Now that the EX line has taken off, we have
seen many changes on the old saint seiya line for better or for worst. The main concentration of characters have
moved to the EX line and now we are getting different characters on the old
line which is good. But how much time
and effort have they put on the figures that are not there main line
anymore? We have seen many good figures
come out in the last year with no complaints what so ever, but going to the end
of the 2013 era, we have to wait and see if Bandai will keep both lines the
same level. Today we are going to review
the last figure of the 2012 year and it’s Mermaid Thetis.
The
box is a marine green color signifying that this is part of the Poseidon
saga. We have not seen these boxes in a
long time, with the exception of the re-release of Poseidon late last year. We can see the figure on the front and with
the object mode on the back. On the side
we have the Tamashii nation logo and the Bandai Logo as well. Just to mention this is a HK edition. The side of the box it says saint cloth myth,
and on the bottom it says mermaid scale.
On the back of the box we have a typical layout of the figure in many
poses, and the figure with different faces.
We also see the object and many other things. The bottom has the usual things like warnings
and hazards, but because this is an Asian version, we have holographic stickers
as well.
As
you open and take out the busters, it’s a standard layout that we expect from a
saint cloth myth figure. On the left
side we have the figure itself with most of her armor, and on the right side we
have the skeleton of the object mode and some parts of accessories. When we look at the manual it looks very
simple enough, the figure does not have massive or very big armor so it should
not be a problem, the object mode construction looks simple enough but we have
to wait and see for the results.
After
attempting to make the object mode, I have to say that it is the worst object
mode I have built in a long time. The
parts are not stable and the tail of the mermaid is very hard to make, it took
me around 2 hours to complete the objective and it’s very hard to do. One thing that you have to note is that the
parts are not well explained how to make them and the tail you have to figure
out on your own to see what best fits.
Do yourself a favor and if you are building the object mode to assemble
the legs first, then attach the tail, as this is the fastest way to build
it. One thing you have to note is that
the leg parts are made of plastic and metal.
The pointy part of the leg is plastic and the rest is metal. Keep this in mind because they have to
separate to make the object mode and when you separate things on a myth cloth
that should be a solid piece, it’s not good for business.
Now
because of the object mode, the armor has a few defects that happened because of
the object mode build. First I have to
say that the figure looks like a goddess, and it’s a great piece of art. The faces and the armor look great and the
colors are true to the animation. I
cannot complain that I did not get a great figure, aesthetic wise, but when it
comes to build, it’s another story.
First one thing that I did like was the engineering of the face. They used elements from the myth cloth EX
line to make the face and I have to say it came out fantastic. The mechanisms to make the figure a simple
and very easy to change the faces which are always a good thing.
But the main problem we have with her is that
the leg guards on top of the leg don’t stay in place, and then we move to the
bottom part of the legs. The bottom part
of the leg is composed of 3 parts, the top part which is the pointy part, the
middle, and the bottom. The bottom and
the top are made of plastic, and the middle is made of metal. The top part you have to remove to make the
object mode which is fine, but when you try to put it on the figure, the top
part is so loose that every time you want to move her, the parts falls out of
place. The posing of the figure is
horrible and you really don’t have to touch it for you to have a chance not to
dislocate the part. What is wrong with
the part is that it does not have a clicking mechanism like the waist for it to
stay on the leg, I think they tried to make the object mode as good as
possible,
and messing up the figure in the process. Overall the building of the figure is a
disaster and something you have to be careful of, but the figure is great in
looks. The helmet is plastic, the
shoulders and chest are metal, the bottoms are plastic, arms are plastic and
metal, and the legs I have given you the layout with the feet always metal.
Overall
I have to say I was very disappointed with the figure, but I have to give the
figure 2 grades which I have never done before.
In looks, the figure gets a solid 10.
It’s a very great figure in many ways and it will look great on your collection. On built, I have to say 7 out of 10. The object mode is horrible and the legs need
work, as a recommendation, have super glue ready. The build was one of the worst I have done in
a while and I’m not looking forward to cleaning the figure.
Thank
you iShop2go for letting me review the figure and remember. Get it now!
