Easy to take out; Hard to put back

DX GoseiGreat has been out on my desk for more than 1 week already, and I decided to put it back into the box.



It's the scariest thing ever... The dragon wings once attached are firmly secured to the main body, but I need to take them apart to fit them back into the box! I managed to detach the right wing with minimal damage but the left one was too firm...

So, I attempted one more time with alittle more force but to no avail. Scary! In the end, I had to unscrew the panels to detach the left wing! Gosh, I wonder how am I going to deal with it the next time...

Definitely going to think twice before taking it out again. Maybe just the final combination?

My Birthday Present!

Tensou Gattai DX GoseiGreat



This couldn't come at a better time! I got it for myself as a birthday present! LoL~

Lecture ended at 2pm, but it was raining heavily, so I went to print some notes and waited for the rain to stop. Then I tried to call Uncle Ng but I couldn't get through somehow, so I decided to try my luck in going down to CSC directly...

The Uncle was happy to see me because new stock just arrived (I saw the date 3/18 on the cardboard boxes) and he breathed out a sigh of relief. Hahah, he got rid of one liability (accounting term)! Plus, he finally have something to sell because there's practically nothing much left in the shop since last week.

I was pretty lucky (maybe cuz it's my birthday!) to finally get my hands on DX GoseiGreat! This Bandai Asia (Hong Kong) Import Version costed me S$90.00; the Uncle gave me a S$5.00 discount. Yeah!

Abit tempted to get the Candy Toy Version after I saw the review pictures. LoL~

Nothing at CSC...

There's nothing (no Super Sentai or Kamen Rider stuff) at CSC today, so the Uncle was trying his best to promote the remaining Transformers Toys he have...

Hence, no Goseiger Toys yet. Hahah, will have to wait around one week or so for the Hong Kong Import Versions. *Sigh*

Bandai Japan or Hong Kong Import?

It's been a while since I last went to CSC, especially when the new Super Sentai Series "Tensou Sentai Goseiger" has started. *All the school assignments, projects and tests*

Decided to head down to CSC because I so happen to have no classes today! I reached at around 3 plus and there were alot of "customers" in the shop. If you are thinking why did I put the word in quotation marks, is because they are not really customers but a bunch of brats loitering in the shop (as described by the uncle).

Yeah, I do find them a little irritating as well. They are looking at this and that while discussing (as if they know everything) at the top of their voices. Hahah, the Uncle is more than mildly annoyed because they are of no "business value", I presumed.

Nothing is left on the shelves, except the Goseiger Belts. No more SH figures, changers, blasters or mecha. The same goes for the Kamen Rider S.H. Figuarts. Behold, the appeal of cards!



Actually, Uncle Ng still has one DX Gosei-Great (Japanese Version) in his back store and I was debating whether to get it or not. In addition, he told me that the Hong Kong Import Version will be S$25 cheaper. On one hand, I was tempted to get the Japanese Version because I really like Gosei-Great's design, and on the other hand, I am super broke this year! (I mean it, my bank account is approaching the lower limit of S$XXX.XX)

Eventually, I gave up as the Uncle wanted to go for a smoking break. I am going to wait for the Hong Kong Import Version @ S$90 which will probably arrive next week.

Note: Hong Kong Import Version refers to the Japanese Version which is distributed by Bandai Asia (Hong Kong) with an additional Bandai Asia sticker. The actual Hong Kong re-issue will only be in the late 2012.

New Marketing Strategy?

Halfway into Power Rangers Jungle Fury already, but the toys aren't selling.

It's too obvious; the prices are freaking expensive.



So I was at Toys 'R' Us (Tampines Mall), and I happened to see this "Try Me" Deluxe Jungle Pride Megazord. I was quite amused at first, because this is the first time that Sheng Tai Toys actually attempted some marketing/promotional tactic.

Picked up the toy and immediately felt that there was a slight plastic quality difference (the Hong Kong re-issue is Made In China as opposed to the the Original Made In Thailand). I might be wrong as I haven't touch my DX GekiTouja for a very long time. Perhaps, the poorer plastic quality is just psychological. Hahah.

Anyway, the Jungle Pride Megazord was superglued (at the legs, and fists) together (and chained to a point) to prevent theft. So, consumers cannot separate it into the Tiger, Cheetah and Jaguar, but only restricted to the "Savage Spin" Action. That being said, the toy doesn't even have batteries inserted, so it can do nothing!

Hence, I hardly call it promoting because consumers are so restricted and it sort of gave everything the counter-effect.