Saturday, July 29, 2017

Decool Mini man - Bat series

Decool Bat series, this set has been out for quite awhile during the Bat movie time frame, a 6 mini-man set release.
Excalibur Bat 0268
Tartan Bar 0269
Bat 3000 with side prints 0271
Ultimate Bat 0273
SY have similar release, but if one wants similarity with ori LG, Decool is the one to get. Did not get the remaining two.

The dead pair from Brand X 1289-x

Brand X of the "Hard to Die" pair. 6 miifigs set release, did not get the other 4 as already has a pool of DeadpoolS. Somehow the box art from brand X is similar to brand M. But I also see some other Brand X releases with box art of SY. Bootleg of bootleg??
Yellow face Deathstroke
Deadpool with Translucent Blade (guns included)
Brand X is Brand M?

Do you know that Deadpool is actually a ripoff of Deathstroke?
Deadpool (Wade Wilson) vs Deathstroke (Slade Wilson). Maybe one day when DC and Marvels comes together, they can make a movie of this two "brothers"

Saturday, July 22, 2017

DLP 9055 Transformer 5

DLP Transformer 5 minifigs, Believe the figs are based from the latest movie T5, good front and back prints, but if one notice carefully, DLP actually uses repeated head gear on different character. Saw one release from SY with the bot Squeeks, maybe it is a better representation of the latest Transformer 5 movie. Anyway,  this release is still good for those that like Transformer minifigs.
Optimus Prime
Bubblebee
Crosshair
Hot Rod
Drift
Barricade
Hound with cigar (without medical symbol)
Megatron! (Really?)
Big Bubblebee 4 in 1 build
Big Optimus (Lightning sword is not included) 4 in 1 build
Them big bot builds are kinda skinny, but what do you expect from a set of 8 small boxes, the piece counts is already a lot for this set.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Spidey is coming

Spiderman homecoming is swinging into box office opening currently. Expect more releases from the usual BOB. SY released quite a few, but seems like they are recycle of their previous Spidey releases.
SY 700B Stark give him more than an Iron armor


My second Lepin - Pet Store

My 2nd Lepin modular - the Pet Store. Although it is named the Pet Store, but this set actually consist of 2 buildings, hence there are two base plate. Takes quite a while to build as did not do it full time. Read from the net this modular set is already retired from TLG
Good day for a walk in the park
Nice kitchen with fire place
Lets start the renovation
Living it up in the Living room
Manning the Pet Store
A breath of fresh air
Nice bicycle at the front street
Complete front facade
The back details
Time to give some comments after two big Lepin brick set experience.
As mentioned earlier from the Palace cinema set, "Forever sorting" and finding the correct piece is really time consuming. Instruction for black and dark grey pieces is confusing and easy to get mixed up. Encountered in Palace cinema one lost piece, but pet stores has 5 wrong pieces. The thin base plate tends to warp. Clutching is just ok.
The good point - the Price. Anyway, base just on numerical value (ignoring the currency), the value is quite similar buying in USD for the original and one will have no worry on the above negative points.  For those who "can't afford", Lepin is still a good substitution. But since this is a retired set, the price difference is quite significant.

Sunday, July 2, 2017

My first Lepin - Palace Cinema

Finally! My first Lepin modular building.
SD6509
NOT this! This is the smaller scaled version from Sembo with some similarity. The interior for this cannot fit any minifigs inside.

Lepin modular building should be big enough to fit minifigures inside. Yes, something like below.
Nice projector
The show is in black and white
Pop corn and soda
The left most movie poster exactly describes my first experience with Lepin
Comes with a Limo with a Child Star
Roof door at the top
The Red carpet ground floor


Closely resembles the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Lepin tries to replicate the exact copy, but some of the man minifigs hats are different from illustration. Encounter one lost critical piece, need to "fabricate" my own replacement.
Who's the child star?