Post by shinobi03 on Nov 12, 2010 16:47:02 GMT -5
My first review here. Hope you'll like it.
So, this'll be my review for The Robot Spirits - Robot Damashii Evangelion Unit 00 Kai figure from the movie Rebuild Of Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance.
As you know, this is a limited release from the Robot Damashii line. If don't have it, best luck finding it. I purchased it last month from eBay and payed nearly $100 for it. Sure it was pricey, but I couldn't afford wasting the chance of getting it before it gets nearly impossible to find one.
So, here you have the back of the box showing a pose and the accessories included.
At the front you can see this sticker that indicates that this is an official product licensed by Gainax.
Now, let's check out the figure itself.
Before I got this figure, I had Gundam Unicorn-Unicorn Mode that I got as a gift from the shop owner at Kuwait. Back then, I wasn't familiar with the Robot Damashii line. But I was impressed with the figure and articulation it had. And with that, I became a fan of this line and even more when they've announced the release of the Eva figures, and I was not disappointed when I got this one. Here are some samples of poses that you can get with it.
I could've done some flying poses as well, but I don't have stands.
Let's move now to what's included with the figure.
Let's start with the hands. along with the default hands, we get:
With what you choose, you can pull some wacky poses like these:
Other accessories includes the famous umbilical cable that no Eva figure comes without one. The cable is a metal wire coated with rubber.
You also get swappable bandaged arms and right leg to mimic the injuries the unit got in the movie.
Now it comes to the weapons. We got only 2, but they are huge. The first one is a Gatling gun which obviously the one used by Eva Unit 01 in the first movie.
This weapon is awesome for two things. the first is you can rotate the barrel, and the second is the removable magazine that you can remove and attach with ease. Now as pointed out earlier, this weapon belongs to Unit 01, but it's okay since Unit 01 comes with two rifles and two knives. So, you give two weapons for one.
And finally, the weapon that sold this figure over the Revoltech one, the giant N2 missile.
The missile is made of hard plastic, and it's hollow from the inside. And it the front, there a small gap that allows to inset fingers to hold it tight. But despite that, it's still a bit tricky to make the figure carry it and pose at the same time.
Something else I want to mention and I did once before. The eyes of the figure are made of clear plastic. Based on the lighting, you can get a pretty reflection on them. Something you'd never get with other figures that uses cheap paint.
Final thoughts: For a long time, Revoltech used to stand out as one of the best small-scaled mecha figures and Robot Damashii had no love. But with the release of the second movie Evas, things got messy with the fandom and they've started paying attention the Robot Damashii. And this figure is a solid proof of the difference in quality between them.
Do I recommend it? Absolutely. If you're a fan of Evangelion and you want to have good figures? go with the Robot Damashii releases. It's worth it.
Rating: 9.5 \ 10
So, this'll be my review for The Robot Spirits - Robot Damashii Evangelion Unit 00 Kai figure from the movie Rebuild Of Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance.
As you know, this is a limited release from the Robot Damashii line. If don't have it, best luck finding it. I purchased it last month from eBay and payed nearly $100 for it. Sure it was pricey, but I couldn't afford wasting the chance of getting it before it gets nearly impossible to find one.
So, here you have the back of the box showing a pose and the accessories included.
At the front you can see this sticker that indicates that this is an official product licensed by Gainax.
Now, let's check out the figure itself.
Before I got this figure, I had Gundam Unicorn-Unicorn Mode that I got as a gift from the shop owner at Kuwait. Back then, I wasn't familiar with the Robot Damashii line. But I was impressed with the figure and articulation it had. And with that, I became a fan of this line and even more when they've announced the release of the Eva figures, and I was not disappointed when I got this one. Here are some samples of poses that you can get with it.
I could've done some flying poses as well, but I don't have stands.
Let's move now to what's included with the figure.
Let's start with the hands. along with the default hands, we get:
With what you choose, you can pull some wacky poses like these:
Other accessories includes the famous umbilical cable that no Eva figure comes without one. The cable is a metal wire coated with rubber.
You also get swappable bandaged arms and right leg to mimic the injuries the unit got in the movie.
Now it comes to the weapons. We got only 2, but they are huge. The first one is a Gatling gun which obviously the one used by Eva Unit 01 in the first movie.
This weapon is awesome for two things. the first is you can rotate the barrel, and the second is the removable magazine that you can remove and attach with ease. Now as pointed out earlier, this weapon belongs to Unit 01, but it's okay since Unit 01 comes with two rifles and two knives. So, you give two weapons for one.
And finally, the weapon that sold this figure over the Revoltech one, the giant N2 missile.
The missile is made of hard plastic, and it's hollow from the inside. And it the front, there a small gap that allows to inset fingers to hold it tight. But despite that, it's still a bit tricky to make the figure carry it and pose at the same time.
Something else I want to mention and I did once before. The eyes of the figure are made of clear plastic. Based on the lighting, you can get a pretty reflection on them. Something you'd never get with other figures that uses cheap paint.
Final thoughts: For a long time, Revoltech used to stand out as one of the best small-scaled mecha figures and Robot Damashii had no love. But with the release of the second movie Evas, things got messy with the fandom and they've started paying attention the Robot Damashii. And this figure is a solid proof of the difference in quality between them.
Do I recommend it? Absolutely. If you're a fan of Evangelion and you want to have good figures? go with the Robot Damashii releases. It's worth it.
Rating: 9.5 \ 10