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07Feb 12

Loading Toys new head sculpts hail from the popular movie, Fight Club. Definitely a classic in my book. The sculpts are pretty accurate and even comes with a bar of soap as seen in the movie. A nice score.

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03Feb 12

Fansproject’s TFX-04 Protector or Rodimus Prime has been out for quite a while already. I decided to get onto the bandwagon and get one for myself, including the targetmaster addon, Sidearm. The Protector addon requires the Transformers United or Generations Hot Rod/Rodimus figure, depending on which pack or version you get. Once put together, you get a pretty mean looking Rodimus Prime. Fansproject addon is well made with tight joints that hold together well.

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01Feb 12

It wasn’t too long ago in 2010 that the bi-annual event, Transformers Cybertron Con 2010, was held in Shanghai. Now Singaporean’s and South East Asian Transformers fans can look forward to Transformers Cybertron Con 2012 right in Singapore! The event will be held very soon from 11 – 14 March at Resorts World Convention Centre. The event promises to showcase an extensive collection of historical Transformers items from throughout the brand’s 27 year history via a visually stunning exhibit.

Some highlights of the event includes:

  • Panel Sessions with special guest, Mr. Hideaki Yoki, lead designer of Transformers in Takara Tomy and TRANSFORMERS brand experts from Hasbro;
  • A 22-foot tall OPTIMUS PRIME character statue, one of the largest TRANSFORMERS statues ever;
  • TRANSFORMERS drawing classes by top Hasbro artists (at select times);
  • Three-dimensional action figure dioramas capturing scenes from popular TRANSFORMERS entertainment including the blockbuster movies
  • National ‘Fastest Fingers First’ Challenge, testing convention goers’ skills at converting TRANSFORMERS action figures from “robot” to “vehicle” modes.

I for one am pretty excited. Being a Transformers fan since I can remember and collecting the comics and toys, this is like a dream come true. Hope it’s better than STGCC! :) Tickets will be available from 2 Feb onwards at the Resorts World Sentosa website, or at the ticketing booths located at Universal Studios Singapore. Tickets for the convention are priced at $12 for a Day Pass and $68 for a 4-day VIP Pass.

VIP pass holders are entitled to:

  1. Unlimited event access (11-14 March);
  2. Photo Opportunity with 22-foot OPTIMUS PRIME;
  3. 1 x VIP Lanyard;
  4. 1 x TRANSFORMERS KRE-ON figure

You can keep up-to-date by following the Transformers Cybertron Con Facebook page.

Hope to see you fellow Transformers fans there!

 

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31Jan 12

The Quintessons were one of Transformers G1 more popular evil characters. You always knew that any storyline with the Quintessons was going to be bad ass. The Judges were the iconic face of the Quintesson race. The 5 faces would put fear into any bot. Impossible Toy’s 3rd party figure is pretty well sculpted, save for a few QC problems with the stand.

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29Jan 12

Hot on the heals of Thundershred comes Stormbomb. The names of these 3rd party Insecticons may suck, but their quality sure makes up for it. Fansproject has come up with another well made figure. The joints are firm and tight, and the paint job is good.

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26Jan 12

Iron Man isn’t complete without his buddy, War Machine. Once again, another great figure by Revoltech. The articulation is slightly restricted due to the War Machine armour, but it’s all good.

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24Jan 12

Revoltech has really upped their game in the past year with some quality characters. Iron Man Mark VI really looks good. The articulation makes for some nice poses.

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29Oct 11

The New Goblin in Spiderman 3 was a forgettable character. His costume wasn’t as memorable as the Green Goblin’s in the first film and he was overshadowed by the Sandman and Venom in the movie. Though after getting the figure, I’ve really grown to like it. continue reading..

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27Oct 11

I’m a fan of the Resident Evil movies and of most zombie movies. And I’m also a fan of Milla Jovovich. It wasn’t a hard decision to pick this figure up once I heard Hot Toys was releasing it. continue reading..

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25Oct 11

The moon landing was one of the most significant events of the last century. And one which we human’s don’t seem close to repeating anytime soon. I’ve always been fascinated by space, sci-fi and astronauts and knew I had to have a 1/6 scale astronaut in my collection.  continue reading..

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