Saint Seiya Myth Cloth EX Sagittarius Aiolos Review

         There are many figures that the EX line has put out in the market but there are some that fans are waiting to get.  With the defects that the saint seiya myth cloth of Sagittarius had in the past, people are looking to the new model to maybe replace that gap or that defective figure of the 2005 series, and they finally got the chance to get the new EX model.  Will it be enough to take the figure community by storm?  Let’s find out today!

         So the box for this figure is a standard EX box with nothing special. The figure has a plastic cover with the picture of the figure on the front, some positions on the back, and the object mode on the sides while they are surrounded by stars.  When you take that cover off, you can see the box is a solid gold color and looks like the Pandora’s Box for Sagittarius.  You have the warning signs and all on the bottom and that is it for the box.

         The contents inside the box are the same as most other EX figure, buster 1, has the figure itself, with some parts of the armor.  

Buster 2 has the skeleton of the object mode and some parts of the armor as well. 

And finally buster 3, has the faces for the figure, has the cape and the wings, the hands and the second head of Pegasus seiya if you want to display him that way.  The instruction manual is a very simple process, they go more into detail about he object mode and the wings as they are the focal points of the figure itself.

         As you build the object mode, you can see the solid state it has.  This figure has very solid wings and they don’t fall off when you put them in the object mode.  The figure can stand perfectly as the object with no help and all the parts are used in the object mode which is a nice thing to see.  Object mode is a beautiful feature for this figure and have to give it a perfect 10 for the object mode.

         Now as we look at the figure, the faces it has to replace are spectacular, articulation of the figure is superb as always with any figure of the myth cloth line, and the aesthetic of the figure is fantastic.  There are some things that did catch my eye as the head piece and the skirt were very light in color but as a fan stated, the figure Is true to the animation.  This is a concerning part for the figure, as most people do not know this figure has different color tones. 

As with other releases of the saint seiya line, people have seen the armor in one solid color and not in 2 color tones.  As most casual saint seiya collectors will not know the difference on this matter, they will say it’s a defect on the figures part.  Other thing that you can tell is the color difference of metal and plastic, there is just a small difference with these parts but they are not as noticeable as they were before when they were showing the figure in fares and stuff like that.  The figures wings are another focal point, and I have to say these wings are solid.  They do not move very easily and they do not fall like the appendix wings we got with the myth cloth version.  One thing against this is that if you do not have enough space, these wings will take up a lot of your display room, still the figure looks great with a cape as well.

         Overall the figure is a must buy for any saint seiya fan, the figure is solid and a much needed improvement for the figure.  I give this figure a 9.5 out of 10 just for the fact that they do not explain to the fans were the color changes are coming from, and they expect everybody to know.

Thanks to iShop2go for letting me review this figure.

Saint Seiya Myth Cloth EX Phoenix Ikki Review

         Bandai started their new bronze saint line with the one and only Pegasus Seiya and with major success.  The figure was a work of art and most fans would agree that the figure is one for the ages.  Now the next figure for the saint seiya bronze section is coming out and with the form of a phoenix.  Phoenix Ikki is the second character to come out on the series and with good reason, he was the fan favorite for many people when they were young and people just love the character.  Today, we received the new myth cloth EX figure and let’s see if the figure lives up to the expectations of people for the EX line.

         The box layout is no different than the Pegasus one, it has the same plastic cover with the picture of the figure on the front, and his constellation.  On the sides of the box we have the figure doing a signature move and the object mode on a close up, and on the back of the box, they show you the different poses he can be put in, and different faces, a standard move of Bandai to get our attention.  Now if you take the plastic cover off, you can see the box is like the Pandora’s Box in the series like phoenix cloth is, a very nice touch of Bandai.  Now if we look inside, we have a total of 4 buster cards on the box.  

Buster number one, we have the figure itself with most of his armor parts, which is the normal cloth, not the broken one.

On buster 2, we see the skeleton of the object mode, we have the chest and the waist, and we have the wings and the feathers of phoenix ikki.  

On buster number three, we see the full broken armor version of the cloth, then we see the other 3 faces of the figure, to make a total of 4 faces, and we see the hands and other accessories for the figure.  

