It's only mid-March but I already have some haul: Reborn body, ED-209, Hit Girl, CIA, HK416 etc

Here's a quick look at my early March haul :) It includes a NECA 10-inch ED-209 robot action figure from the RoboCop movie, Original Effect 1/6 scale OE Reborn body (female standard), Play Toy 1/6 scale Purple Girl, Very Hot CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) outfit and accessories set, E&S (Easy & Simple) Assault Rifle 416 Special Forces set E (Frostbite) and Belet 003 1/6 scale head sculpt that bears a very strong resemblance to Morgan Freeman.

Most of the stuff are 1/6 scale (my cup of tea) except for the NECA 10-inch tall Enforcement Droid ED-209 from the RoboCop movie which is obviously not 1/6 scale but I always did have a thing for RoboCop, more so the classic and original version rather than the newer reboot version. You can check out my earlier post HERE of some of my RoboCop and RoboCop movie-releated figures on display. Guess I'm an old school kind of guy ;p Scroll down to see more of the pictures. 

NECA 10-inch ED-209 Figure With Sound from the 1987 "Robocop" movie. When the Enforcement Droid ED-209 kills a board member during a demonstration, the OCP chairman, "The Old Man" decides to go with the experimental cyborg design titled "RoboCop". And that was the reason RoboCop was created. So it stands to reason that ED-209 played a big part in RoboCop's birth. Plus it's a pretty cool robot and a classic, still loved to this day. Why else would NECA release the robot figure in 2014, 27 years after the movie's release?

OE (Original Effect) 1/6th scale Reborn body (female standard) is about 13 inches tall and comes with eight pieces (four pairs) of interchangeable hands. Many people ask, "Why buy this figure when she's obviously taller and towers over all 12-inch figures?" Guess you'll have to stay tuned to find out ;p 

Play Toy Purple Girl Sixth Scale Figure is none other than Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit Girl from Kick Ass 2 . Being much cheaper than the Medicom Toys version (pictures HERE) at more than half the price, I just had to take a chance and see how she looks. You can check out the preview pictures HERE

I have plans for this Very Hot CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) outfit and accessories set which looks GREAT for some kitbashing I have in mind. I certainly don't need another 1/6 scale CIA figure since I have quite a few 12-inch spooks in my collection already. Check out my posts HERE and HERE

This E&S (Easy & Simple) Assault Rifle 416 Special Forces set E (Frostbite) is intended for someone special ;p I realized after assembling him that he's missing a weapon. So I decided to get him one and this looks right up his alley. Who am I talking about? You can check him out HERE and be sure to check back later for an updated look.

Last but not least, Belet 003 1/6 scale head sculpt with Morgan Freeman likeness. How can I not have a 12-inch figure of a guy who has been GOD in "Bruce Almighty", Sergeant Major John Rawlins in the American Civil War film "Glory", United States President in "Deep Impact" (back then, there was no black president so people could know that the movie wasn't real), Speaker Allan Trumbull in "Olympus has Fallen", South African President in "Invictus", Joe in "RED", Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Dark Knight trilogy, Malcolm Beech in "Oblivion", Detective Lt. William Somerset in "Se7en", Vitruvius (voice) in "The Lego Movie" and so many more. Excited to have him.

So these are all for now. Watch this space for updates and reviews :)

What I got in February 2014: SOC GLINT, G.I. Joe Roadblock, Psylocke, Star Wars and more

These were the stuff I got in February: DAM Toys Ghost series No. SF001 1/6 scale Special Operations Center GLINT Team Leader: Ryder Watson 12-inch figure, Hot Toys G.I. Joe Retaliation 1/6th scale Roadblock 12-inch Collectible Figure, MC Toys F-029 1/6 scale Snow Space set for 12-inch figures (all set for the Inception movie Snow Scene), Kotobukiya Marvel Bishoujo collection 1/7th scale X-Force Psylocke 8-inch Statue, "Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy" book, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 1/6 scale head sculpt, Christmas card and 2014 calendar from Sideshow Collectibles.

Always enjoy my hauls. Something to look forward to as I enjoy taking pictures and posting them on my toy blog to share with fellow collectors and anyone else who's interested :) Scroll down to see the rest of the pictures.

