Optimus Prime : Fall of Cybertron

After so many years....... i mean being a transformers fans when i was kid and now, finally able to own Transformers' toys in my collection.

Well, forget about my story and lets focus on this. I'm not sure should this post call as review or what ever i should call it but maybe i will just call it as my thought about this "Optimus Prime" rather call it a review because I don't have much knowledge about Transformers' Toys. And if anyone think of owning Transformers' Toys, i think the first character will always be the badass Optimus prime in any Transformers' series even though they are the so called loser in their war but i think the idea from the creator for this character is portraying hope from the good side.

So, this will be the Optimus Prime from the Fall of Cybertron (a.k.a FOC... lol) series which is a game, some called it as the Cybertronion series or Transformers Generation series which i'm not sure how to differentiate. I think this should be the series follow from another gaming series called the War of Cybertron ( I bought the deluxe class Optimus prime from this series and its... will tell more on the coming Transformers' post). I haven't play that game yet so i don't have much information about this Optimus FOC. As far as i know, there are lot of weapons and equipment can be change in the game such as the arms, hand or what ever it call can transform into many different kind of canon, rifle, machine gun or blade. I'm really wish that Hasbro might release some series which will have swap-able parts for different type of weapon as show in the game ( i think those collector won't mind to pay extra as long there is more variation out there). 

On the toy itself, there are few things that i'm really impressed such as the articulation, proportion, transformation and some minor detail. I mean the entire design not too complicated but it have great proportion while still able to maintain great articulation and transformation gimmick. Some of the joints is even better than the gunpla. As for the color separation, detail and....... nub marks? I was wondering toys do have nub marks too? Well, these will not be favorable for collectors. About the design accuracy compare to the actual look in the game, i will rate it in 75% max as the front wheels should store at the back of the body and not in the arms and the transformable hand to different type of weapons is another reason why i rate it so low. The rest of the comparison, i guess the picture below should be sufficient to explain more. 

New section coming soon (Transformers and Hotwheels thought)

Well, i guess Transfomers toys and Hotwheels should be every kid dream to own as much as they can ( Power Rangers toys too, those Megazords). Unfortunately, those who are rich can get a lot and those who are not, few or nothing. As for me, i can only get it if i score in my exam and which will never happen, LOL!!! At the end of the day, the dream can only become real from what i earn now.

Forget about the stupid story of mine, let just focus on what i thought about this topic. First, I will start with transformers toys. First of all, although I'm a fan of Optimus prime but I do not have much knowledge for Transformers series or toys. My first transformers toys is a bootleg made in China, never get a original one until i reach secondary school. My cousin give me an old Optimus prime from "i don't know which series" and a lion transformers which i believe it called the "star leo" which can combine with another "jet type" transformers. I never bother about it until i learn that the value of old transformers toys will increase few more times that its original price when it release. I guess the only reason that explain why is due to only few batches will release for one series and the production will stop for that series after that, i was totally regret for not keeping them in good condition and not to lost any accessory of it. At the end, i sold both of it at RM 150 while if its in good condition can sell up to few thousand ringgit. 

NG 1/100 Akatsuki Review

I remember the first post for the Seven6398 was using NG 1/100 Akatsuki, I can't believe the first post about model kit in this Seven6398 ver.2 will be NG 1/100 Akatsuki. 

Although it's not pilot by main character or being the main character mobile suit but this still caught many attention from the audience i guess. It's the only gold plated kit in the Gundam Seed Destiny series even in gunpla. At the end of the day, the unit was pilot a man who also wear his mask during the combat really reminding Mr. Quattro as believe to be Char in its Hyaku shiki which also a gold plated mobile suit in Gundam Zeta series. The first appearance of this mobile suit was quite "deep", as it is the sword for the savior to protect Orb from burning again. Even a song that have the similar name with this mobile suit was played. The role created for this mobile suit and its pilot was quite great in my opinion. 

Back to the mobile suit itself, maybe i should let the information collected in Mahq explain it all:

Before his death in C.E. 71, Orb Union leader Uzumi Nara Athha commissions the construction of the ORB-01 Akatsuki to serve as the final defense of Orb, should the need arise. Developed in secret, the Akatsuki is hidden underneath the Orb mainland until C.E. 74. The Akatsuki's design is similar to the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam that Orb assisted the Earth Alliance in developing. Aside from visual similarities, the Akatsuki is capable of using several packs similar to the Strike Gundam's Striker packs. Perhaps the most unique feature of the Akatsuki is its "Yata-no-Kagami" anti-beam defensive reflection system, which is coated on the armor. Comprised of many tiny mirrors, the armor coating the Akatsuki allows it to reflect any beam energy fired at it. The armaments of the Akatsuki's main body include a pair of vulcan guns, a twin beam saber, a beam rifle and shield. When equipped with the "Owashi" sky pack, the Akatsuki can also use a pair of high-energy beam cannons. In addition, the "Owashi" pack can separate and function as a separate fighter. In space, the Akatsuki can equip the "Shiranui" pack, which is armed with a guided mobile beam turret system similar to ZAFT's DRAGOON (Disconnected Rapid Armament Group Overlook Operation Network) system. In addition to functioning as beam cannons, the units can be used to create a defensive shield. The Akatsuki is first used in by Cagalli Yula Athha to defend Orb from a ZAFT attack during Operation Fury. During the battle, the Akatsuki engages Shinn Asuka's ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam and receives minor damage. Soon after, the battleship Archangel heads to space, and Cagalli gives the Akatsuki to ace pilot Neo Roanoke (aka Mu La Flaga). In a battle between ZAFT and the Orb space fleet, Neo and Athrun Zala destroy the Requiem cannon that ZAFT captures from the Alliance. Soon after, the death of PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal and the destruction of the mobile space fortress Messiah mark the end of the war.  

Boxart, runners and manual

I think that explanation should be sufficient for this mobile suit. Personally, with its weapon system it can said that it might unbeatable or even as strong as Strike Freedom (which is my favorite mobile suit in Gundam Seed Destiny). A unit that have beam reflector to protect it from any beam attack and even a guided mobile beam turret system which can use to create a large "prism" as a energy shield, it can be said one of the safest mobile suit in the war if the pilot worry about getting shot by others.