KO G1 SoundBlaster
Went to Metro Kajang with Anis to find 3V relays for my R/C DeathStinger project last Sunday. Didn’t find any. All 6V and above.
Went down to Giant after that. Then I spotted a shop in front of Giant. It had lots of KO toys >:) The shop was actually still Giant’s. Maybe for stock clearance perhaps.
Lots of KO’s. Saw SuperLink Superion Parts, enlarged, Micromasters and RobotMasters. Boring stuff.
Then Anis spotted someting good. It was a G1 SoundBlaster. Complete with Buzzsaw. RM15.00, angkut terus.
Once upon a time, SoundBlaster was very hard to get. Originally released in the Transformers:Headmasters line. In the cartoon, SoundBlaster is actually SoundWave rebuilt. SoundBlaster could hold 2 cassattes in its chest compared with SoundWave, only one.
Furthermore, it was japananese only. Prices could reach up to USD 1000 for MISB. Then Takara reissued it back some years ago. Still expensive though :p
See those red leg, they’re actually leg extention. Gives the impression of really long lengs. Same thing happened with my KO Perceptor too (same series,same manufacturer). Dunno what for. Maybe the KO designer has a foot fetish. Fret not, it’s removeable.
Instructions at the back of the card were excruciatingly small to read. Hmm.. they also have Hot Rod …
This pix is taken at my office. My boss cuti 2 hari. Muahahahaha …
Here you can see BuzzSaw and Ravage. The Ravage came with Perceptor. Sucky legs, now paw joint. Very loose and hard to stand properly. BuzzSaw head was loose too. Tends to tercabut when transforming from cassette to bird.
SoundBlaster was kinda good. Joints are quite tight except for the fist, which has no lock at all. Slides out in radio mode when you lit it. The chest is opaque as opposed to the original which was translucent orange.
In radio mode, well, it’s a radio. Interestingly, did you know that the original Diaclone/Microman SoundWave version was a Walkman, complete with headphones. Thats why you don’t see any speakers at the sides of the tape deck like Blaster/Twincast.
The KO people didn’t bothered to put the battery compartment at the back. So the guns/battery had to be left behind when transforming into the radio mode.
As I said earlier, the tape deck can hold to cassettes. Have to push a little bit to fit the cassettes. It’s kinda tight. Besides, the cassettes finishing sucks. Very rough. Have to sand a bit.
OK la.. I think my RM 15 is prety much justified. Kesian kat Ravage, xde geng. Now he has BuzzSaw to play with…
Anyone know where to get KO Hot Rod ? >:)