DARK SKYFIRE

A remake of Jetfire, today let's have a closer look at Dark Skyfire from the Transformers Henkei line.

Dark Skyfire resembles an F-14 Tomcat jet. The only thing that looks out of place for now would be the cone of the jet. Instead of being rounded & pointed, the cone is triangular in shape.

The wings can open up as seen in the picture above.

Here's Dark Jetfire with the add-on booster pack. The booster pack draws its resemblance to the Transformers G1 Jetfire, as well as the early Macross/Robotech era.

A pair of laser blasters actually flip out from the booster packs.

Now let's have a closer look at Dark Jetfire in robot mode.

Transformation is easy & in robot mode, Dark Jetfire actually looks like a black butterfly. The only thing that I don't quite like about this figure is that it just seems too 'dark' & boring. It would have been nicer if I applied more lining on the figure. If you take a closer look at the images below, You'll notices that I have used a silver pen to mark some of the linings on this robot to give it more depth.

Posing this figure is easy. Being a Takara figure, the joints are very sturdy & they don't loosen up that easily as compared to Hasbro's version of Jetfire.

Now we have the powered-up mode of Dark Jetfire. Here's the additional helmet that comes with the figure. This mask really gives Dark Jetfire a Macross Valkyrie-ish look with the twin antennas on both sides of the head.

Behold, Dark Jetfire, all powered-up with the booster packs attached onto the back.

The booster pack can be flipped down as shoulder blasters to attack enemies from the front.

Among other poses of Dark Jetfire as you can see. Somehow, I never saw this figure as an exclusive or a limited edition toy. I found it easily & at a bargain I must say. The only thing exclusive about this figure I reckon, is the black & white box design. Nevertheless, beggars can't be choosers. Although this may just be something ordinary to me, but to others out there, it could be a rare gem.

HALDIR

Here's a quick look at today's LoTR miniature figure, Haldir.

The color of the robe & armor is a combination between gold & shades of yellow.

I believe I left the arrows black, which was the primer color that I applied on the figure before painting any color onto it.

There was one problem that I had with this figure. I wasn't too sure how to glue a thin thread onto the bow, making it a little more realistic. Nevertheless, a fine addition to my small collection of Elves.

TRANSFORMERS BASE DIORAMA IV

 

They say pictures are worth a thousand words. I think this is worth more. Finally, once again I found that it was due time for me to assemble a larger Cybertronian diorama than my previous attempt back in 2006, 2009 & 2011. This set comes with the newly acquired 2013 Metroplex from the Transformers Generations line. Recently, I have also acquired the ACG-Con Metroplex, however I won't be opening that for the time being.

Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy viewing the rest of the images of the diorama in greater detail.

Which side do you live in, West Side or the East Side?

Here are some additional images of the diorama from other angles. Don't get lost in the city alright.

Random close-ups of the Cybertronian city.

The Kreons prove to be a wonderful fit for the diorama as I don't have to use too many Cyberverse or Legends class sized Transformers to fill up the scene.

Again, the overall of the city from different angles.

There's a reason why they are called the Transformers. If the battle heats up & gets too ugly to handle, I guess the best way to deal with the day is to pack up & call for reinforcements!

Behold, as parts of the city transform to battle it out until one faction falls.

Lastly, if you were an Autobot taking part of the war, Scamper in particular. Here's what the view of the battlefield looks like from atop Metroplex in base mode.

In case you're wondering, here are the main figures involved:

Generations Metroplex, Micromaster Countdown, G1 Scorponok, Beast Wars II Gigastorm, G1 Star Convoy, Micromasters Skystalker, Encore G1 Omega Supreme, Micron Densetsu Shockwave (Tidal Wave), Energon Omega Supreme, G1 God Ginrai, Energon Optimus Prime, Encore G1 Metroplex, Car Robots Brave Maximus, Cybertron Metroplex, G2 Laser Ultra Magnus, TF Prime Optimus Maximus, Armada Powerlinx Optimus Prime, DOTM Autobot Ark, TF Prime Star Hammer, an array of Cyberverse mini-bases & a bunch of Legends, Cyberverse & Kreons to fill in the blanks.

The remaining bases that I didn't include in the diorama are:

Galaxy Convoy Optimus Prime, RID Optimus Prime & Xovergen's Grand Patriot (Green). I just couldn't really find a way to fit them in nicely here. But I promise to include them in the future diorama & make it a larger one than this!

Lastly, base building for me has come a long way. I hope you enjoyed the album as much as I have. It's been a passion of mine to collect Transformers with base forms & I intend to make this base even bigger one day.

Just for kicks, here's the evolution of my base diorama.

My first base diorama in January 2006.

In March 2009, I was priviledged to have a larger base displayed at the Hotlink Games & Anime Festival. You can take a look at my old post here.

My well expanded diorama back in November 2011.

Until then, thank you for your constant support & viewing of my blog :)