New Kiguru Micromen

[johnnyhaggis]

So apparently these aren't very popular in Japan. I'd say they probably aren't very popular in North America either, seeing as I got these for $10 each with no one else bidding, and most go unsold. But hey, they look awesome! I've found most of the microman release in the last year or more really uninteresting, either too cartoony, or else just variations on things already released, or else things I don't like aesthetically like Magne Force, Road Spartans, Votoms, or superheroes and aliens. Microgirls, Acro Exo and Acro X2, just ddin't do it for me for the most part and I haven't picked up any microman in some time. But tto me these unpopular kiguru are great. Nice heads, slick uniforms, not too many weapons (not a fan of all the weapons). Indifferent to the rubber monsters, since they probably make the figures more expensive, but for $10 each, they'd be the same price. I use all the rubber monsters to fight a knight on a horse, which I'll take a picture of and add later.

[hypnotator]

I haven't bothered with many recent Micromen either, except I did like the Magneforce. I wouldn't get these. The head sculpt on the blue guy is nice. I don't like the other one's poncey hair. The transparent bodies are nice. The stickers don't sit flat and look terrible. It might be worth combining the bodies of these with the heads of Acroyear Exos, which had some nice sculpts but boring, opaque bodies. If I could pick them all up in one shop.

I've heard that it takes ages to wrestle these into their rubber monster suits. Do they pose worth a damn after or is the rubber's will to spring back into shape stronger than the posability of the inner figure?

[johnnyhaggis]

Actually the stickers on these look alot better than on the previous kiguru, particularly the chest pieces. They look better when not blown up t huge sizes of course. The Gamera/tutle monster costumes are roomier and so I assume it's easier to fite the dudes in there (including the poncey dude) though I haven't even tried. The previous kigurus were IMPOSSIBLE to fit into the suits, and once put in just as impossible to get out. And no they don't pose much with the men insude becuase the hides are too thick, though the turtles are thinner and I imagine they are more poseable. However I want to see these guys not hide them. I just leave them as it, stick their hands and feet on with fun tack, and have them attack my knight.