Used to be you'll think that this boxed figure set was from Soldier Story but not anymore. Dam Toys has upped their game and been churning out some very good stuff lately and this is just one of them. Looks to be an awesome figure. Can't wait to put this together :) In the meantime, check out the preview pictures posted earlier HERE

Hot Toys MMS series G.I. Joe Retaliation 1/6th scale Roadblock Collectible Figure simply ROCKS (pun intended). Cannot wait to see the unveiling? Check out the preview pictures HERE

Haven't seen that many all white snow sets in a while and this looked very promising from the preview pictures released (posted in my toy blog HERE) Let's see what we can kitbash with this ;p

Kotobukiya Marvel Bishoujo collection 1/7th scale X-Force Psylocke 8-inch Statue, already reviewed HERE and HERE. I really like this statue and that's saying a lot since I don't collect a lot of statues and this was one of the exceptions.

"Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy" book with dual light-up light sabers was also reviewed earlier HERE. I was blown away by the pop-ups effects.

Alternate Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 1/6 scale head sculpt. One of those things that are good to have (for kitbashing)

Christmas card from Sideshow Collectibles. This came as a complete surprise and was totally unexpected. Always nice to receive gifts :) feels like Christmas all over again haha

The Sideshow Collectibles 2014 calendar: Capturing Archetypes – Twenty years of Sideshow Art. Beautifully taken photographs of figures and statues sold by Sideshow Collectibles over the years presented over twelve months of 2014.

Darth Vader is covered in May, perhaps to imply "MAY the Force be with you" since May 4 is Star Wars Day ;p

That's all for now. I will be reviewing the figures featured here in March 2014 even as I look forward to new hauls for the coming months.

First Haul of 2014: Killer Instinct Sam, Revenger, End Walker plus Funko Pop Batman and Robin

This was my first haul of 2014. I got the OE (original effect) 1/6 scale Killer Instinct "Mechanical" SAM 13.5-inch female action figure, VTS Toys 1/6 scale The Revenger 12-inch figure (basically Ray Stevenson as the Punisher from the "Punisher: War Zone" movie), MC Toys 1/6 scale The End Walker 12-inch figure (inspired by Denzel Washington's character in the 2010 film "The Book of Eli") and Funko Pop Heroes Batman and Robin from the classic TV series.

Great start to the year! Scroll down to see the rest of the pictures :)

OE (original effect) first previewed Killer Instinct SAM with one head sculpt (see pictures HERE) and then added a second version SAM head sculpt not too long after. This resulted in mixed responses with some preferring the first over the second and vice versa. In the end, OE decided to just include both female head sculpts for customers / collectors to choose which one they prefer to pose Killer Instinct SAM with. I don't mind that at all :)

VTS Toys 1/6 scale The Revenger 12-inch figure has been a long time coming. Previewed in April 2014 (posted HERE), many collectors have been eagerly anticipating this figure because of the resemblance to Ray Stevenson who plays the Punisher in the "Punisher: War Zone" movie. That and the fact that Art-Figures: SAVES "Punisher: War Zone" Figure is very rare and hard to get due to the fact that nobody expected much from Art Figures when they first previewed him but all were blown away with the product when it was released, resulting in over demand and short supply, thus causing the price of the figure to skyrocket. Check out my review of the Art-Figures: SAVES "Punisher: War Zone" Figure HERE and HERE

Here's a teaser picture of the 1/6 scale weapons that are included with the VTS Toys The Revenger 12-inch figure boxed set. Lots of cool accessories and gear

Previewed in November 2013 (see pictures HERE) and released end December 2013, now that's fast unlike VTS Revenger. The End Walker is Denzel Washington as seen in "The Book of Eli", a 2010 American post-apocalyptic action film also starring Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, and Jennifer Beals.

These are my first two Funko Pop Heroes figures and they are Batman and Robin from the classic TV series. While waiting for Hot Toys to release their Batman (1966): 1/6 Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman Collectible Figure (previewed HERE) and Batman (1966): 1/6 Burt Ward as Dick Grayson / Robin Collectible Figure (pictures HERE), I decided to get these two companion figures because they are just too cute.

Here's something I found on the internet: The Evolution of Robin. The original Boy Wonder Robin was Dick Grayson and the mantle was then passed on to Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne, all of them taking on other roles as they grew. That's quite a lot of Robin.

