Here and Back AGAIN!!

IT'S BEEN TOOOOOO LONGGGGGGGGGG....

It's been almost a whole year since my last blog post! Time really flies when you're working huh. 

Oh well... I never thought this blog would be dead for so long and this time I will make sure it stays active!! 

And as a return factor, A FIRST FINISHED GUNPLA is COMING SOON! It took me 2 years, yes 2 YEARS to finish this one gunpla. Laziness and work really does have an effect but I LAZINESS is definitely on TOP!

Sneak peek at the back. hehe...

Well, I'm not totally out from the toy collection world as my collection is still growing (and burning money) even though I'm not active in blogging for the past year. With so many hit animes and comic book adaptations hitting cinemas, keeping in mind TF4: AOE, there are always no short of new toys and collections to be added. 

I'm also in the mist of setting back up my DIY light box for figure photography (amateur and lag of a proper camera), which can be seen in previous postings such as LINK 1. The old one is discarded after I left my studies and I dont have one since... T_T.
**All pictures featured in this posting is taken via IPhone 5**

I think her star has faded.. Cruel...

With that, I will conclude this short posting/update and be back with a proper post.

Till the next post!!

Minions Fever in Malaysia

It's just plastic right??? NAHH!!!! IT IS MINION!!! 

Well I think everyone in this region already know, what has the Minion Fever done to all fans and scalpers alike. How about children if you were to ask? Well, I dont think most of them get a chance to own 1 due to the craziness. 

Now let me breakdown the "outbreak" of the fever as below:

Week 1: Minions can be bought within 3 days of release in certain places. 

Week 2: Awareness has increased. Within 24 hours it is sold out.

Week 3: People getting "Kiasu" (dont want to lose). By morning it is sold out. Scalpers are now on the move. Certain McDonalds even suffered "structural losses." (Prangin Mall - Penang)

Week 4: Peak! Crowd control by Police required in certain areas. (Bandar Utama - PJ)

WOoooo.... Minions..... 

One thing I can say is that IT IS CRAZYYYY!! Happy Meal is suppose to be a treat/bribe for the kids during family outings. And not for people to fight and earn money (Yes, I do mean you scalpers out there) from. One of the finger pointing that could have triggered the massive buying via Happy Meals could be the exorbitant prices that these things are selling at Toys R Us or at Parkson. They are just not worth the money.

No doubt, the Minions are cute, funny and I would say well marketed for "awareness". Worth queuing up? I don't think so. As with all animation characters, they will have their peak but their popularity will wane sooner or later. It just doesn't have the collect-ability factor that is marked by characters from series such as The Transformers, Gundams, Sanrio and Marvel just to name a few. These characters have their ups and downs but they do come back and their value is rather much maintained over long periods. No offence to Minions collectors out there by any means. =D

Below are a few examples of the queues in Malaysia:

Bandar Utama - PJ

Kampar - Perak

Prangin Mall - Penang

Green Lane - Penang

Kulim - Kedah

Melati Utama - Setapak

With my rage out of the way, here is my one and only minion which I got from a basic lunch time meal back in Week 2. I got the evil minion as I think that he's the best looking happy meal toy among the rest with its "real hair" compared to its fully plastic cousins.
Gotta love those drowsy eyes and the protruding teeth. XD

Evil Minion - Chopper

Him together with another fellow evil minion (Courtesy from my friend):

Overall, Happy Meal Minions are are cute and affordable to own but please don't go too crazy about it. If you didn't manage to get via Happy Meals and really want it, you can always buy the official merchandise from your local toy stores. 

Cheers Everyone!!

Till the next post!

Shell Lego Ferrari 458 - Italia

A long long delayed post on my Shell Lego Collection!

Featuring this week is the Ferrari 458 Italia which was charted into the Ferrari hierarchy in 2009. Although, released as a replacement for the outgoing F430, it has a completely new design with much more advance technologies harnessed from its success in Formula 1. 

This lego model is molded in yellow rather than the Ferrari's signature red. Too many reds make the world dull I guess? 

