DX Attache Arrow アタッシュアロ ( Kamen Rider Zero One )

With dual attacking methods of arrow-shooting and blade-slashing, it has more sounds than the DX Attache Blade / Gun ... I think... fun toy... Visit https://kamenriderfeverfornow.blogspot.com/ for my Tokusatsu related stuff blog. Wishing all a Happy New Year!

DX Shining Hopper Progrise Key シャイニングホッパープログライズキー

Very interesting design - futuristic energy-ish lines when progrise key is closed, and the lines become part of the grasshopper when progrise key is opened. And same as the DX Assault Wolf progrise key, this is like 2 progrise keys in 1, with the 2 sets of sound effects when the DX Assault Grip is attached. Am thinking of getting a gashapon (capsule toy) Shining Hopper progrise key (when it is available) to implant the sound chip so as to have the DX A.I.M.S. Shotriser to also play its 'Zero-One Driver' henshin sounds. Wishing all a Happy New Year!

Minor Paint : Assault Grip - DX Assault Wolf Progrise Key ( Kamen Rider Zero One Vulcan )

Spray painted the Assault Grip from the DX Assault Wolf Progrise Key set with a (supposedly "silver chrome") spray paint. Effect is not really what I wanted, as the shine is not there. I did not spray thick enough, as I am afraid the texture details will be covered up and not be sharp if I spray too thick, which it has to be slightly thick to achieve the "shiny" look. But looks ok from far and when ambience is not so bright.

Some pictures of the work-in-progress and comparisons...

Operation Restoration : Bootleg KO DX Saikyo Girade 時冠王剣サイキョーギレード ( Kamen Rider Zi-O Zio ) ~ 50%

Actually finished restoring the bootleg Saikyo Girade Face quite some time ago, but somehow did not have the momentum to continue on the main weapon. Yesterday finally completed it. A lot of unexpected obstacles happen, e.g. wanted to use a commercial sword-sound chip together with the sound recording chip but failed, despite changing the different activation ways (i.e. solder, re-solder, solder, re-solder,... ), speaker failure during testing, etc etc etc... In the end still manage to finish this morning but could only have these few (but major) sounds - "Zi-O saikyo!" , Haou Giri (覇王斬り) and King Giri Giri Slash (キングギリギリスラッシュ) effects. Overall is ok, as this bootleg can have the 2 types of finishing attack sounds from the Saikyo Girade and Jikan Girade simultaneously, which may be tough/not possible by the real deal...

DX Assault Wolf Progrise Key ( Kamen Rider Zero-One Vulcan )

Bought it at SGD38... It cost slightly less than twice of the normal Progrise Keys, and is also slightly more than twice that play-ability/sounds (sounds of 2 'different' Progrise Keys, plus the Assault Grip attach-detach gimmick) of the normal Progrise Key too. I only demonstrated it on the DX A.I.M.S Shotriser but it has also lots of sounds when using with the DX Zero-One Driver. The Assault Grip can be attached to the DX Shining Hoper Progrise Key. The shining surface makes the Progrise Key looks very nice. There is also a set which includes the DX Assault Wolf, DX Shining Hopper and of course the Assault Grip, which I did not buy as I had earlier ordered the DX Shining Hopper from Taobao.

Ultraman R/B RB Rube : DX R/B Gyro and Modification into Ultraman Tiga Crystal ( Wind Form )

Bought the DX R/B Gyro (SGD 30) and some DX Crystal sets (SGD 5 each) recently. The DX R/B Gyro comes with the default Fire (Ultraman Taro) and Water (Ultraman Ginga) Crystals, and the set 03 has the Ground (Ultraman Victory) Crystal. So the last of the 4 basic form Wind (Ultraman Tiga) is missing, and it is packaged with the DX Crystal Holder. Not wanting to buy a holder just for the Crystal, I decided to modify 1 of the Crystals into a Wind (Ultraman Tiga) Crystal. I realised that 1 of the monster Crystal has the character 嵐, which is basically 2 characters 山 and 風, and 風 happens to be the character for the Wind (Ultraman Tiga) Crystal. This will save me time to print the sticker onto transparent papers to become stickers, as I can just paint the top part 山 black and it will become the 風 .

