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Presenting my first piece of Road Swag from my out of town trip. All the way from Brandon, MB, it's Revoltech Yamagutchi 119 - Gurren Lagaan.
As the primary Mecha, or Gunman from the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan series, Gurren Lagaan is apparently the combined form of Gurren and Lagaan, two smaller Gunmen (that's why you have the expressive face on the chest of the robot). I don't know jack about this mecha, and even I know that it's known for one thing, and one thing alone - finding new ways of shoving a spinning drill up the asses of its various enemies.
Things get stupid crazy when it goes through its final upgrades to the Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan form, I believe that its the size of a galaxy or something, and is renowned basically for possibly being the most overpowered Mecha in anime history.
But I digress... this is a figure of Gurren Lagaan in its base form.
The package comes with the Gurren Lagaan figure, along with four additional hands for gesturing and holding its boomerang weapon, which I believe are the sunglasses for Gurren (everything but the head of the combined form), two size of aforementioned sunglasses, an alternate yelling sculpt, a dust effect that doubles as a stand fitting under one of the feet, an alternate chest piece without the notch for fitting on the smaller sunglasses, a standard Revoltech stand with an extension piece for doing high flight poses, a drill, and a backpack for flight which is needed for Gurren Lagaan in its final form.
*phew*
I believe this set was so popular that it was one of the reissues for the Legacy of Revoltech series which saw a reissue of the Yoko Revoltech as well, albeit the movie version with additional parts.
First off, I know that my flash screwed it up, but if you ever get a hold of this particular release, giggle like I did, at the major type on the box, proclaiming this figure to be from "Fullmetal Alchemist".
I'm pretty sure it's not a bootleg - some Japanese auctions feature the same box.
The figure was released in 2013, and as such does show some signs of its age. They're not terrible, but they are there.
The overall sculpting of Gurren Lagaan is quite good, and appears to be in proportion and appearance with its anime counterpart. Paint work is typical Kaiyodo - generally not bad, but really crappy in some spots, particularly around the face. Articulation is probably where it shows the most age. The overall articulation level isn't bad, but the shoulder design and thigh design certainly make posing this figure a bit of a chore, particularly if you combine it with the tightness of the joints (both a pro and a con, I suppose). The shoulders are probably the most affected by due to those giant shoulder pads.
It could be the lack of bulk talking, but the articulation on Psylocke seems to be better and more importantly, more functional, though according to the back of the box I might just not be trying hard enough.
The flight pack is a neat piece, featuring articulated wings, but a rather haphazard set of connection points on its back. The articulated wings, as you can imagine, allow for a wide range of flying and grounded poses, naturally, when combined with the included stand.
I'm not sure why the drill came with a handle (my figure didn't come with a manual), but I did discover you can take the handle off and mount the drill bit directly on the wrist.. just the way it was intended. The drill bit is nicely painted, but I can't help but be disappointed due to the small size.. I suppose it wouldn't be practical given the size of the set.
So overall,for me anyway, it's not a bad piece at all, technical limitations and all. But this is one I was fortunate enough to get at a really good price. Posing the figure is just a bit too annoying for my tastes, unlke Figma and the SRC series. But, the design of Gurren Lagaan is certainly distinctive.. and if I'm not mistaken, there really aren't too many other options out there when it comes action figure representations of this character so it's this or nothing.
On to the next piece!
DSC_7778
Presenting my first piece of Road Swag from my out of town trip. All the way from Brandon, MB, it's Revoltech Yamagutchi 119 - Gurren Lagaan.
As the primary Mecha, or Gunman from the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan series, Gurren Lagaan is apparently the combined form of Gurren and Lagaan, two smaller Gunmen (that's why you have the expressive face on the chest of the robot). I don't know jack about this mecha, and even I know that it's known for one thing, and one thing alone - finding new ways of shoving a spinning drill up the asses of its various enemies.
Things get stupid crazy when it goes through its final upgrades to the Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan form, I believe that its the size of a galaxy or something, and is renowned basically for possibly being the most overpowered Mecha in anime history.
But I digress... this is a figure of Gurren Lagaan in its base form.
The package comes with the Gurren Lagaan figure, along with four additional hands for gesturing and holding its boomerang weapon, which I believe are the sunglasses for Gurren (everything but the head of the combined form), two size of aforementioned sunglasses, an alternate yelling sculpt, a dust effect that doubles as a stand fitting under one of the feet, an alternate chest piece without the notch for fitting on the smaller sunglasses, a standard Revoltech stand with an extension piece for doing high flight poses, a drill, and a backpack for flight which is needed for Gurren Lagaan in its final form.
*phew*
I believe this set was so popular that it was one of the reissues for the Legacy of Revoltech series which saw a reissue of the Yoko Revoltech as well, albeit the movie version with additional parts.
First off, I know that my flash screwed it up, but if you ever get a hold of this particular release, giggle like I did, at the major type on the box, proclaiming this figure to be from "Fullmetal Alchemist".
I'm pretty sure it's not a bootleg - some Japanese auctions feature the same box.
The figure was released in 2013, and as such does show some signs of its age. They're not terrible, but they are there.
The overall sculpting of Gurren Lagaan is quite good, and appears to be in proportion and appearance with its anime counterpart. Paint work is typical Kaiyodo - generally not bad, but really crappy in some spots, particularly around the face. Articulation is probably where it shows the most age. The overall articulation level isn't bad, but the shoulder design and thigh design certainly make posing this figure a bit of a chore, particularly if you combine it with the tightness of the joints (both a pro and a con, I suppose). The shoulders are probably the most affected by due to those giant shoulder pads.
It could be the lack of bulk talking, but the articulation on Psylocke seems to be better and more importantly, more functional, though according to the back of the box I might just not be trying hard enough.
The flight pack is a neat piece, featuring articulated wings, but a rather haphazard set of connection points on its back. The articulated wings, as you can imagine, allow for a wide range of flying and grounded poses, naturally, when combined with the included stand.
I'm not sure why the drill came with a handle (my figure didn't come with a manual), but I did discover you can take the handle off and mount the drill bit directly on the wrist.. just the way it was intended. The drill bit is nicely painted, but I can't help but be disappointed due to the small size.. I suppose it wouldn't be practical given the size of the set.
So overall,for me anyway, it's not a bad piece at all, technical limitations and all. But this is one I was fortunate enough to get at a really good price. Posing the figure is just a bit too annoying for my tastes, unlke Figma and the SRC series. But, the design of Gurren Lagaan is certainly distinctive.. and if I'm not mistaken, there really aren't too many other options out there when it comes action figure representations of this character so it's this or nothing.
On to the next piece!