This model is the only in the whole series which shows its "Engines" through the back windscreen.. The lights' placement are spot on (in Lego terms) and its "exhaust pipes" accurately shows the 3 mufflers from the original design. For those who are interested in the real thing, proceed to this link. XD

Designs aside, this Ferrari model actually won many accolades such as:

1. BBC Top Gear Car of the Year 2009

2. BBC Top Gear Supercar of the Year

3. CAR Magazine Performance Car of the Year 2010

4. Motor Trend Best Driver's Car 2011 

and many more~

The only drawback of this supercar is that.. Justin Bieber owns one...... =(

With that said, here are more pictures of the Lego! Enjoy!

The real thing~~

And for you motorheads, A comparison between the 430 and the 458 by Top Gear UK!

Sources:

1. http://www.ferrari.com

2. http://www.carsguide.com.au

3. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/

Till the next post!!

My Collection Part 2

After a very long overdue, here is an update to my collection! Last posted in July 2011, since then I have hauled enough "goods and merchandise" to display them in a new cabinet. For those who have seen before my post here, you might notice some similar toys as they are relocated.

Not much as compared to other collectors out there, but I just thought of sharing (bloat) it anyway. HAHAHA!

I wouldn't talk much in this post as I will let the pictures do the talking. =P

No other transformers except Prime for me!

Prime Collection 1

Prime Collection 2

Random Gundams with "Guest Stars"

I'm still missing one more form of Gurren Lagann if one notices. =(

Gurren Lagann 

Pure Randomness

MMPR Megazords 1

Super Train Megazord!
One of the largest single combined Zords

The mother of all zords.
ULTRAZORD!

All the Megazords above have been moved from their original location as their new home is free from dust! And their replacement on the alter goes to~

Before

After

There will definitely be a Part 3 in the books as I still have some that have yet to the light of day.
HAHAHA!

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My First Toy (I Guess??)

We all have our first to everything. First book, first days, first allowance, first crush and not to mention, first toy (Quality toy that is XD). I can't really remember what my first is, but this is the closes to it.

I got this lovely but simply toy when I was around 3 or 4 (I cant really remember), when an aunt of mine came back from the states for work commitments. This toy came in bags of pieces and needs to be assembled. 

It's made from hard plastic and its very durable, which you can guess judging that I still have it in 1 piece =P. I can still remember throwing it onthe floor to submerging it in water. HAHAHA!

The made of this is from "Mic-o-mic", a German toy manufacturer. After some research online, I've found that this particular model is still available! Talk about all time favourite. Truly I am amazed by how a toy line can survive this long without getting discontinued. Btw, anyone saw this brand before? I never did saw it even once in Malaysia though.

And to add to the nostalgia all over again, I have found a video on their website showing a sample assembly process of the plane.

Gallery:

Finally, there is no place for an empty cockpit. So here we GO!

DAI GURREN BRIGADE MOVE OUT!

Till the next post!

Android 3D from Solid Edge ST

3D Models. Yes virtual ones. This is gonna be new feature in this blog which I will be posting from time to time. For the first model, lets start with something simply. ^^

Introducing the Android! (No offence you apple fanatics! =P)

Android started its operating system life in 2007 when smartphones were starting to hit the world step by step. And not surprisingly, the rise of Android lead to the lost of market share of Windows Mobile OS. As Android is open source, many handset companies started develop new handphones based on the OS. Into its sixed year, the operating system with a alphabet based version codename is hardly doing any wrong and are just getting better. With a huge financial backer such as Google, I can only see an upward trend towards Android in the future (Samsung will be key in my view though =P)

This green coloured robot is designed with Solid Edge. Why do I use it? Cause this offered me the ability to change the orientation of the "limbs" without the trouble of using a constraints in an assembly (I know its technical here. HAHA!) With this flexibility I can easily reposition or "Pose" my models to my liking. If you want find out more, you can click on this link, Malaysia or this link, Global for more information.

Few more "Action" poses:

...............And when it's ANGRY!!

DUSHHH!

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