The pins will be just added on with some spare Tamiya pins' stems, or cut off the un-necessary ones.


Covering the top part 山 with black paint pen of the character 嵐 and it will become the 風...



Printed out the main Ultraman Tiga sticker on glossy photo paper, and used double-sided tape to mount on the (inner of the) Crystal. Done.


Works quite well.

Modification - Ultra 6 Brothers Capsule ( Ultraman Geed Series )

Happen to chance upon the fact that Ultraman Geed's King Sword can also read a Ultra 6 Brothers Capsule a few days ago. Hence, used an old simplified KO Fusion Capsule to make into it. The KO capsule is very simplified, e.g. no pins at the bottom, no sliding up mechanism as it is re-molded to be a LED light up toy, etc. Added the 2 pins with some old Tamiya pins' stem and printed out the 6 Ultra-brothers sticker to paste over the original sticker. Works.

Haul from Santa's Warehouse Sale

Haul from Santa's Warehouse Sale a few days ago. This sale at Bishan CC has ended but there will be another run at Jurong Logistics Hub, from 19 to 22 Dec, timing please ask Google... I left the place $150 poorer but happier...


For my little nephew...


For my little niece...


And for myself...

DX A.I.M.S. Shotriser & DX Punching Kong Progrizekey ( Kamen Rider Zero One Series - KR Vulcan)

Can't remember how much I gotten them, was some time ago, but did not have the time to do any videos... Quite fun toy, and will need to do up the belt soon to wear on my fat waist... Also gotten some SG ( Shokugan / candy toy ) Progrisekeys but did not feature in this clip. They are also pretty fun as they allow you to choose which transformation sound you want to play, but then, they also lack the finisher attack sound...Placed a tape to cover some area of the speaker hole to allow the English phrases from the Progrizekeys to be heard clearly.

Legacy Blade Blaster ( Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MMPR Series)

Bought this for SGD80... and realised the blade-catch mechanism is a bit not working well... and made worse when my little nephew tried to manually pry out the blade... but nevermind, most likely I will be displaying it in blade mode...Had long wanted to get this toy when it first came out years ago but the price is too high... so when I saw this being sold locally again, I decided to get it... Afterall, this is the original MMPR's side weapon, and a transforming weapon too...

闪耀迪迦特别套装 Glitter Tiga Special Set Ultraman Tiga Spark Lens 2019 Reissue Bandai China

Cost SGD39.53 in total, which is super low compared to the Ultra Replica versions, and even the Dark Tiga sounds are included! Quality is of a barely okay DX toy type, as this is classified as toy and not collector item, so do not expect very good paint job etc for this toy.  Some Chinese buyers have feedbacked theirs have different issues eg. shell too loose to close, or locked too tight to open, sloppish paint work, etc. 1 video reviewer mentioned it could be due to the different sub-contractors (manufacturing factories) having different Q.C. adherence. Fortunately mine is still ok. Very pleased with this Spark Lens. Hope this line can continue with other Heisei or even Showa transformation items!!!!

Bootleg DX Saikyo Girade Kamen Rider Zi-O Zi O Zio

Gotten this from Taobao.com... It comes in a big box but what I wanted was just the Saikyo Girade... As the previous release of the bootleg Zikan Girade was quite impressive with the various near-original sounds, I am a bit disappointed with this one when I realised it has only 1 henshin sound in chinese, for both parts of the Saikyo Girade... Will probably make some sound circuits to implant in the future when free... THIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE AUTHENTIC DX ZIKAN GIRADE , as the locking pieces are remolded. Some details are also remolded slightly or simplified. For example, the ridewatch placer is remolded to be able to fit in normal ridewatches other than the big head ridewatch... Overall, still quite a good piece of role-play toy as it helps to boost up the size of the small DX Zikan Girade...

