Enterbay ~ The Storm Warriors (风云II) : Heartless (絕心)

Name : Heartless i.e. Juet Sum (絕心).

Weapon :
The Sword of the Heaven's Sin.

Martial Art Skill :
The Killer Wolf Armies Destroyer Seven Stance (殺破狼).
The 3 in 1 Internal Energy Stance (三分歸元氣).
The 3 Deity Fingers Assault Stance (三分神指).

Swordplay Style:
The Cold Hearted Heavenless Swordplay (無天絕劍).

....looks like Nicholas Tse. Modified (more like cutting off the fingers) for him to hold the sword (from the sword set, sold off the rest to David of xl-shop. Lucky him). Loves the details on the custome, just like Godless.

Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP 09 ~ Rodimus Prime

Name : Rodimus Prime.
Affiliation : Autobot.
Function : Autobots Protector.

Spec :
Strength ~ 10 of 10.
Intelligence ~ 10 of 10.
Speed ~ 9 of 10.
Endurance ~ 10 of 10.
Rank ~ 10 of 10.
Courage ~ 10 of 10.
Firepower ~ 9 of 10.
Skill ~ 10 of 10.

Motto : " Experience is the benchmark of maturity. "

A vanguard for the Autobot ranks. Possesses acute military prowess. Speaks with the savvy of seasoned veteran. Expert tactician with exceptional maneuverability in battle. Can be hot-headed at times. Has a tendency to act first and ask questions later. In robot mode, carries a photon eliminator that shoots high voltage electricity. Range: 500 miles. Speed: 200mph. Sole purpose is to protect all life. His only weakness is his compassion for other living creatures.

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...Roddy P is one heck of a small figure. The transformation is still marvelous, being able to change from Hotty Roddy into Roddy P and into that oh-so-80s vehicle in a way only a Masterpiece can boast about. But what the heck, there are seriously no substantial differences between them 'cept for an increase in height of perhaps less than half an inch and a face swap. Havin lack the interest and monetary liberty to collect the other Masterpiece lineup, apart from favourite Opie and Meg, I suddenly remember that based on general pics and reviews seen previously, the rest of TFMPs are shorter and smaller than the big two. When posed with them, Roddy looks uh, wimpy? I shoulda kick myself over this...And it is incredibly plasticky, quite a departure from Opie and Meg (though not necessary a bad thing, as Meg's feet is getting the "classic case" of rust). Then there are also stuffs like the back could not "click" in place and a, OMG, shrunken-ised Creation Matrix. Overall, I think Roddy P lacks the "feel" of a Masterpiece and the "greatness" of possibly one of the most popular and important TF characters of all time. The character definitely deserves better than this thang...

Triad Toys ~ Jade Van Helsing.

...unlike Lola, Triad Toys subsequent figures "lack" the distinctive "makeup" which I thought is basic requirement for all such 1/6th figures. I think it all starts from their much hype up/long awaited Alpha/Eva basic body figures, of which I wanna get when it was announced but to my surprise, when I personally saw it at xl-shop, the "face" is very different from the prototype pics, as well as I can see from the translucent packaging, both hands are different in color (!). The discomfort is that when their prototype is shown, it is very good but the real thing is actually far from it. So when I thought of getting Jade Van Helsing, I brace myself for the differences. As I write this, I still could not think of why I got this figure to be honest. To reduce the guilt of wanton spending of hard earned money, I took Tamiya's weathering kit set and "makeup" Jade as well as "re-draw" her eyebrows and "eye-lining" her eyes to make it more "distinctive". I also tried "re-sculpting" her hair by applying gel! It's my first try at such things, it's not easy, and it's definitely messy. Looking at the result, obviously more practise is required :P

Enterbay ~ The Storm Warriors (风云II) : 1/6th Whispering Wind (聂风)

金麟豈是池中物;一遇風雲便化龍.

九霄龙吟惊天变, 风云际会浅水游.

Name : Whispering Wind i.e. Nip Fung (聶風).

Alias : Siu Ma Gor (小馬哥).

Nickname :
The God Amongst the Winds (風中之神).
The Kirin Beast Demon (麒麟魔).

Weapon : The Snow Drinker Sabre (雪飲刀).


