HOT TOYS DX 12 DARK KNIGHT RISES BATMAN

I started my Hot Toys collection with DX01 - Heath Ledger Joker and was very impressed with the figure and the accessories despite it's kinda high price. Now the value of this figure is almost doubled the price I paid for. However I missed the DX02 Batman because it didn't come with an extra Christian Bale head. So I  guessed that Hot Toys will come up with another version of Batman with the third Batman movie and I waited. Sure enough, Hot Toys came up with one - DX12, and this set comes with Christian Bale head! This figure have some mix reviews over the forum, but to me still looks awesome!

7-Eleven Coca-Cola Bears & Lego Display set

7-Eleven is offering Coca-Cola bears at $4.99 per piece when you buy any two Cokes. Three designs altogether..and I just got the Shell Lego cars display, very nice. 

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN MAZINGER DX

This is one BIG & HEAVY Chogokin Toy! This figure is to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Mazinger Animation and I am absolutely impress with it! This is a must have, if you are a Chogokin or Mazinger collector! There are plenty of reviews of this figure on the net, so I'll just go through quickly the play value:

It comes with lighted Hangar to display Mazinger, 2 working cranes and the hangar sides can store the extra parts. You can display Mazinger in 3 versions - the full mechanical ver, The half mechanics/half covered ver and the full covered ver. It comes with a remote control - the figure plays songs and sounds and have lights effects It also comes with a Mazinger comic, a booklet on the history of Mazinger toys and the Instruction booklet. Mazinger have superb articulation, but please note there are some complaints on the arms and pieces falling off easily. But if you are just displaying this big guy, then this wouldn't be an issue. To me it's kinda worth it and I think the price will go up in the near future....Bandai may re-issue this..who knows..

TRU RODIMUS MASTERPIECE & WST HOT ROD

The Masterpiece Rodimus Prime by Takaratomy had many quality issues (watch Youtube for details), so I was hesitant to buy it. Later Hasbro issued Rodimus Prime as a TRU Exclusive and had rectified the quality issues of the earlier release. This version doesn't comes with the trailer but it comes with Offshoot figure. The rest of the accessories are the same as the Japanese release.

Earlier of the month, I got a World Smallest Transformers (WST) Hot Rod at a cheap price in Singapore. This was a TRU Japan Exclusive giveaway when you buy THS-02 Convoy. It's kinda pricey on eBay now for this very small toy. This also have some quality issues, so get'em only if you are a die-hard Rodimus fan.

APS STRIKER OPTIMUS PRIME, TRU EXCLUSIVE OPTIMUS PRIME, SHELL LEGO SETS & MILO VANS SET

Christmas present for 2012, unexpectedly I got for myself the TRU Exclusive Masterpiece Optimus Prime. It comes with trailer, roller, Matrix, guns, axe and a Witwicky figure. This was released earlier by Takaratomy. This version of Prime it's not diecast, unlike the original MP-01. When TRU Malaysia brought in the figure, the collectors community were complaining about the price in forums, that is RM599.00. When the Takaratomy's version (re-stocks) came in, it was also sold for almost RM600. I got this today for a 20% discount (RM479.00) from TRU. Quite nice to display it in its packaging. 
Another Prime added to my collection is the Asia Premium Series (APS) Striker Optimus Prime. I missed the earlier issue of the Striker Optimus Prime, and it's price went up to RM800 in the secondary market. Luckily I did not give in the urge to buy that...and later this updated version of Striker Prime is re-released. It comes with a beautiful black box with magnetic cover,  chrome parts, blasters, shield and two swords that was not available in the earlier release! This is a very nice version of Oprimus, it's pricey but I think it's worth it.

I seldom collect vehicles unless it is a tied-in premium. I've got to know about the Milo vans during a relative's wedding when we were in a restaurant. I saw those Milo vans on the display shelf and I was hooked. But I was too late to collect as the promo was already over. So I began to hunt for it in the flea market. Managed to score 1 set. It's die-cast vehicles and each van comes with a plastic display case. 

Another set of vehicles that I've completed is the Shell Lego promo sets. It consist of 6 packs of mini pull back vehicles and 1 pack of mini figures. Judging from the number of Lego collectors here, these vehicles price may have good secondary market value in the future. 

Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Ebay Haul - Biker Scout

Got this set from Ebay. Good news is this set is very decently priced. Bad news is the speeder bike have one broken flap. The seller described that it was never played before. The speeder bike does look new with all inserts and even the vintage catalog. Probably manufacturer defects? uuuhh...one of the hazards in ebay shopping.. On the other hand, the biker scout is very nice and the card is mint, unpunched. I am still searching eBay for one very elusive Star Wars vintage figure.....

Transformers GariGari Robo Kun Ice Cream Convoy (Optimus Prime) and more...

Recently found a 'cool' reference to Optimus Prime - Transforming Ice Cream / Ice Bar GariGari Kun (Mr.Crunchy) Robo premium from Japan. It's a cute figure that transform from ice cream bar to the mascot wearing Optimus Prime helmet and attire. I saw three color versions so far - blue soda (which have the original Optimus Prime color), Cola (which have the original mascot costume color) and a limited edition grape purple color. The figure is wrapped in a re-sealable bag to mimick how ice cream bar is packaged.  It comes with a sword, shield and mini ice cream bar. It have a cool munching action too! The sword and shield can be stored at the back of figure. This is an official Transformers merchandise made by Takaratomy, the plastic is of decent quality and the transformation is fairly easy. If you're Optimus Prime fan, this is something worth checking out. Ebay price overseas about RM100-RM120 now.

At speedy video, found a Batman and Superman Animated bust coin bank. I believe this is a theme park exclusive figure. Well sculpted and painted, would recommend to diehard Bats and Supes collectors.

Finally just completed (for my kids) Transformers Prime toy premiums from McDonalds. Don't you hate Transformers that doesn't transform? If you buy these figures, you'd know what I mean..