Fewture Ex Gokin Getter Dragon

Getter Dragon was the successor for Getter 1 in Getter Robo G. It was formed with the machine Dragon-Liger-Poseidon configuration and it was piloted by no other than Ryoma Nagare assisted by Hayato Jin and Benki Kurama.

Front view of Getter Dragon. This was a huge chunk of gokin.

Close up on Getter Dragon. Details were littered all over the place.

Size comparison with Black Getter 1. Getter Dragon was about 1 inch taller.

Getter Dragon Machine. How I wish that it was transformable.

The chest can be opened up to review the Getter Reactor inside.

Close up on the arm. It has a joint at the elbow and the shoulder. The hand was attached with a ball joint.

Close up on the leg. There were tons of detail here. The leg was hold in by 3 major joints. One at the ankle, another at the knee and lastly on the hip.

Getter Dragon with the Getter Wing attached. The wing adds another level of detail on the figure.

It is time to bring out the props. Getter Tomahawk!

The Tomahawk was a double bladed axe. It was a finely crafted weapon.

What is better than a Tomahawk? What about double Tomahawk?

It has been a while Fewture produced another figure for their Ex Gokin line. All this while it was just a reissue/repaint version of the Getter 1,2 and 3. Everyone was excited when Fewture announced the Getter Dragon, Liger and Poseidon. I missed the chance to preorder the Getter Dragon and so I thought it might not meant to be mine. I was given a second chance to purchase this figure and I grab it without looking back. The design of this figure was awe inspiring. Sato sensei must have poured a lot of work into designing it and the sculptors did an excellent job translating the design from paper into the figure which we can see now. The articulation was limited but sufficient enough to do it's job. The finishing was nicely done but there are a few places which were not painted at all. The area at the side of the hand padding was not painted. It was an annoyance to me. Not to mention that some of the panel lines were half painted over. Fewture really needs to improve their quality control on these. Even with those apparent issue with the finishing, Getter Dragon is still a great figure and you should grab one too if you can afford it.

Robot Damashii Doraemon 2112 Version

Doraemon was meant to be yellow in color until the tragic incident with a robot mouse which gnawed off it's ears. Doraemon proceed to cheer himself up by drinking accidentally drank a "sadness" potion which caused it to wept, the yellow color washed off and his voice changed due to the potion. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice despite being a robotic cat, because he was suffering musophobia.Bandai took this opportunity to milk the fans off their hard earned money by releasing a limited edition 2112 version for the 100 years countdown event.

Out-of-box content. The mouse is no where to be seen and this figure came with eye plates in different expression compare to the normal release.

I am going to go visit my future self.

Dokodemo door!

Hiya me of the future who was living in the past!

What are you, my past self doing here? This is going to cause disturbance in the space time continuum!

Chill out! Have a Dorayaki from the future which was your past!

Wah!!! A mouse!!! Wow! I have never seen a life specimen before!

This limited edition Doraemon was similar with the normal release version with a slight difference in the form of different expression for the eye plates and also the exclusion of the mouse. The gold plating was impressive but not close to flawless. There were some finishing imperfection all over the figure. The joints on both arms were stiff/stuck which was most likely caused by the plating. That aside, this was overall a great figure and it deserved a place in your collection much like how Doraemon deserved a special place in our heart.

FWI-3 Jet Power Upgrade Kit + Transformers Optimus Prime

"Fans Want It" or FWI for short is a third party company which is dedicated to produce add on parts for leader class transformers figure from the movie series. When Takara/Hasbro first introduced the Jetfire Prime, a lot of fans lamented that it was far from being movie accurate including myself. After waiting for more than a year, FWI came out with their own version of the jet power parts and it was something to behold.

Out-of-the box jet power parts.

Jet power parts on Optimus in vehicle mode. Looks like a prime mover hauling a plane wreckage.

Time to suit up!

The jet boots gave Optimus and extra height of about 2-3 inches.

