tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26836254067084988762012-02-01T10:22:03.559+08:00Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-32710051940927749332012-01-30T23:43:00.000+08:002012-01-30T23:43:05.826+08:00

Went back to Singapore for CNY this year and was there from 22 to 28 Jan 2012.  Was concentrating on family and playing with my brother's kiddies so didn't really shop much for toys or Transformers. There was the odd afternoon here and there that I went to a few toy shops and did manage to get some interesting things. One of my objectives for this year - eHobby anime colours Astrotrain

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-2306073057942998232012-01-26T01:57:00.001+08:002012-01-26T01:57:50.166+08:00

Picked up a MISB eHobby anime colluded Astrotrain from the guys over at RoboRobo today. Very awesome piece which I like a lot. Also managed to pass the GBC giftset to my buddy at night. A good day for TFs, it was.

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-20232352257417927302012-01-23T09:57:00.001+08:002012-01-23T09:57:46.857+08:00

To all collectors and readers of HeroicDecepticon.com who celebrate the Lunar New Year, 恭喜發財. 新年快樂 as we celebrate the year of the water Dragon, which comes around only once every 60 years. As to pieces you wish to collect and/or holy grails, 心想事成! Cheers, ~ HD Singapore, 2012, the year of the Dragon.

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-82056716264853621422012-01-20T17:22:00.003+08:002012-01-20T17:22:53.272+08:00

Been trying to write stuff. Still trying to write stuff. Now, I'll write fluff. Consolidated acquisitions for January, because I am too time pressed to do them individually... Here they are. Summary pic! Top row - United Stepper MISB; MC Axis model kits unused x 03 (Arcee, Hot Rod and Elita One); vintage Japanese TF magazine; Xtransbots Devastator upgrade kit. Second row - Gentei

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-32035328481454898112012-01-19T16:25:00.000+08:002012-01-19T16:25:01.085+08:00

"Your imagination is only overshadowed by your stupidity..." - Decepticon Commander Megatron to Starscream in More than Meets the Eye, part 2 [Episode 2, Season 1, Generation 1]

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... but just can't muster up the conviction. I have a backlog of things to write about and post photos of... but these few days have been spent watching snooker on TV and I just have not been able to muster up the conviction. Soon, I will be writing about TF-04 and TF-10 in more detail and with many photos... soon...

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-56717196084492845192012-01-09T21:38:00.002+08:002012-01-09T21:38:40.054+08:00

Well, these are from 5 Jan 2012. I was too busy to post them up till today, apologies. An update of sorts from the usual shop. In the 3-4 days since I have been there, lots of things have sold. Notably, C-111, C-371 and a lot of the smaller pieces are already gone, in double quick time. Updates on display. It seems the C-114, C-328 and D-307 action never ceases at these shops. They

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-90057275974624197702012-01-03T19:11:00.000+08:002012-01-03T19:11:01.586+08:00

It's the third day of the new year and I'm spending some time peering back at the delightful past... Like I mentioned in Chapter I of The Origin Story (Fantasies & Inflections), my childhood Transformers were divided into 2 camps: my brother's and mine. How did the camps come about? Who bought them for us? Who bought what for whom? These are the questions I want to answer here, as accurately

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-18661398596036652242012-01-01T21:30:00.000+08:002012-01-02T00:42:05.967+08:00

Remember I said that my usual shop is going to have a large lot of high quality and rare vintage G1 Transformers for sale, in this post? They went on sale today ('on sale' as in the shop is selling them, not that they are being sold at a discount). Since I got a preview of them, I know that they're going to sell like hotcakes, so E and I went down about 20 minutes before the shop is due to

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-42005803225766349372011-12-31T15:52:00.000+08:002012-01-01T12:07:07.110+08:00

At the end of every year, I traditionally try to cap the year off with a special post.  Usually, its a tally of some kind, or other. The year 2011 has been a 'big' year for me, where I acquired a number of rare items that I had been after for some time. It is also noteworthy because I finally managed to obtain the final Japanese exclusive (elusive) Transformer that I needed - Blue Bacchus MIB

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-89967659078971564082011-12-30T18:40:00.001+08:002011-12-30T18:40:16.324+08:00

Today was the day that my usual shop got in a large batch of rare and very minty vintage G1 TFs direct from Japan. I just went for a special preview and wow, I was blown away, really. The only downside is that none of them will be released for sale until 1 January 2012. Argh! Now to wait...

