FIGMA GUYVER
Guyver was quite famous at his
time as I could remember, perhaps almost as famous as Kamen riders or Ultraman
series. He was also one of my favorite manga characters also, though I did not
follow his story to its end. What I really like from this guy is the fact that
his Bio Booster Armor from 1985’s design still looks very advanced even for
today standard of super hero costumes.
The looks
I've only had Figma once and
never get interest to try another until I saw this guy promotion picture. He
looks bad-ass in those pictures and that’s why I decided to try this line once
more.
And when I finally get him, he
does looks really good. Details and colors are as good as what
they’ve been shown in the promo picture and I think it’s also anime accurate.
Well... except for the chest canon which I think should be painted?
The head feels a bit too small compare to its
body at my first saw, assuming that it should have a portion of human wearing
helmet size. But after slightly look again at its manga and anime
artwork; I think it’s pretty much made on its right proportion.
Mechanical structure and Articulation
I think this is the most articulated Figma that I’ve
encountered so far. It's only use single joints at its elbow and knee, but they
use soft materials around his joints and the joint areas are not bulky. It
might not be the best, but good enough to make any type of normal humanoid
movements.
Head and Neck
Head and Neck are made of separated parts and
have a very good range of motion. Head seems be able to turns 360 degree, but
you do not want to do it, because he has this soft tendon at his neck cover
hooked to his chest and they will retracted while you moving the head around.
His look up movement is very limited though.
Shoulder and Arms
My only note for this area is about how thin and
small the rubber straps that used to hold his bulky shoulder armors at its
place. I do not know how fragile they would be, but just remember to reaaalyyyy
becarefull while moving them around because they do feels like going to be cut
off every time I try to move the shoulder armor.
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| removable arm's spike |
Wrist joint connected using revoltech joint style which adds
wide range of movement to the hands.
Main Body
Articulaion for the main body are great. Chest, abs and hips are made of separated parts and they could support all the kungfu style that i've been planning to do with him.
The chest part could be replaced for doing the ‘kamehameha’ pose. It did
not snap in secure enough by the way, so it may pop off when during making poses.
Legs Area
The only limited movements for his bottom part of
its body appear at his ankle joint. They are covered by hard armor pieces which
greatly limit its range of movements. Other than that, they’re all
marvelous.
Accessories
Guyver comes with an alternatives chest pieces,
four pairs of alternative hands, bio booster containment and two longer spikes
for his elbow. Not much, but still all right for me. He also coming with
figma’s regular stand base, an adapter and a small wrist joint spare.
He's about the same scale as SHFiguarts so he'll blends well with others.
Final Thought
My main reason for not getting another Figmas
before was not because they were bad, but because their articulation kind of lack
for my taste and I don't know, the price tag seems too high for me. Guyver is
an exception because I think I could compromise to the pricey thing due to his
awesome looks and great pose-ability. He's highly recommended, especially for
Guyver fans.
Just take note that he still feels as soft as any
Figmas which make me assume that he may not as durable as let's say SHF or
revoltech figures. I can't complain though because it’s already written on the
box :)