Martial art skills :
The Immeasurable Strokes of Condemnation (摩訶無量).
The Wind God Kick Stance (風神腿法).
The Ten Invincible Stance (十强武道).
The Demonic Kick Stance (魔腿).
The Demonic Flight Stance of Chaos (群魔亂舞).
The Berserker Blood Stance ( (瘋血).
Swordplay styles :
The Six Impervious Cold Stance (傲寒六訣).
The Emotionless Sabre Stance (斷情刀).
The Demonic Sabre Stance (魔刀).
The Demonic Blood Sabre Assault Stance (血刃魔攻).

The headsculpt is a tad off for the likeness of the actor, veteran Cheng Ee Kin. But this figure is slightly taller and looks good with the impressive sabre.

Chloe & Dylan ~ At Petaling Street

Brought the two precious to old chinatown in downtown KL for a little bit of old fashion shopping for Chinese New Year stuffs. Darn, those chee cheong funs are delicious! Very wat hehe.

Hot Toys MMS 124 ~ Iron Man 2 : Black Widow.

...this is the barest Hot Toys I coughed out the dough for....the Truetype female body is good enough reason I guess :) So much discussion went on the key toys forums on how the "position" of Johanssen's ahem, "mammary glands" are all wrong etc. 'till the point whereby HT decided to "allow" the "assets" to be "adjustable" by not permanently put it in place, so the customers can decide on how to position/"push it" accordingly. Fer me, I kinda glue it in position but due to some "ichy" hands, both the "assets" were stained, and had a rough time "rubbing" it off, resulting in flaking of the skins, which now looks like chest hair...The head sculpt is Johanssen alright but comparatively, still prefer the Silken Floss blondie version from the dud movie, "The Spirit". BTW, I definitely do not remember seeing the Black Widow's boobies being D-Cup size in the Iron Man sequel.

Hot Toys MMS 138 ~ The Expendables : Barney Ross

Ayam telur! ;P

"Apollo Creed vs the Italian Stallion. Sounds like a #$%@! monster movie!" ~ Creed, Rocky.

This figure serves as a nostalgic reminder of the mid 80s, hazy time gone by, of when action movies ruled the box office. Since I haven't started collecting 12 inch action figure yet when Hot Toys began releasing Stallone related classic characters, namely Rambo and Rocky, and since these specific toys are being sold at a price where I could get me self a couple of DX grade figures, I am glad that HT released this figure based on last year's The Expendables, an assembled cast action movie which is reminiscence, in general sense, of those classic 80s action style story (one man army/power elite team, lots of ammunition, explosives, macho testosterone fueled men saving a third world nation from themselves and obligatory climatic showdown with the main villain consisting usually of dictatorial despot/gang leader/terrorist). Another reason is because I thought I saw some John Spartan in this figure (from Demolition Man ~ 1993). I have a strong urge to add/adjust some of it's gears and re-imagine it like I always do but, I have yet to decide whether to get a Blade II figure (i.e. as Simon Phoenix ~ Wesley Snipes).

I did not have much luck with this figure though. First, I broke the vest's zipper. Secondly, as usual, I had a hard time putting those pesky straps together to get a neater fit on the body. Third, the left leg pop out at the knee joint section (but somehow managed to pop it back in without removing the pants). Finally, the right arm's somehow, how shall I put this, "snag" at certain angle on the shoulder joint area. I actually have to apply some pressure onto it to continue allowing the arm to "freely" rotate and bend. I think it gotta do with the meeting point of the rubber body and the ball joint. The tats look great, and the body has nice sinewy details, especially the arms. The headsculpt is pretty much spot on for me at least. And depending on which angle I look at it, sometimes I thought Stallone look a bit maniacal, as if he is leering or staring at me, saying "ayam telur!". It is a long running crude joke on Stallone spouting the line in 1995's Judge Dredd, "I'm the law" (note that Stallone is known for his trademark sneer and slurring speech due to an accident during his birth). Height wise it is standard size but when position it side by side with the two T-800s, he looks short, at least a head shorter.

Overall, I am, again, glad to have at least a figure based on a classic 80s action movie star, released by Hot Toys.

Dylan ~ 1st Day At Kindergarten.

Ahh...it's Dylan's turn to start kindergarten. And as with Chloe last year, my heart beat went 200 bpm on the night before and the morning he's going there. Would he be alright? Will he cry? Will he be bullied by others? Turns out he's fine when I called mom and Esther, whom took a day off to see the two precious's alright for the day.