Acquisitions from Hong Kong...

Here are my acquistions from my March 2012 Hong Kong trip.

actually nothing impressive but my best acquisition would be Vintage D-101 Soundblaster. Already have the encore version (here!) but like i mentioned, vintage is the best! and of course got a good deal courtesy of my buddy's discounting and relationship with the shop owner!

Am collecting the molds for the autobot cars...got a few reissues...probably able to get them in Singapore too but prices vary...i can say these were acquired of a reasonable price! Encore Skids, Encore Hoist, Encore trailbreaker, E-hobby Silverstreak, Takara Box re-issue Prowl. Managed to grab the last pieces of TFC not devastator, Hercules...namely Neckbreaker (Not bonecrusher) and Mad Blender (Not mixmaster). A newer TF would be the Generations Scraphead. Missed out on this in Singapore. Pretty difficult to find in Singapore at retail price. Fortunately for me, a retail priced piece found in Hong Kong.

Found another MOSC C-18 Henkei Minibots in Macau and also got another set of the Kabaya TFs (Rodimus, Inferno, Victory Leo)

The D-101 is good, very minty except the box has flap crease...but again and again, not complaining!

For the autobot cars, i'm now looking to colelct the molds so whether vinateg or reissue, i'm ok!! just a few more to complete the cars!!

Hercules is finally complete! After all 6 figures were released, there was a mad craze about Hercules in Hong kong. Such that everywhere was sold out! Luckily managed to get my buddy to grab the last pieces for me a couple of weeks before i'm there!

TFC Hercules Exgraver (Not Scavenger)

Transformers 3rd Party Hercules Exgraver (Not Scavenger)

The first of the "not constructicons" which i bought.

Came with a part missing but spoke to TFC and they sent in the replacement part.

Not bad for a toy manufacturer...but then again i need to go through a friend...emailing them takes a long time to get a respond.

As the rest, to transform into Hercules's right arm, there's no requirement for partsforming.

TFC Hercules Structor (Not Scrapper)

TFC Hercules Structor (Not Scrapper)

One of the best rendition of the Constructicon Leader.

Almost 99% likeness to his G1 counterpart.

Awesome articulation for a "G1" toy... There's something to complain about though..the hood for the vehicle mode isn't G1-like. It's a cabin rather than a hood...well, nothing's perfect...

TFC Hercules Heavy Load (Not Long Haul)

TFC Hercules Heavy Load (Not Long Haul)

Not a bad mold, so far all the "not constrcuticons" are well-built.

G1-likeness is there, poseability is there.

the only thing i can complain about is the paint job. not there the paint job is crap but i feel more details can be added. Definitely a call for the customizers out there to give Hercules a new coat.

Really have no complaints about this one...after transforming it a couple of times, i gave them to my 3 year old boy to play with. In fact, these are built in a way which is more robust than the official toys for the CHUG line. I can safely retrieve them from my boy's toy basket and still intact.

The vehicle mode is what boys like...to push the vehicles around. All 4 wheels can touch the ground...and we all know that some TFs can't due to the transformation difficulty; that the parts can't clip together etc, etc... Like the MP-09 Rodimus prime?

TFC Hercules Dr Crank (Not Hook)

Bought Exgraver (Not scavenger) earlier. But did not Take any photos of it.

When i went to Hong Kong in Dec 2011, i actually picked up the other of the "Not constructicons" at a very good price (thanks to my buddy in Hong Kong!).

This is the first...Dr Crank (Not Hook).

Joints are really tight. No stickers required. Very simple instruction which are easy to follow. In any case, to those that play with transformers regularly, you could probably "decipher" how to transform the figure easily.

Nice articulations add the CHUG feel to the toy, yet retaining G1-ness.

The Hercules joints (which looked like the energon combiner joints) are super tight. making the combined form somewhat robust. In fact i think the combiner joints are more effective than some G1 combiner joints. But of coz, nothing beats G1!

Weapons for all the "Not constructicons" are quite similar, making it confusing which belongs to who if you mix them up. Especially for me since i threw away the boxes and brought them back to Singapore loose.

Articulated yet blocky....:)