Bandai 1/700 Scale Tokyo Sky Tree

Due to recent sharp drop in Yen, I finally made my purchase on this Bandai 1/700 scale Tokyo Sky Tree which I have keep my eyes on since it launch.

With current drop of yen rate, it reduces at least 20% in foreign exchange rate. So in here I am proud to present my open box review to the Tokyo Sky Tree. I bought it from Amiami with 26% discount amounting 28,990 Yen plus postage fees of 5,600 Yen total up to 34,590 Yen. (PS:- There is a smaller version should you want to place it in your desktop, 1/2400 scale Bandai Tokyo Sky Tree)

First impression is the box is super huge (Now I know why I am being charged with 5,600 Yen postage). For ease of comparison, I throw in RG Zeta together in picture below.

A few snap on the box art. I personally prefer the sides of the box arts showing the tower with the moon/shooting star as back drop. The box is similar to a PG Red Frame box. It come with handle at the top.

 

Inside, we have a tray of plastic runners. Each runners is carefully protected due to the fragile part of the Sky Tree.

It have 2 separate box (A & B). For your information, the material boxes is sealed. Material box A is the tower base while material box B is the LED lighting.

Is that all, not really, if you notice in the opened box there is a white cardboard on top. It hold the another set of runners for the Sky Tree.

I hope this review might help in giving an idea on how the Tokyo Sky Tree might look like before assemble.

3A Metal Gear Solid Rex Review

It has been awhile since there is any entry. It all due to the entrance for my new phase of life, parenthood. Yup, I am a father to a cute son. It really a huge changes to my life & talk about huge, this entry will be a huge re-entry of my blog after a few month hiatus.

1/48 scale 3A Metal Gear Solid Rex or also known as 3A Metal Gear Rex for short. This buddy here is really a big ass mecha in the game & also in the shelf. With SRP at whopping USD500.00 bucks, it come in retail version (which will be review here) & limited Bambaland Edition. I am too late for the limited version yet I am happy with the retail version. There is also a 1/100 scale MGS Rex model kit version release by Kotobukiya which I have also keep my eyes on.

What the heck is Rex? Well, we can refer to an introduction video from youtube below.

First word for the packing, HUGE!! Measuring at 55.5x47.0x53.5cm & weight at 6.3kg (indicate at the box as my tiny weight scale is insufficient to take the measurement), this is the largest toys I ever purchased not to mention the price tag as well. For easier size comparison, I put a HG Gundam model kit above.

It actually come in to layer of boxes, 1st is the brown box for postage purposed to served as a protection to the main box which come in white with some story, particular details & arts of Rex. To my surprise, the hardboard come in double layer.

Once we open the second box, it greet you with the explanation manual of Rex & a booklet of 3A release. With a quick flip on the manual, we can see quite a numbers of panel can be cast off to review the internal details. I am not really interested with 3A past (or maybe current) release. Since it is there I just take a couple pictures of it.

Upon flip of the layer of protection foam, we can see the HUGE!! rail gun & a tools used for something I am not aware of at this stage. Also some loose parts

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It is always not easy to wait for the main character to show himself in a movie, 3A does make the packaging tough. We need to bring out the whole polystyrene foam tray as it was tightly secure by a layer of cellophane tape. And once we cut it open, again it is HUGE!!! Rex finally review itself. It sitting quietly awaiting to be release. 3A done a good job in protecting Rex from any harmful damage & there is no saving for its' packaging. Kudos to 3A.

Getting Rex out from his comfort zone is quite a hassle for me as it is HUGE & I really need to figure how to handle it.

Attaching the rail gun to it & combining a HUGE gun for a HUGE mecha we get a HUGE BAD ASS REX.

I try to light up the LED but as the label said, battery not included. I can't wait to get myself the power juice & fired up the rail gun. I really need to clean-up some space for more detail review. Until then I manage to capture last picture of REX before my wife yelled at me.

Verdict by this far is, this guy is totally menacing in taking off your space. But the bright side, who don't love a HUGE mecha in display. Well, is contradict but in reality I really doesn't have any display shelf (yet) to fit him. I believe he will back into box after I complete my detail review for him.

Paint job is great. I love the weathering, colour separation, rusting shield & paint quality. It is in matt finish & so far I detect no smudge paint from him. Plastic quality is somehow similar to Gundam model kit & the joints, I notice it is from plastic. In this price range a metal joint should be used as the size of mecha might have higher chances in breakage due to the weight. Just find out the head can't turn left or right & this will be a turn-off for someone. Anyway, I love this guy & hey, where can I find Snake to display side by side of this mecha?