Toy Viewing : DragonMan

For DragonMan, he is also the metallic version with simmering paint job. The wash on him are equally impressive but the color scheme is based on blue, black and silver which makes him less attractive compares to SolarLord.

He has every detail from his head to toe with spikes showing wherever he can . Kind of sharp and hard which is not very kid safe for this set of figures.

The body is textured and he donned an impressive cape that reminds me of Spawn. The cape is so well sculpted that he is basically supported by it, so you do not need to worry about him falling although he presents similar concerns on loose joints like SolarLord. You can even take his cape off but he looks better with it.

In terms of articulations, he has 12 joints of play which is good enough.

Looking at the accessories, I only have his sword when I bought him loose. However, this a the most important weapon he should pose with and again, the details on it shows depth and finished off with great paint wash to show wear.

If you like details and great sculpting for your figures coupled with fantasy, you can consider adding them to your collection.

 

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Snap : DOTM TopSpin

Dark Of the Moon brings forth TopSpin.

Beware of the cannons.

He is one ride to fear.....

TopSpin

 

Toy Viewing : Megatron from Dark Of the Moon

Have been contemplating with this guy and pondering whether to get him since the movie is out. Finally, gave in at a good price.

He is not very appealing if you see him in the package. Firstly, he is dull, small for Megatron and too pricey to match up himself.

However, after going through multiple reviews and there is no Leader Class Megatron in this design available by Hasbro, I have to give him a try.

Some toys look great inside the package but this Megatron needs to be released from his plastic enclosure to appreciate his nemesis and glory.

As he is a Voyager class, he is on a smaller scale, however, you will find him smaller than usual and he does not match in scale with other Voyager class characters, which makes him less a leader.

In terms of transformation, he is not very tricky but still require some minor challenge to twist him around to get into his truck mode. A lot of engineering thoughts and details have been put into this guy but the appearance has somewhat put many collectors on the bay.

In terms of accessories, he comes with a cloak like rubbery accessories that double up both as a cloak in robot mode and also a cover for his tanker in truck mode.

The mechtech cannon is a good inclusion but I would like to have the hand rifle that he used in the movie. That will be a nice accessory for him to pose with.

Overall, I prefer his truck mode more than robot mode, however, it will be his size that takes out the points in him.

If you ever see him at your reasonable price, take him down.

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SNAP : Dark Of the Moon

Here is a fun snapshot which I took based on the Commander of StarCom and on a "Moon walk"?

Guess where exactly is he standing on?

Dark Of the Moon

Hauling back...the next Predators...Series 14

I have been anticipating for the arrival of Neca Series 14 Predators after I saw the preview pictures of them especially the two predators featured. I was not actually very keen on the Thermal Vision Dutch out of the three figures.

I finally got them through my winning bid in Ebay and eagerly trying to get them soon.

Today, I drove a long distance to get them the latest series 14 Predators and was very impressed at what I have. Both Borg Predator and Wasp Predator are not a disappointment as expected. As for the Thermal Vision Dutch, he does win some points over me even though he is the least favorite.

All back cards still bears the previous series 13 "Kenner' style design and features the Predators for each piece.

The Battle Armor Lost Predator aka Borg is a masked version of the previous unmasked Borg and features impressively sculpted helmet coupled with his armor. He comes with throwing disc seen in Predators 2, sword and sheath.

Wasp Predator origins from the fan made movie and he is from the Red Clan which Big Red has been released in series 7. Only difference is the paint job into a yellow-back color scheme but they gave him a spear staff with an impaled Alien head. Very impressive. Cool.

Thermal Vision Dutch from the first movie and through the vision of  predator, Dutch is seen as this outlook. It looks weird to have a figure like this and I think Neca is daring enough to push this forward to the fans. Everything about him is translucent glowing green, even for his weapons. Face it, he is the same Dutch which was painted previously. Now they change the plastic and splash him with dashes of red and yellow. He is a unique action figure to have and can be made impressive with a base light to make him glow. It is not everyone's favorite figure but this is the kind of figure which you like it or hate it.

