GreatToysOnline.com @ Anapolis

I have been partnered and sponsored at the same time by GreatToysOnline.com ( GTO ) since around 2010. Malvin Lim of GTO has been very generous in supplying mw with Bandai model kits before. However due to some circumstance, he will no longer supply me with Gundam kits. I could however get other awesome items as his shop! And his shop is so awesome to put in words.

I always visit GreatToysOnline at Shoppesville Greenhills, however I was told to pick up some toys for unboxing and photo shoot at GTO Anapolis. It was my first time to visit that branch which was just a 6 minute walk from GTO Shoppesville. I love the Anapolis branch, it is more commuter friendly too! It is basically just a few minutes walk from the MRT ( train ) station.

Do check out GreatToysOnline at Anapolis soon! Below is some photos of the GTO branch and a map.

Below are some Great Toys from GreatToys for unboxing and photo shoot! Stay tuned guys! Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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Star Wars Stormtrooper Figure verDC23

This is a project started way back April last year ( 2013 ) for a friend of a friend. My second out of retirement project that I was not able to finish on time. I would not be surprise if the client does not want the figure anymore ( Sorry Bro ). A couple of years of drama aside, I had fun working with this project.

The most challenging part of this build was the re-sculpting of the pose of the figure. I had to saw off the arms and legs and pin them in place. After pinning with copper rods, I had to sculpt arm pits and groin parts with Epoxy Putty and some Green Stuff. The painting was also a bit challenging as this was fully hand painted with Vallejo Model Colors and Washes. The hand painting was not a choice as my lone airbrush broke last year ( part of the reason I retired ).

The photo above shows the original state of the figure. I think I did a decent job re-posing it and an equally decent job hand painting this 12 inch figure. Hand painting white on such a big figure was not easy to say the least. Dang I need to get a new airbrush soon! The Vallejo washes worked like a charm! Would never trade those paints with anything else! Great stuff that produces better effects than the old enamel wash technique that dries in years!

 Anyways, below are more photos I took with my iPhone ( my camera also broke last year ). Hope you enjoy them. Thanks for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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CRAP by Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica

In my vain attempt to stir away from the usual blog layouts, I have edited my html / template for the nth time. I had to change the layout to better feature recent posts and show more posts per page as much as possible. Obviously this new layout is reminiscent of our MAC forums front page, which unfortunately I could no longer update.

I also have here today a very cool custom vinyl figure by Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica. I present to you the Compact Retaliation Armored Pod or C.R.A.P.! I wonder how big the figure is, but this sure would look awesome in any mecha display cabinet. C.R.A.P. even has a cool little pilot that fits perfectly inside the pod.

Once I finish all my Gunplas duties ( commission works ) and other stuffs. I will surely try to squeeze in another custom vinyl in my gallery. This piece is very inspirational, great stuff as always from Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica! More photos of C.R.A.P. in the link below...

C.R.A.P. by Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica



Thanks as always for dropping by! Til' next post guys! :)

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3.5 inch custom Angel Baby QEE ver DC23

I have here a very quick and fun project I did for a few hours last night. I got this 3.5 inch DIY baby QEE yesterday and thought of just doing a quick work on it. After sanding the whole vinyl toy with a high grit sandpaper, I then drew some patterns all over the body of this little guy using some Sharpie pens. I then painted some paint squirts on the nozzle of the spray can head and sealed everything with some matte Vallejo varnish using my airbrush.

I brushed some pigments all over the kit to somehow show that the concept is an OLD left over spray can that is a bit dirty already. Anyways, this project was really fun and should grab a few more of this little baby QEE vinyl toys soon.

 Now here are a few photos of the spray head...

Thanks as always for dropping by! Til' next post guys! :)

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MORE custom vinyl toys ver DC23 soon!!!

As I've said in my post here, I will be working on a small 5 inch DIY mini QEE Toyerq soon. So I bought the vinyl today and I also got myself a small baby QEE spray can head figure. The same client of my 8 inch DIY custom robot QEE that I finished a while back, wants the ToyerQ ( skull head ) in a mecha - ninja concept of some sort.

I am still conceptualizing on how to tackle both these quick fun projects. The spray can head 3.5 inch baby QEE is I think the perfect MASCOT for my blog. It will soon be my Facebook avatar, twitter avatar, forums avatar and everything about DC23 if I pull it off well. Anyways, excited to work on these projects soon, now here are a few photos of my vinyl toy hauls today...

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next update! :)

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GreattoysOnline.com NEW arrivals 080911

Here are some great photos of great toys @ GreattoysOnline.com! I saw this post earlier today but failed to blog about it. I thought it is always better late than never so here are some new arrivals you could get online or at their retail stores at Greattoys.

I love in particular the amount o Hobby Magazines in this weeks batch o new arrivals. I am also starting to get poisoned with all those handsome looking GIJoe figures and vehicles these days. Would love to weather one of those GIJoe stuffs. The Human Alliance Barricade with Frenzy looks great from the photo too! Should get one soon! Anyways here are the pics... for more photos visit the official website here ...
GreattoysOnline.com NEW Arrivals August 9, 2011

Thanks a ton for dropping by! Til' next post guys! :)

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