revoltech no. 59

i've been waiting for a package from the big bad toy store, and finally this past friday, a box was waiting for me.

in the box were the two revoltech figures that i had been keeping my eye on.  no. 59, the full metal panic robot, and no. 52, the lazengann robot from the gurren lagann anime.

from the side, the boxes look normal.  they box have similar sizes with the classic revoltech box art.

however, the arx-8 laevatein, no. 59, is twice the length (that's what she said~) of normal revoltech boxes~!

here is the figure out of the box in a great fighting stance.  

like all revoltech figures, no. 59 has great poseability.  i'm not sure that's a word though.

as you can see, it's a great looking figure with great coloring and attention to detail.  however, the bonus with this figure is the extra armor and oversized firearms it comes with.

here's no. 59 with the attached armor and 76mm shot cannon.

the more impressive demolition gun.

i love the magazines in the rear of the gun that show the unused bullets ready for action.  once again, the attention to detail is what makes these figures worth the price.

no. 59 protecting a toki doki dog with the monomolecular cutters.  notice how the demolition gun folds up and retracts to the back of the figure.

all in all, no. 59 is a great figure with tons of accessories and weapons.  along with the ones i've shown, there are also two smaller anti tank daggers as well as extra robotic arms that hold grenades.  by far, no. 59 is the most well equipped revoltech yet.

the no. 52 photoshoot/review will be coming soon.

the morning of new robots.

the two new revoltech figures i ordered are coming today.

i decided that i would take a picture of the morning sun of the day that this monumentous event takes place.

New Transformers

Traveled all around Torrance to find a riser for my laptop, but ended up buying Transformers instead.  At Toys R Us was selling Universe figures at buy 2 get 1 free prices. I was a fan of the Prowl figure from the start, but never was all that big on Sunstreaker.

But I always thought that $11 was too pricey for a Universe figure, so I never picked any of them up.

Then I saw Galvatron.  The head sculpt on this figure is the spitting image of Galvatron from the movie.

Three more to add to the collection~!

I'll add detailed pictures later on~!  But for now, enjoy the box art~!

The Fight

i got into a fight.

i was trying to stand up for peace, but tony overpowered me.

the finishing blow.

the victory pose.

reminds me of this.

more robots to come.

the number one spot

out of all the transformers i could ever want, there exists one that i desire more than others.  

yes, a g1 devastator would make my day.  

yes, the 2007 comic con nemesis prime repaint alternator would put a smile on my face.  

yes, the upcoming city commander armor for classics ultra magnus would make mr. kang a happy boy.  

but there is one that i desire more than all these.

arguably one of the most rare transformer ever released, the GOLD MASTERPIECE OPTIMUS PRIME, is the current apple of my eye.

in 2004, takara held a contest in japan in which you could enter a drawing to win this coveted figure after buying 5 different transformers and sending in points of some sort.  only 10 of these figures were made, making it the holy grail of transformers.

"all the best stuff is made in japan!"

-Marty McFly