|
|
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Secret of the Wildfire Armor, November 11, 2009
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Armor Plus Rekka no Ryo (Toy)
This is an amazing item. The term "toy" doesn't do it justice. It is a model of amazing quality and worth every penny if not a little more.
The set: the set contains of Ryo in his subarmor and a second base figure that is completely black for when the armor is sitting on its stool. Ryo has two heads: one is yelling, and the other is stern. He also comes with two necks: the longer one is for when he's wearing his armor and the shorter for his subarmor. There are three sets of hands: in fists, open, and holding. There are also sets of his swords: sheathed, unsheathed and separate, and unsheathed joined for his sure-kill. The set also contains a tiny part that can connect the separate swords.
Ryo: Ryo's faces are very well sculpted and match his anime counterpart very well. His body is skinny to the point of being anatomically anorexic, but when his armor is on, he's proportionate. Pretty much everything can come off of him. His head detaches from his neck, the neck from the body. His hair comes off in two pieces; there's a second hair piece that is in motion while the other is still. His hands are switchable, and the legs detach at the knee. The shoulder pads of the subarmor can flap as seen in episode 5, and their stickiness is varied per piece. The chest place comes off to allow the armor to attach. There's a tiny crotch pice on his subarmor that constantly tries to escape and will probably be the first piece to be lost. Pretty much every part of him can be posed except for his ankles. His feet bend, but his ankles are firm and won't let you twist his feet to stay flat to the floor like the Revoltech figures do. But with some twisting and pushing, he can stand on his own.
The armor: the armor is amazing in that every piece seen in his transformation scene is here, including two face masks: one with the silver mask down and one open. The shoulder pads are made of metal, as are the shin guards, shoe tops, chest plate, and gauntlets. The helmet comes apart in two pieces and is sadly just plastic as are the hip guards and stomach padding. The armor pieces attach with flexible hooks that snap into grooved slots. While being able to add or subtract all the pieces of armor is great, there are just so many little pieces that sooner or later one is going to get lost, and wrapping my fingers around the hand guards was an ordeal all of its own.
The base figure: the base figure is just that, a standard black figure with slots made to accommodate the armor. It is stuck in a sitting position: the arms and legs do not bend, though they can twist. The black hands are stuck as fists and can come off and twist. He comes with a seat that is separate from his body. The face on the figure seems to be a reference to the masks real samurai wore: an angry man with an open mouth and mustache. I think it looks like a constipated old man, but with the armor on it, you can't tell.
I don't recommend multiple "transformations". Despite the plastic being thick and strong, I worry that something will snap, but that's up to you. Definitely not a toy for a kid, but for the hardcore fans that have been waiting forever for this improvement over the 1995 abominations.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you?
 
|
|
|
|
