Musha Keroro Robo

Kururu!!! Is this thing working??? You better get the camera working while I go and change my clothing.


Greeting Pekoponians. I should cut the crap and get straight to the point. I am here to extend my invitation to you all to join me OR face the consequence of extinction! I am ready for my close up.


Thank you Kururu. Now back to my declaration, I have kidnapped one of your scientist like what I did previously and force him into building mecha for the mighty Keron empire. He wont be around for quite awhile so stop looking for him.


First of all, let me introduce to you all my lastest ride! :D



I will be able to ride around town in style after the invasion is over!


And let me present the Musha Keroro Robo! The state of the art mecha with oriental design. The Shin Musha Gundam is nothing compare to this babe of mine! Muahahahaha!!!


Look at the sleek design!


I will whack you with my lance!


A side view of the mecha. It looks awesome no matter where you look at it.



It can even transform into beast form! Dont force me to trample you with this.

I have showed you the might of the Keron empire, I will now accept your unconditional surrender!!! Kerokerokerokerokero!!!

MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame

This kit was produced around 2-3 years ago and it has been sitting on top of my shelf for quite a while. I have been working on mostly MG kits and I thought it will be refreshing if I can work on something else like a NG kit.

The Astray Red Frame is the second unit produced by Orb Union’s Morgenroete corporation under the Astray Project based in Heliopolis. The Project was initiated for the development of prototypes which will eventually be used for the building of the five GAT-X series gundams. Lowe Guele, a technician from the Junk Guild was the one responsible to recover the Astray Red along with Blue and some part from the Astray Gold in the wreakage of Heliopolis.

















This is practically an OOB kit with a LED installed on the head. It was surprisingly simple to get that LED into the head and the result looks good. Too bad, the light effect is not that obvious in the picture.

Once again, comments and critiques are welcome.

EXTRA!!!

Alot of people insist that I post some photos on how I install the LED so here it goes.



Installing the LED on the 1/100 Astray Red is a walk in the park. As if the kit is design to ease the modification. First of all, remove that red part located at the back of the head.


A close up look of the back of the head.


There is an empty space conveniently located right above the polycap. All you need to do is to enlarge that space for you to slip a 3mm LED into the area. I broke the right part of the head when I disassemble the kit to snap this picture. It was darn frustrating... @**$&!@#. Once the LED is in place, the wiring has to be soldered into the contact. The base of the red part that was removed earlier need to be enlarged to allocate space for the wiring.


A side skirt from the MG Strike Gundam was used to house the batteries.




It is a tough work for me but its worth all the effort once you see the final product.

GAT-X105 Strike Gundam

It has been a while I posted anything regarding model so let me present to you Strike Gundam Version Border Patrol.

As far as the story goes. In the near future, natural resources in the world is depleting in an alarming rate mainly due to illegal extraction. The United Nation finally agrees to combat this issue by using Mobile Suits to safeguard the remaining resources. One of the MS which was brought back to earth was a decommisioned prototype Strike Gundam. Due to the nature of the assignment, it is fitted with only a pair of knife as the main weapon. On the first field test, it was noted that the deployment of the MS caused soil compaction, which may affect the regeneration of trees. Mainly because of this, the Strike Gundam is relocated to border patrol to minimize the effect of soil compaction until someone came up with a solution to counter this problem.



Front view of the model. I am trying to keep this as simple as possible.


I do not like the antler like V-fin design so I simplify it.


I sucks when it comes to posing. :P I should do something better than this next time.


Managed to install a LED into the head. It is not that obvious in this photo but it looks great in real life.

That is all for now! See you all later! :D

Mount Kinabalu Trip 2009

On the 4th to the 7th of April 2009, I embark to Mount Kinabalu with a group of free-spirited people to scale this majestic mountain. I will try to share my experience of the climb with you here.

Day 1
4th April 2009

I woke up early around 0500 to prepare myself for the road trip to Kundasang. Alex mentioned that he wanted to start off early so that we can rest early and prepare ourself for the big event the following day. The whole trip to Kundasang was a bit uneventful but I have managed to catch up alot with Alex, whom I seldom have the opportunity to talk with. For those people who is not familiar with the area surrounding Kinabalu Park, there are actually numerous lodge, resthouse, villa, etc and yet, we are not able to find our accomodation. Finally, after searching more than an hour and making some calls, we realized that we were misinformed and we managed to locate our resthouse soon after that. The resthouse that we are going to spend the night in was a neat little bungalow in a area called "Sunny Village". We spend the rest of the day watching a movie while waiting for the rest of the group from West Malaysia. We were later joined by Willy, Wilson, Pang, Albert, Kah Seng, Siew Meng, Jennifer, Siew Ting, Mavis and Prissilla. We had steamboat that night and we went to bed right after our briefing session.

