-Drew
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Import Monsters News
The First S.H. Monsterarts King Ghidorah preorders appear.... At Toyfreakz? Now I don't know much about this site, but it lists that Ghidorah ships in September/October. It also has him listed at retail. I'd recommend people shop around for a discount ( www.amiami.com often offers over 25% off), but it was worth noting. The site is here, for those interested: http://www.toyfreakz.com/shop/index.php?_a=product&product_id=304
A few interesting facts about SHM Ghidorah:
* At around 10 inches it towers above the previous offerings in the line.
* A preliminary seam count puts the points of articulation at 60+!
Keep tuning in for more news on preorders for what I'm predicting will be Figure of the Year!
-Justin
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Import Monster News!!!
Hell Freezes Over......Blue Fin looks to bring Tamashii exclusive S.H. Figuarts Double Chaser to the U.S.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Whatta Haul!
Stay tuned for full reviews!
-Justin
Import Monster News!!!
New pics of Revoltech Spiderman.
Figma Tekkaman Delayed.
Initially planned for a June release, will now be released in July.
-Drew
Review: S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla
By Justin
Introduction: In all of pop culture, few monsters have endured quite as well as Godzilla. Through 58 years, 29 films, two cartoons, and countless pop culture references, the King of the Monsters has remained in the public eye against all odds. Even so, the S.H. Monsterarts line by Bandai/Tamashii caught even the most diehard Goji fan by surprise. Including yours truly. Super Articulated Godzilla figures had been a dream line of mine for years. Kaiyodo's Sci Fi Revoltech had fans hoping we'd finally get highly poseable figures of the Big G with their releases of various Toho kaiju. Alas, the announcement was made that Godzilla and Ghidorah were not going to be made. Fans' hopes were dashed. Little did they know, but Bandai had something BIG in store...
Paint (5/5): The paint on my figure is perfect. Everything from the eyes to the frosty looking spines is faithful to the monster's color scheme. The eyes are on center and convey an animalistic rage. There is no slop apparent.
Overall (4.5/5): Despite some negative points, this is indeed the type of Godzilla figure I've always dreamed of owning. It is incredibly detailed and highly articulated. I recommend it wholeheartedly to any Godzilla figure collector.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Import Monster News!!!
Figma Gunslinger Girl
Just shown Henrietta!!! Bring on the rest of the girls
Shipping out soon.......
Come on Bluefin get this out already!!!
-Drew
Review: D-Arts Zero (1st. Version) By Drew
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| How do I stack up? |
Intro: With the release of D-Arts Zero (type 2), lets take a look at Bandais attempt at Zero (1st. version)
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| Package Package: (4.5/5) One thing I love with import packages is the ability to re-pack the figures when you are done with them or have to move or whatever it maybe. It is very convenient. Beautiful pics of the figures are shown in the back, while showing us whats inside the box thanks to the window. Only problem is these boxes add up once you acquire a few imports. |
Sculpt: (4/5) Everything is pretty accurate to the source material. The hair is somewhat of a soft sculpt, but very passable and acceptable. Give Bandai extra scores for sculpting the blue triangle on Zeros' head and the green dots on his chest plate. Nice little touches. One thing I noticed was that the red portion of the helmet on the head is die cast, which is a blessing and a curse. More on that later.........
Paint: (4.5/5) Solid paint. All the tampo stamps and decals are nice and clean. As well as the red, white and black, no paint bleeding. A nice bonus, all the white parts of Zero are painted in a metallic pearl white.
Articulation: (3.5/5) Zero has the standard points of articulation. Ball jointed head, shoulders, and hips. His waist moves 360 degrees and the chest moves ever so slightly for more dynamic poses. Elbows and knees are double jointed and have a nice range of motion. Now to the bad. Zeros' hair is articulated on a small ball joint, careful cause the joint is very small and could break easily. I don't know if its just me, but there isn't any wrist articulation, making it very limited how the wrist can be displayed. His foot/shin joints are relatively useless due to the design of the character. And that die cast helmet? If not the neck joint isn't "locked in," due to the weight of the helmet, Zero will have the tendency to look up.
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| Accessories Accessories: (4/5) Zero comes with good amount of accessories. Two face plates, one looking angry and the other looking to the right. Three set of hands, two open, two thumbs up and two fist. A blue beam and options for normal non blaster arms. Also of note, the blaster can go on both either left or right arm. If only Bandai gave us a stand, Zero would of got a scored higher.  Watch Out!!! : Aside from being careful with the hair joint. Zero is a solid figure. But one thing that did bug me was when I first got him, he was rather greasy right when I opened him. It might have been an isolated incident, but I know of another collector who had a greasy Zero. Also, just a heads up, this isn't the saber sword welding, box shoulder armor Zero we all know and love. This was the first Zero, for the saber sword welding, box shoulder armor Zero stay tuned..... |
Overall: (3.5/5): While I gave the review generally positive reviews, this Zero just isn't the iconic Zero I had hoped for. As a figure, while having flaws is a decent figure. For any fans of Rock Man X, pick this guy up. If you are waiting for the iconic Zero, get the type 2 release.
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