Archive for December, 2009

12′ inch SAF Soldier in No. 1 & 4 uniform with SAR21

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After scoring the 12′ inch SAR21 rifle, I just had to kit bash an SAF soldier in No. 1 & 4 uniforms. Those of you who know me personally would know I’m a Scout PC in the SAF, and thus the soldier with a jungle cap.

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I started of with your typical SAF soldier in No. 4 uniform holding onto a carbine, previously the weapon of choice for Recce elements in the SAF. (Do note that SAF’s No. 4 uniform has recently changed in the past couple of years, but I’ve yet to find a proper match in 12′ inch scale.)

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And now the SAF solder with the SAR21, the current weapon Recce elements use in the SAF. Some more pics below.

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The SAF No.1 uniform is the ceremonial uniform and is often used during special occasions and parades. The 12′ inch uniform I managed to score looks great and has an officer rank, but instead of infantry, it has amour insignias. Haiz. Well you can’t have everything. I’m using a Hot-Toys Truetype body with this.

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Amazing Tilt-Shift Photogaphy

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There’s just something really beautiful about tilt-shift photography. It’s really amazing how a real life can be depicted as if they were miniatures. And I’m a sucker for miniature stuff. heh More beautiful examples of tilt-shift photography here.

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Website Downtime.

Grrrr,,, while upgrading wordpress, something went wrong during my FTP session and I wiped out my themes and some older pics I had from my old posts.

I’ll try to repost some like the Tokyo Toy Shops posts, gimme a few days. sianz.

UPDATE: Ok, I’ve managed to savage some old pics and have updated some posts here and there. But majority of my old posts will be missing their pictures :( .

Though I did manage to recover all the visuals for my Tokyo Toy Shops posts. Hope this continues to help fellow Toy Hunters who are traveling to Tokyo. I’ll be heading up to Tokyo again in January and will definitely posts updates as well as visuals from my Toy hunts. :P

12′ inch SAR21 Rifle

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The SAR21 is designed and made locally. The rifle is used by the Singapore Armed Forces and most of you who have gone thru NSF or are reservists would have seen it and even used it in the last decade. The rifle has some good reviews. In fact, Popular Mechanics have voted it one of the Top 5 High-Tech Guns for the Next Century.

As stated in my previous post, I recently scored a custom made 12 inch SAR21 rifle. And it’s locally made as well! :) The rifle is nicely sculpted with some great detailing, knobs, screws, etc. there’s even allowance for the rifle sling if you can find a sling that fits the rifle.

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The rifle is light weight and has a sturdy feel to it and it feels stronger than most 12 inch rifles that I have collected. Though I’m not about to test it out to find out how strong it is! heh. Too bad the magazine cannot be removed, but it’s nice to see it is accurately transparent with the rounds showing.

There’s just something about having a 12 inch version of something local that appeals to me. It’s ‘one of a kind’. Enjoy the rest of the pics.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-28

  • Sherlock Holmes rocks. Smart n witty. Great cast. :) #
  • Off to church for Christmas service then onward to catch Sherlock Holmes. Great sunny day! #
  • The spread for dinner. Yummy! http://twitpic.com/uy0zw #
  • Lovely Xmas candle n flowers. :) http://twitpic.com/uxt31 #
  • Off to Christmas dinner with the relos! Turkey, ham, stuffing! Shiok! #
  • Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and blessings during this holiday season! #
  • Mambo is rocking! Woot!! #
  • Got myself a SAR21!! Woot! http://twitpic.com/urlj7 #
  • ABBA songs are always uplifting. Great for the holiday season. :p Mamma mia here I go again …. #
  • Tuesday's over, only 11/2 days left in the week! Mambo tommorrow too! Woot! Holiday season! I'm Lovin' It!! #

Sneak: Hot Toys Terminator 2 T-800

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Latest news just in! Shaun just posted the pic above of the upcoming Hot Toys T2 T-800 figure!! Arnie is certainly looking awesome! The sculpt looks perfect. I hope they give us a battle damaged head sculpt with the figure instead of milking us dry by putting out a battle damaged version a few months later!

12′ inch SAR21 Rifle and SAF No.1 Uniform

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Found out from Shaun that Yellow Box had a custom made 1/6 SAR21 rifle on sale. I’ve been looking out for a 1/6 version of the rifle in the local forums for awhile and it was a no brainer that I had to get it. Furthermore, it wasn’t at an unreasonable price. I’m pretty impressed with the make, the paint job and material used are good. Firm to the touch and won’t break easily. The only thing missing was the rifle sling, but thats a small issue. There was a few more boxes of the rifle left while I was there, so get your’s quick!

I managed to get an SAF No.1 uniform together with matching shoes while I was there. Will be kitbashing it together and will post more pics once done! This is certainly turning out to be a happy Christmas, some pics below.

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DX Macross Quarter

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Went down to TFH today to collect the Macross Frontier DX Macross Quarter. Nice huge box. If you don’t already know, the Macross Quarter is the main battleship in the Macross Frontier series. This figure has gotten some good reviews. Can’t wait to open it when I get back. Will post my pics here when I do. In the meantime, some unboxing pics can be found here.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-21

  • Enjoying the Wagyu beef at mom's bday dinner. Shiok! http://twitpic.com/ucbue #
  • Seared duck liver with pork floss. Amazing! http://twitpic.com/uc7ad #
  • Avatar rocked! Was visually moving n a spectacle. Pity the storyline was pretty simple. Great movie though! #
  • In GV Max n Avatar's bout to start! WOOT!!! #
  • The huge Xmas tree at Vivo. The pic doesn't do justice to it. Nice. :) http://twitpic.com/u5t53 #
  • Spent the day lazyin at home n catching up on my vids. Now off to have drinks n food at a frds farewell party. Great day! #
  • Got Avatar tickets for GV Max this Sat for 8 of us. It's gonna rock! #

Awesome Star Wars Lego Photos

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There have been many beautiful pics taken of Star Wars characters through the years. This collection of photos depicting the planet Hoth is pretty awesome. Even better when you find out how the photographer did it. :)

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