Day 2
5th April 2009

All of us managed to wake up early in the morning. I guess everyone is eager to climb Mount Kinabalu. We took a light breakfast and later proceed to Kinabalu Park for the registration. We were introduced to 2 mountain guides, Hensen and John who will accompany us during this trip. I got a mixed feeling towards our guides but overall I think they are good. Soon after that, we departed once again to Timpohon Gate where we are going to start our ascend. Everyone started happy and spirited in the beginning... yes... they always do... For anyone who have not been to Mount K before, the Timpohan Trail is literally a uphill slope full of stairs that stretch 6kilometers. If you have this fetish of climbing stairs... please go and help yourself with it. And as for me, I know that I will not be alright climbing those dreadful stairs. It could have been my weight for I find it difficult to climb those stairs without suffering from cramps from time to time. The only thing that keeps me going is my endurance and stubborness. I do not see how a little cramp can ever stop me from reaching the top so I drag myself slowly up the stairs. By the time I managed to reach Laban Rata (a checkpoint on Mount Kinabalu), it was around 1500 and I am among the last to arrive. After cleaning myself up, change a set of clothing and ease some of the muscle pain, we prepare ourself for dinner and we went to bed straight after that. I did not even bother to go take a shower because it is so cold up there. If I am not mistaken, the temperature is around 8-9 degree Celsius.

Day 3
6th April 2009

I can hardly sleep the night before. It might be the cold but ultimately I guess I am just overeager to get this over with. I was secretly hoping that it will rain that morning but unfortunately, the sky was clear and he moon and the stars can be seen. I put on my jacket, strap on my backpack which hold my rations and armed myself with a torchlight. We took our breakfast and off we go into the darkness. For the record, it was around 0200 when we continue our ascend to the submit. The climb to the submit was not really that difficult compare to the climb from the gate to Laban Rata. We started off climbing stairs, how I loathed those stairs... After a distance of about 500m from the Laban Rata, the scenery took a dramatic turn. We are no longer climbing stairs but we are now scaling a steep surface of the mountain which is about 20-30 degree. It was not really that bad if you can take it as though it was a walk in the park but I bet a walk in the park would not be as hazardous and life threatening. I would like to remind everyone that we are actually climbing in a pitch black environment. Our one and only light source (the stars and the moon does help if it is not cloudy) is the torchlight that we are suppose to bring along with us. Without it, I dont think we are able to go anywhere. After walking for about 1 hour, our next challanege is a slope that is around 45 degree. The area is so steep that you will need to pull yourself up using a thick rope that has been allocated there. Ooo, an advice for those who might attempt the climb, do not ever, ever look down when you are on this part of the trail. It will not help you if you are attacked by vertigo and you end up stranded there until your guide comes along and errr... remove you from the spot. Furthermore, there is no point for you to look around because you can hardly recognize your environment, just focus on going ahead and you should be fine. After walking on a steep plateau for about another 500 to 1000m, you will see the final destination that is one of the submit of Mount Kinabalu known as the Low's Peak. I managed to reached the submit around 0530 right before sunrise but the sun was blocked out by the cloud so I cant snap some nice picture of the twilight. There is this sense of achievement when you reach the submit. Here are some photos that I would like to share with you guys on this wonderful trip.






These pictures were taken while I was still in the base camp. The scenery of the sunset was magnificent.




These pictures of Mount Kinabalu were taken during my stay in Sunny's Village. You can see Laban Rata in the first picture.


This is one of the picture I took when I reached the submit. The whole place is brighten up by the sun.





The submit looks like a barren land.


All the vegetation up here looks like bonzai.


Remember that part I mentioned earlier regarding pulling ropes?



I am practically on top of the world up here!


Another peak situated close to Low's Peak.


Looks like a scene from a fairy tale? The only thing missing here are fairies and perhaps a few dwarves.

I was a bit beaten up after the trip but it was alot of fun. I will be heading up towards the heavens again when opportunity arise.

Revoltech Hokuto no Ken #06- Shin

Got to get back to updating my blog after going on hiatus for awhile.

Shin was first introduced as Kenshiro's main rival in the series. He was a Nanto Shinken user (reintroduce later as Nanto Koshūken or South Star Lone Eagle Fist). He has an affection towards Yuria but his feelings went unanswered because Yuria is destined to be with Kenshiro. After his mind was corrupted by Jagi, Shin challenged Kenshiro and defeated him. He engraved the iconic seven scars on Kenshiro's chest before taking off with Yuria by force. With an army of thugs in his disposal, he builds the city of Southern Cross and declare himself the king and Yuria the queen of the new kingdom. Later he realize that no matter what he did, he was not able to win over Yuria's love. Sometime after, he is challenged by Kenshiro and after an epic battle, he was defeated. Refusing to die from Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken, he takes his own life by jumping off the roof of his own palace.


Out-of-the-box. This figure comes with 3 extra pair of hands, 1 errr... damaged head, 1 sickle, 1 axe and a stand.


Front view of the figure. The body structure seems a bit off. Shin should be slim and tall, more like a martial artist instead of muscular and stout like a boxer.


Close up on the front view. The sculptor did another great job with the face.


Rear view of the figure. The contour on the hair and clothing looks good.


Close up on the rear view.


Let us get on with some action! First off, Nanto Shinken fighting stance!


I am not a magician but you better pay attention to my fingers! I can slice you with it!


Flying kick Nanto style!


Remember that severed head I mentioned earlier? It is actually for Member of Zeed. You can replace the original head with the severed head.


Another angle of the head stabbing action. If this gets any more bloodier, I will need to rate my blog. :P


Shin with the extra accessories, the sickle and the axe. I wonder why they even bother to include this into the package...

Shin is a great figure despite the not so accurate body build. In my opinion, the sicle and axe does nothing much. I would prefer if Kaiyodo gave us something like a white cloak or perhaps another extra grunt we can use as cannon fodder. Another must-have figure for Hokuto no Ken fans out there!

Later guys!