Khai @ Kool Kollectibles

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my current Transformers Masterpiece collection. As a G1 fan who grew up with the cartoon in the 80s, these figures truly are a dream come true. They never cease to put a smile on my face

And Takara just keeps putting out more awesomeness every year! They ended 2014 on a high with Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus, and 2015 is off to a controversial start with MP-23 Exhaust. But with MP-24 Star Saber and MP-25 Tracks on the way, and potentially Ironhide, Ratchet, and a big Decepticon on the way, this line is just going from strength to strength!!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

It's been a while since I went through my Transformers Masterpiece collection, and Maz from the TFSource forum inspired me with his term "Masterpiece Moment" to get my collection together.

So here's my video on what my "Masterpiece Moments" are with each of the figure molds. Each one has at least one awesome feature that I love!

Hope you can check it out, subscribe, like, and comment with what your personal "Masterpiece Moments" are!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Just posting up some of the figures I forgot to take photos of with their coins and cards

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

My video review is now up on the Kool Kollectibles YouTube channel!



Click through to check it out, but here is my quick summary!

The Good:
- Two regular head sculpts are great, and have an extremely good likeness to Mark Hamill, only let down by a flat paint app. But it is a FAR better likeness than DX07.
- Overall material and design of the outfit - metal clasps finally!!!
- Articulation is very nice and swapping out the hands is hassle free.
- Snow base is a nice touch.

The Bad:
- Exclusive head sculpt is pretty terrible on all fronts.
- That speckling effect on the lightsaber is cheap and just makes it look off
- Paint app on lightsaber hilt and pistol still not as good as HT.
- The vest is the wrong colour and is too small.
- Badge pocket on vest is too small making the rank badge stick out.
- The body scale may be too large.

Overall:
I think the figure overall is very good. If Sideshow had just added that HT paint app on the facial skin texture, and made the vest fit properly and with the right colour, this would be very close to a definitive figure. I say 7/10.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Just got my Hoth Han in today, and am still disappointed that the scale with Luke is just off. But overall I'm pretty happy with the figure. If only Sideshow could add that extra touch of realism to their head sculpts like Hot Toys does, then their sculpts would really be at the Hot Toys level.

Video review uploading so stay tuned

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Got my Han yesterday, and overall I think he's pretty good. The worst thing for me is still the scale between Han and Luke, but I do really like the outfit on Han. Hope you can check out my video review

 

[KR DynobotPrime]

Very cool collection!! I also got into the Transformers Masterpiece series this year, and they are awesome representation of the G1 cartoon. Keep on collecting on!!!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Very cool collection!! I also got into the Transformers Masterpiece series this year, and they are awesome representation of the G1 cartoon. Keep on collecting on!!!

Thanks so much for checking out the thread and vids

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

It's the first week of April, so time for my quarterly collection update vid!

Had all sorts come in over the past 3 months, with MP and CW Transformers, 1/6th scale figures from Hot Toys and Sideshow, and the odd smaller scale figure and statue too.

Hope you can check out the update, subscribe, like, and stay tuned for all the upcoming reviews in Quarter 2

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Finally got my Iron Man to complete the ArtFX+ Avengers team

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my ramblings on MP-23 Exhaust. Hope you can check it out

 

[B1GMARC]

Bad *** collection.

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[koolkollectibleskhai]

Bad *** collection.

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Thanks for checking out the thread mate

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Thanks to Toys Power​ for giving me the chance to review their CT003 V for Vendetta figure! Overall I'm pretty impressed, especially with the quality of the materials and tailoring of the outfit.

There are a couple of minor nits to pick, but the overall quality is definitely on par with Sideshow figures (if not slightly better in some areas).

Perhaps not quite up to the lofty Hot Toys standard just yet, but with Toys Power's price range per figure around the $160 mark, it's definitely great value for money!

If you're a fan of the movie, this Toys Power representation is definitely well worth a look to include in your collection. Hope you can check out my review

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my review of the latest figure set from Toys Power with this pretty nice two figure set. It includes The Patriot Yue Fei and the traitor Qin Hui.

The Qin Hui figure is definitely the stand out, and is on par with anything I've seen from Hot Toys. But the Yue Fei figure isn't as good with some shortcomings.

But overall, a pretty impressive set, especially with the nice array of accessories too! Hope you can check out the review

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my vid review of this bloody awesome figure!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my review of the Sideshow Tauntaun I got this week. Love it!!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Work has been totally crazy so haven't really had the time to enjoy the Stormtrooper two pack. But had a closer look yesterday and damn these troopers are impressive! Can't wait to get more of the Hot Toys Star Wars figures this year!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

I think I actually prefer the Stormtrooper over the Boba!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my vid review of the new PAK Stormtrooper. I have to say I prefer this over the Boba for sure! Loving this variant line