Overall the figure has the same amount of armor and layout that Pegasus seiya EX had on launch day.

         Now as the object mode was put together, you could tell that its very solid cloth, the object mode was very stable, and it even has a stand to support the armor on the back, something that the old myth cloth did not have and made a pain to get the object mode to stand up.  

This object mode is mostly made of the armor, so the armor plays a big roll on the figure.  One very nice thing that this figure can do is, because of the two sets of armor, you can put one set with the figure, and the other with the object mode.  Only thing you might be missing would be the feathers on the object mode, but that is not a breaking flaw on the figures part.  Overall the object mode is very well made and a good addition to the collection.

         Now the figure is one for the ages.  The figure is mostly composed of pure metal parts, the only plastic part I could find would be the face piece and that’s about it.   The chest is a bit loose but because the chest hold on with small clips on the sides.  One thing that I do recommend is not to play with the chest much.  

The hinges are a bit fragile and very weak, so moving it around might not be a good idea.  The same hinges are in the belt, same warning goes to that part as well.  But overall the figure looks great, and with the broken armor the figure looks fantastic.  For some reason the figures broken armor feels a bit more heavy but that must be for the extra detail it has.  The torso part also bends for the figure and for the object mode form, which is a nice feature for the figure.  Some people said that the figure feels out of proportion, but that is not the case, the figure looks and feels great, and I can’t find a flaw on the figure itself.

         So overall I have to give this figure a solid 10.  The figure is great and it belongs in your collection.  If you are looking for perfection, you can’t get more close than this piece of art.

Thank you to iShop2go for letting me review this figure. 

Saint Cloth Crown Poseidon Review

One of the most popular gods of the saint seiya series is the god of the sea, Poseidon.  His release has been waited for over a year and it’s a very popular character, but many people have their worries about this figure as the major disappointment of last year’s crown Series of Sagittarius Seiya.  But I think most people are going to be pleasantly surprised when they see the crown figure with their own eyes.  Let’s get started.

         The box is a standard crown box as last year’s figure.  It has a pop out cardboard and to cover 4 sides of the box and the texture of the cardboard has the figure of Poseidon in the front with a nice feel to it.  This piece of the box is white and it’s very colorful.  The box itself is around 22 inches high and around 12 inches in length.  Taking off the cover is a box with a reflection kind of material with a deep marine blue to it.  On the reflection part you can see the marine zodiac and also pictures in black about the figure.  Overall this box is as spectacular as the box of Pegasus seiya crown of last year.

         Opening the box you see 3 compartments as well with this figure.  Compartment number one has most of the parts of the figure and some hands and a couple of faces. 

Compartment 2, has a lot of parts for the thrown, as this figure comes with a thrown itself to be displayed with the figure. 

On compartment 3, we have parts for the display mode of the object mode; it’s like a huge stand and looks very nice. 

Also in this compartment, you have the skeleton of the object mode and many parts for the display thrown and the chair thrown it.  Overall the compartments are the same as last year’s so this part was not very shocking for the public.

Now as we build the object mode, the figure or the object mode is very similar to the human build of Poseidon and vas very fast to build. 

 Things that I did notice right away with this release it more metal to the figure, and not a lot of plastic.  Sure it still has some mechanisms of last year’s figure but it’s not as bad as last year.  The object mode is a sight to see and a very beautiful addition.  Some people are even tempted to buy 2 figures because the object mode itself is as beautiful as the figure itself.

Now for the main course of this review; the figure was as easy to build as the object mode and took around the same time.  The color of the cloth looks fantastic and has a nice copper gold feel to it that most marine warriors have.  The figure feels solid and has a 50 to 50 percent of metal and plastic, which is a good balance compared to last year’s figure. 

The faces of the figure look great and do not feel bad made in any way.  The hair has movable tails on the side for them to move with the cloth which is an added bonus to me.  Overall this figure is far better than the actual figure of last year.
There was only one bad part about this figure.  When you try to sit him down on the thrown, the parts of the legs want to fall off from the figure so you have to be very careful with this kind of position.  It the last of my worries as most people will display him standing up, or in his object mode.  The thrown and the display thrown for the object mode are a very solid addition to the figure.  As you will see in some pictures, they look fantastic as they should.

