Restoration - KO AbaLaser ( Crimson Edition ) ( Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger )

Restored the KO AbaLaser that was bought 2 years ago.. wow, long time ago... Started by replacing the short handle with the handle from a candy toy Delta Driver gun handle part... Looks good!!!





Since the handle is hollow and has a cap that can be opened, I used it to contain the battery holder...


I used the sound-light circuit board ripped from an 2nd-hand AbaLaser bought last time to fit into this KO. The power on-off switch has to be re-locatedto a new place (barrel area) with a new switch rerouted for the trigger...


This part gives me the most headache, and is still not fully working well now... I used magnets to in an attempt to hold the blade in place, but due to the heavy weight of the ABS blade, it does not work well... Sadly, the magnets I used to lock the handle are not strong enough to keep it secured in place... But will do as long as I don't swing it too hard...


Next, painting is done, mainly borrowing the colour scheme from the Thundermax Saber - Crimson Edition... The blade is spray painted while the main body parts are hand-painted with paint pens... paint bleedings are scraped off using a penknife... Ready to assemble...


Done! Gun mode...



And the saber mode...


Saber mode looking from the speaker side, which is painted purple to match the LED cover on the other side...

Restoration - KO Spark Lens ( Ultraman Tiga ) , Bootleg DX Reflasher ( Ultraman Dyna ), ( China Version ) DX Esplender ( Ultraman Gaia )

Finally restored the 3 Ultraman Brothers' transformation devices...

KO Spark Lens ( Ultraman Tiga )
This KO is modeled heavily after the Bandai-Auldey version, which is the China version for the DX Spark Lens. Some minor differences include the design below the transparent LED window (is similar to the Japanese DX version) and speaker holes are now located opposite to the activation button, and of course, the battery (type). It has the most work to be done too. The original red flame paint is removed using melamine sponge and painted with gold paint pen... The latching mechanism has to be fixed too. The battery is also modded to hold 3 button cells instead of 2 (though it is still not enough to power up yellowish-green LEDs as brightly as I hoped to have). And of course a new sound-recording circuit (with a LED light up when playback) is added with the China version (Bandai-Auldey) of the Spark Lens...

Bootleg DX Reflasher ( Ultraman Dyna )
This bootleg comes with the catch mechanism not working, and has to be fixed in order to latch the flipped-out light part. Not sure which this version is based off, but probably the Poppy version. Differences from the normal DX version are the catch mechanism is at the side instead of the tip of the flipped-out light part, and screws on the flipped-out light part are located on the LED side instead of on the brown side. Also have to make a power on-off switch in order not to waste battery life. The sound and light circuit is actually from my China version of the DX Esplender, which I also restore its sound to original one...

( China Version ) DX Esplender ( Ultraman Gaia )
This DX Esplender is the China version, which has the sound of DX Reflasher with extra "Swaaatch" sound at the end. Bought this many years ago for my little nephew. Later, he inherited a Japanese version DX Esplender from his cousin, and after restoring that worn out Esplender, my little nephew kept it and return this to me. Quite an easy restoration with new (correct) sounds replaced using a sound-recording PCB. I thought 3 LEDs will look good but maybe 5 LEDs may look best... maybe next time then fix another 2 more LEDs... too lazy now.....

November Purchase (2) - KO Ginga Spark Set, KO Ultraman Ginga Strium Spark Doll

Collected my haul from Taobao today... 2 of the items are below... First is this KO DX Ginga Spark set that includes an oversized KO Ginga Spark Doll... and has since threw away the doll, as the size is too big to fit into my display... and most importantly, the neck is too long... hahahahaha.... Costs approximately SGD 11.90...



De-tombed... Yeap, will be replacing the existing sound circuit board (which has a typical but slower-playback-speed sword-swinging sounds) with more appropriate transformation (into Ginga only) sound...


Also picked up a KO Ginga Spark Doll as the one that came with the previous set is too big... Turn out to be a Ginga Strium version... doesn't matter... Will be doing some touch up painting... Costs approximately SGD 3.65...


Here's a comparison of the 2 KO Spark Dolls...

November Purchase (1) - Ultra Fusion Cards Thunder Breastar Set, DX Taddle Quest Gashat

Nearly forgotten to post these 2 buys from Taobao... First is the Ultra Fusion Cards Thunder Breastar Set, which cost approximately SGD 28.45...



... and the DX Taddle Quest Gashat... Cost about SGD 24.60... Will try to make a Gamer Driver for these Gashat...