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-59866038828919065522011-12-29T12:19:00.000+08:002011-12-29T18:50:25.643+08:00

This has been a good year for Transformers collecting for me. Amongst the highlights of this year, I have finally managed to secure the W-cassettes (aka "dino-cassettes") from the 1987 Headmasters series, and before the damnable KOs were released. I should take this opportunity to mention that my dino-cassettes are the exact set that is featured on TF-1 (as verified through email with Maz himself

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-48044700224735159862011-12-28T14:37:00.000+08:002011-12-29T18:51:50.424+08:00

I first talked about how I acquired this Dino-cassette here - The full story (Part 3) - So rare they ought to be extinct. These cassettes have also variously been called "W-Cassettes". Now, it's time to showcase these little gems, one by one. This is the fourth and final one, C-124: Zauru (aka Saur). Thoughts: Zauru have a nice and pretty symmetrical cassette mode. It's transformation from

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-49665719349822450732011-12-27T14:16:00.000+08:002011-12-29T18:51:26.438+08:00

I first talked about how I acquired this Dino-cassette here - The full story (Part 3) - So rare they ought to be extinct. Now, it's time to showcase these little gems, one by one. This is the third dino-cassette (aka W-Cassettes), C-123: Dairu (aka Dial). Thoughts: This is one of my favourite dino-cassettes in terms of the stunning box art and also the dinosaur mode. The transformation and

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-86374290068734297142011-12-26T00:34:00.000+08:002011-12-26T00:34:01.428+08:00

It is Boxing Day today.  I present you with a Transformer that has no fists, and thus cannot box, on Boxing Day - Huffer's brother in amour, Pipes! I grabbed this when I was taking zfeakye around In's Point on 23 December. He was here in HK for holidays with his wife and son and E and I took him to In's Point for some good 'ol family fun - toy shopping! Really nothing unusual about this

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-10183602542860304222011-12-25T00:00:00.000+08:002011-12-25T00:00:05.608+08:00

"Nerry Xmas, everybody!" "No, Negatron, you idiot, its 'Merry Xmas'!" "Doh" A month ago, I talked about Negatron, which h-beest told me about. There he is, the brown robot (from left to right: Shockwave (behind), Barrage, Megatron, Scrapper (behind), Hook, Negatron, Rumble, Soundwave, Frenzy (foreground)). I wrote stuff about Negatron, but the one thing that really left me

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-36732861415026505712011-12-23T18:06:00.000+08:002011-12-29T18:52:17.194+08:00

I first talked about how I acquired this Dino-cassette here - The full story (Part 3) - So rare they ought to be extinct. These cassettes have also variously been called "W-Cassettes". Now, it's time to showcase these little gems, one by one. This is the second cassette, C-122: Noizu (aka Noise). Thoughts: The first thing I thought when I said Noizu was that 'I like his colour scheme'. There

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-38803272139137688352011-12-22T17:27:00.000+08:002011-12-29T18:52:38.133+08:00

I first talked about how I acquired this Dino-cassette here - The full story (Part 3) - So rare they ought to be extinct. These cassettes have also variously been called "W-Cassettes". Now, it's time to showcase these little gems, one by one, the first being C-121: Gurafi (aka Graphy). Thoughts: Gurafi has a nice cassette mode and even a fun transformation, but his dino-mode just does not do

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-66240407302237452812011-12-21T03:30:00.000+08:002011-12-21T22:28:40.316+08:00

Went down to YMT after work today and discovered that the Maketoys "Microbots" Bomber and Hover MIB has been released (aka not Powerglide and not Seaspray respectively). Thought they looked interesting and would fit into my Henkei collection, so I bought a set. Price? HKD$250 (USD$32.10). Some quick thoughts and shots. Front of box - featuring some pretty attractive original art. This

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Here it is. A post that consolidates the Takara Decoy Collection giftsets, Collection No.1 and 2 (details in Part 1) and Collection No.3 (details in Part 2), containing the full suit of 53 figures, 52 cards (plus Jokers) and 3 launchers. I'm one happy camper. The money shot. A shot of their contents (including some 'extra' misc Decoys). The launchers that come with each set is

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-57668801826239893922011-12-19T19:29:00.000+08:002011-12-21T08:00:36.904+08:00

In Part 1, I talked about acquiring the Collection No.1 and Collection No.2 of the Takara Decoy giftsets. According to the Alverez book, which my toy shop owner friend gave to me with the above 2 purchases, there was 1 more giftset to acquire to complete the series - Collection No.3: Cybertron Hero Collection (9 pack giftset). "Where in the world am I going to get something so obscure?" I

