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Q-Steer

I’m not much of a fan of remote-controlled vehicles. In 1981, I was presented with my first one, a 30cm-long Porsche 911. My excitement evaporated five minutes after I tried it out because the toy RC car’s limitations were quickly apparent. It could go forward. Slowly. And it could reverse in a circle. Slowly. To turn to the left or right, you had to either reverse a quarter of a circle or reverse three-quarters of a circle. Ugh.

Flash forward a quarter of a century and I have my second remote-controlled vehicle. This one is 5cm (!) long, has much better control and has working suspension to boot.

Technology, eh?
Continued…

Posted in Reviews, Toys.


*boom* Head shot!

Transformers Classics Jetfire

A photo of Transformers Classics Jetfire.

Everything you heard about this figure is true. This is indeed a magnificent Transformer design worthy of effusive praise.

He won’t cure cancer or bring about world peace or anything truly important like that but he’d put a smile on any Transformers fan’s face.

That’s worth twenty bucks, surely.

Hell, I paid thirty bucks for mine and even with two QC blemishes, I still have that smile on my face.

Posted in Pix, Toys, Transformers.


Elsewhere on the web

Iron Legion.
An update of an older photo. Impressive as that collection is, believe it or not, that’s still only a fraction of the Iron Man action figures released through the years.

M.A.R.S. Heroes.
Xevoz-ish albeit a little rougher and less stylish.

Mexico City Robot Exhibition.

“I kick your ass.”
Mr. Literal says: Looks like a kick to the crotch, actually.

Posted in Web.


Off with his head

Takara Neo Henshin Cyborg Silver A

A photo of a Neo Henshin Cyborg figure.

Removing the clear vinyl head reveals a chrome silver cyborg skull. It’s a freaky look mainly because of the pinhead proportions of the skull. To be fair, it had to be thus proportioned as the head wouldn’t fit otherwise.

The figure has an electronic gimmick. Press a button on his back and his chest lights up red to simulate cyborg heartburn. Or something.

The figure’s hands, forearms, lower legs and feet can be removed in order to make it easier to put on character costumes. There are 5mm ports all over the Neo Henshin Cyborg but Takara didn’t produce any accessories to take advantage of them.

The Neo Henshin Cyborg figures were sold with different coloured innards and with different weapons. My set, Silver-A, included flamethrower and ice gun attachments for the arms as well as a Cy-Breaster chest piece in clear plastic. Takara optimistically expected Henshin Cyborg fans to pick up every variant set in order to equip a single Cyborg with a full Neo Protector Suit.

Posted in Pix, Toys.


Sign of the times

Seen on a local blog aggregator:

I have no blog and I must scream

Translation: I have no blog and I must scream.

Meanwhile, local authorities are going: you have blogs and I must scream.

Posted in Blogging.