Revoltech Yamaguchi #89 Getter Go

 

 I always think Getter Go as the unidentical twins of getter Neo. They have this similar design with different touch here and there. I have not watch the anime and just read few parts of the manga, but i think they both suffers similar type of pilots too :). Both of them also seems to have  less popularity compare to the "red getters" mechas line. My biggest interest of getter go started after playing an old PSX games tittled Getter Robot Daikessen. This game was well made and surprisingly feels not to 'ancient' even if you experiencing playing the modern Super robot wars games. Definitelly a must try it if you are a fan of SRW genre.



The Looks

Getter Go never looks this "Macho" before and I think it’s because revoltech has granted him with muscular shoulders and upper body. He is also taller than Neo and has more modern looks. Details and paint are quite simple and well made. I personally like his appearance better than Neo.

Joints

Revolver joints placement could be seen from above picture. The head- neck connection does not used revolver like Neo, instead it use swivel at head and hinge at lower neck. It performs a great articulation imo.  The hand improved by using swivel joint, but the connection peg became smaller. I remember reading a review which mentioned that it could get easily loose. Good thing I’ve not experience it so far. It has a bit movement at front abs and back muscle. Nothing hinder for articulation and overall similar to neo.
The only annoying minor when I first got him was loose revolver connection between upper body and lower abs. If you experience the same problem, just add a thin layer of paint on the revolver peg, then the problem solved. This chest-abs connection also gives me a little unpleasant feels at first. The connection holes for revolver peg at both sides are placed un-symmetrically which gives weird position if you rotate the upper body at its axis. But once I’ve got used to it, it turns out good somehow.

Accessories

One thing I forgot to mentioned in my previous post. Revoltech figure box give explanation about its accessories at the back of its box, so it will be easy for us to identify its completeness.

 
I would like to say getter Go has the similar amount of accessories compare to Neo, but I personally like his better.

Alternatives Head: I like the alternative head more than the original. It's an open mouth or angry look face. Too bad it has shorter peg and easily pop off when you give him rotation movement.

Back Pack: I like the back pack more than Neo's. It has fewer features than Neo's, but it has better looks. I think it’s more like Go carries nuclear missiles rather than a rocket pack. While Neo's has two revolver joints, Go's using what I called double revolver joint which give them good range of motion. The back thruster could also rotate.

Hand weapons: Two guns which does not look like a gun, a knife and a bullet holder.

The hand gun is loose and pop off easily :(. If you like them, apply a thin layer of paint to make the peg strongger.  If not, just forget about them.

The knife has nice looking and could be folded like exia GN blade :).

The bullet holder used for holding the bullets. Unfortunately it can't be use upside down, because the bullets only hanging inside its hole not snap fitting.


Shotgun: The great thing about the shot gun is that it has bullet as it accessories. It also has open-shell movement to place the bullet inside. Not to mentioned its own bullet holding hand. My favorite weapon.

Swords Tomahawk: Or I would say; Tomahawk Sword! The main thing! It is quite big compare to the figure size. It has details in it and looks menacing. Only Daizengar Zankantou could par with it :).

Feet stomping effect part. Pretty much used like the name I gave it.

Others: The same as Neo. Action Base, Orange box and The Mighty Coin. The action base has additional peg for flaying pose, but I lost it :(. Good thing it has translucent clear color, which is better than Neo's.

Size comparison

 Although taller than Neo, he still smaller than 1/144 real grade.

 Final Thought

Great looking figure with few loose part problems which probably only happens on mine. But since they could easily fix with a little paint or glue, I still consider him as a great addition to your collection, especially within its range of price. Between Neo and Go, I would say that it depends on whether you like modern looks or classic looks better. Well, Neo does feel a bit more sturdy, but I personally prefer Go due to his better looks.