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-17033031766510507042011-12-18T15:55:00.000+08:002011-12-20T08:02:47.182+08:00

With the acquisition of Blue Bacchus some months ago, my G1 Transformers (US & Jap) collecting is more or less coming to a close. In other words, there wasn't anything that I'm consciously after there wasn't anything I was hunting and there wasn't anything on my 'want list'. In any event, that's the key reason its been quiet. Sometimes, I do go out and 'upgrade' with some MISB, near-MISB or

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-87670499245323624262011-12-17T16:40:00.001+08:002011-12-17T16:46:01.587+08:00

Catching up and updating on things that I acquired some time ago but not posted. First its the MOSC Triggerbots and Triggercons. I bought these over a period of time at YMT. They were each on consignment, but the person who consigned them only put 1 piece up at a time. The first he had up was Backstreet MOSC, which I intended to buy, but after deciding to walk around first then pick it was

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-4737448279245406452011-12-07T21:56:00.002+08:002011-12-16T02:00:10.038+08:00

Here is Goodbye Convoy #2. It is not a "new" acquisition, but is an item I bought close to 10 months ago when I was skiing in Hokkaido. For one reason or another, I did not have the time to do a proper write up of this gem, but as they say 'better late than never'. The thing is, Goodbye Convoy #1 was not very satisfying in terms of condition, so I had to go out there and get another one!

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-37403272022085332702011-12-06T00:18:00.001+08:002011-12-06T08:15:42.437+08:00

So I was in Singapore over the weekend. Fly in fly out type of trip, just the 2 days. As usual, went to CSC on Sunday and looked around. Took a few pictures of the weekly "flea market", but really not much because "photographs are prohibited". Ah well... here are some shots. Lots of toys in a cage A random shop Some G1s surprisingly - Overlord, Star Saber, Sky Garry... not bad

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-56600084145028660812011-11-29T02:06:00.001+08:002011-11-29T21:28:09.116+08:00

Saw the news a few days ago that Encore 20: Devastator Giftset (from Takara) has been released. I was quite excited because this was the first reissue of a combiner team outside of the oft-repeated and incessantly released Bruticus.Went down to In's Point after work to pick up a set. Not every shop has it, but I'd consider it is 'all over the place' and easy enough to get. Prices ranged from HKD

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Like mentioned in my previous post, it's been awhile. It's been awhile because I have been hitting the books. It's been awhile because I did not have the time. It's been awhile, but I do have updates. On the Transformers community front, I have been helping out Botch and Ginraii over at Botch's Box Art Archive. I have scanned and contributed high resolution box art images of many characters

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It has been awhile. For the past month, I have been hitting the books in heroic style, something I have not done since the distant memory that were my university days. Book hitting evolved into various study groups which at times devolved into all manner of conversations. In one of these conversations, h-beest (a person, but not exactly a Transformers fan), mentioned a Transformer - Negatron. "

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It's no secret that Bluestreak is one of my favourite G1 Transformers, ever. This year has been a very good Bluestreak year and I am very delighted. First, I managed to obtain a large format completely unobstructed piece of Bluestreak box art on the back of a G1 Japanese LP from 1985, thanks to the lovely E who arranged and sponsored my ad hoc TF hunting trip to Osaka.  Second, I managed to

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-82411597253605004622011-10-15T22:50:00.000+08:002011-10-15T22:50:39.495+08:00

Did not have much time this month to post up acquisitions, so here they are, all in one go! 1 October 2011 - Optimus Prime and Megatron speakers and Takara SCF figures Bought these from Metro Comics in Causeway Bay. Very interesting speakers, which I tested before I bought. The sound quality is actually quite impressive for a speaker of this tiny size. Each of the speakers have a 3D image of

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Don't really have pictures for this edition of Market Watch because I was in a great big rush and it was also raining heavily outside. This is also an amalgamation of the things I saw over 2 days (Wednesday and Friday this week). 懷古角 (In's Point) C-311: Grand Maximus MIB, near C10, stickers unapplied and sword unassembled is still there. D-93: Mega Zarak MIB, near C10, unused, still there (HK

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Been extremely busy and so only managed to make a toy run today. As per normal, my usual shop did not disappoint, and had restocked on many minty pieces of key characters. As can be seen from the picture above, they have their nth D-307: Overlord (MIB, unused, as always), a fresh new D-93: Mega Zarak, Takara individually boxed Predacons MIB, unused and a number of early 2000 eHobby reissues.