         Overall the figure gets a solid 10 from me, it a better improvement from last years and very well made figure.  You can tell that they were trying to improve the quality of the figure and the figure for a 12 inch scale looks fantastic.  I would recommend to buy this figure right away if you are able to.

 Thank you to iShop2go for letting me review this figure.

Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Tamashii Nation Black Dragon and Swan Review

Now were to begin on these two figures… well to start off these 2 figures was part of the second tamashii nation wave of black saints. The only black saint that was released for normal distribution is the Black Phoenix. As Andromeda and Pegasus black was a great success, people needed to get their hands on a black Dragon and Swan figures for their complete black figure collection of saint seiya. The quality of the Andromeda and Pegasus is tremendous and hope this figures live up to their name.

As the package is concerned the box is a solid black with a blue background with the constellations of the swan and the dragon. You have shots of the figures in the front in a normal pose. As this is a Tamashii Nation box this does not have a book style or window package, it’s a solid one box. On each side of the box there are 2 different symbols on it, one has the dragon and one has the swan. On the back of the box we see on the corners the pictures of dragon and swan in black and white and then you have the figures in the middle on a pose holding the fake Sagittarius cloth on their arms. You see pictures of the extra faces they come with for the original cloths and then you see the object mode pictures there as well. Now as the same with the Steel Saints, these figures are stacked on each other on the package with a solid plate. On one plate there’s one figure and the object mode parts and cloth parts and the other plate the other. The manual is a bit thicker on these figures because it has a double feature that the figure builds are on the manual. Instructions are easy to follow and if you have build the original dragon or Cygnus cloths then you know that is the same build.

Now on the object mode, the swan object mode was greatly done, very easy to do and not so complicated. It was a straight build if you follow the manual piece by piece. Now the dragon object mode had the same problem as the first one, the chest did not want to close properly on the figure and the chest cover part did not click on the chest part. This is a very frustrating thing to do if you want to see the object mode. It is one of the most frustrating things you can do on a cloth, and if you try to force it, then the part will break so you have to kind of hide it to make it look like it’s in place. Still the figure object modes look stunning but looks cannot save you on a rating. And on object mode I have to give the figures a 7.5. it is just too frustrating for the person to build and if this was your first myth cloth, you would be disappointed.

Now for the figures themselves, the one that didn’t give me any trouble was dragon shiryu, the build was straight to the point, his hair color and face sculpture is tremendous and when it’s all set and done this figure just looks great. The eyes and the hear are great attention getters and the cloths color is just a solid black which gives it that extra anime look. Dragon is for sure my most favorite figure on this package. Now for swan, the sculpt is great, the cloth looks fantastic, but the belt on this figure on my package came morphed. It did not fit the figure, and didn’t want to close properly. I had to spend more than 3 hours trying to fix his belt. I didn’t understand why I was having this issue one a 150+ figure that I bought; this should be a tamashii exclusive and should not have any defects. Because they are limited they should have checked for quality control on the figure. In the end this figure frustrated me more than any other figure I have every had a problem with. I also had a problem with the skit parts of swan, they would fall off very easily and it was frustrating because they don’t stay in place. As a buyer on these cloths I was very disappointed, they should have addressed these issues early on and not sell unfinished products. There are even reports of other people having the same problems but with the Dragon. This is a bad idea on Bandai and if this was my first figure I have ever gotten from them, I would sure not buy one every again. Still the figure sculpt is great, and the likeness of the figures is tremendous like on the anime, but these issues made me very disappointed with this set. They also give you 2 extra heads for the original versions of the cloths, with a screaming face pose. It is a nice addition but it’s not a deal breaker for me. The deal breaker was on these cloths. As a rating is concerned, I will give these a 6 in rating. They have too many problems for people to truly enjoy the figures, but after you fix them, they will look great on the collection.

So from the object problems to the figure great problems is hard to recommend this set. But I only recommend it for the hard core saint seiya collector. This set is very frustrating and very hard to build, it’s just a fair warning that you are going to spend a lot of time in building this figures for sure.

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