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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Power of Gold Dragon Shiryu Review

First of all I have to say I was not a believer on this power of gold figures from the beginning. To give a brief history of this figure, the figures are a repaint of the version 2, 5 bronze saints but on the gold armor version when they transform unto gold. The only difference is that this figure now has updated version 3 heads for the figure. So let’s review the figure and as we keep going ill state my opinion on this.

As we review the box, the box is nothing special. The box is a solid black with gold trim all over and you can only make out the logo of the Pandora ’s Box of dragon in the front. On the back there are no instructions or displays it only shows you the figure on version 3 head and version 2 with the armor repaint. So as you can see right of the bat, the box is nothing special and there is nothing to make you exited as you get it. The box is very nicely made and it’s a bit compact. The box is a solid box and its not a book style package. As you take the contents inside you see the figure comes with 2 plates. The first plate is the figure itself and most of his armor parts. You can clearly see this is a generation 2 body that there using and they even have the generation 2 head on it which looks very ugly. On plate 2, you have the version 3 head and parts of the object mode. You do have some parts of the cloth but as you can see; his armor is not a lot to begin with. So, so far the figure is very simple and very straight forward. The instructions are very simple but were I see it complicated is the object mode instructions. It has the same version 2 construction as if you had the version 2 figure the instructions would be very similar. So seeing that the object mode instructions were a bit complicated I opted to start the object mode right away to see what the issue was.

So as I started building the object mode, I saw the object mode did not have a great skeleton and most parts rub on each other. This is very bad idea because this figure is not that cheap and this can damage the paint. So I was very careful on constructing it. The object mode was one of the areas I spend most of my time with. It was very difficult and not very enjoyable to make, but in the end everything looks great. The object mode look was solid and very nice to look at, but if you’re not planning on making or displaying this as an object mode, I would recommend not making it just in fear of the paint messing up.

The figure was simple to do. So many little parts on the figure it was just the head, chest, arms, waist, and legs. The only plastic you get here are the shoulders, the head parts and parts of the waist. You can have the option of putting it on version 2 head, which is very ugly, or the version 3. So I put the version 3. Well this figure suffers the same problems the version 2 has. The ankles are not stable, the figure feels cheap, I mean the plastic on the body they used on the version 2 feels cheap, and this body it’s just a reproduction of the version 2, so it still feels the same as before. You are going to have a very hard time standing the figure up because the feet have this weird mechanism that the feet are not solid on the ground. For me, the best way was to stand him on his toes, which seemed to keep him stable.

Overall the figure is a solid pick up but it’s a pass if you really are not interested on the power of gold. For the hard core collector I do recommend the figure. The figure has the same flaws as the version 2 saints but if you can pass on those flaws, you are going to enjoy the figure. The looks of the figure are great and the object mode looks is fantastic, just keep in mind that the object mode can starch your figure so buy 2 just in case. But overall this figure gets a solid 8 out of 10.

Thanks to ishop2go for letting me review this figure and remember…

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Bandai Saint Seiya Saint Cloth Myth Phakda Thor Review

Most people all over the world remember saint seiya with a lot of love and just passion for the series, but as time goes by, people have been collecting there favorite characters of the saint seiya universe. One figure that stands out of the crowed is Phedca Gamma Thor. This figure is the most looked for all over the world and one of the most wanted figures of the Asgard saga. But what makes this figure so special? Well my friends, all I have to say is… a lot makes it special. Let’s review this figure and see why people love this figure.

The first thing you will notice is the size of the box, it is almost 3 times as big as a normal myth cloth figure, and like 3 inches wider than the Gemini Cloth box. The box has the standard Asgard saga colors and in the front we can see the figure shot itself, the animated form of the figure, and the constellation star. On the side we see the picture of the object mode and on the top it says “Saint Cloth Myth” and on the bottom it says “Gamma Robe”. On the back we see the figure in many poses, doing signature moves, and the figure with and without the helmet. You can also see the object mode which is great. When you open the book style package you see inside a standard 2 sided window package and in one side we see the Figure and on the right you see the object mode skeleton and stuff like that. On the top on the trims it says God Warrior, and on the Bottom it says Thor. So let’s open this figures package and see the contents inside.

When you open the package you see on each side we have 2 plates. On the left side we have the figure itself, which is on his knees and still surpasses the size of a normal myth cloth, and on the Right side we have the cloth parts and the skeleton of the object mode. On the left we have some parts of the cloth but the parts are so big that they not all fit on the plate. On the second plate we can see the shield and any other accessories the figure has. On the other side on the back we see the axes which are super big and we see the standard accessories of the figure, a little jewel and a holder for the bases.

As I was building the object mode, I could tell most of the parts were supper heavy. The object mode itself is a massive cobra and the object mode looks stunning. The only thing I did have a problem is to keep it balanced, as a lot of the parts were falling apart when I was putting him together; it is a bit of a challenge to make the object mode as well. Also the instructions of the object mode are a bit confusing. If you don’t read Japanese, you will have a hard time finding what parts goes were as a lot of the parts look different and the location of the parts are exact, but still is a bit of a challenge to find the location. But overall this object mode is great; the object mode gets a 9/10.

Then when I was building the figure I was just in awe. This figure is massive, measuring an outstanding 11 inches tall, almost as tall as a Saint Cloth Crown. The figure parts are massive, big, heavy, and the figure looks slim as well. Well his not super slim but the proportions are in scale. The figure towers over the biggest gold saint Taurus by a landslide and the figure just looks Amazing. The parts fit to perfection and the figure looks great, but because of the amount of weight this figure has, you will have some weight issues but if you keep him on a sweet spot, he will balance just fine. He has many accessories and his hands are massive, but one thing that I did notice is that they drilled a hole on the fist hands of the figure for him to hold his axes. This feature is great, but why could they not give us a figure with just closed fists? This is just a no brainer to me, as some people do not display them with their accessories in fear of losing them, but because of this, the figure looks very weird and the axes in my opinion have to go in the holes for the figure to not look strange. The figure itself has a plastic helmet along with the waist, and the rest of this figure is die cast metal.

This figure in my opinion is a very well made figure, and it’s going to be your main attraction when people see your collection. With minor stability issues and some wrong decisions by Bandai, this figure still gets a 9/10. The figure is great and it’s going to look fantastic with any collection. Still for the price that is been running, you really have to love the figure for you to spend that kind of cash on him. Still the figure is fantastic and you should give it a try as well. As you were reading this review you have seen some pictures of the figure and you will not be disappointed on your buy. If you can find it original price, it is a well worth investment.