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After missing out on many auctions in early 2010, some of which were from Australian sellers when I was there, and another close miss when I was in Japan in February 2011, finally....... D-310: Blue Bacchus MIB, whew! In a funny sort of way, I managed to get this piece due to Botch emailing Bodhar2000 and myself in the same email, during his awesome adventures in Japan (more awesome then Bill &

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-83970643723238135322011-09-22T01:12:00.000+08:002011-09-22T01:12:55.730+08:00

Been so busy lately, I just have almost no time for much else... some updates (but quickly) Got this loot in from my buddy valkyrie_76 from the OZ Formers Boards... Doubledealer MIB, complete Ultra Magnus MIB, complete (plastic wheels version) Hot Rod MIB, complete, stickers unapplied Hot Rod is simply beautiful in his vintage-ness... *** From the HK toy shops... after shopping with my buddy

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-35453893243861265692011-09-05T19:26:00.008+08:002011-09-05T19:26:00.136+08:00

As I mentioned, I was off to Australia for my yearly ski trip. This year, it was Threadbo. There were altogether 6 of us housed in a very nice apartment with a real working fireplace that overlooked the mountains. This is the view from our balcony... This was our typical breakfast... very yummy, thanks to MN and WS for preparing (I know I usually wake up too late to be of any good)... On the snow

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-84141385933828304132011-09-04T23:14:00.000+08:002011-09-04T23:14:12.757+08:00

Over at OZ Formers, we were discussing the issue of how to tell if Super Ginrai and Godbomber were vintage 1988 releases or whether they were the reissue (there were Takara and Hasbro reissues in the early 2000s). To be honest, I didn't know how to tell and what the date stamp would say. So, I went and took out my vintage C-310: God Ginrai giftset to find out. There is no date stamp on the cab

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Been awhile. A couple of things to update on. 28 Aug 2011 Once again, lots of 'new' G1 figures in at 懷古角. I only went down on Sunday, about 5 days after the stock came in, so probably some other figures have been bought by people already. What's new? yet another C-114: Fortress Maximus, this one C9+ and unused - going for HKD$22,500. Very steep price, I think. yet another D-307: Overlord, very

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Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-38588140452526415042011-08-29T16:45:00.000+08:002011-08-29T16:45:00.438+08:00

From the archives! Future Decepticon Leaders Overlord and Scorponok meet.

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(From the archives!) The Decepticon Triple Changers - Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane.

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Insecticon Bombshell and Kickback (both with modified Decepticon insignias).

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Previous chapter – The full story (Part 4) – Autobot Communicators The following events happened in mid-June. About a week or so after receiving the dino-cassettes from the UKseller, I got a call from OZ Former member Ultra Magnus when he was aYMT and at my usual G1 shop. “Hey, they have a lot of new stock in today” he said. “Whoa, really? Can you give me a run down?”, I was trying to catch

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-38699950842950155592011-08-23T16:31:00.000+08:002011-08-23T16:31:00.742+08:00

From the archives - 1986 Broadside MIB, unused

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(from the archives!) This was an opportunity buy from one of my trips to Hong Kong. It was sitting in an obscure corner of a shop but I managed to spot it. Very happy that it is complete and unused with sealed paperworks.

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-81208361876292517732011-08-18T23:27:00.008+08:002011-08-18T23:27:01.342+08:00

I would like to say that I posted this from the airport, but I can't because I don't plan to log on at the airport. What I've done is scheduled this early so that it appears now and by the time it appears, I would be almost on my flight back to the land down under, where there are so many good memories and where I met E. Snow, Threadbo, Tetsuya, Spice I am, Bills, QVB Cafe, Ole, Darling Harbour,

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I am in awe and shock and other descriptions of delight I find difficult to articulate now - because I am at a loss for words. Please pardon me if this post comes across as somewhat gibberish like... *** I received a package from a buddy today expecting it to contain a few Raiden parts that I'm missing, but these parts came in a packing box. The declaration said "toy car". I thought it very

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I bought a Weirdwolf MIB, unused and in very good condition from a fellow OZ Former buddy back in the last quarter of 2009, together with this monster lot of things.  Everything about the Weirdwolf was good except that its missing its gun. Poor Weirdwolf was even featured here without a gun. My friend just could not find the gun in the ground zero that was his pre-moving apartment. I said, "

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-43447575638852901662011-08-15T23:22:00.009+08:002011-08-15T23:22:00.545+08:00

