Soul of Chogokin Mazinger Z GX-45

Dec 29

Earlier made S.O.C.’s like Daimos and GX-31 Voltes-V come in a huge box packed with all their weapons and gadgets as seen in the anime or the manga. My GX 31 Voltes V stood at a towering 10 inches (or almost that tall – I did not measure it exactly) and my SOC GX 43 Daimos is just about half an inch smaller and also came with a whole lot of weapons.

However, as a newer breed of SOC’s come into the fold, a simpler purchase scheme has also been introduced by Bandai to make it more affordable to get into the hobby. When my friend purchased GX-45 Mazinger Z, I was surprised to know that the price was less than half of the price of Daimos, and had a smaller box to boot. But the weight was definitely still spot on.

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Revenge of the Fallen Jet Prime

Dec 28

I posted the images of Revenge of the Fallen leader class Jetfire last time. So now after several months, I finally found the time to post images of the combined form of Revenge of the Fallen Optimus  Prime and Jetfire.

Before I show you the images, I would like to say that combining these two can be really tricky. A good thing to note however is that once combined, Jet Prime is one solid transformer. The Jet Prime mode is actually the best way to display these two especially if you do not have that much space!

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ARX-8 Laevatein Revoltech Yamaguchi

Dec 26

Before i post pics, I have to say, that the Revoltech’s continue to improve. And with ARX-8 Laevatein, I really have to say that I might start buying these over other figurines or poseable toys.  It is one of the well equipped Revoltech’s, and if the design concept continues on this path, then I am all for it!!

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