Fully suited and ready to deploy.

Ready yourselves Decepticons!

Close up on jet powered Optimus.

I have my doubts in purchasing this since I have never dealt with any third party Transformers product before but boy was I glad that I actually took the plunge. The jet power parts were not something which were fabricated from the parts of the leader class Jetfire. It was made solely on the idea of a perfect jet power parts for Optimus and it managed to achieved that flawlessly. The parts snap on Optimus without much of an issue. The matte finishing was a bit lacking but still fits the job nicely. My only complaint regarding this add-on parts is the price tag. I bought this upgrade kit at around USD90 which was equivalent to half of the price for Optimus. Despite being expensive, it was still money well spent.

Super Robot Chogokin - Shin Getter-1

Change Getter-1, switch on! If you were born in the 80's then you were most likely exposed to the golden age of mecha and you were very likely to know the Getter Robot.

Out-of-box content. Nothing much to see here. A few pairs of extra hands. An open abdomen part and a scythe.

Front view of Shin Getter-1.

Close up on Shin Getter-1.

There is no denying that this is Shin Getter-1.

Action time!

Behold my belly button! Opppsss... I mean Getter Beam!!!

This aint your Kamehameha. Stoner...

Sun...

Shine!!!

Shin Getter-1's wrist blades are often used to cut up enemies.

Getter Scythe!!!

This weapon is something to behold. The length is longer than the height of the figure itself.

I have always wanted to get myself a Shin Getter-1. I have my chance when Kaiyodo released one years ago but I missed that opportunity. Fast forward to the present, when I heard that Bandai is going to release Shin Getter-1 in their Super Robot Chogokin line. I ordered mine without a second heartbeat. 

Overall, this was a great figure. A big portions of the figure were made of steel so it was rather heavy. Articulation was a bit limited due to the design of the joints. Paint application was good with little to minor flaw. The only complaint I have with this figure was the price tag and the limited accessories. This figure was priced at 25% higher than the older release from the Super Robot Chogokin series. Shin Getter-1 was slightly taller than my other figures from the Super Robot Chogokin line but I do not see that as a good reason for the high price tag. The least that Bandai should do was gave us a generous amount of accessories but that was not meant to be.

If you can look over those issue, this Shin Getter-1 is the figure for your collection.

D-Arts X (Ultimate Armour)

I am Mega Man,

Im blue and cyan.....

The blue bomber gets an additional upgrade in the form of the Ultimate Armour in Mega Man X4.

Out-of-box content of the figure. Nothing to scream about here.

Front view of the figure.

Close up on the figure.

Back view of the figure.

Special highlight on this figure is the translucent/clear armour part.

This enable the inner workings to be viewed.

X in the Ultimate Armour does look menacing.

Take this!

X getting ready to perform his ultimate move. The Nova Strike.

X enveloped himself with energy before performing a flying tackle to obliterate his enemies.

Years have passed since I last played Mega Man X4. I can hardly recalled how X looked like in his Ultimate Armour. When I first saw the product picture of this figure, I was kind of put off by the weird design especially the little small plane on the chest and not to mention the large scrander-like backpack. I have learned to love the odd and yet unique design. 

That aside, there are some flaws on this figure which I would like to point out. First of all, the articulation. The overall articulation for this figure was great but some joints are just too loose. The joint connecting the chest and the waist was loose on my figure. Not to mention that the joints on both the ankles were weak too. I got around fixing that with some BlueTag. The second issue I have with this figure was the finishing. There are a patch of bubbling effect on the gold finishing on the left shoulder guard of my figure. This annoyed me the most because I have no easy way to fix it. Last but not least. There was this small imperfection on one of the face sculpt which leaves an annoying black spot on the face.

All in all, Bandai still needs to do a lot in terms of their quality control. If you are a Mega Man/Rock Man X fans just like me and you are willing to accept any shortcoming from this product then do get yourself one of this baby.