Author: Dave

Battle Fever Soul of Chogokin Bandai GX-30

Here’s the Soul of Chogokin Battle Fever that I bought in Japan at Mandarake in Shibuya Oct 2013.  I paid about 50-60 dollars.  The toy is 2nd hand but sure didn’t seem like it. It seemed like it was almost brand new, with complete box, styro tray, uncut tape, manual  and pieces. My cousin has the original 1979 version.  With all the accessories that came with this toy, I was so paranoid of losing pieces(I lost a few pieces the last time I put away my robots). I’ve only displayed him with one sword.

Daimos DX Godaikin 1984 Popy Chogokin GA-85 from anime Battle Commander Daimos from 1978-1979

Here’s the Daimos DX from the Godaikin line, 1984.  I never had this one as a kid nor did I ever see him as a kid either.  After keeping a casual lookout for him, I could never find him complete for a decent price. So, I was thinking of getting the Soul of Chogokin version thinking it would be cheaper but I was always seeing him for about 250-300 online and besides, he’s not as big as the Godaikin version. I was almost tempted to buy this same robot listed on Ebay for 300 from Taiwan but I decided to wait and my faith was rewarded when I found this one for 166 and to boot, the item was being shipped from the next town over!

I am very happy to have him as I paid a decent price for a robot that wasn’t exactly a must have AND he’s complete!  The ones I was looking at were missing fists, swords etc. Anyway, I’ve reached out to this seller to see if he has other things he might be interested in selling and as well, it would be cool to find another person who shares my interest in these toys.  I’m getting closer to completing the Godaikin collection – Tetsujin 28, God Sigma, and Valvilos are the remaining ones left.

Here is my Godmarz Custom. Ok, I’m getting close to completing the Godaikin collection!  The only ones left are GodSigma, Tetsujin 28(aka “The Holy Grail”), Daimos, Dancougar, and Vavilos.  While the Godmarz Custom one isn’t the same size as the Godaikin version, I’m still quite happy to have this as I got this one for a very, very good price (133 dollars) since one of the little robots was missing one of his arms. You actually don’t need it to make the big robot.  Otherwise, he’s all complete. I had to take a pix of my cousin helping me to put this robot together via Youtube video because all the joints were so tight and we didn’t want to take the chance of breaking the toy. Found out you can watch the anime on Hulu.

Here is a loose piece that I’ve been casually looking at through the years – the full size Scott Bernard Armored Cyclone. I never had him as a kid as I concentrated on getting the Alpha Fighters. Fast forward 20 years and I thought it would be cool to have him as part of my Mospeada collection although he’s usually been out of my price range as I’ve usually seen him for about 250-300 in box. I bought this very nice loose cyclone for 100 on Ebay.

Armored Cyclone Mospeada Gakken 1983

As part of this series, I also have 2 out of the 3 Alpha fighters (there’s a red/blue/green ones).   I have the red and blue versions, while my cousin had the green Alpha fighter at one time. Scott Bernard flies the blue alpha fighter I believe.

Armored Cyclone Mospeada 21 Scott Bernard 1983 Gakken

Armored Cyclone Mospeada 21 Scott Bernard 1983 Gakken

Scott Bernard from anime Genesis Climber Mospeada(機甲創世記モスピーダKikou Souseiki Mospeada) from 1983-1984 also seen in Robotech: The New Generation

Twincast G1 Encore 22 Takara Tomy 2012 with Nightstalker and Stripes

Here’s a Japan-only issue of Blaster redone in blue and yellow -named as “Twincast.”  I bought this because I didn’t have any of the Autobot tapes.  I thought he was worth it for 80 dollars since he came with two of the Autobot tapes. I’ve also included a picture of Blaster for comparison.

I have finally taken him out of the box, along with the two tapes that came with him (“Nightstalker” and “Stripes.”)  I never had any of the tapes as a kid and I’ve casually looked for them online but they are so expensive for what they are – I usually see them for about 30 dollars each!  So, I decided to buy this encore, Japan-only re-issue to get Twincast and two tapes.  I believe there are 10 Decepticon and Autobot tapes. 

Blaster – G1 1985

I was going through my old paperwork and I stumbled upon my old, handwritten notes from my childhood. I forgot I kept an price list of what I paid for each robot. I’m going to go back to each of these robots and note the cost of what I originally paid as well. Listed are my Takatoku Valkyries, Takara Votoms & Popy Chogokin, Tonka Gobots and Mattel Shogun Warrior robots.

Here’s the Qubeley AMX-004 from Gundam ZZ.  There are three colors of this robot – white, blue and red.  I bought the red and blue ones in the Philippines from Toy Kingdom in 2004.  I just purchased this white one from Ebay for about 30 dollars. I now have all three colors. If I recall, the box said 2007.

AMX-004 Qubeley – HCM Pro #36-00 AXIS Prototype Mobile Suit for Newtype Bandai 2007 1/200 Scale

AMX-004 Qubeley – HCM Pro #36-00 AXIS Prototype Mobile Suit for Newtype Bandai 2007 1/200 Scale

AMX-004 Qubeley – HCM Pro #36-00 AXIS Prototype Mobile Suit for Newtype Bandai 2007 1/200 Scale

Gundam MSIA AMX-004-3 Qubeley Mk-II from Gundam Z 2003 Bandai