The number of Spinners So, how accurate is the Master Replicas aka Sideshow Collectibles aka Insight Editions 2049 Spinner? For the past two decades, the larger Spinner models came out from various sources such as Randy Cooper (1/12th), Medicom (1/18th), and Fujimi (1/24th). And just recently, it was the heft ~1/22 from MR/ SC/ IE. […]
Monthly Archives: January 2026
20260122 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.30 – Will it fit the Styer receiver?
So my Programmer resurrected itself and I’m a happy camper. It is a matured product around the early 2000’s and I am still using it. One of the main reason is because I am so used to its ZIF (Zero Insertion Socket) as compared to its more updated and efficient brethren which uses ICSP (In-circuit […]
20260122 ThreeZero 3.75″ Spinner Update 001
While moving the ThreeZero Spinner away to clear some space (take some photos of the PKD Blaster electronics), I noticed the Spinner’s body behaved differently when under the white light. If you look at the image below, you will notice the area where the yellow arrows points to, are light blue, as if they’re translucent! […]
20260120 ThreeZero 3.75″ Spinner
XL-Shop I only knew about this company in the very early 2000’s. Their main products was usually Figures, Gashapons and various Japanese Collectibles, with a small mix of scale model kits. I was quite happy when they opened in Mid-Valley. XL-Shop was, I think, the first such pioneers which offers on-line shopping and at one […]
20260119 Did you miss your Micronauts Pharoids?
When I was a Kid, I had a brief encounter with Micronauts. They were weird with silver reflective heads, tiny hands and translucent body which I was afraid they might snap. Still, they were much better than GI Joes because mine had problems with their torso always turning backwards. It was not until about forty […]
