Millennium Falcon Vintage Collection 2020

15 minutes...that is all it takes for me to decide to buy this big guy. And I almost miss out the opportunity. Back in early August 2020, not many seller was selling this in Malaysia. There is only one toy shop that is selling this at RM2,600. I thought it was too expensive. The Big Millennium Falcon (2008) version is around RM2,000 now. And so I decided to look for the Original Trilogy Collection version. I still don't have a single millennium falcon, as a Star Wars collector I need to have one.

Then come this guy:

RM2,100 or below with deposit of RM200 only. WOW. I rush to Amcorp Mall and book it. Now, I can't wait for it to arrive. In the mean time, I can only afford eating bread 😩

There is another seller selling RM2,488 on Carousell with a deposit of RM1,488

Well, I guess I found the cheapest seller selling this big guy. "finger cross" coz I paid my deposit 😅

Here's a review video: 

And here's a comparison between the current version and the original BMF video:

AT-TE Diorama Part 1 of 3

Built this back in August 2020

After I bought my AT-TE (read here on how I hunt for the AT-TE), I decided to make a diorama for it. So I search the web for some inspiration. Unfortunately, I can only found a handful of it yet not of it give me any ideas.

But one of the search on YouTube, brought me to "Bomb Explosion Diorama" check out the video:

 So following the steps, I came up with this:

See first picture on top of this blog for the end result. I didn't use the LED light to make the explosion effect looks more real because I don't know how to make one yet. I do know I can learn this from YouTube. Maybe next time, as I am more excited to see the final results of my first Star Wars diorama.

For the paint I used spray paint that cost me about RM7-RM8 per can, here's a sample:

Tips: Make sure you spray the colour outdoor, it has a very strong smell.

Next, I'll be doing the landscape.

 

AT-TE

Star Wars AT-TE
By Hasbro

I have been hunting for this big guy for a year and it is hard to get one that is in MISB condition and at a good price. The cheapest I can get is about RM850 from a Carousell's seller. That was back in June 2020 but because the seller is in another state, we are unable to complete the trade until Oct 2020, which he did mentioned, if by then I am still interested.

Not long after that, there's another seller on Facebook selling at RM600. It was used and without box. It was snap up very fast.

By then I'm in dilemma on weather to give up on getting MISB. My wife then told me to get one which is out of box so that I can display it. All my other Star Wars toys are in box! She gave me a great idea and I decided to go for it. 

I started to search for AT-TE hoping to get a complete set. Within minutes, I found this:

RM550 that come with a complete AT-TE, 19 clones with Obi-Wan Kenobi in clone gear and a Droid Fighter!. What a great hunt!!

I'm going to build a diorama with this.