08.25.08
Kaiyodo Revoltech Regult
Review: Walking Egg of DOOM!
Packaging & Extras: (3.5/5)
Kaiyodo had me spoiled with the other Revoltech Macross toys I’ve been buying. The other toys come with cool items like full fast packs and pin point barrier effects while the Regult just comes with one missile attachment. If memory serves, there were four different Regults: Standard, Long Range Missile, Short Range Missile, and Recon. I believe Kaiyodo gave us the long range parts and it would have been so easy to give us the short range parts too (the recon parts would have been hard). Anyway, you get the missile launcher and a stand but that’s about it. The box is a bit bigger than the other Macross Revoltech releases (but so is this toy, see comparison to other Macross Revoltechs under the Design section) and it’s clear Kaiyodo put forth some extra effort to keep things safe in transit (you’ll know you’ve got a minty fresh Regult if it still has the plastic in between the head and the boosters as shown below).
Charm & Collectability: (3.5/5)
I hope this toy is one of the more collectable Revoltechs as enemy toys get so little love. The Regult really lends itself well to army making but I suspect most people will stick to their hero-toy buying tendencies. Revoltech toys don’t transform or contain diecast so the outlook isn’t great for this becoming a classic collectible. I can easily picture people having their Toynami 1/100 Valks squaring off against these in displays which, while not exactly correct in size, should work and help sells a bit.
Sculpt, Detail, and Paint: (8/10)
All Revoltechs are a bit stylized and the Regult doesn’t stray far from the regular recipe. The proportions aren’t quite right but, with a dearth of competition, this is still easily one of the better looking Regults. There are a few details painted onto the toy and the ball joints are very cleverly concealed.
Design: (7.5/10)
I really like the design of this toy. The skewed proportions appear to help keep the toy from being too top heavy while the Revoltech joints are stiff enough to keep the legs in whatever position you prefer. The swappable head turret is well executed and the toy is otherwise simple, as it should be. Since it’s not a very complicated toy I don’t really feel it warrants any higher score than this.
Durability & Build: (7.5/10)
Revoltechs are cheap toys that typically aren’t built the best but they usually handle normal play just fine. You won’t have to worry about this toy when you pull it off the shelf to put it into its next sweet pose in your display. The plastic does feel a lttle weak though and some of the joints may give up on some tightness with too much handling.
Articulation: (9/10)
Obviously this is a pretty simple toy but ALMOST everything you want it to do can be done. The only things that don’t move are the whisker guns. Speaking of guns, the two main guns have the perfect range of motion that was so sorely lacking on the old Matchbox toys. The stand will be necessary for some crazy poses but the toy does surprisingly well without it. Of course it does look great having the Revoltech VF-1 do battle with the Revoltech Regult on your desk (although I suspect the Regult is a bit smaller than it ought to be if there were any legitimate scale in play). You wanna have your Regult aiming at something far off or maybe at multiple targets? Check out the articulation in the missile attachment.
Total Score: (39/50)
Regults are such basic toys to make and they lend themselves quite well to the Revoltech approach. Is it a foregone conclusion yet that Yamato will be making a 1/60 Regult toy? You would think they must be now that they’ve made a Q-Rau toy and are producing the Destroids. If they are doing one I hope they’ve taken some pointers from Kaiyodo on the range of movement of the important joints. Toynami is also making a 1/100 Regult toy (no due date, and I wouldn’t expect it soon) but it already appears to have much more limited articulation.
Pochimus Prime said,
August 26, 2008 at 6:27 am
Oh yes, I truly hope Yamato does a 1/60 Regult
And a Glaug, too 
fifbeat said,
August 26, 2008 at 9:09 am
Man, if that thing was just a little bit bigger, I’d pick one up! I don’t know the politics of toy companies or whatever; but it’s like, they have the rights to make them, so why not make a good-sized one? I suppose it’s more profitable for them this way. Who knows? Anyways, great review. Keep up the great work. =)
AcroRay said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Nice review! I especially like the size comparisons between the different toy editions of Regults, and with the other similarly-scaled Valk toys.
So, exactly what scale is the Revoltech Regult supposed to be, unrelated to the Revoltech Valks? Like 1/120 or something?
Dennis Pek said,
August 30, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Like what you say, I didn’t buy this cos of the tendencies of people collecting only the heroes. I am much impressed with the articulation of Revoltech Pod. Hope the price would drop and be able to buy one for display.