03.02.09

Toynami I-Men Robotech the New Generation

Posted in Alpha/Legioss, Cyclone/Ride Armor, MOSPEADA/RT New Gen, Oddball, Toynami at 3:30 am by micronian

 

Review: For the love of the children!

Packaging & Extras (3/5)
Nobody likes blistercards do they? I certainly do not. Still, these ones serve their purpose well enough. The little guys inside are packaged with weaponry and a collector’s coin of some sort. There’s nothing here to write home about but there’s nothing worth panning either.

 

Charm & Collectability (2.5/5)
I don’t know a single soul besides me who has them and I only bought them because I’m on a quest to own one of every Mospeada/RT:TNG toy ever made. I should have chosen to collect every Souther Cross/RT:TRM toy… that would have been a lot cheaper quest. Anyway, these toys are cute enough so they’re bound to appeal to someone. 

 

Sculpt, Detail, & Paint (6/10)
Honestly, I think these tiny figures do a pretty decent job merging the world of Robotech with the look of Legos. They don’t strive for anime perfection so they don’t get anywhere near it. The character figures seem like the weak point to me with the ride armor and alpha toys being the more appealing toys. Check out the comparison of the tiny ride armors with the sharper looking non-deformed tiny Gakken ride armors.  Note that the Cyclone IMen don’t feature the unique sculpts they have in the series.

 

Design (5/10)
All things considered, these toys do pretty much everything they set out to accomplish. I’d give them a higher score but they’re such a simple product. Sure, Toynami could have tried a few gimmicks here but with their track record I’m pretty happy they stopped where they did. You do get one little trick, like The Macross Saga I-men, these toys come with magnets in their feet allowing you to put them in some interesting locations.

 

Durability & Build (8/10)
I couldn’t find any faults on my toys with the exception of the poor blue Legioss which has a permanently cock-eyed head. Otherwise these toys seem pretty well built and they’re so simple that it doesn’t seem likely anything would be prone to failure. You could probably pop them apart with some effort but otherwise these seem like toys that will be safe in the hands of a child large enough to know not to try swallowing everything.

 

Articulation (4/10)
These things are tiny, you really can’t expect much from them. Still, they do more than you might expect from a glorified Lego figure. Nobody is going to buy these things for the awesome poses, these are toys to either get your kids interested in Robotech/Mospeada or toys your girlfriend will think are “cute.”

 

Total Score (28.5/50)
Okay, so the total score is lame but these toys largely accomplish what they’re going for. No, they don’t hold a candle to any transformable collector’s toy so don’t buy them expecting anything more than what you’ve seen here.

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