Hot Toys T-600 Terminator: Salvation

After we had our first child, my wife and I basically stopped going to the movies. Hence we have missed great shows like Transformers, Watchmen, UP and Terminator: Salvation...just to name a few. Even though I missed Terminator: Salvation, I was still drawn to Hot Toys T-600. They even had 4 versions of the T-600!

Hot Toys has set an extremely high standard for the 12" market and whenever they launch a figure we come to expect the best from them. Since we are all accustomed to how great Hot Toys figures are, I would like to nit pick on some negatives instead...:)

Hot Toys usually do fantastic packaging but for the Terminator:Salvation series, the Styrofoam packaging just does not work for me. I guess it was supposed to look like a metal box but to me it just looks like a grey colored Styrofoam box.
Another area which I can nit pick is the painting around its mouth. It seems to be of a different color as compared to the rest of the head. I am not sure if it is supposed to be like that in the movie but it looks kinda funny to me.
Well...that's all the faults I can find.

Now on to the good things about this figure. Basically, this is a solid figure with good sculpt and painting. It is pretty huge and together with its stand, it easily towers over all your 12" figures.
The T-600 comes with a gatling gun, ammo backpack and a bullet belt. I just love the sculpting and details on the gatling gun and the ammo backpack!

Overall a very nice & solid figure to have. It really captures your attention especially when on display. Every time I walk pass my display cabinet, I tend to turn and look at it. Because of this figure, I am also tempted to get the T-700.

The disappointing packaging










































































The batteries for the LED lights (at the eyes)


The cover for the batteries


The accessories






Imagine the T-600 as a medic






Towering over all my 12" figures

F.A.T.S - L3:M1 (The Space Wanderer) Mechanized Artillery

I got to know of Eric's work (thunderpanda) from NicePapertoys where nice paper craft artists and fans gather... :)
I love his LEMI (The Space Wanderer) design so I decided to combine my F.A.T.S & his LEMI design to create L:3M1 Mechanized Artillery!
Enjoy...



























Pilot of L:3M1


Together with his buddies, L:3M1 charges into battle!!

1:72 scale British & French Tanks

At least in Singapore, it is pretty hard to find 1:72 scale WW2 tanks of other countries besides Germany,Russia and US. We get countless versions of the Tiger, Panther, Sherman and T-34 tanks but I don't see much tanks from Japan, France and Britain. I do admit that tanks from these countries are not as famous or powerful as the Tigers and Shermans but I do like the design and shape of these tanks. You can view my other WW2 tanks from the US and Russia here.

M3 Grant Medium Tank
Technically this is a US designed tank used by the British in North Africa. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after General Robert E. Lee. Its modified version built to British specification, with a new turret, was called "General Grant", named after General Ulysses S. Grant.

British M3 Grant Medium Tank - North Africa, 1942 by Forces of Valor
One thing I like about Forces of Valor tanks is that the metal content is high and it feels heavy when carried. I also like the fact that they include a figure (usually the tank commander) along with it.
I think that Forces of Valor tend to go overboard with their weathering but for this tank I think the paint ops is good.
The only thing I don't like about this tank is the rolled up canvas at the side of the tank. It looks out of place and the sculpting is bad. The paint ops for the canvas is bad and again too much weathering...just had to do it right Forces of Valor!!!
















Char B1
The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before the Second World War.
The Char B1 was a specialised heavy break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull; later a 47 mm gun in a turret was added, to allow it to function also as a Char de Bataille, a "battle tank" fighting enemy armour, equipping the armoured divisions of the Infantry Arm.
During the early stage of the war, the Char B1 could match with German armour in terms of direct confrontation but a slow speed and high fuel consumption made it ill-adapted for a war that required movement.

Char B1, 3e DCR, France, May 1940 by Easy Model
The great thing about tanks from Easy Model is the price. They are much lower in price as compared to Forces of Valor and Dragon because they have no metal content at all. Fully made of plastic. Seriously, I can live with that.
I think the attention to details and paint ops are comparable to the other companies. For that price point and with good detailing and paint ops, I tend to get tanks from Easy Model. Easy Model also have a good variety of tanks which is a super bonus!