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Post by mpchi on Jan 5, 2007 13:44:29 GMT -5
Protect Gear Kohakumaru Chuichi figure to be exact. Just came out and low stock at HLJ. From all the reviews at Toysdaily in HK, there is literally no complain on quality or QC issues, but really high praises on this release. Very good design for good mobility regardless of the heavily equipped gear, very detailed, and many named it to be the best 12" figure of 2006, beating all the other Medicoms or previous Takara releases (there were a lot of great releases this year...BM Rider The First, Rocketeer, Jack Sparrow, Takara Batman, DX Kikaider...etc). If the figure is as good as they claimed, it might even beat my favorite 12"(in terms of detail and quality) Medicom MGS3 Snake. Here is a pic comparing it to other previous Jinroh releases from other companies. Obviously no competition there. ;D Can't wait til HLJ ships mine.  |
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Post by Lanmandragoran on Jan 6, 2007 16:52:50 GMT -5
Not willing to hijack your tread but by looking at the Kayodo jinroh from a few years back I can´t help but I can´t help but wonder how cool a Revoltech Jinroh would be...
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Post by demizer on Jan 7, 2007 19:37:39 GMT -5
who makes the S.D. Jin-Roh figure?
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Post by boogeyman on Jan 7, 2007 19:49:24 GMT -5
not high price man  |
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Post by howieh on Jan 8, 2007 9:02:33 GMT -5
The smaller sorta-SD-styled one is a Kubrick (by Medicom).
I swore to cut back on 12-inchers but this one is gorgeous! Ugh, between this one and the Spawn one, I can't decide which one I'm getting!
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Post by lurkerx on Jan 8, 2007 12:12:16 GMT -5
I find that brown uniform under the armor as well as the brown hoses utterly un-appealing.
It kind of ruins it for me anime accurate or not.
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Post by howieh on Jan 8, 2007 16:35:38 GMT -5
I think you may be looking at the wrong one.
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Post by demizer on Jan 11, 2007 14:55:35 GMT -5
I wasnt very up on this character but after seeing this photo I'm on at least one!mpchi maybe you could identify which is which so we would know the brand/model differences.but thanks for making me spend more money ;)I really dig the mauser and mg.34,42.I've seen one with a schmeisser,do you know which one that is?
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Post by mpchi on Jan 11, 2007 17:56:19 GMT -5
I wasnt very up on this character but after seeing this photo I'm on at least one!mpchi maybe you could identify which is which so we would know the brand/model differences.but thanks for making me spend more money ;)I really dig the mauser and mg.34,42.I've seen one with a schmeisser,do you know which one that is? Here is the order from left to right: Kaiyodo vinyl kit bash figure - Medicom - Takara - Dragon - Max Factory vinyl kit bash figure. Takara's being the one that just came out, while the rest are older releases. However, Medicom is releasing a new version, in the coming April. But I personally like the Takara version way better. Mine should arrive tomorrow in the mail. ;D |
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Post by demizer on Jan 11, 2007 22:10:09 GMT -5
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Post by mpchi on Jan 14, 2007 21:20:15 GMT -5
The hype has ended. The wait is over. The figure is at hand. Is the figure really as good as people say? Well, lets just put it if there is a 12" figure of the year for 2006, it would definitely be this one. Not really a big JinRoh fan myself, therefore holding off for a really long time on getting a figure of the Kerberos Protect Gear, let alone an expensive 12". But as I saw news on this one months ago, I thought this might be good enough to be the one to get, especially when I like the updated design better than the previous look. And as I open my very well packaged Takara box, and open up the magnetic bookend design window box, I was impressed. No more cutting(ruining) of the box to unleash the parts like in Cool Girl or Batman. Even there are extra empty compartment to store the assembled gun & backpack. Great! Then I start taking out the figure and test the joints. Nice and tight. Cool! Then the assembly of the armor parts one by one. All fits in tight and sturdy, while post no fear in snapping anything if you want to disassemble them. Sweet! With everything in place, I go for some simple posing and see how good the weight balance is. To my surprise, the huge backpack doesn't cause any top heavy issue. And with the help of 'the best design 12" figure ankle/boot ever', this figure stands super stable, way better than any 12" I've come across. Even more impressive than the previous Batman(same body) since this Protect Gear guy has so much more gear on his body than batman's rubber suit. This is just awesome! Then on with the more extreme poses, to see how bad the armor get in its way...and to my surprise, almost none.  