WING SABER TOYZ SPOTLIGHT:- TRANSFORMERS MASTERFORCE D-312 SIX-KNIGHT! SLICK CUSTOMER!

11:33 PM in Exclusive Repaint, God Masterforce, not in collection, Six-Changer

THE FINAL SIX-CHANGER AUTOBOT! 


Hi there, folks! Welcome to another mini-blog post by yours truly, Adam! Hmm, so-far, I have managed to obtain most of the "Six-Changer" Ninja clan of the Japanese Transformers! Especially most  recently, one of the Grails that I  have  managed to acquire is none other than the CYBERTRON bounty- hunter cum Bushido warrior : C-325 Greatshot!  It seems that the predecessor which filled the wandering/ repentant hero role went to another family / brotherhood member that had supposedly strong ties to both Greatshot and Sixshot. This character was once blinded by hubris in the very beginning of the Transformers : God Masterforce series,  but realised that the true spirit of the  CYBERTRON cause was far more noble and  worthy. The character in mention is the Decepticon turned Cybertron: C-312 Sixknight!
His six modes are awesome by themselves, and differ only sightly from that
 of his Ninja brothers in arms.

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BACKGROUND: THE GOOD KNIGHT!


The emergence of this chivalrous robot is one of the rarer instances that the primary functions and main body were not bonded by human  intervention.  This is a plus point for me when I evaluate and plan my future purchase of a particular Vintage Transformer character, and Sixknight is no different.  This is a unique toy with an interesting and deep resonance , plus added to the fact that he is one of the last few existing "six-changers" in existence, then it makes him a worth while addition to any collection. 

Super-God Masterforce

Blocky awesomeness.

• Sixknight (Six Changer, 1988)
  
  
  
  
  • Japanese ID number: C-312
  • Accessories: Left & right "Photon Rifles"

Sixknight is the second Six Changer mold in the Transformers toyline, after Sixshot from the previous year. He transforms from robot mode into a Cybertronic jet, a drill tank, a hovercraft, a puma and a laser pistol, and is armed in all six modes with his two Photon Rifles.

The mold was concurrently released by Hasbro America with a red and green color scheme as "Quickswitch." 

In addition to the totally different paint job, Sixknight also carries the additional distinction of having a chromed silver drill bit. 

• All images linked and credited / More information on Sixknight at TFU.info

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THIS IS THE SUPERIOR TOY VERSION!

Picture of Sixknight above linked to this site:- 

Aside from  the colour differences, Hasbro's version  in the form of the after-mentioned "Quickswitch" did not feature in any of the Animated series in the southern hemisphere, if memory serves me correctly.  *Goes and checks out Transformers Wiki!* Yup! It's confirmed that he was sanctioned by Hasbro in the later part of the franchise and limited to only appear once in his own toy commercial. Man, that kinda sucks, to be honest.   Somehow,  the slimy green and red color combination doesn't work its charms on the toy. a real color mismatch made even more redundant by the fact that his drill is not awesomely covered in chrome!

 Bad Hasbro! LOL!  For me, this is a definite pass, however cheap and abundant he is on the internet. I want CHARACTER, dammit!

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^ PATIENCE, MY YOUNG APPRENTICE! 

The bottom line is simple, folks. since I scribbled this version on my "Holy Grail" list of toys to get before I kick the bucket.....it is really tempting to just cough up the money for him right this moment, as I am pining and blogging on this post.  there will be another time and place  to grasp it in my grubby hands. for now, this will have to wait,  hopefully not for much longer!  It took me a good EIGHT months and one missed opportunity to obtain my Greatshot , so it's not a big deal that I will have to bite my tongue and bide my time . I  WSX declare that : "SIXKNIGHT SHALL BE MINE!!" MUHAHAHAHA! AHEM*

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FINAL MUSINGS:- 

A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I MET IN THIS COLLECTING BUSINESS ONE SAID:-  

"A wise collector once told me that it's not difficult to complete G1 and all the Jap exclusives, if you just throw money at it and claw whatever you can find back at whatever price. The true skill is in being patient and buying stuff for good prices." --- Well, bro if you are reading this blog-post, I couldn't have said it better myself!  Bought, if only I had a really deep pocket! Sigh! A+

Sixknight, Quickswitch, copyright Takara & Hasbro Inc, 1989. 

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CYBERTRON COMMANDER C-310: RE-ISSUE GOD GINRAI!

1:14 PM in 2001 Reissue, God Ginrai, God Master, God Masterforce, Regular, Vintage

Hello there boys and girls! This is WSX yet again, bringing you another mini-review, this time featuring the final release in the trio of God-Ginrai re-issues. The collection in question is  none other than the original colour-scheme Autobot Commander from the Super God Masterforce series: C-310 God Ginrai!