I just helped a buddy grab a C-328: Victory Saber giftset yesterday and I was sitting here looking at it... and thinking what a damn big box Victory Saber comes in. So, I took down my C-114: Fortress Maximus box from the top shelf and compared them. Waddaya know? They are almost exactly the same height!!! The Victory Saber has the honour of being the same height as the box of the largest

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-91587385462991552392011-08-14T19:02:00.001+08:002011-08-14T19:02:43.690+08:00

I spent the week trying very hard to help a buddy look for the BAPE store exclusive BAPE Convoy. Apparently the Singapore BAPE store only had 8 pieces, so its become somewhat of a rarity and has attained mythical status in Singapore. Judging from online reaction, it appears like this BAPE thing is all the rage at the moment (and I'm very sure I don't understand why). My buddy messaged me in the

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Remember the Mr Awesome auction that E won? He has now arrived at our home in all his glory, including docking bay and all. This is his docking bay... Mr Awesome's sigil of excellence... A message from the creator of Mr Awesome... it reads "Thank you very much for participating and winning this weird and hilarious experiment! I hope you will enjoy this AWESOME toy!" Mr Awesome in plane mode... Mr

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Due to my work schedule, I cannot go toy hunting as often as I used to. Nevertheless, I managed to take 1 hour 'off' today to journey down to the toys shops in YMT. Once more, Wai Gu Kok (懷古角) blew me away with what they had. Another C-114 Fortress Maximus MIB, complete (used stickers applied). Wow. This must be the 10th one or more that they have sold in the past 6 months. And then, something I

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So, here are my most 2 recent acquisitions, both from good buddies at opposite ends of the globe. Artfire MISB was from a friend in Australia and Venom MIB is from a friend in Italy. Artfire MISB, I have featured here. So now, it's Venom's turn! I do actually have all 4 Deluxe Insecticons MIB. However, among them, Venom was the most unsatisfactory because the current piece I have comes in a

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Artfire is one of the last Headmaster series toys to be released in 1987 and one of the very rare and expensive Japanese exclusives. They seem to have a lot of the 'rare and expensive' stuff in the '87 line, huh? 6 Headmaster heads (Loafer, Rodney, Kaku, Lione, Trizor and Shuffler), white versions of each Headmaster head, 4 dino-cassettes, the 'previously' rare pieces (Stepper, Soundblaster,

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Just 11 hours away from ending, dino-cassettes C-121: Gurafi and C-122: Noizu, both MIB and complete for sale on eBay! (not my auctions). Far as I can see it, the prices are still modestly reasonable. Thinking about it, I'm of 2 minds whether these will end very high (as is usual) or they will end on the low end because of the impending KOs that will be released soon.  Or, and its a big 'or',

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Bought from a buddy in Italy... More later... ~ HD

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I am just over the moon. This piece shipped in today from a very good buddy from Australia... Jaw-droppingly gorgeous...

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I showed this auction to E yesterday night while we were having dinner with her sister, because I thought it was a fascinating concept (but also very funny!). E loved it and said we should support the seller by bidding. Her sister eyed us suspiciously and thought we were crazy. I bidded on behalf of E. We bid $11 first and lost out to the previous bidder right-away. E said, 'let's bid again!'.

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This is pretty cool. I was in Times Square today (not in the US, but in Causeway Bay), and saw this exhibition. It was an Art exhibition by 3 Korean artists - Mioon, Shin Chi-Hyun and Yoo Young-Wun, title the "Korean Contemporary Art: The Power of Art". Here are some photos. Art screen The Queen and Bruce Lee Moroe Some details, these all appear to be made up of shredded paper! (the Korean text

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I write stuff about Transformers. I have an unhealthy obsession about them 'Robots in Disguise' - The Transformers. I'm also fond of other '80s stuff- like Visionaries, He-Man, M.A.S.K., Thundercats, Ghostbusters, Starcom and more. I am not interested in Go-Bots. I think Power Rangers are not even funny. I'm also an avid comics fan, novel fan and Anime fiend. I enjoy the writing of Neil Gaiman

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-87411574343648071582011-07-30T18:24:00.000+08:002011-07-30T18:24:23.843+08:00

After about 2-3 private sales, E and I have decided to do a "public" sale or a modest few items. These are now listed on eBay and can be found through this link: http://shop.ebay.com/heroic_decepticon/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25 Have a look and have fun bidding if you are interested! Cheers, ~ HD

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Been flat out busy for the past 2 weeks. Did not manage to visit the shops at all. Happened to walk by CWB today and went to ToyZone16 - there were 2 pieces of MOSC Generations Warpath there for a bargain price (in today's market) of HKD$200.

