Revoltech Danboard Mini Amazon version

I was so happy when I finally snagged this little fella, November of last year (2010).

Now I'm really aching for the Danbo 7-11 version! ^_^

What I get for being a product photographer

These are my prizes for doing a decent enough job in product shoots.

Revoltech Yotsuba

I still can't seem to bag the elusive Summer Vacation version of Yotsuba, and it may take a long while before I do — it's been out-of-stock for months now. Well, maybe someday.

Amazon Japan Exclusive Revoltech Danboard

I've had more luck in acquiring this Amazon Japan Exclusive Revoltech Danboard (than Yotsuba's Summer)... and I almost missed the chance of getting it. I asked the wifey to pass by my favorite toy shop only to learn that their stock had been bought earlier during the day. It's a good thing that I wasn't disheartened enough to call their other branches, and alas, their Makati branch still had one on stock! A reservation was placed and delivery arrangements to their Greenhills branch were made.

On the same note, another exclusive Danboard is out there, although this one is really, really quite hard to get — the Revoltech Danboard 7-11 Net Box Version (Limited Edition). Well, maybe someday, too.

Edit: Oh yeah, before I forget, there's a mini version of Danboard too! ^_^

Oh, and the client who's commissioned me to do the product shoot? She's my wife. d{^_^}b

Generation One

Nobody does it better than these two -- Screamer and Megs.

Revoltech Starscream and Megatron

To tell you the truth, I like the Gen One versions the most.

The robot mode of the TFTM Screamer looks like a bull-frog that can stand. This is actually the main reason why I'm keeping myself from getting any of the Seekers' movie toy figures... although Leader Class Starscream rumors are echoing. Megs' robot version may look menacing in the movie, but that version is still a wuss to me.

Sure, movie-Megs may look evil, but I just don't know how the live-action movie Starscream can look treacherous. Everything about both his forms, screams (excuse the pun) "foot-soldier."

Long-live the G1 Transformers!

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A snowball by Roy Fokker

Here's a little secret -- I have always been a fan of Macross. Ever since I saw the first episode of Macross/Robotech in local television back in the 80's, I was hooked. There I was, a kid so amazed at these fine machines that I couldn't wait for the next episode to be shown. Unfortunately, I was not able to finish the entire series. For one reason or another (I was probably out, playing in the streets), I just wasn't able to witness what had happened.

In fact, I was only able to watch the entire series a little more than six months ago. Seeing the Valks turn into Gerwalks and Battroids again was just like a dream. As far as I'm concerned, I can only describe the fact of finally being able to finish the series in one word -- snowball. A snowball rolling down from an imaginary mountain with unfathomable height.

I would like to thank Roy Fokker for that snowball. Sure there was Rick (Hunter), his protege... and who could forget Max, who is perhaps the most skilled person ever to sit on a VF (Alto-kun's quickly gaining ground on this one). But Roy... he was a bad-a$$! The poor bastard died and fell a few episodes too short, I know. But you've gotta admit -- he's DA MAN!!!

His VFs? The VF-xS? Second to none. Equal only to Roy. The Skull. Jolly Rogers. The Tomcat lineage. Perfect. The VF-1S is wicked... but the VF-0S he used in 'Zero is my all-time fave Valk... and I don't need a particular reason to explain why. It just is.

It's his VF that started my snowball. Thanks to the VF-1S, I am now into Gundams too, as you may know very well by now... and pretty soon, hopefully, I'll be showing some DC Direct figures. That frikkin' snowball's starting to burn holes in my pockets! ^_^

Aaaaaanyway, I made the image composite above as, well, sort of an homage to the Skull squadron leader. I took a pic of my Revoltech VF-1S and laid it on top of a coupl'a images -- a CGI planet and one of Hubble's pics. Boy, was I surprised by the reaction it got (and is still getting) on Flickr. I never knew so many people were/are Macross junkies! Robotech forever! ^_^

With the advent of Alto's VF-25 (soon to be released by Bandai on the 18th of the current month, September), I just found it fitting to share the image with you guys. And yes, you can click on it for a slightly larger image. :)

Have a great weekend ahead! :)