{"id":4523,"date":"2011-03-16T06:57:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T06:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=4523"},"modified":"2011-03-16T07:11:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T07:11:39","slug":"t-rex-accessory-parts-for-yamato-v2-vf-1-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=4523","title":{"rendered":"T-Rex Accessory Parts for Yamato V2 VF-1 Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Observations & Critique: Shotgun Wedding Valk!<\/p>\n

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I believe these parts were originally available at Winter Wonderfest 2010 (feel free to leave me a comment if I’ve got that wrong).\u00a0 These were sold by T-Rex, a company that does prototyping and engineering work for Yamato (and other companies).\u00a0 You may have seen another Wonderfest product they created, a 1\/60 scale Zentran soldier.\u00a0 They sold their show exclusive items in non-descript white boxes with a label and a BigWest logo.\u00a0 As these were show exclusives guaranteed to sell out there wasn’t a need for anything showy.\u00a0 Inside the box there were two pieces of paper and three baggies.\u00a0 I can’t read the one piece but I assume it’s just a description of what you’ve purchased.\u00a0 The instructions provided are in color on a plain piece of white paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TreX<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you a huge fan of the episode “Viva Milia” or the episode where Hikaru topples his VF-1D into Minmay’s apartment?\u00a0 If so, then you really ought to have these parts.\u00a0 Even if you’re not, the set includes a pilot seat designed for the one-seater valks which could help you make some cool displays.\u00a0 As you might expect, any hard to get option kit for an extremely popular toy could prove quite the collector’s item so you’ll probably have to search high and low for these.<\/p>\n

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Are these the most anime-accurate reproductions of what was in the show?\u00a0 I couldn’t tell you because I don’t have huge collections of line art.\u00a0 What I can tell you is that there’s a ton of very nice detail molded into these items.\u00a0 They’re more model than toy in that you’re suspected to finish them with a bit of filing, some glue, and some painting.\u00a0 In many respects just how spectacular these will look will depend on how good your modeling skills are.<\/p>\n

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There’s nothing overly-complicated here.\u00a0 The parts are made very sensibly to require a minimum amount of assembly.\u00a0 For the pictures here I simply put the parts together without any glue or filing and it was clear where everything went and how it was supposed to work.\u00a0 The baby pod fits snugly beyond the arms in fighter mode and the base for the chairs fits securely behind the head.\u00a0 The baby pod also has an opening and closing door but sadly the kit didn’t come with a little Komilia to toss in there.<\/p>\n

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I’m not the best judge of what these parts are made of.\u00a0 It’s obviously not the same plastic a Yamato toy is made of, it’s probably more likely a resin of some form, but I have no familiarity with different resins.\u00a0 The parts feel strong and lack and have nice straight lines and sharp corners.\u00a0 Is this material probably easier to break than plastic?\u00a0 I would guess so but there really aren’t any joints here to be concerned about.<\/p>\n

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\nI think these extra parts are a blast and make for some pretty awesome and unique display opportunities.\u00a0 If you have the opportunity, I certainly wouldn’t pass these by.\u00a0 There’s nothing that says T-Rex can’t make more at future toy industry shows… although I haven’t heard they have any intention to do so.
\nPS – I would like to thank my friend in Japan who sent these to me.\u00a0 I would also like to send my best wishes to all the people in Japan affected by the recent earthquake and ensuing tsunami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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