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Over the last week and a bit, I have randomly acquired some things. Randomly acquired, but not randomly selected to acquire. By this I mean that these were things I wanted. I saved the eBay auctions on my watch list and virtually forgot about them until I got a reminder on my iPad or iPhone and then just decided to bid there and then (usually within a hour or so of them ending). As it turns out,

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*Current as on 16 July 2011* CONDITION Wishes: - G1 vintage Transformers; - toys and decals in C9 condition or above; - boxes in C9 condition or above, no rips, dents or creases; - instructions in C9 condition or above. Abbreviation: - MISB = Mint in sealed box - MIB = Mint in box - MOSC = Mint on sealed card PRIORITY Priority items are marked with an asterisk (*). *** LIST My want list:

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They say information is power. Here is power for you. Here are maps to shops where G1 vintage Transformers (or recent release Transformers) can be found. Feel free to comment, share and distribute. As always, if you have a burning question, feel free to ask me. HONG KONG Key toy shops on Hong Kong island and Kowloon marked out in map below. View Heroic's Hong Kong toy shop map in a larger

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Previous chapter: The full story (Part 3) – so rare they ought to be extinct This happened between when I paid the dino-cassette seller on 30 May and 10 June when the dino-cassettes finally arrived. Recap for self - In late May, I acquired D-101: Soundblaster from my trip in Osaka. I returned to HK and surreptitiously managed to snag a 17: Soundwave from my trusty toy shop. So there, the

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-59003934239019858852011-07-10T18:16:00.000+08:002011-07-10T18:16:24.737+08:00

This is a little of a catch up post for me. I actually bought this some months back and have not properly updated it here on my site. This was a very exciting purchase for me and like all my other exciting purchases, E was there with me when I bought this - it is arguably one of the rarest Masterforce figures to obtain and probably one of the rarer Japanese exclusive Transformers out there. 

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Some self explanatory G1 acquisitions at unbelievable prices. G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime MIB, C7 overall - US$51.20 G1 Masterforce God Ginrai giftset MIB (not reissue), C8.5 overall - US$102.70 These are not something that I am dying to obtain, but for the asking prices, pretty hard to resist. Oh, and this shop I don't often walk past, but stumbled across  appears to have some gem-worthy G1

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-76189593906613519602011-07-07T00:12:00.000+08:002011-07-07T00:12:04.442+08:00

Previous entry: HK Market Watch - C-328: Victory Saber giftset and D-307: Overlord So what exactly did I get at my usual G1 shop last weekend? Well, here it is - D-309: Black Shadow MIB! I have been searching for this piece, one of my final pieces to complete Transformers: Victory, for some time. Each time I see it or is offered, I pass because the price is just way too high or because the

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-14858971146566091952011-07-03T11:31:00.000+08:002011-07-03T11:31:46.940+08:00

I watched DOTM in IMAX 3D on 29 June 2011. I'm watching it again with E in 1.5 hours' time. I didn't like it that much the first time round, but I am looking forward to it this time because I will be watching it with E. (I'm also looking forward to the popcorn at this Cinema!) ~ HD

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Market Watch update to my 26 June 2011 Market Watch article. I went to my usual G1 toy shop after the 玩具迷珍藏 Show (aka Toy Collectors' Show). As usual, they didn't fail to disappoint. They have yet again managed to bring in more G1 goodies!!! So what's new? Notably: 01: Optimus Prime MIB C-324: Star Saber MIB (not sure of condition, didn't ask) C-328: Victory Saber giftset (very near C10 box,

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After all the excitement of the Wimbledon Men's Semi-Finals last night, E and I actually managed to wake up quite early today. I broached the subject of maybe going to the 玩具迷珍藏 Show (aka Toy Collectors' Show) in HK that I saw a poster on a few days back. Poster Never heard of it before. No idea what it is. No idea what to expect. But I thought, worth a shot since its one of the rare occasions

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Tomorrow is a public holiday here in HK. Decided to do some shopping after work today. Went to the Causeway Bay comic shops... I needed my dose of Superman/Batman, its been too long. Managed to pick up some very nice things... Superman/Batman: Big Noise Superman/Batman: Worship Transformers: Vault (slipcase edition) Diamond Select Juggernaut figure Man, I just love the Juggernaut design. Liked

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Ho hum. I am watching Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon in 3-D IMAX in 3 hours' time. That's a mouth full of 3s. Ho hum.