Tech Spec
God Ginrai C-310 Godmaster Function: Supreme Commander Transformation: Double Trailer Abilities: The Cybertron's most powerful warrior ever,  born of the "Super-God Combination" of Super Ginrai and Godbomber.   His abilities as Super Ginrai are multiplied five-fold. Weapons: Super Electromotive Rifle, Particle Beam Cannon, God Cannon Final Attack: The "Super-Psionic God Fire Guts" -  Concentrating his spirit, he transforms his body into an  enormous fireball and attacks his enemies.  This is the  ultimate single- strike final attack. Card Info: -Codename: Ginrai          -Code Number: C-310 -Level: 79                 -Origin: U.S.A. (Japanese)     -Age: 20 -Profile: The ultimate Cybertron warrior, born of the  "Super-God Combination" of Super Ginrai and Godbomber,  whom it took all the power of the Cybertron space warrior  Grand Maximus and the Cybertrons on Earth to build.
Strength	Intelligence	Speed	Endurance	Rank	Courage	Firepower	Skill
10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10

WSX has reviewed the other two Ginrai releases, namely C-310X Nucleon Quest Convoy, as well as the power-up final attack form, C-310E Fire Guts God Ginrai. As such, this will merely be another post to complete / bring some closure to the trio of complete collection at hand to this particular God Ginrai mold. Am still working to find the original version of C-307- God Ginrai & C-309 Godbomber (with window styled-boxes) for a decent price. Watch this space!! ;-)

Many sincere thanks as the above translation of God Ginrai's tech-specs are once again courtesy of soundwavesoblivion.com
The following mini-review and pictures are courtesy and credited to none other than super-transformer archive: www.tfuinfo.com.


GINRAI TRANSTECTOR SUIT/ GOD ENGINE

Stays true to the show, and he looks great when transformed into the Engine which activated the cab-truck into robot mode. Neat little figure, but again transformation still can be achieved without the usage. Like all power-Master/ god Master figurines, the design and practicality is ingenious. B+

SUPER-GINRAI ROBOT MODE:

Ill just jump straight in to the Super-Ginrai robot mode as the cab-smaller robot has been reviewed before. To me, this was one of the most sought after version of the Commander Ginrai since I was a kid. I remembered vividly that the snotty neighbor-hood kid was quite uppity and brash for not allowing me to touch his Power-Master Prime-- LOL! Anyway, history has a funny way of sort-of getting back/ even terms-- and its called "karma!"-LOL! Anyway, this was the hot toy released during the early 1990's here in Malaysia, and almost every kid in my vicinity block of houses owned some kind of version of God Ginrai. 

Sturdy, brickish but imposing, this is the most striking version as it draped in the original "Convoy" / Cybertron leader colours of red/maroon/ silver and blue. Legs do not move, but arms have some rotation, as well as the super robot head. The chrome parts adds to the awesome overall design. The head-sculpt is spot-on and very reminiscent of all the Convoy/ Autobot Leader-style. A++

For more differences in the mold/ colour changes of the original 1988 release and its current re-issue, please click this link here.

 His power-up partner-in arms is spotlighted next. 

GOD-BOMBER

Godbomber is in his original colours, and as usual goes in tandem in terms of complementing God Ginrai's overall aesthetics. It is worth noting that, there have been known to be some minor mold variants for Godbomber's front of the cab/ which becomes God Ginrai's chest piece in super-robot mode. The part in question is the head-lights section of the Godbomber's cab-- whereby in the original version released in 1988, it is molded as missile-style pods rather than just round-lights as constructed on the 2001 re-issue version.  

Godbomber is essentially a "part-former", and his limbs are used to become God Ginrai's armor. Decently crafted, but I prefer his vehicular-cab mode better. B+

Next and finally, we rake a brief look at the main guy himself!


GOD-GINRAI- "GOD-ON!"

God-Ginrai is  significantly "bulked-up" when the armor parts from Gobomber's limbs are attached. Having said that, he does have some weight when put together, thus ending it the typical super-robot design. The front-chest piece has three windows, supposedly mimicking the Anime-episodes where the three Junior Headmaster's; Minerva, Shoota and Cab are seen sitting in Godbomber's cockpit. His guns and cannons are attached on the side of his super-robot feet and main cannon on the shoulder. Striking, and awesome. A++

FINAL THOUGHTS: 

To be honest, in terms of playability, most if not all of the Generation One figures can be major disappointments. However, if you are a supporter for more of the recently released stuff- ROTF, Classics etc, then this God Ginrai Reissue is not for you. But, as usual, you are ol-school and a vintage junkie at heart, then grab this while the average price has not been totally inflated to ridiculous proportions. 

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