Bootleg KO DX Geed Claw ( Ultraman Geed Series )

Costs about SGD13. Rumour has it that this company called Sunday has since closed down, or being shut down, not sure. My guess is that probably it copies too close to the original one and caught the attention of Bandai, perhaps... just speculation... It is almost identical, except for the following difference: (1) need to press the trigger 3 times or more to activate "Cockscrew Jamming" if is following immediately after activating "Claw Cutting". Else just need to press trigger 2 times. (2) Trigger needs to press down fully to activate attack sound whereas original one seem to be able to press halfway to activate attack sound, i.e. without spinning the claws. (as seen in some review videos) (3) Sound quality is not as good when compared to that in some review videos. (4) Spinning gimmick is not as smooth (as seen in some review videos) Overall, a very good bootleg.

Bootleg KO SH Figuarts Manga / Anime Ultraman - Special Version

Cost about SGD24... It is a bootleg version. It is quite badly done. Its right shoulder joint was badly molded and took hours to finally repair it. Chest ball joint can't seem to plug into the socket properly and pops out easily when posing. And many more. But it makes a good display. And that is probably why I bought it in the first place. But will not recommend this one if u intend to change its pose often.

Bootleg KO DX Jikan Girade ( Kamen Rider Zi-O Zio )

In the past, bootleggers used to KO these tokusatsu role-play toys with different sounds that are cheapo, cheezy and terrible. Nowadays, they seem to have upgrade themselves and included some of the original sounds and sometimes even the functions of the DX toys they KO. In this case, the toy does not pronounce the finisher names, which I think is more logical. Have since made these changes after shooting the video: (1) added a power on-off switch (2) replaced laser pointer with a red LED for safety (3) added a sound cut-off switch to mute the chinese pronunciation of the henshin state when I don't feel like listening to it (4) remove the tab that pushes the KO ridewatch to activate the ridewatch light so as to accommodate other authentic ridewatches.

Bootleg KO DX Orb Calibur / Orb Dark Calibur 奥特曼 Ultraman Orb Series

The latest KO of the DX Orb Calibur / Orb Dark Calibur to surface, despite Ultraman Orb being quite an old series now... This latest bootleg/KO caught my attention as it has the elemental attacks (less name-annoucements) as well as the transformation sound and light-sequence to Ultraman Orb Origin. A bit disappointed the Orb Supreme Calibur attack is not included. The blade is all hard plastic without revealing hollowness, unlike the authentic version. Both versions have the Dark wheel (with black paint), elemental word-characters and not symbols, and simplified tip at handles. Wheel spinning is very in-sensitive as somehow sometimes the switch is not pressed when wheel is spun, will probably open up to see. Light is a bit dim too, hopefully can be rectified. Overall, a very good enough Orb Calibur / Orb Dark Calibur for me to display already. Cost approximately SGD12 - each.

DX Steam Blade ( Kamen Rider Build Series )

Gotten this all because of the (quite) nearly -acquired DX Nebula Steam Gun... and the laziness to avoid making/kitbashing one for it... Costs SGD60++, but felt worth it, because of the sound effect of Devil Steam...

Candy-Toy Fullbottle Modification : ( Into ) Crocodile Crack Fullbottle - Kamen Rider Build Series

Modified the ... hedgehog I think... candy-toy fullbottle into a Crocodile Crack Fullbottle as I do not want to buy a DX version. Reason being this fullbottle does not make any sound when used with the DX Nebula Steam-Gun. Wanted to paint the inside of the bottle with purple marker and draw the crack with a red marker (transparent ink), but then realized I have neither, hence the blue crack line only... To lazy ( or rather not in any mood, still am sad... ) to do anything else like sticker for the cap, etc...

