Takara Diaclone Car Robots Inferno

I figured that I must post something "different" to compensate my lesser time to blog about my collections...

How bout my one of the few Diaclones I owned?

Diaclone is pre-Transformers era where it is purely made by Takara...

Yes, the box condition is at least C-8 and above.... It is made by Takara in Japan, 1980....

Its lovely....
Due to my love of my Diaclone... I decided to take a picture like this...

I'm not going to risk my Diaclone guys... its 1980.... Well, this piece can cost a bomb on ebay...

G1 D-301 Headmaster Wilder / Fangry

G1 C-301 Headmaster GoShooter / Siren

TF D-307 Powermaster Overlord

The long awaited review... D-307 Masterforce Powermaster Overlord

Base Mode


The 2 Powermasters....










I thought this review is just a plain normal Transformers review but I was wrong. During the transformations, mishap has happened. I broke 2 clips, which really pissed me off. One clip off the ramp and another inner clip of the jet broke as well. Both can be fixed thru extra duty super glue. As much as I love to play this, I forgot this monster is 20 years old vintage toy.

The transformation is quite straight forward but remember to put on powermaster during some tranformation or else like me clip will get broken.

The smaller parts are the ones easier to lose. As I started this piece from scratch, I managed to salvage most of the parts from ebay, still left a few though. I'm glad what I have right now and happy to say its a decent piece.

Takara Kiss Cassette E-Hobby Exclusives

The 3 hot cassettes




Well, you might think this is just another repaint, then you might be wrong. I read about the descriptions about this 3 pretty cassettes and its quite interesting and long as well. Seeing the name Rosanna, Glit and Sundor gives you the idea this are female robots indeed. The color scheme here is a bit soft and bright and the chrome is excellent. Well maybe I'm just a big fan of chrome. Its E-Hobby, you are made to pay for it!

Descriptions:

Rosanna is a repaint using the Eject/Rewind/Flip Sides mold. She is cited as being a singer and dancer actively recruited by Blaster. Her special abilities are intended to compliment the musical disposition of Blaster and serve as a morale-booster to keep the other Autobots going.

Glit is a repaint using the Ravage/Howlback mold. He is cited as a Decepticon doctor, his hip-mounted components serving as medical gear rather than weaponry. Frequently treating his patients in the field, Glit will reportedly pause to tend to Autobots as well as Decepticons.

Sundor is a repaint using the Laserbeak/Buzzsaw/Garboil mold. Sundor is endowed with solar-based powers. He is a Decepticon converted to an Autobot, citing a Spacebridge mishap as the reason behind his conversion; although in truth Sundor is apparently still a Decepticon doubling as a spy within the ranks of Blaster’s cassette entourage.

Note:
* Comes with CD!
* Repaint with chrome
* E-Hobby Exclusive
* No Reissue/KO

G1 Takara C-311 Headmaster Grand Maximus

Grand Max with Pretender & Cog
Back View
Side profile
Upper Half Front
Upper Half Back with yellowing... sigh

Pretender and Cog


After 6 years, I finally got Grand Maximus after I had Brave and Fortress Maximus. I might not have the complete set but with the main guy, I'm more than satisfy. The watermark Qusol is the seller who sold this monster to me. I missed 2 opportunities to own it, so I just grab this at 3rd time. Grand Max released in Japan only in 1987, Made in Macau under Takara. The back part got some yellowing and I will update with more pictures if I'm free to transform it to base mode, which I don't really think so for now. Originally from the Masterforce series, Grand Max stands hand to hand with God Ginrai to go against the infamous Black Scorponok. Basically, it has the same mold as Fotress Maximus but with the Pretender shell extra and of course the different color schemes. The combinations color red and blue is nicer than Brave and Fort Max. I would say among the 3, Grand Max looks the best.

Below is the reference from the original box, I don't owned it though, sigh.... Notes:
* 1 of the 3 largest Transformers Base
* Never released in US due to the size of the toy which violates the US regulations
* From the Masterforce Series, 1987 Made in Macau
* NO KO Version of the toy but parts like the guns and the sword are reissued KO
* Grand Max and parts are getting VERY RARE and extremely expensive to get

G1 Takara D-335 Leokaiser / Liokaiser

The small fellas...
Jaruga, the buggy and Leozack, the jet plane

Drillhorn, the drill vehicle and Hellbat, another jet plane
Gaihawk, the jet plane and Killbison, the tank
Robot modes
Robot modes
Combiner mode

In the Japanese Victory series, there is one very interesting combiner from Decepticon. He is no other than LeoKaiser. Not to mention it is formed with 6 robots, Leozack, Gaihawk, Killbison, Hellbat, Jaruga and Drillhorn. All of them a small animal attached to their chest and they can use it as weapon or use them to attack their enemies. I only have 3 of them out of 6. Unlike other combiner, the only accessory Leokaiser need is the head. The weapon is the gun turret from Killbison. The transformation to Leokaiser is not difficult and yet they look great. One thing I noticed, never carry around Leokaiser without holding the legs. I dropped Drillhorn once and broke the peg. It took me a while to get the part replaced by getting a brand new one on eBay.

Below is a reference from the original box, I don't owned it.


Notes:
* The 6 little fellas are hard to get not to mention other accessories
* Released in Japan by Takara
* KO version was released years back
* Be careful when carrying around, remember to hold their legs, peg might not be so tight
* Leokaiser is becoming rare and very hard to get
* There are two mini guns for Gaihawk