12.22.09
Yamato 1/60(V2) Clear Fast Pack Parts
Observations & Critique: Next in my continuing series on burning money
There really isn’t much to review or analyze here so I’ll keep this review brief. As with Yamato’s 1/48 Clear Accessories that were available once upon a time through Dengeki Magazine, these new clear parts consist of replacement covers for the legs, missile booms, and main thrusters. The box for the 1/60 version have even less glitz to them as there’s nary a word of print to be found.
These parts were exclusive to Yamato’s website which ships only to Japanese addresses. The price was pretty extreme for what you got and things only got worse with finder’s fees and dual shipping charges.
There really isn’t anything special to these parts beyond the fact they’re molded in clear plastic. I repeat, these are simply the exact same Super Parts available with Super versions (and sold separately) but simply made without pigment. Since the V2 panels are highly detailed to begin with there’s no real downside to this.
As I mentioned when I reviewed the 1/48 versions of these clear parts; if you really want to show off the internals of the super parts the best way to do it is to simply remove the covers. The opaque clear parts look nice but they do obscure the details beneath.
How much are these gimmicky parts worth to you? If they’re worth much you’re probably best off finding a set sooner than later as they’ll probably only get harder to obtain. I bought one set and that was definitely enough for me.
Marc said,
December 23, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I came to the same conclusion. I was hoping for, well, more. Or maybe some battle-damage versions would be cool. These just made me say “wow! I could have just removed the original cover parts.”