Friday, October 28, 2016

October Purchase (4) - KO DX Reflasher Set ( Ultraman Dyna ), DX Shakariki Sports Gashat

Haul from Taobao came today... First is this KO DX Reflasher set that sells the Ultraman Phone as the main toy and the KO DX Reflasher as an add-on toy, but I bought it mainly for the Reflasher... hahahahaha... Have since thrown away the figurine... Costs approximately SGD 17.95 ...


And this is the reason why I bought it - to complete the trio.... Now left to restore Reflasher lock mechanism and the sounds of the Reflasher and Esplender (the sound in the Esplender sounds more similar to the original Reflasher's sound... )...


And also gotten this DX Shakariki Sports Gashat for my little nephew.... costs approximately SGD 24.60 ...

Monday, October 17, 2016

90 Percent Success Modifications : DX OOO Scanner for Super TaToBa, Tamashii

Replaced the sound circuits previously used to add sounds for the Super TaToBa and TaMaShii combos, this time used a more costlier and better version... In the end, sound is a bit too clear compared to the DX OOO Scanner sound, making the 2 sounds not quite match perfectly... also, the real trimmer used to cut the sounds from the movies are not able to cut to what I will like to have, so.. but already so much better than the previous one... Happy....





Sunday, October 16, 2016

October Purchase (3) - DX Gamer Driver and DX Kimewaza Slot Set, DX Gashacon Breaker

Headed down to Fuiya today to get these stuff for my little nephew's Christmas present... Nope, I still keep my view that this new Kamen Rider Ex-Aid's design is ridiculous, though I will still catch the series (since not much Tokusatsu shows to watch here... ), and get the toys for my little nephew if he is into this show... I might make a home-made Gamer Driver though, if I can figure out how to make the mechanism part... hahaha... The Driver and Slot set cost $110, and the weapon cost $40...


Back of the box used to be the front of older boxes... makes sense, as there is more unbroken up space for the graphics...


The contents... I felt Bandai is getting more unscrupulous with this new belt... You see, the main driver/belt is just 1 big chunk of plastic box with a mirror, with the sounds and light coming from the Gashat, so, referring to the DX Gamer Driver only set: (1) why still sell so expensive? (2) Only 1 Gashat included ??? (3) Have to purchase the Maximum Drive Sl.. I mean the Kimewaza Slot separately, which shouldn't it be supposed to be together with the Driver? All these made me feel Bandai is getting money-hungry... unless maybe next time the DX Gashats will sell cheap which I don't believe so... anyway....


DX Gashacon Breaker!!!! Is a bit larger than what I had expected... so not too bad..



hmmm.... no lights... sigh....

October Purchase (2) - KO Spark Lens

After finding the (Chinese-version) Esplender, the Ultraman Gaia transformation device, buried deep somewhere, I decided to collect all of the 3 Ultraman Tiga, Gaia and Dyna transformation devices... A search in Taobao shows no sign of the old Audley Spark Lens, only those neon colour top KOs, and some odd sized ones... Finally found 1 that has a no-colour transparent top parts... Length of this KO is 20cm, so quite a good size, think is the same as the Audley version... Costs approximately SGD4.30, cheap cheap... because the plastic quality, for the handle part, seem to be similar to the PVC (i.e. shampoo plastic) type, but a bit more rigid...


I can't identify which version this KO is based on, as it seem to have a lot of elements from the different versions I can find on the internet, KO or legit... Will have to do a lot of restoring, e.g. changing the sound circuit, removing the red flame paint, painting the gold strips, etc..



p.s. ... and the stupid 5-Element Shuriken is broken beyond repair, even after fixing with new switches (deliberately bought from Taobao) and alternative switch... Wasted 5 hours of my time.. sigh...

Sunday, October 2, 2016

October Purchase (1) - Karakuri Hengen (Ninningers), DX Zenrin Shooter, Goton Nin-Shuriken, DX Shift Cars Set 1 and 2, DX Shift Car Holder, Misc Buys

Nearly missed out this Sheng Tai's Branded Toys Warehouse Sale, fortunately saw the post on Toys4Kids SG facebook... And bought a lot of stuff... hahahaha...

2 big bags of toys!!!! Waaahh.... And as usual, toys that are "repeated" are for me and my little nephew...



First up, the Sandan Ningeki Karakuri Hengen (3-Stage Ninja Attack Clockwork Transformer(???) ) which costs $30 each... Frankly... not really worth the money... but it is slowly growing on me, hahahaha.... The Claw-mode is quite decent size though, but the blade ... sigh... Don't really understand the words the toy says, so have to do more research... hahaha... But so tempting to do a modification on the blade... and already planning in mind.... hee hee... And by the way, I did not follow the Ninningers series, only a couple of episodes...



Next is DX Zenrin Shooter... and I think these are the last 2 pieces... at least in the morning... Costs $25 each... and also... not really worth the money... hahahaha.... but yes, it is also growing on me slowly!!!!! hahahahaha... At least the size is quite decent... "Zenrin !!!!!"....



And also bought this Kaiten Chouninpou Goton Nin-Shuriken (Spinning Super Ninja Arts 5 Element Ninja Shuriken(???) ) at $10 each... Eh... Hahahaha.... No Ichibantou in the warehouse sales... so why did I bought these for??? Wahahahaha....


And since these are so cheap, I bought them... DX Shift Cars Set 1 ($10) and Set 2 ($5), as well as a DX Shift Car Holder (10)... Actually I had no intention to buy Set 1, but somehow I forget to put it back before going to the cashier... hahahahahaha....



Next are the miscellaneous items... Bought 1 box of Yokai Medal Vol 3 at $8, which is 25% off the "normal" selling price in most major departmental stores... Will open them together with my nephew and nieces tonight... Also gotten a Pokemon Mega Ring ($2) and an Absolute Chogokin Mazinger Z ($5) for display...




Not forgetting Shopkins Food Fair Set($15) and Fashion Spree ($12) sets for my little niece...



And finally... the free gifts... foldable fans... hahahahaha.... UUUU-chu Ki-taaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!