessories look good too. Too bad the game itself was so-so only!

Check out the review here!

X-47B UCAS Launch

Cool video of the deck launch for the X-47! Scary to see the "pilot"... what ARE they using? Those armatures look weird. Also, no blast shield on launch!

Felix the cat is there too... Bombcat!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Haha, you didn't think Coulsen really 'died' right? This is the comics! :p

Looks like "X-files" for the superhero universe!

TFC Toys Uranos

Not too shabby! I know the main body (NOT silverbolt) has been getting a lot of flak, but the combined form does look good. :)

Weird ad

Backside illumination sensor hehe.. ;)

LEGO Jabba's Palace

Finally picked this up as they were having a offer on the set from bricksworld, seeing how it's gonna be retired soon, i think i've delayed long enough! :p

There was some contraversy over this set looking like a certain type of building structure... This is LEGO for cryin out loud, and what year was ROTJ released?

Some people should stop being so sensitive...

 

Happy Mother's Day!

To all mum's and mum's to be, for all the sacrifices made for us, thank you from the bottom of my heart! :)

Sick sick!

Down with a mild flu! Darn weather really sux; super hot in the afternoon followed by a downpour in the evening... Well, at least it's Friday tomorrow! :)

Macross Frontier - VF-171 Nightmare

This was released about 2 weeks ago in Japan? As usual, not many local sources were bringing it in due to "uncertain" supply, so online was the only was to go to get this.

Outta the box, it feels light compared to the VF-25. The details are good on the though, and Fighter mode is sleek and keeping within the proportions of the line are; amazing what engineers can do nowadays with toys.

The transformation though, is killer. Had to look on the web for some instructions before knowing where so parts go and how they fit together. It's definately a bit too complicated for casual play, it's not something you can transform under 3 minutes without some practice!

There seems to be less diecast for this toy? The critical joints are metal though. Gerwalk mode balances pretty well. Battroid mode is the most complicated to get right though; lots of joints to fit together so the body doesn't fall apart, but at least the instruction manual does sort of make it a bit easier.

Not too shabby overall, there's armor parts coming out in the 3rd quarter of this year that will add more weapons and bulk it up!



EA Buys Star Wars License

Hmmm.. dunno if this is good or not, but at least we'll get to see more SW stuff? :p

http://kotaku.com/ea-snags-exclusive-deal-to-make-star-wars-games-493178983

X-wing Miniatures

Pretty cool even if i don't really collect them... they're releasing the ship from the Dark Forces FPS! Was it called the Ebon Hawk? Can't remember... :p

Check out wave 3 of the releases here!

UPDATE : Oh gawd, Kyle Katarn's ship was called.... wait for it.... THE MOLDY CROW.

LEGO May the 4th Sale

Honestly, crazy cheap. Just get it even though it falls apart haha. :p It costs $419 in SG.... even crazier right?

Yamato Zoids Shield Liger

Got this from the TFH sale, but only found time a coupla days ago to open it to look see. This thing is heavy! Over 3KG, they were serious when they said it's made of die-cast!

Details are great on this, but the joints could be tighter though; the weight causes the legs to be kinda floppy, but once it's posed it stays in that pose... due to the weight! :p

How to speak Wookiee!

Guess this will be interesting to have! :p

"Everyone's been there you re playing holo chess with a Wookiee, and things get out of hand. You've done something to offend him, but you don't know what. How can you defuse the situation? Better yet, how can you make sure you never end up there again?

 

With intergalactic travel easier than ever, Wookiees can now be found on nearly every planet in the galaxy and on starships everywhere in between. This helpful guide teaches citizens of the galaxy key phrases in the Wookiee language, eliminating near-fatal encounters with notoriously short-tempered Wookiees while smoothing the way to lasting partnerships and friendships. The handy sound module recorded by Chewbacca himself! demonstrates proper pronunciation of ten key phrases."

Metal Build Gundam Exia

This should be the 3rd in the metal build line, although Bandai has released other diecast bots in the past too. So far all three have been from anything but the UC line in the Gundam universe... it'd be sweet if they made a Metal Build Nu Gundam... can't have enough of it!



The Exia looks quite similar to the 00 Gundam, the quality is pretty good, paint apps are smooth without any overpainting, tampos are clear, and the detailing is sharp. It also feels good in the hand as there's quite a bit of diecast parts giving it a good heft.

There's also a ton of accessories and weapons for Exia, including a display base. Articulation is pretty good too!

Although i never really followed the 00 series, this design is pretty sweet, and makes a nice addition to any Gundam collection!

Happy Star Wars Day!

I know a million other people will say this but....











Have you hugged a wookiee today? :) May the Fourth be with you!

Fansproject - Downforce and Last Chance

Looking good! But a weee bit on the skinny side! :p

VF-171 Nightmare Plus

Arrived today woohoo! :)

DAMTOYS 1/6 Seal Team 1 - Operation Red Wings

Cool fig from the ill fated Operation Red Wings, where once again "Good" intel screwed up the lives of some good men. By now you'd have thought they'd stop heli insertions, but they did it for Neptune Spear anyway. :p

Metroplex... Again!

Man, they're sure teasing with the Metroplex pics! Enough already, we know it's big! ;p

HT Black Widow

Ok, so picked up the widow from TFH, apparently this is the 2nd shipment, kinda explains it as it was supposed to be released soooooo long ago. Plus according to the guy there, there are still people whose orders have not been fulfilled! Pretty hot.

I think it would make a good kitbash of Dana Scully though!

Labour Day!

Happy Labour Day! Darn good to get a day off like this, someone should make this the norm! :)