In the Bokz: October 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Ready to Hunt

We're off on a toy hunting expedition this weekend. Tickets .. checked ... Hotel ... checked ... Cash .... hhmmmm.

Who is Bokz?

This is Mr. Bokz version 1.1. Created a new helmet (from SWCW Captain Rex) and a new head n face. So who's behind the helmet? ................ ??? hehe :)

Monday, October 26, 2009

Friends

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget"

Sunday, October 25, 2009

NKOTB - New Kid On The Blog

Introducing the new kid on the blog ... Mr. Bokz.

My first full custom 3"action figure. Used all body parts from Wolverine Weapon-X. Hand-Made the Boba Fett helmet, flip-flops and shorts. Took me all night to paint Mr.Bokz coz i kept on smudging it. Note to self - let paint dry before adding second layer and make sure fingers are clean from paint to avoid getting unwanted marks on figure.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Custom Fever

Got myself some Epoxy Putty and some other weathering kit today. Been thru some "how to custom your figures" tutorial online. Some are quite easy to do. I think the key to customizing are getting the right parts and your sculpting skills. I got a few characters/figures in mind that i want to make, but i haven't found the right parts for it yet.

Guess which action figure i'm trying to make ...?? :)

Monday, October 19, 2009

Custom: Weathering

Trying out my hands on customizing my figures. Got myself a weathering kit, this basically makes the figure look like its worn out. The weathering kit should work wonders on vehicles, especially on Transformers.

Cant really see the weathering effect on the Viper above (ada lah sikit, banyak sudah ku taruh tu), but good enough. I know at this moment Spidey is testing out his first custom as well. He's going for a complete makeover .. i wont spoil the surprise, let Spidey do the unveiling. Saw a preview of it from his Tweet ... looks pretty awesome. i like! hehe.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Nephew's collections

Paid a visit to my mum's house and checked out my nephews' toys ... he's really into Transformers, Nerf and Bionicle. But only recently, he is now into Star Wars Lego. I was just talking to Spidey the other day that i wanted the Lego SW characters but not the vehicles and now i see my nephew actually playing with them ... those mini troopers are sooo cool.

(Below) I call this "the Paperbots". This was made by my nephew ... and its made out of PAPER!!! How cool is that!! He showed a similar one to me a couple of months ago, but it was just a normal paper robot (but good articulation ... i was already impressed back then) ... but the one shown below literally blew my head off, coz it can actually TRANFORM into a jet fighter. Just freakin awesome!! I asked him to make another one that looks like a SW Trooper. If its as awesome as this .. then i'll ask him to make me 20 more .. hahaha nothing wrong with child labour for making toys right??? hehe

Battle Packs: HOTH Recon Patrol

This is the Hoth Recon Patrol Battle Pack from SW Legacy collection. Comes with Hans Solo, Chewbacca, R5-M2, K3-P0 and the Imperial Probe Droid. If only i've got the Hoth AT-AT as well ... if only :(

Out on the Hunt

Went Toy-Hunting with Spidey on saturday. We started of late, but .... lets just say that we hunted till there's no more bullets left. Visited GOFI6UER @ the Mall, we were fortunate that Mr.GoFigure himself was there .. and he told me great news that made me smile from ear to ear (lets just say that hopefully in 2 weeks time one my wishlist item will be fulfilled. Btw Congrats on the opening of your shop Mr.G.F.... may the force be with you.

Next we went to one of the local baby shop to check on the clones coz we complaint last week that the price tag was wrong (2x usual price). We found out that the price was still the same, so we complain again. After a few minutes of waiting (~20 mins), the supplier & shop supervisor finally clarified and apologized for their mistake. Yeay!!

We were almost on our way home, then Spidey pop the question "u sure u dont want to go to the mall again and watched B.Fett and Vader parading at GoFi6ure?" ... guess whats my answer was .... So off we went.

So all and all .. ammo depleted, body tired, but it was a great hunting day.

(Above) Clone Commander Thire and Yoda - SW Clone Wars. Commander Thire job was to protect Yoda during a mission to the Toydarian system. I guess he's good at it coz Yoda is still alive.

(Left to Right) Clone Trooper Denal, Clone Commander Thire and Clone Trooper Echo from SW Clone Wars. I just realize that they looked similar. I wonder if they are brothers or the missing triplets from John & Kate +8? They also reminded me of the 80's british boy band "BROS" hahhaaha.

(Below) Captain Rex & Echo. After Echo's first battle with commando droids, Captain Rex marks Echo's armor with the blood of a vicious creature that had attacked them; the bloody handprint is Rex way of recognizing Echo's transition from a "shiny" to a seasoned warrior.

(Below) Commander Gree - SW Clone Wars. He leads the Elite Corps and his armor bears the distinct markings of the 41st Elite Corps, a unit he nicknamed "Green Company".