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I wandered past my usual G1 toy shop today and what a shocker to see what they have in stock. C-114: Fortress Maximus and 2 pieces of C-311: Grand Maximus, all looking like they are in at least C8  condition and very pristine (on the face of the boxes). Man, this is crazy. What is crazier is that the shop owner told me that the 2 pieces of C-311 are meant to be sold as a set, together!  What? 

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Previous chapter - The full story (Part 2) - Diaclone CarRobots No.7: Fairlady Z "Bluestreak" blue If you would recall from the previous chapter (link above), the deal for Marlboor Wheeljack was worked out on 28/29 May 2011, with payment made from the buyer to me on 29 May 2011. I said that I got cash and value out of the deal - the value of course, coming in the form of the blue

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I want to fully show these 2 very nice acquisitions for E here, which I sneak-previewed here. However, this time, I'm going to break with tradition and say as little as possible in favour of letting one of my buddies at OZ Formers do the talking and the describing - which I should say, he always does very well and in wonderful detail on the forums. D-17: Soundwave & Rumble MIB D-101: Soundblaster

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Previous - The full story (Part 1) - Diaclone CarRobotsNo.18: Marlboor (Marlboro) Wheeljack In the previous part, I talked about how I went to Osaka (in search of the dinocassettes) and ended up buying a Marlboor Wheeljack MIB back (amongst other things). When I got back from Osaka, Marlboor was not the thing I was most excited about. Other than seeing E after a few days away, my

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After recently obtaining a blue Bluestreak, I decided to add to the 'Streak family. I know there is this shop in Causeway Bay that has a eHobby exclusive chrome silver Silverstreak MISB. It has been there for the longest time. So I headed to the shop with the intention of getting this new addition to the 'Streak family (which I didn't buy in 2002 because there were just too many reissues during

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Sneak preview... (photo by E)

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I'm just expanding on and rounding out the story of my acquisition of the ultra rare Marlboor Wheeljack MIB, unused that I talked about a little here in my daily update from Osaka. I was very excited on my last day there. There were still lots to get because I miscalculated the time the previous day and did not get the bulk of what I have intended to get from Hero Gangu. I started my day at

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-4372014002761719932011-06-06T22:31:00.000+08:002011-06-06T22:31:22.046+08:00

Ever asked the question - "Where should I go to shop for G1 Transformers if I am in Osaka, Japan?" Here, I will attempt to give some useful tips in terms of how to do it quickly and effectively, and also at the same time give a taste of what the key G1-centric shops have on their palate. AcknowledgementsMy one fear of thanking people is that I might inevitably forget to thank someone. In this

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A sneak preview of 2 gems that I will show in more detail later... yum!Takara 17 ("D-17"): Soundwave MIB Takara D-101: Soundblaster MIB

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I am delighted today. I managed to obtain a minty, unused, Goodbye Megatron giftset for my buddy today, after months and months of searching. I am very delighted today. I obtained my own Goodbye Megatron giftset in December last year and it was a momentous occasion for me. One of my collecting buddies, who is a huge Starscream fan saw the set and really liked it. He requested that I help him find

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I'm selling some items on eBay and there's only 7 more hours to go. Strangely, I have received lots of questions, there are lots of watchers, but no very many bids yet. =) Have a look here! Cheers, ~ HD

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After setting out some preliminary thoughts in the previous post, "How rare is rare? (part 1)", I'm going to try and illuminate how rare (or not) Marlboor Wheeljack is. Since this is a topic I have to confess I am wholly inadequate in, I needed help! I managed to obtain some expert advice and commentary from veteran TFW 2005 member Maz. Enclosed below is Maz's commentary on the issue, which he

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On the back of the very intense attention and excitement that my unused Marlboor Wheeljack has generated, I woke today thinking about the question - just how rare is rare? Over the years, I have been acquiring things that are rare and always at the time of acquisition, I would be thinking to myself - 'this is the rarest thing I have so far'. Then, the next thing comes along, and redefines my

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-70606003995430376262011-05-28T18:00:00.000+08:002011-05-28T18:00:55.548+08:00

Remember my Osaka trip last week? Among one of the interesting and perhaps obscure things that I brought back was a Transformers LP. In other words, a Transformers "gramophone 'long play' record" - you know, those things that has been around for more than a century and were popular in the '60s long before the iPod came along? Himawari from TFW 2005 asked to see more pics of this and that is what

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I am selling stuff. Head over here to have a look. I have listed them as 5 day auctions. PS: Marlboor Wheeljack sale is pending. ~ HD

