{"id":5625,"date":"2012-03-13T23:20:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T23:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2018-09-08T06:11:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T06:11:08","slug":"arii-macross-15th-anniversary-vf-1-battroid-and-gerwalk-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=5625","title":{"rendered":"Arii Macross 15th Anniversary VF-1 Battroid and GERWALK Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review: Read this review to realize how good we have it on the 30th annivesary
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Packaging & Extras:<\/strong> (2\/5)
\nThese toys come packaged on a blistercard.\u00a0 In addition to the toy itself you get the following:
\n1) A gun which can be removed from the fist
\n2) A trading figure of one of the characters from the show
\n3) A pamphlet on Arii products (including a picture of an unreleased VF-1A Angelbirds battroid figure)
\n4) A trading card (of sorts) of one of the characters.\u00a0 Here’s a breakdown of all the Arii toys available and the included figure:
\nA) Battroid Hikaru VF-1J with Hikaru Saluting
\nB) Battroid VF-1D with Minmei in red
\nC) Battroid Focker VF-1S with Focker waving
\nD) Battroid Max VF-1A with Max
\nE) Battroid Miria VF-1J with Miria in Zentraedi flight suit
\nF) Battroid Mass Production VF-1A with Misa figure
\nH) GERWALK Focker VF-1S with same Focker figure as battroid VF-1S
\nI) GERWALK VF-1D with swimsuit Minmei
\nJ) GERWALK Max VF-1A with same Max figure as Max battroid
\nK) GERWALK Hikaru VF-1J with same figure as Hikaru battroid
\nL) GERWALK Miria VF-1J with same figure as Miria battroid
\nM) GERWALK Mass Production VF-1A with same figure as mass production battroid<\/p>\n

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Charm & Collectability: <\/strong>(1.5\/5)
\nThese toys don’t transform, they don’t contain metal, and they weren’t part of the original series of toys 30 years ago that came out with the show so these toys don’t have a lot going for them.\u00a0 They also don’t conform nicely to any scale line of toys although at roughly 17cm tall (not including head lasers or super parts) the battroid toys are very close to 1\/72 scale.\u00a0 Add to that the fact that these aren’t very good toys and it’s pretty easy to understand why the only people hunting these things down are true diehard completists.<\/p>\n

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Sculpt, Detail, & Paint: <\/strong>(5\/10)
\nBattroid isn’t sexy but it’s also not ridiculously far off from how the original line art depicts the mode.\u00a0 GERWALK is a little further removed from the line art.\u00a0 For both toys it looks like someone took one random still from the TV show and decided to make a toy based on how the vehicle looked in that one still ignoring all the proportion shifting that happens throughout the frequently poor animation.\u00a0 Where the toy fails in overall beauty it does get some points for having a better paint job than one would expect on a toy that seems to have this poor production qualities.\u00a0 The character figures are kind of the highlight although, like everything else involved with this toy, these days there are many much better options.\u00a0\u00a0 The Max toys inexplicably have his VF-1J paint scheme with a VF-1A head.\u00a0 Don’t expect any clear plastic bits to represent lights, all detail is painted on.<\/p>\n

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Design: <\/strong>(2\/10)
\nThe highlight of these toys from a design standpoint is that the wings on the GERWALK toys are geared together so moving one wing moves the other.\u00a0 The only other design element worth mentioning here is that the gun can be removed from the fist.\u00a0 You won’t get anything fancy like hard points on the wings with removable missiles for the GERWALK toys or wings that can be splayed out on the battroid toys.\u00a0 You also won’t find any clever gimmicks to improve articulation or add any fun factor here.<\/p>\n

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Durability & Build:<\/strong> (5\/10)
\nBuild is terrible on these but the durability isn’t bad.\u00a0 Expect to find sloppy paint, poorly glued parts, and poor fit issues that may lead to loose joints.\u00a0 The toy is very basic though so many of the problems that plague today’s high end complicated transformable products won’t be a headache here.\u00a0 If you’re lucky enough to get a toy that is put together well than you should have no fear handling it and it’s even the type of toy you can hand over to a youngster with very little fear.\u00a0 The only stand out scary item are the head lasers on the GERWALK toys.\u00a0 These lasers can be easily removed which may lead to them coming unseated accidentally and they’re also made of very thin plastic.
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