(Below) Captain Argyus - SW Clone Wars. He's a member of the Senate Guard. He assisted in the transportation of captured Separatist leader Nute Gunray. But Argyus has a secret agenda that will jeopardize the successful completion of this important mission. ... hhmm i wonder whats his secret? Anyway, he kinda reminded me of the movie Gladiator coz of his Roman style helmet.

Uniquely Blue ..

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Arctic Assault

The Ice Dagger (Rise of Cobra)

Frostbite (included with Ice Dagger) & Snow Job (25th Anniversary collection)

Ice Dagger in full battle mode.

Cobra Polar Assault Snow Serpent & Ice-Viper

Mat Motor

G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra - Snarler Cycle with Beachhead and Rollbar.

The side-car is detachable.

Punisher on the Harley Davidson Night-Rod Special, Indiana Jones German Soldier on German bike and Ripcord (Delta-6 Accelerator suit) on Casey Stoner's Ducatti.

Cobra Neo-Vipers and Vespas (From Left: 125 ET3 Primavera 1976, 98 Corsa 1947 & 200 Rally 1972)

Cobra's Snake Trax ATV with Scrap Iron.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

All Terrain Vehicles

AT-ST, AT-AP & AT-AT

The AT-ST (All Terrain Scout Transport). These are used to protect and defend the slower AT-AT. They often featured in the Imperial Attack forces and during the Battle of Endor (Return of the Jedi), the local Ewok tribes captures and destroyed alot of these AT-ST. This AT-ST has great articulation in its legs and it fits 2 troopers inside (AT-ST Driver included when you purchase this AT-ST). Comes with an extra Canon Blaster (exchangeable with its front blaster).

The AT-AP (All Terrain Attack Pod). Fits 3 trooper. It was first deployed during the Clone wars. Actually can support itself by just 2 legs. The third leg is suppose to give maximum support when the troopers decided to shoot their canons at long distance targets.

Endor AT-AT (All Terrain - Armored Transport) from the Saga Collection. Comes with Biker scout and Driver. Similar to the old AT-AT but this one comes with a dirty look on its body and legs (like its been through the forest and killed all the Ewoks). The inside cabin is also different as it got some control screens (this is where you put the batteries). Also makes electronic sound and lights.

Elite Force: Marines

They remind me of the movie series "Band of Brothers" or from the game "Call of Duty". These figures are a bit stiff, but the details are good. Btw these are the 1:18 scale models.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

I miss Oz

Kinda miss the land down under. Aussie aussie aussie .. Oi Oi Oi!!!

Picture above features G.I.Joe Duke from Famous Battle pack by Hasbro. While the Kangaroo is from Takara Mr. Skippy (haha not really. Found it from my son's toy box).

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Out the box

I need a display cabinet real bad. Currently my collections are either in the cupboard, on top of the cupboard, on the floor, in storage boxes, etc etc. I wonder if my mum in-law will let me use her crystal display cabinet in the dinning room???

The aircon keeping my toys nice and cool. Hehe.

The cupboard is almost full now, where am i gonna put the rest of my collection?

Temporary storage during Hari Raya.

literally "in the Bokz".

Tiger Force - Flint

G.I.Joe a real american Hero (25th years anniversary), Tiger Force Leader, code name: Flint by Hasbro.

Real name - Dashiell R Faireborn. He was an English Lit scholar, but later joined the army because he was bored by academia. Joined the Airborne school, Ranger school, Special Forces school and Flight Warrant school, graduating with top honors. He's a thorough tactical planner and is one of the leaders of the TIGER FORCE special assault group that goes behind enemy lines using captured enemy equipment

Monday, October 5, 2009

TIE Fighter - Pirate Version

StarWars Droid Series TIE Fighter Pirate Version by Hasbro. Includes Hobbie Klivian figure.

Backgroud Info:

These TIE Fighters were used by Biggs Darklighter and his mutineers to escape the Rand Ecliptic. Low on fuel, the group returned to the Ecliptic only to find it had been taken over by a Rebel cell led by Hobbie Klivian. The TIEs were then refitted with hyperdrives, astromech sockets, and ejection seats for a mission to steal X-Wings from Incom. Finally, in a bold statement of defiance, these formerly Imperial fighters were emblazoned with the Rebel Alliance symbol! Bigg's pilots then ejected from the TIE Fighters - with the astromech droids piloting the ships on their own - a tactic that drew off Imperial TIE fighters on patrol around the system, allowing Darklighter and his team the proper distraction to gain entry to the Incom facility!

Hobbie Klivian

Clone Troopers

StarWars Legacy Saga Legends Clone Trooper by Hasbro.

Clone Troopers such as this one were once loyal to the Jedi, however after the implementation of Order 66, all Clone Troopers commenced with a brutal mass betrayal.