Seemed that last week’s ‘must-get’ hot item at TransMy was KO G1 reissues. Most of the TransMyian’s have raided their local Giant to get ‘em. Not all were lucky though ..
I’ve already got the KO Perceptor and SoundBlaster. What I need now is just Hot Rod. Got mine at Giant South City Plaza. Yeah, I know, some certain person will says SCP sakkksss .. Sebab tu la it still has lots of the damned KO left :p ..
This KO here is a TargetMaster Hot Rod. TargetMaster because it comes with a small figure that transforms into a gun. Oh, it also comes with Perceptor’s spring-loaded rocket launcher.
Here’s the TargetMaster figure. It’s called FireBolt. The one with orange feet :p (The original version had silver legs). Here is FireBolt compared with NightStick (Ori punya). Damn .. the KO is bigger.
Here is HotRod compared with Ricochet (Ori jugak). The original Hot Rod should be more or less the same size as Ricochet.
Here is Hot Rod’s robot mode.
Overall, it’s quite ok. A ‘lil bit loose on the legs. The paint job kinda sucks.
Hehehe … at least my collection for this KO series is complete. Perceptor finally got his rocket launcher :p
Standing in glorious red, Tall as ivory tower, Strong second only to Prime…
Brave Maximus!
Brave Maximus!
Oh how long to touch thee, Oh how long I desperate to embrace thee, Oh how long I am willing to own thee….
Brave Maximus!
Brave Maximus!
And now you’re gone… Missing from my sight How little time we spent together Cruel so fate separated us Where did you go? Will you be safe? Who is your owner? Who is the guy?
Brave Maximus!
Brave Maximus!
Footnote: Are you the one who bought Brave Max? Click here, here, here, and here.
Burger King’s Chicken Rendang Burger. Had this last Saturday at Mid Valley. See the ‘R’ on the wrapper ? hmm … BK Broiler Type-R ?
Hmm.. sesame seed bun …
What’s inside …
Basically a BK Brioler patty, with rendang sauce and fresh onion rings. Don’t need extra chilli sauce for this.
Looks good, but tastes rather bland. Yeah, bland and a slow lingering peppery after taste. The rendang sauce doesn’t quite taste like rendang at all. More like a curry to me. They should’ve put some serai in it and daun kunyit to the sauce. Then only i’ll call it a rendang burger. Disappointing …
McDonald’s Spicy Chicken Supreme. Had this last Monday at The MINES. Can this burger dethrone my favourite Chicken McDeluxe ?
The thing came in a rectangle box.
‘Butt’ type bun like Chicken McDeluxe. Instead of corn meal on top, this one uses wheat bran I think. Kinda like the one you’ll gei in a wholemeal bread.
This is what its insides looked like …
An oblong McChicken like patty, tomatoes, lettuce and mayo. Tasted pretty much like the McChicken, but with hell of a lot of pepper. It was really good, but not in the same league as Chicken McDeluxe (uuu.. the joy of munching into a moist and tender chicken fillet …). And its not as filling as McDeluxe either. Gimme 2 of these and I’ll be satisfied.
Even though I’ll be having Chicken Supreme again, but then again, Chicken McDeluxe RULES !!!
Last week I got myself a Transformers Armada Optimus Prime. Original 2001 Hasbro version. I got the KO version before, which pretty much sucked.
This Prime version transforms into a truck with a tank-tracked trailer. Also comes with SparkPlug, the mini-con. The Japanese/Takara version , MC-01, was more hard to get, the price is also quite ridicilous. Other differences includes, gold paint is bright yellow on MC-01 and the Mini-con/Micron name is Prime.
The cab comes with 3 LR44 batteries pre-installed. All that is needed next are 4 AA batteries for the trailer. 4 AA batteries ? WTF ? thats like 6V to operate the thing. Now turn the trailer switch to ‘On’. Hehe .. nothing happened …
This is the cab and the Mini-Con transformed. Prime’s smokestacks can combine to form a gun. Both of them are fairly articulated. Best looking Mini-Con too.
Like most modern Prime/Convoy designs, the Matrix is also included. It’s not removable like Galaxy Convoy though …
Oh, did i mentioned that when I transformed Prime, the trailer automatically transforms into a Mini-Con base ?
It’s magic, witchcraft, black magic, sihir !!! It’s damn cool.
The trailer just poped open by itself. It’s triggered when you pull the left arm of Prime. There’s also light & sound FX after the trailer has completed the transformation.
The best part is, even though it uses infra-red to transform the trailer, you don’t need to be in the line of sight of the sensor on the trailer. You can even transform the trailer when standing up and the trailer is on the floor.
Base mode has lots of goodies for Mini-Cons. It’s more a battle platform than a base to me.
Pop-up cannon activated using a Mini-Con.
Spring-loaded knee-cap cannon.
Storage compartment + Launcher for Mini-Cons.
Prime can combine with his trailer to form its Super Mode. Just change him into the upper body and the trailer/base will rise automaticaly to form big set of legs.
In this mode, Prime is really big. Not to mention heavy too. Very stable. There’s a button on the shoulder that will tun on a small light in Prime’s fist. Attach his bad-ass gun an press the button. The gun will light up.
The problem here is just that he lacks articulation. Almost as brick as Star Convoy. I don’t mind that. The auto transforming gimmick justified it. This guy can combine with two other TFs, JetFire and Overload. I’ll be getting those two in a month or two. Stay tuned …
Here’s a comparison between the real thing and it’s KO counterpart + KO JetFire.
To those whose wondering about the auto transformation, i’ve put here a video of it.