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I have tried to downplay this piece both here and in forums. However, it still managed to generate a fair bit of interest and some measure of attention. I have been getting emails and Private Messages over the course of the day enquiring about this piece (and whether I would consider selling it!). Since I had some time tonight, I snapped a couple of more detailed photos of the piece. It's

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On my second day in Osaka, I raised the issue that there were shops in Japan that was (un)wittingly selling KOs as the real stuff. The example I cited in my post was obviously the Headmaster heads, which were sold at prices which would make you conclude that they must be genuine. I walked to another shop and saw a Zhong Jin KO Metroplex selling for 8000yen. On that very day I posted my blog entry

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It has been a whirlwind 3 days in Osaka - Day 01, Day 02 and Day 03. Before I get into the meat of this post, I wish to say a very heartfelt thanks to 3 people, without which this trip would certainly not have been so fruitful. I firstly wish to thank E, who arranged for my plane tickets there and even booked a hotel for me that was right smack in the middle of all the action in Den Den Town.

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As the title says, I just went on my final raid... ... and the results were... MT-09 MIB C-308: Doubleclouder MIB Sixliner MIB, unused, unopened stickers packet D-16: Megatron MIB D-101: Soundblaster MIB Headrobots Black Cobra (Osaka exclusive) Headrobots Green Cobra FansProjects City Commander upgrade kit 10 x vintage animated cartoon Laser Discs (labelled "VSL") - Botch, you would appreciate

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Wanted to visit Osaka Castle this morning. However, the weather was bad. It was pouring heavily when I walked out of the hotel. So I went straight into the 7-11 and bought an umbrella. Came out, and the rain has stopped! What in the bizzare?!? The sky was bleak like a sad winter grump, so I decided that going to the Castle was going to be futile. Even if I could get there, I wouldnt be much to

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Flew to Osaka from HK this morning on the tip off that there were dino-casettes for sale at Hero Gangu in Den Den Town Osaka. It was a good flight and an easy trip into the city. Went to Hero Gangu which was just next to my hotel... to discover that all the dino-casettes that they had have been sold. Man, how heartbreaking. I went to this other shop called Jungle and another one called G-One

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I bought this very minty Grapple figure when I was in Japan in February, before the terrible things that happened with the Tsunami. Just have not really gotten around to writing about it since I was so pre-occupied to properly cover this year's release of Generations and United. Now, I can come back to those that I missed. I bought C-47: Grapple MIB at Mandarake Nakano. It's just sitting quietly

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More on the Reflector trio, from More Than Meets The Eye. First, a more proper shot of Reflector... I remember watching MTMTE back in 1984, and I remember a Reflector scene that was one of the most memorable scenes for me. This was shortly after the Decepticons were revived by the Ark. Megatron sent out Decepticon teams to scout for energy. Starscream was dispatched with Soundwave and Rumble;

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-51352248729058346762011-05-04T01:21:00.002+08:002011-05-04T08:05:24.760+08:00

On the back of acquiring the very awesome Perfect Effect release of "Reflector", I thought I should publish this gem, which I obtained some months ago but did not post anywhere (you see, I had to grow back the arm that it cost me to buy this before I could type). Introducing, the Pre-Transformers release of what would become the USA mail-away exclusive Reflector - MC-05 giftset. I'm just calling

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-86080156040109287912011-05-02T22:19:00.002+08:002011-05-04T01:32:06.760+08:00

It's been awhile since I updated with acquisitions. Truth be told, the lull is due to the TF3 movie's impending release - 99% of Hasbro of Takara's toy releases up till the movie and then some months after are going to be inevitably tied to or related to the movie. I have next to 0% interest in the movie toys. Unless they do something like "Revenge of the Fallen" Bludgeon, which is more a G1

Heroic Decepticonnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683625406708498876.post-11750197858819341992011-04-26T21:37:00.000+08:002011-04-26T21:37:55.738+08:00

Just got back from Beijing yesterday. Went there for a short holiday, climbed the Great Wall, visited the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. =) I have moderated (ie: accepted) all non-spam comments and these should all come live very shortly. Not too many interesting acquisitions to talk about these couple of weeks. However, I did get confirmation that the SGD$15 that I received from PayPal is

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Today I received SGD$15 from "PayPal Private Limited". The message it came with said: "As our way of saying thank you for choosing Paypal as your preferred secured payment provider, kindly note that we have credited SGD15 into your Paypal account as a token of our sincere appreciation. Continue to enjoy the security and ease of payment through Paypal. We look forward to your continued support in

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