These three figures are of individuality so they came from different theme and background. You do not have to keep them as a set.

Well, this set is indeed another improvement after series 13 which is worth picking up. If you missed the previous series, forget about them and get this set.

This is the first impression look of the figures looking outside their package. Detail viewing will require breaking them from the plastic enclosure. I shall share further when time is ripe.

For speculation, I am hoping if the next 18 inch Predators will be based on this set of Wasp and Borg Predators. Something tells me it might be........

Toy Viewing : The Incinerator of Transformers

From the Return of the Fallen, here comes Incinerator. He is transformable into a CV-22 Osprey which we sees the plane in the movie which the soldiers are transported.

Incinerator comes as a Voyager class and a very low profile figure, mainly because he does not transform in the movie and he is an ally transport. However,  it is a contradiction figure as he wears a Decepticon badge now.

He comes with two versions. The one I have here is the Takaratomy version and he comes in a black color which I think he looks more aggressive than the Hasbro grey version.

In the plane mode, he is well hidden even at the base that his robotic parts are well concealed. The transformation is one of the easiest as compared to many his movie counterparts and he features an automorph when it does transformation during the head sequence.

He does not comes with hands and the rotor blades acts as a weapon. He is like Edward Scissors hands without hands. Blades are their forte.

One bad side which I do not appreciate is his big back pack that he carries in his robot mode but you will realize that this makes his transformation much easier.

I am always impressed with the vehicle mode for the movie transformers and this Incinerator does takes the awe of the Osprey. They even give him a retractable landing gear and a gimmick to rotate both rotors by pulling back the round radar.

If you see him, I do recommend you get him.

Portraits of Toyz : Incinerator

Reporting for duty into the cold Artic ice. Incinerator is searching for Energon source. Could it be here?

Snap : ROTF Mixmaster

Coming on board is G1 Mixmaster from Transformers - Return of the Fallen.

He is one mean machine to beat even for this transformation. Stay tuned for his coming viewing..

Decepticon MixMaster

Toy Viewing : SolarLord

 

 SolarLord, a comic character created by Khoo Fuk Lung from Hong Kong and launched the first issue in March 1999, published by image comics and the action figure is designed by d-boys which follows on by end of the decade.

SolarLord and DragonMan are two main characters produced by d-boys.

Little has been known about them in the figure realm amongst collectors and I have only seen them back in the streets twice about a decade ago. The usual collector regrets when you just did not buy them and they linger at the back of your mind while every now and then you will try to look for them.

Somehow or rather, as patience always pays off for collecting, they finally shows up in an opportunity buy for me to grab.

I shall do my part as much to get them exposed in Daily Toyz and hopefully more will be able to know more about them and appreciate their designs.

First come Solarlord who is a metallic version. A variant which you may call. He stands at 8 inches tall and basic 90's articulation of 12. All joints are basic hinge type and are loose on mine. However, he is poseable and stands reasonable well for quite a big figure like him.


The sculpt on him is detail and pairing up with an excellent paint wash over from head to toe, he is by no means any less impressive even for today's standard.

If you like details and great sculpting for your figures coupled with fantasy, you can consider adding him to your collection.

There is a regular version and this metallic version. If I am able to get the regular ones, I will try to show it to you. Meantime, stay tuned.

He only comes with a big sword and have details on its handle and it is pretty hard plastic which is good. But be careful not to break it.

His chest features an sculpted emblem and Solar symbol

His back has a sculpted spinal code.

The boots are also impressively detailed although he does not have any ankle articulations.

For Size, he is about 8 inches tall and is considerable big in his league. You can see a size comparison to the Neca Predator.

Snap : DragonMan

I am DragonMan.....from SolarLord. Who Dares to Come against me !