ToyWorld TW-D03: Grimshell - Part 1

Better late than never

 

The last review for the ToyWorld dinobots combiner was Roar which was done in 2015. How fast time has passed. I guess now is as good a time as any to start and complete the review of the dinobots. The next dino in the set is Grimlock Grimshell.

 

 Front of the box. The artwork for Grimshell looks very impressive and menacing. The box is also much bigger than the Roar and Muddy's.

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters - Legion class Prowl

 And so it begins

 

Sorry for the lack of post as life and work has kept me very busy and tired. I had this idea in my head for quite some time but as time passed, I forgot all about it until a recent internet search. The same idea which I had forgotten about came back but at a much larger scale.

 

Image from tfw2005

 

As can be seen in the picture above, TakaraTomy will be releasing a Trypticon which will be the same height as Transformers Generations Metroplex. The original idea was to get some Legion class toys to interact with Metroplex simce he comes with a Legion class Scramper. A few Decepticons to invade Metroplex while the Autobots protect their base.

 

With the new Trypticon being released in August this year (hoping to get my hands on one as I missed the pre-order), the original idea was then upgraded to having Metroplex and Trypticon battle each other with some (as many as I can get) Legion class bots battling each other either on or around the titans. In my mind  this will make a nice display set.

 

With that idea in my head, and so begins the buying hunt for Legion class figures.

Decool 7108 Bat Tank - WIP 2 (Final)

 Feels like putting together a sandwich

In the previous post, I have completed the main body of the tank. The only other parts to assemble are the tracks.

First few pieces required for the start of the track assembly

Partially completed frame

The tracks. A total of 79 pieces are required...

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 A complete circle

 

Before starting this post, I would like to apologise for not updating this blog regularly. I have completed the Decool Bat-Tank but did not have the time to complete the WIP post. There are a lot of things which are happening. First off I will be finally taking the diving course which I have paid for since last year. This will be happening at the end of April. To top it off, there will be the audit which I have to pass which will be happening in May.

 

In the meantime, here are a few things which has happened in the long absence from the blog. First on the list are the Egg Attack posable figures from KidsLogic/Beast Kingdom. Originally I wanted the Darth Vader but since the shop has a buy-one-and-get-the-2nd-at-50%-off deal, I got the Stormtrooper with it.

 

Decool 7108 Bat Tank - WIP 1

 Big but small set

 

Sorry for the lack of update on the blog recently. A lot has happened and I will have an update post in the future but for now, it is time to post another WIP and review on another Batman set from Decool. This time round is the Bat Tank. Same as the Bat Wing, this set is from the Lego set 7787: The Bat-Tank: The Riddler and Bane's Hideout but without the gate to Bane's hideout, Bane and his bike.

 

The Bat-Tank: The Riddler and Bane's Hideout

 

I don't really mind missing on the gate because I am more to collecting the Bat vehicles. I just wish they would have included Bane's minifigure in this set as well.

 

Front of the box

 

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One collection complete, more to go

 

Greetings all. I would like to wish all the readers out there a Happy New Year. The resolution I made for the new year is to complete as many models/kits as I can in the year and trying to get the Lego UCS R2-D2 and Slave 1.

 

There are a few updates which happened during my absence from the blog. Firstly, I have finally acquired all the PG sets. Not all are original but a complete collection is still a complete collection. Secondly, I was in a video vignette with Nikon over the weekends. It was a fun and new experience. Thirdly, I managed get my hands on the Decool UCS Batmobile. Saw it hanging in a local bookshop and I knew if I didn't get it, there won't be another chance.

 

I have also taken a few photos of some of my collections which was not reviewed in this blog: