[HK toy hunt '08] D-93 Scorponok

Revisited the same shop I bought Overlord and KISS Player Rodimus from to re-check out something I have been deliberating over: D-93 Scorponok.

After some more onsite deliberation, I decided to nab him. So here it is, today's haul:

Highlight of the Day: MIB D-93 Scorponok

トランスフォ－マ－Ｇ１キャラクタ－大全集

After almost 4 years of searching, I finally chanced upon it.

So what is the 'it' in question?

'It' is a copy of トランスフォ－マ－Ｇ１キャラクタ－大全集.

Since 2004, I have searched high, low and down under for this without avail. This book had an extremely limited print run and was quickly out of print probably because it was released in an around the same time as Transformers Generations.

This is a true gem because of some of the treasures within...

Fortress Maximus entry with full Fortress Maximus box art

Various illustrated entries with full Metroplex and Sky Lynx box art

Various illustrated entries with full Octane and Trypticon box art

[HK toy hunt '08] eHobby goodness

Another all out day at Mongkok, Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Shah Tsui.

Today's acquisitions include:

- MISB Bleach: The Styling (full set including Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Rukia & Kon, Abarai Renji, Hitsugaya Toushiro & Rin Rin, Matsumoto Rangiku and Grimmjaw Jaggerjack.);
- MISB Music Label Spark Blue Soundwave (HK$430);
- MISB Music Label Rumble & Frenzy headphones (HK$299)
- MISB Alternators Mirage in USA box (HK$680);
- MISB Takara SCF Act 2 (HK$350); and...
- Dealer/ distributor exclusive Takara/ eHobby promotional poster from 2001 (not disclosing price, heh)

14th Jan '08 toy haul

Transformers Music Label- Spark Blue Soundwave with Rumble & Frenzy headphones

All in all, a really good day if I do say so myself. I am happy to have landed Alt Mirage in USA box for a bargain price (now I can rip open my European box Alt Mirage) and to have found something as 'vintage' as SCF Act 2 MISB and at such a great price.

MISB US box Alternators Mirage

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Highlight of the day: Dealer exclusive eHobby promotional poster

I have over the years bluffed, bludgeoned and begged for this without avail. This is so special because it was only given to dealers who distributed the very first wave of Series 1 & 2 reissues, which were exclusive to eHobby, back in 2001.

Dealer exclusive Takara/ eHobby reissues promotional poster (2001)

Now, it is mine!

'till tomorrow...

[HK toy hunt '08] Oh my god... Master

Holy rusted metal Batman! (yeah, ok, its a cheassy quote)

I just couldn't believe it when I saw it today- a Japanese box MIB Overlord... at an amazingly good price. From my estimation, it is at least 40 to 50% less than what Hong Kong shops were asking for 2 to 3 years ago.

This MIB Overlord is a definite upgrade from my original one (see The Origin Story Chapter II)

The Takara KISS Player Rodimus, bought from the same shop, is similarly an upgrade from my Alternators Rodimus.

MIB Overlord and KISS Player Rodimus

Overlord- complete contents and paperworks

Highlight of the day: It's hard to pick one for today but since I'm such a purist G1 buff, the Highlight of the Day award must go to- D-307 Overlord.

[Japan toy hunt '08] Visualizing Transformers

From a Kinokuniya Bookshop along Forest Road in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo comes today's haul- The Transformers Visual Guide.

[Japan '08] God Primus (Transformers Generations lucky draw prize)

The only reason I was there was to use the toilet.

After I achieved my 'objective' I walked around the Kinokuniya bookshop. What I saw blew me away, big time. There he was in a glass cabinet, so near yet so far, the grand prize for the Transformers Generations competition in 2004- God Primus!

Equally majestic is another lucky draw grand prize, black Tracks, who was standing right next to God Primus.

I so wanted to buy these 2 figures, for whatever the asking price, but our broken and unintelligible Japanese failed to convince them to part with the figures, which were originally not for sale anyway.

Some pictures for me to drool over...

Display shelf

Black Tracks and God Primus

Black Tracks

God Primus

Close up of God Primus

[HK toy hunt '08] Lots of Transformers

Have a few short days in HK before jetting off to Japan. I had to make hay while the sun shone- the result is the acquisition of many Transformers...

Today's haul:
- 2002 New Year Special Convoy (for AR);
- Encore 04: Starscream;
- Encore 05: Ironhide;
- Encore 06: Ratchet;
- Hasbro Masterpiece Starscream
- Bleach Characters Series 05
- Rei Ayanami special edition figure (Kaiyodo, 1999)
- トランスフォ－マ－Ｇ１キャラクタ－大全集 (this is a Transformers visual reference guide much like Transformers Generations)

Too many Starscreams!

Today's haul showing Bleach Characters Series 05 and Rei Ayanami exclusive figure from 1999

Transformers visual reference guide - トランスフォ－マ－Ｇ１キャラクタ－大全集

I'm happy to have gotten Bleach Characters Series 05 in a sealed box with all 8 figures (some are repeats) still sealed in their individual little boxes. I paid a meager HK$300 (US$38.40) for the box compared to the US$50 to 60 I would have had to pay for 4 out of the 8 figures if I were in Australia and have to order this off eBay.

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Highlight of the day: トランスフォ－マ－Ｇ１キャラクタ－大全集