Haul from Sunshine Plaza

After reading Desmond's post on Sunshine Plaza, I decided to head on there for a look, and the fact it has been ages since I last went there. Also, there was sightings on a Bandai candy toy at one of the shops there prompted my visit.

And this is the damage due to the visit, all from Xenohobby Workz.
(Note for those heading there, they only accept cash.)

The Amazing Spider-Man

Manwolf is quite an old figure from this Spider-man line which I never did really want to pick up when it was first released, as I was not familiar with the character. But after seeing pictures from other collectors, I decide to pick it up, for a good price of S$15 as well.

Final Fantasy VII Play Arts

This version of Yuffie Kisaragi (S$48) is from Final Fantasy VII. There is another version from Final Fantasy: Advent Children movie, which looks a bit plain. But this is where I first saw the character, and that cool looking weapon. It reminds me of Sasuke's weapon from Naruto.

MuGen


This is the Bandai set of candy toys MugenKaiSeiJuu that I was tipped off, but found at the shop instead of another. It is S$2 more than what you will normally get at Comics Connection.

Haul of the Day

Mugenbine Sword Saint Beast

Picked up 2 sets from Comics Connection.

Haul of the Week

Transformers

The above is a UK Chevy exclusive, which TFH managed to secure for local collectors. Way to go guys !


Got his movie Legends 2-pack mainly for Scorponok.

Machine Robo Mugenbine

These are really cheap, but the downside is they are from HK Bandai, which has major lapse in the quality department.

Revoltech Fraulein

Possibly my last figure for this line. The rest announced so far are not enticing.

Ultraman

Whenever I drop by Ng Collection, there will always be something (else) there to pick up, besides stuff I already have in mind to get.

Re-ment

Highlighted are the stuff I got. The retailer had actually opened all boxes and labeled each with a sticker to denote the contents so you will know what you will be getting. These originally came as blind boxes. But by the time I picked them up, the good ones are already gone.


Out of the box contents.
I am a fan of Re-ment. These miniatures are very nicely done. Sadly they are not 1/6th scale.

Haul of the Week

Transformers

First time reissue of SkyLynx, which is also the first time release in Japan. This figure was never release in Japan. TakaraTomy might be heading in the direct of reissuing never been released in Japan figures. Legends Bonecrusher and Japan exclusive black Arcee.

Animated Hellboy series 1

Was able to track down these figures locally. There is still one more variant animated Hellboy figure missing. The shop owner had one, but it had a cracked lip. Decided to pass up on it. The black colour shirt is for the 10" rotocast figure, which I am not getting. I thought it was for the same scale figures.

Revoltech

Got the Japan Amazon online exclusive Danboard from RapidCulture.

Mugenbine

Latest candy toys from Mugenbine series.

Star Wars

Lucky to find this at retail. Thought was too late when saw someone walking away from the shelf with one of them. Dug through the rack and managed to find one more.

BB Gundam kits

Got these kits after seeing images of them on some Japanese toy site. Got them for the weapons.

Haul of the Day - 26 Aug 2007

This is what I picked up from the TFH 1/6th event. Comes with a pair of dirty socks as well.



Sideshow 1/6th Princess Leia as Boushh from TFH.


Hottoys Modern Firearms Collection series II M4A1 R.I.S w/ M203 from Action City.


shaun is quite an amazing digger. If you need to find a needle in a haystack, he is da man. The above were what he had dug out from the Star Wars shelves at Seiyu. There were also Marine Troopers, but those are quite abundant everywhere.


Art Asylum Marvel Minimates AVENGERS Wonder Man and She-Hulk 2-pack from G&B Comics.


Bandai Jyuuken Sentai Gekiranger GekiBat candy toy from Comics Connection.


Bandai Machine Robo Mugenbine candy toys numbers 6-10 from Comics Connection. This is a re-release of the previous 2 sets, with different colours, and different combination using figures mixed between the previous 2 sets.

Haul of the Week - 12 Aug 2007

This was a tough week, and I mean tough on the wallet, with the arrival of the Transformers Encore series and more Transformers Movie merchandise at TFH.


Takaratomy Transformers Encore series


Takaratomy Transformers Movie Basic Ratchet/Megatron/Blackout, Real Gear Booster X10/High Score 100/Meantime, Voyager Megatron and Deluxe Bumblebee 08/Arcee


Daiblock Convoy


And lastly, some stuff I picked up at OG (20% off) while shopping for my nephew's birthday (today) present: Bandai Ben10 Delxue Kevin 11 (his present), Hasbro Star Wars VOTC IG-88/Bossk and Bandai MachineRobo Mugenbine Razorninja.

Toy Review - Machine Robo Mugenbine Candy Toys

Saw this set at a Japanese toy site, and was intriged by the articulation, and of course, the gattai (combine) aspect. The usual MRM toys sold at department stores are made of better plastics, and packaging, but lacks the articulation that are built into these candy toys.

The same goes for the other Bandai's Sentai series. I am not sure how Bandai can pack the articulations into these candy toys, but not include them into the other higher end toys.

This gattai set comes with 5 figures, with a robot figure (Mugenroid) acting as the central body for the rest to attach to. This is the basic concept since the Machine Robo Rescue series.

Besides the Mugenroid, the rest of the figures have 2 modes, a Dragon mode and a Weapon mode. From the packaging, this seems to be some sort of Legends of 4 Dragons series.
(Note: After Machine Robo Rescue series, I have not been actively catching up with the later Machine Robo series. As such, I have not much information with regards to the later series.)

This set comes with the following figures:
01. MugenFlameDragon
02. MugenThunderDragon
03. MugenEarthDragon
04. MugenWaterDRagon
05. MugenRoid
- the usual Earth Element themes.

The box contains the toy, catalog, a separate instruction sheet for combining the figures, sticker sheet, a candy and as usual, the actual instructions for assembly and stickers is located inside the box. Nowadays, the toy comes almost pre-assembled, which is a good thing. I am lazy to have to remove the parts from the sprues and assemble them. Even putting the stickers is a chore. haha.


The toys come moulded in their basic colours, and there are some basic colours (eg, eyes) however little, added. The rest of the colours are complemented by the stickers. The toys in Dragon mode.


The toys in their Weapon mode. They have to be taken apart to form the alternate mode, and not transformed.

The weapons can use used by the Mugenroid, or the other higher end MRM figures.

The toys in the gattai mode. Again, the toys are taken apart and reassembled. The instructions are given in a separate sheet included. Some parts form the sword and shield.


The combined mode.

Articulations can be found at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle. Though they are just basic articulations, they enable they figure to spot cool action poses. Each figure costs S$6.00, totally at S$30.00 per set. Given the playability of the figure, it is worth the S$30.00.

The other aspect of this toy is that Bandai made it in scale with the higher end series, so you can combined with them as well. Also the concept of building blocks from Bandai is great for instilling imgaination and creativity. Kudos to them.

Haul of the Day - 10 Feb 2007

After another session with the financial planner today, I headed down to the local Comics Connection branch at Northpoint to see if anything new has come in.

Bought the latest candy toys from Bandai's Machine Robo Mugenbine series and a Square Enix Toys Final Fantasy III Trading Arts figures. Got the whole set of MRM (you have to anyways), but only bought a random box of FFIII to try out the quality. The lady at CC asked if I want to take a set, and mentions that the quality is tops. See first lah.