October 2013 Haul - Loot from my Birthday

Here are the stuff I got on my birthday :) Always nice to receive gifts and more so when you get what you wish for haha. Mostly 1/6 scale figures and / or 1/6 scale related stuff but surprise! surprise! some Transformers toys too. Click on the picture for a bigger and better view

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From left to right: Transformers Autobot Bulkhead, Figure Club The League of Shadows Ninja Master Ducard, Skyfall MI6 Agent, 1/6 scale Tom Hiddleston (Loki in The Avengers film) head sculpt, Transformers Decepticon Soundwave, Alpha Toys 1/6 scale Narrow Shoulder 12-inch figure bodies and KG Hobby Clear Action Figure Display stands. Scroll down to see more of each item photographed individually, including some things not shown in the main picture ;p

Got my hands on this Figure Club 1/6 scale The League of Shadows "Ducard" Ninja Shadow Master figure (pictured above and previewed HERE). Hot Toys never did release the Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul 12-inch figure even though he was the main villain in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" film. Much prefer this version than "Ducard II" because he is without most of his armor then. See the preview pictures HERE

Then there's the Brother Production Presents 1/6 scale Sky Fall MI6 Agent "Bone" 12-inch Figure (previewed HERE). This was the first figure I pre-ordered because it was the first figure previewed way back in December 2012, before DID's 1/6 British Military Intelligence Section 6 (MI6) Agent "Jack" 12-inch Spy Figure (previewed HERE in May 2013) and ZCWO 1/6 scale Articulate Body AB02 (Limited Edition) 12-inch Figure which was reviewed HERE on my toy blog on May 27, 2013

Next up is this 1/6 scale Tom Hiddleston (Loki in The Avengers film) head sculpt which I was waiting to see released. I didn't get the Hot Toys Loki from The Avengers but I did want the head sculpt.

The Tom Hiddleston Loki head sculpt sits well on the Alpha Toys 1/6 scale Narrow Shoulder 12-inch figure body (think Hot Toys True Type body but way way cheaper (like only one-third the cost). How's that for an alternative? Hot Toys can keep their expensive bodies which I don't intend to pay for when I can find substitutes like these.

Why do I want the 1/6 scale Tom Hiddleston Loki head sculpt? I intend to use it with the Captain Action Loki 1/6 scale Costume Set which is a faithful production of the Marvel Comics version Loki.

Captain Action Costume Set for Loki comes with cloth Loki super villain costume, Loki mask, Loki helmet, staff, gloved casting hands, gloved fists, Uru chains, goblet, belt, boots, newspaper and build-a-figure Hawkeye body suit tunic.

I already have the Chris Hemsworth as Thor 1/6 scale head sculpt as a matching pair to Tom Hiddleston's Loki

The Hot Toys 1/6 scale Chris Hemsworth Thor head sculpt is on the Kaustic Plastik 12-inch Athletik Muscle Body KP03B Caucasian version (reviewed earlier HERE). You can check out my toy blog post of 1/6 scale figure body comparisons HERE

Chris Hemsworth will be wearing the Captain Action Thor Costume Set which is a 1/6 scale uniform / costume and equipment set of Marvel Comics Donald Blake Thor

Captain Action Costume Set for Thor comes with cloth Thor costume and cloth cape, Thor mask, Thor bearded mask, Mjolnir hammer, wrist bands, boots, Donald Blake's walking stick, belt, lightning blast, newspaper and build-a-figure Hawkeye body suit leggings and belt

I also got KG Hobby Clear Action Figure Display stands. I much prefer these CLEAR display stands because they give the illusion that the figure is free standing or flying in mid-air when the photo / picture is taken. I had blogged about Figure Display Stands earlier HERE and clearly (pun intended) you can tell I am all in favor of these stands which used to be only available with Medicom Toys figures but not any more :)

I'm not a Transformers collector although I do have some Transformers toys in my possession. That's because my eldest son was into "Beast Wars: Transformers" while growing up and we did not throw away any of his old toys but have kept them all in good condition all these years. See my post HERE of almost all his "Beast Wars: Transformers" toy collection :)

I've always liked this particular design of Transformers Prime Bulkhead Autobot figure, both in truck and robot mode, mainly because of it's bulkyness

An unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone or drone, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is usually armed. These aircraft have no onboard human pilot. Operational drones are predominantly under real-time human control, with "the human's role in UCAV system [varying] according to levels of autonomy of UCAV and data communication requirement[s]". In recent years the U.S. has increased its use of drone strikes in Pakistan as part of the War on Terrorism.

I always wanted a combat drone and this Transformers Prime Decepticon Soundwave in recon drone mode is exactly what I was looking for, short of finding a 1/6 scale drone which might be too big in size

Related posts:
June 7, 2011 - Look What The Postman Brought (glimpse of Takara Cybertron GC-01 Galaxy Convoy Optimus Prime HERE)
September 19, 2011 - REVIEW II: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Class Optimus Prime
May 9, 2012 - Review 1: Round 2 Captain Action 1/6th scale Deluxe Spider-Man Costume Set - Great FUN!
March 3, 2013 - 1/6 Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Classic Captain America costume by Captain Action posted HERE