WHITE MASTER CHIEF

This was the first Halo toy that I own. While I do not own an X-Box nor do I know much about the Halo timeline, I purchased this white figure over the usual green Halo character because I've always been fond of the color grey.

If you look carefully, I have drawn some gold & silver lining on the figure to give it more detail. Having done some research, this Halo armor is actually called the 'White Mjolnir Mark V Assault Armor'.

There is obviously some articulation to the character, but there's really not much you can do about posing this figure.

The White Master Chief comes with two weapons which are the flame thrower & assault rifle.

Here's a couple of poses with the assault rifle. It doesn't sit nicely in the hands of the figure. The inner wrist is somewhat blocking the rifle.

Now the flame throw looks more promising & White Master Chief poses better with it.

It's going to be year end soon. Readers, thank you for your support & following my blog. I shall resume in a couple of days time. Meanwhile, I hope you have an enjoyable New Year Eve Party!

KABAYA DX FORTRESS MAXIMUS

As 2012 slowly comes to an end it is not yet the end of the world. Let's close the year with a small bang & take a look at Kabaya's DX version of Fortress Maximus!

The box itself is slightly larger that your usual Kabaya kit. Like previous Kabaya waves, this set also comes in a box of three.

The first kit assembles to form the body of Fort Max. Along with the kit are the two blasters and Autobot Windcharger.

As per the instruction manual, the upper half of the body can be raised to form a launch platform for Windcharger. There is a lever at the lower back that you can flip, to launch the car down the ramp.

Here's another view of the first kit above. Windcharger's transformation is very simple & the stickers certainly make the kit more lively.

Next, we move on to the second box.

This kit includes the left arm & leg. What's the ramp doing all the way up at the top of the building? Is it supposed to be an aerial runway? God knows. In case you're wondering, the little dude standing next to the base is Cerebros.

Let's take a closer look at Cerebros.

Finally, the third box.

Besides Powerglide, I believe most of our eyes will be glued to the Master Sword. The base mode is fairly simple & the positioning of the ramp looks more appropriate this time around. I wonder what the sword is supposed to do, an electrical conductor for the base?

Powerglide on the other hand doesn't just transform, you have to unplug both the arms and reposition them in another way to form the wings of the plane.

At last, once you have combined all the three kits together Fort Max is finally surfacing. The kit sits in base mode fairly identical to the actual Fort Max. The only thing different that I can mention is that this kit doesn't come with the radar dish that sits right at the middle of the base.

In vehicle mode, Fort Max always reminds of SDF-1 (Super Dimension Fortress) from the Macross/Robotech series.

 

Behold, Fortress Maximus! Although currently I only own Brave Maximus, the Korean version of Fort Max, I'd say that that the manufacturers have done a great job in making this kit almost identical to its predecessor.

 

Here's Fort Max wielding the Master Sword.

This is what happens when you piss Fort Max off. You better find a hiding place before this dude blasts you to oblivion.

WINGS OF REDEMPTION SPAWN

[SERIES 21: ALTERNATE REALITIES]

Just in time for Christmas & of all things angelic, let's take a look at one of my Spawn collection. I've always been attracted to objects & images with angel wings. For that reason alone, I picked this toy up many years ago.

I can't say much about the background of this Spawn character as I never really followed the comic.

Being a detailed figure, there are numerous points of articulation to pose this figure. Then only setback is that the wings are a little heavy & I find it very difficult to pose Spawn the way I want to, rather than to pose it in a way that the toy won't topple.

Anyway, here's the rear view of the toy. In recent years, Mc'Farlane launched a 12" version but due to restriction in space, I better pass on that huge character.

GAT-X105 STRIKE GUNDAM

The Strike Gundam comes from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED universe. What you're looking at is the Entry Grade version which basically means that the mecha has very few pieces required to assemble.

All I have done is to add silver linings onto the robot.

This kit also comes with two accessories, which are the beam rifle & sword.

From this view, you can see that articulation is very limited. It's a pity that I don't know much about air brushing. I'm sure there are fans and collectors out there that would do a good job in transforming this mold into something of similar, or much better appearance than the usual 1/144 scaled Strike Gundam.