Konami Justirisers DX Genseishin box Set R03

Hey folks, welcome again, this time we go back in time for a review on the Tokusatsu series Justirisers Mechas released in late 2004. Got them while they were having clearance sales awhile back, couldn't find Ryuto back then but recently just found a real good deal on the star beast on ebay.
So now they are finally complete and I have some free time to post them up.

First up, I have to say is that the boxes are huge, the figures are quite large compared to other Sentai or Power Ranger toys. I will post some comparison shots later but first up is the Star Beast Deluxe Boxed set.

Here's the boxed set of 3 of the main mechas used in most of the episodes in the show. The box measures 13 inches long and 7 inches wide. The box is the usual thin cardboard with portrait pictures of the figures on the front and a landscape picture on back. Figures were packed in white trays much similar to the Gransazer Mechas.

First up is Genseiju Riseross, the main primary mech that combines with any other of the individual Justiriser mechas to form the main body. Riseross had an uncanny resemblance to Kiryu or most of us know as the Neo Mecha Godzilla. Riseross has tonnes of articlulation, ball-jointed head-neck joint, swivel arms and elbows, ratcheted hips and knees.

Included in this box set is 2 more mechas.

Riser Glen's Star Beast Inoh which is flying Red phoenix.

Riser Gant's Star beast kouki is a heavy artillery flying turtle.

Enoh and Kouki can combine with Riseross to form power up versions. The bad news of the set is the mech can't fully combine to form 1 giant super mech. This kinda is a big turn off for some collectors but personally I'm quite alright with the show's design for the mechs.

Ken-Riser is form with the combinations of Enoh and Riseross.

Ken-Riser retains all of Risersoss' articluation on the lower body, Enoh forms the upper torso and has swivelled shoulders and elbow joints. The twin swordds ar stored on the wings of Enoh. Stands roughly 12 inches tall when combined, the cons about this mode, is that the figure is severely back heavy so posing this figure in any dynamic poses is quite hard.

Juu-Riser is formed with the combinations of Kouki and Riseross

Juu-riser uses a unique way of combining with Riseross. Riseross' legs forms Juu-risers arms while Kouki transforms into the head and lower legs. Still has basic articulation but slightly hindered by the transformations, the new shoulder joints are hindered by Riseross' existing skirt pieces but now forms Juu-Riser's claws which are poseable due to transformation.

All in all, the designs for the mech are good though not very original, unique transformations and the size of the mechas are a few good points to consider getting this set.

S.I.C customs Part 2

Yeap, more superb customizing from Mr Henry aka hwong40k once again.
Check these pics out.

Straight out of the Hibiki Movie, here's a SIC Masked Rider Hibiki Warring State 7 Sword version (using a regular hibiki body, recoloured and retooled with parts from a certain Spawn figure)

SIC Masked Rider Leo-Taiga Survive mode (using a SIC Masked Rider Taiga body) pictured with Taiga for comparison.

Stay tuned for more cool customizations.....

Power Rangers Samurai 12" Shogun Battlized Ranger

Guess what I've got, an early Birthday present from one of my best pals. From the Power rangers Samurai line, the 12 inch Shogun Battlized Red Ranger.
The new waves of Power Ranger Samurai figures will be arriving quite soon which includes a
4 inch scale of the Red Shogun Ranger, so for collectors who isn't into 12 inch figures, this figure may not interest you.

All current re-releases of this figures features a removeable helmet to reveal Jayden, personally, I prefer the first released ones which had the non removeable masks.

The figures doesn't have the best articulation comparing to ShFiguarts or Project BM figures but it has it where it counts, the scupting is not too bad too.

The only thing that I dislike about this figure is the weapon it came with, the samuraizer is not in scale to figure. Slightly oversized for my taste. And the lack of Bullzooka, kinda wished it had a super combined weapon for the shogun mode too.

Besides the minor downside, the armor that it came with makes this a real cool figure to have in your collection if you dig Samurai-ish Shogun warriors. Looks nice with all the megazords too.

Overall another cool figure from the Power Rangers Samurai line.

Power Rangers Samurai Shark zord

Even due to a busy work schedule, I manage to get a Samurai shark zord from the Power Rangers Samurai deluxe zord line. Arriving early of July though American release was months before, I was still excited to finally see this zord released in all major deparmental stores here.

Certainly not worth the $32.95 SGD retail price but with the 20% discount, definitely a much better deal. As for the actual toy itself, shark zord was also the equalivent of the Japanese  Shinkenger's counterpart Kyoryu Origami. The original version was a dinosaur, with added fins and a tail, the US adaptation made it a shark.

The fins are removeable for a more show accurate appearance or the fins can be held with any

4 inch figure from the line.

Sharkzord is compatible with Beetle zord and swordfish zord to form the Samurai Shark wing.

The Samurai Sharkzord is also compatible with the Samurai Megazord to form another configuration called the Samurai Shark Megazord.

Sharkzord as a sword weapon  could be held by any of the Megazords from the line. The sharkzord alone isn't worth getting but if you have Samurai Megazord or any of the other zords, sharkzord adds more playability and display options and it looks awesome with Samurai Gigazord too!

S.I.C customs

Hey there folks, due to new work commitments, I haven't been posting for awhile. Haven't been getting any new stuff either, just some sale items from the Great Singapore sale, namely PR Samurai stuff and some masked riders. Ok, story's aside, here's some customized Super Imaginative Chogokin or S.I.C figures in standard size, done by Mr Henry aka hwong40k.

S.I.C Kamen Rider Birth

S.I.C Sieg Imagin from Den-O, made from Urutaros Body and wings from a certain marvel legends figure.

S.I.C Powered up Shocker, a recoloured retooled the first Rider.

S.I.C Kamen Rider Banki from Hibiki made from Ibuki's body.

S.I.C Kamen Rider Habataki from the Hibiki Movie, made from another Ibuki's body.

S.I.C JokerJoker Fang Version, recoloured FangJoker.

S.I.C Masked Rider J, a recoloured ZO body.

S.I.C Zabee from Kabuto made from a Kabuto body and rescuplted head.

 

S.I.C Kamen Rider Black is made from a Kamen Rider the first body with a resculpted head.

These are some sweet customs, keep them coming, my man.

Mastermind Creation's Upcoming Hexatron

One of the most long awaited Transformers Generation 1 characters to re-released in plastic glory, the six changer Six-shot or now known as Terminus Hexatron by  the 3rd party company which gave us the Knight Morpher, Mastermind Creations.

Revamped but retaining the G1 aesthatics of the classic character, rumored to be approximately Transformers Movie leader sized figure. The 6 transformations truefully faithful to the original, only difference with the beast mode, not being a flying puma, this incarnation resembles a cyber wolf.

Besides the classic Decepticon, Mastermind creations is also releasing a recolour redecoed Great Shot.

Though the bad news is the retail price would be around $200 USD but the fans of the Generation 1 characters, this should be a must have.