Below is one of the action pose I pull off, to show the flexibility of this guy with all those stuff on...    Perfect feet contact on such a wide stance, and still stands like a brick with no help from display stand. It won't even fall if you try to push it. Shoulders can raise really high and wide, without the huge shoulder armor get in the way. The double jointed elbow also can come into good use to bend a really wide angle as shown on his left arm. Neck can also rotate in very wide angle. Skirt armor is so mobile that the legs can do even much more extreme poses as shown in this pic. And of course, 'the best ankle boot ever' design made all these craziness still stand perfectly well balanced.  Here is a comparison to the mighty Medicom MGS3 Snake, which was among the very top quality 12" figure in my book. The Medicom RAH301 body does has its advantage on the double jointed shoulders, allowing forward backward movement on shoulders to make it more natural. Also the double jointed neck seems to post better than Takara's single jointed one. However, Takara's has a slightly better range on the shoulder in terms of bending range of how high you want to raise the arms sideways, as well as a slightly better elbow. While Takara's wrist joint and ankle blows Medicom's completely away. As you can see, Snake doesn't have very good floor contact, and will fall with a touch of a finger in that pose. And given that the Protect Gear figure can still pull off poses (with all the armor and double layer leather) almost the same degree as the almost naked Medicom Snake (even excels over Snake in some areas), its quite an impressive statement! While Snake is still one of the very best 12" figure when it comes to quality and details (love those small metal rivets, buckles, and tiny prints on the sleeves), Takara has made a toy engineering marvel in the 12" realm, just like the SOC Gunbuster being an engineering marvel among other diecast robot toys. Other goodness on this figure includes the awesome machine gun it came with. It has quite a few movable parts on it, with a spring-loaded recoil, and a long bandoleer. Takara went so far that even using the exact same 'spare barrel' you can mount on the backpack hidden inside the enclosed gun, which you could only peek in from the numerous circle holes the outer gun barrel has. A kind of detail that I would have totally missed, have I not re-watched the Jin-Roh anime movie last night, when Fuse was assembing his gun in his room. The armor has a very nice matte plastic finish. Though like all matte surface, its prone to scratches. So be very careful, unless you don't mind adding a couple battle damage mark on the pristine armor. In conclusion, this Takara Protect Gear 12" is as good as 12" figure can get, surpassing Medicom's Snake (or many current high quality 12") in a number of ways in terms of costume design, complexity, poseability, and accessories. I got many Medicoms with thin super hero outfit that can't even pose as good as this. If you are a 12" collector, or just a collector of random cool toys, it would be really really hard to find an example that can beat this one, maybe even in years to come. Getting it or not, its up to you. |
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Post by mpchi on Jan 14, 2007 21:27:49 GMT -5
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Post by howieh on Jan 17, 2007 8:58:34 GMT -5
Wow! I'm impressed at the quality of the joints. Here's to hoping Takara rekindles it's CyGirl line.
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Post by boogeyman on Jan 17, 2007 10:19:34 GMT -5
Nice pose |
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Post by demizer on Jan 20, 2007 16:46:47 GMT -5
Hly sh*t!!!that thing roocks!!
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Post by mpchi on Jan 21, 2007 0:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by boogeyman on Jan 21, 2007 9:02:39 GMT -5
thx |
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Post by mpchi on Feb 6, 2007 14:19:03 GMT -5
 Just found out not only does the big MG34 machine gun can be opened up to take out the inner gun barrel, the small Mauser C96 can also combine with the wood gun holster to make a longer version!  It works just like how it is shown in the pic with the German trooper back in the days. And also this extended version of C96 turn out to be Midori 's favorite weapon in the Kerberos Saga comics.  This figure is just full of pleasant surprises that the instruction sheet never shown! |
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Post by mpchi on Feb 7, 2007 1:25:00 GMT -5
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 7, 2007 1:28:29 GMT -5
Wow, that's awesome...I have the older Dragon one, at least I think it is dragon, it is the one with a removable helmet.
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