Kamen Rider Build - DX Nebula Steam Gun

Gotten this at the (Singapore) Takashimaya Collectibles Toy Fair, which will end 26 March 2019... This piece costs SGD32 and this also happens to be the last piece when I went... Gave me some false hope that they have restocked other items but proved to be either not or I am too late... Anyway, this is quite a nice item, with its special function to read 2 fullbottles to transform into the Hell Bros Bi-Kaiser!!! A good weapon for Kamen Rider Rogue... As the DX Steam Gun is too expensive now over eBay and Taobao, I intend to get a toy rifle / machine gun and mod it into a Steam Gun type, and thus get the sounds in "Rifle Mode"... Have since ordered some other fullbottles to complete the sounds and also mod 1 of them into the Crocodile Crack fullbottle...

Ultraman Geed - DX King Sword ( Royal Mega-Master ) and DX Ultra Capsule : Solid Burning Set

Gotten this at the (Singapore) Takashimaya Collectibles Toy Fair, which will end 26 March 2019... The DX King Sword cost a hefty SGD49 and the DX capsule set at $10... But these prices are already considered quite low in Singapore... I modded the Ultraman Leo capsule into the Ultraman capsule by cutting off 1 of the activation pin at the bottom and paste some self-printed stickers over the Ultraman Leo sticker... Interestingly, while doing this, I realized that the ID chip is located at the back side of the main sticker, much like some of the ID price-tag sticker used in some shops... Did this mod as I do not intend to get the DX Geed Riser... But have since ordered the remaining 4 old Ultra brothers... I think... as I am lazy to mod the other capsules with repeated pin configurations to the old Ultra brothers'...

Ultraman Geed - DX Ultra Zero Eye Neo

Gotten this at the (Singapore) Takashimaya Collectibles Toy Fair, which will end 26 March 2019... The price of SGD29, for such a small item without any gimmicks on its own and only 2 sounds, is quite high, especially compared to the DX Whale Change Gun which costs SGD25... Since I don't intend to get the DX Geed Riser, this item becomes even less in value... but still, it makes a good display piece, if can place side by side with the G1... I mean original DX Ultra Zero Eye...

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger - DX Whale Change Gun

Gotten this at the (Singapore) Takashimaya Collectibles Toy Fair, which will end 26 March 2019... I bought this mainly for its ridiculous low price (SGD25) and hilarious sounds, despite I don't really like this Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger series... and also this works as a (power-up) changer too, not just a weapon only... Grew to like it more after playing for some time...

Tokumei Sentai Go Busters - Buster Gear Series 01 Morphin Brace

Bought this mainly due to the upcoming Power Rangers Beast Morpher., and Tokumei Sentai Go Busters series is 1 of my favorite Super Sentai series.. I find the Bandai design has some details slightly more intricate than the Hasbro version, though overall both looks good... The slow opening of the visor is what makes this version unique, to me... Gotten this from eBay from SGD60++ I think, can't remember... Surprisingly, this does not say DX version, but says it is a Buster Gear Series instead...

Adapter For DX Hyper Muteki Gashat ( Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Series )

Made a (actually 2) adapter pieces for the DX Hyper Muteki Gashat to be able to latch onto other gashats as I do not have and not intending to purchase a DX Maximum Mighty X gashat... Used 2mm ABS sheet to layer out the adapter(s). Button magnets used are strong enough to prevent the DX Hyper Muteki gashat from sliding off by itself when overturned and shook, however, it still feels a bit weak when pulling the gashat out from the adapter... Am considering to put the other adapter in the Mighty Action X gashat or the DX Taddle Legacy gashat...

2019 January Haul (1) - My Mini Mixies

... and strangely my first haul for the new year is actually these stuff, for my little niece's CNY present and such, that is... will probably be getting the DX Decade Ridewatch for my little nephew's CNY present next weekend...