Thursday, August 30, 2012

Transformers Masterpiece MP-11S Sunstorm

Transformers MP-11S Masterpiece Sunstorm
A starscream new mold repaint...
MP-03 mold to me is already one of the best mold for MPs.
But MP-11 really kills the competition.
Now to milk more money out of us, they come out with more repaints...

The "limited edition" coin that comes along with Sunstorm...recently the toy makers like to do this...issue a coin together with the toy, actually serves no purpose....

The front of the box. they should have left out the cape, crown and shoulder pads...those belong exclusively to Starscream and Starscream only!
The back of the box, which is identical to that of Starscream's
Following are some close ups of the box....
Bio Card - front
Bio Card - back
Instruction booklet - front
Instruction booklet - back
But for the MP seeker mold, there's no need for instructions! i can do it with my arms behind my back!
Taaa-Dahhh!
The arms have the flaming pattern...
so does the shoulders....what you call it?
air brushed wings with 2 tones...
Face is similar to that of MP-11.
Bling bling accessories...

The yellow/orange is somewhat too light...would have been perfect should they use a darker shade...
seeing this Sunstorm repaint...i'm smelling more repaints...skywarp....thundercracker...etc...could be hell if they decide to repaint this mold into the rainmakers....really hell...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Transformers Generations Wheelie

Transformers Generations Deluxe Wheelie
Actually i was wondering why Hasbro/TakaraTomy would use the Jazz mold and reissue Wheelie.
A minibot, he already has a Henkei/Universe version, another minibot...
So now, i have 2 pieces of CHUG Wheelie.
The head sculpt for this piece is very G1...but then again, a minobot deluxe sized? uh-uh...
This don't really strike me as a good combination....
For some reason, Wheelie is quite rare in numbers, being only 1 piece in every carton of i don't know, 16? 20? What i can see here is that there's only 1 wheelie and tons of Springer, Swerve and Cliffjumper...so if you're a collector and you see one...don't think, just grab! No grab? Regret!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Tokyo Toy Fair 2012 Black Henkei Convoy

Transformers Tokyo Toy Fair 2012 Black Henkei Convoy
This was released together with the Shining Optimus Prime, which is the clear version of the Transformers Prime First Edition Optimus Prime Mold...i'll cover that later..
The toymakers finally released this piece...
The Black Henkei Convoy was mothballed for many years, having the first glimpse in 2007 as a wonderfest special? Very limited prototypes in the market and definitely alot of K.Os...
but believe me, i have the K.O version as well, th quality is nowhere near the original...ditto about the wonderfest prototype though...

Compared to the Universe Nemesis Convoy, this one looks so much better with the red windows.
Blue windows are just not fierce enough for Nemesis Convoy!!
Comparing this to the K.O piece, the quality is really excellent for the original...
The face sculpt is clearer and well-defined.
Transformation is smoother and the parts where it clicks and fits together, actually fits nicely.
Really glad they finally issued this...as the wonderfest prototype is super rare as well as super expensive!!