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REVIEW (Updated): The baby of the vintage Legioss toys
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Packaging & Extras: (1\/5)<\/strong>
\nThis is the absolute base model in the world of Gakken Legioss\/Alpha toys and the packaging reflects this.\u00a0\u00a0This toy could be purchased in a large variety of giftsets and as a stand alone product.\u00a0 The stand alone product was released in a box in Japan (behind the Legioss next to the Tread above), in a box internationally in the Henshin Robo line (not pictured) and on a blistercard under the Robotech label (first picture above\u00a0is a water-damaged\u00a0blisterard).\u00a0 The\u00a0most common giftset the toy was available in\u00a0contained the 1\/72 Legioss toy and a 1\/20 transformable ride armor.\u00a0 All versions of the toy come with a shoulder-assembly and gun on sprues as pictured below.\u00a0 The toy also comes with a generic sticker sheet.\u00a0\u00a0Applying the stickers greatly improves the overall look of the toy.\u00a0 Please note, I didn’t have the heart to remove the shoulder-amount assemblies or guns from their sprues so the toys look a bit naked in soldier (battroid) and diver (Guardian) modes.<\/p>\n

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Charm & Collectability: (2\/5)<\/strong>
\nAs the cheapest Legioss\/Alpha toy produced there isn\u2019t a huge market interested in collecting this particular toy.\u00a0 A boxed version of the toy would certainly be more desirable than the blister-card variety.\u00a0 While this product on its own may not be entirely desirable I have come to learn since I originally posted this review that there is a fair amount of demand for the giftset bundles and the Japanese release.\u00a0 Easily the most sought after giftset is the bundle that included this toy and the super rare Gakken of Singapore Tread (Beta).\u00a0 Another rare giftset included this toy and the Gakken 1\/55 triple changer (like the rare Legioss\/Tread giftset, this too was sold by Lansay in France).\u00a0 I have no intention of purchasing these various giftsets so I’ve resorted to stealing pictures from http:\/\/www.robotechcollections.fr\/<\/a> (and my thanks to the proprietor of said website who I believe visits here occasionally).<\/p>\n

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Sculpt, Detail, & Paint: (3\/10)
\n<\/strong>The battloid\/soldier version of this toy doesn\u2019t look half bad.\u00a0 As the transformation progresses to armo-diver (Guardian) to fighter mode this thing moves further and further away from resembling what we saw in the cartoon.\u00a0 Fighter mode is one step away from an abomination.\u00a0 The only time this thing does look good in fighter mode is when the Tread toy is attached to it but only a few people will know that from first hand experience (or by visiting http:\/\/www.robotechcollections.fr\/<\/a>).\u00a0 As with all Gakken Genesis Climber products, the paint job, or lack thereof, doesn\u2019t do much to stick to what we saw on screen.<\/p>\n

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Design: (3\/10)<\/strong>
\nThis thing gets a few points for maintaining perfect transformation in such a small scale but that\u2019s about it. It\u2019s honestly very hard to find other examples of where this toy succeeds.\u00a0 To put it in context, the Toynami Morpher is slightly more sophisticated.\u00a0 There are no collapsing parts here and no tail fins for the arms.<\/p>\n

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Durability & Build: (4\/10)<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a small toy made of very thin plastic.\u00a0 Since it has practically no range of movement (more on that later) it would be very easy for anyone to break this toy accidentally (the picture of the green Alpha below shows what happens when a user tries to move one arm independently of the other).\u00a0 It does feel fairly stable in Battloid and fighter modes due to a few clipping areas that keep the limbs from betting sloppy.\u00a0 The red version of the toy features a head fin that begins to separate as it ages down the seam in the middle (also pictured below).\u00a0 One final note, the toy comes with a gun that barely fits in the hole in the hand… apparently some users got their guns stuck and when they tried to remove them the gun’s handle simply snapped off in the hand (also pictured below).\u00a0 If you’re buying second hand check all the clips used for transformation and also look for random spots of discoloration.<\/p>\n

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Articulation: (2\/10)<\/strong>
\nOther than the knees, if a joint isn\u2019t absolutely necessary to complete the transformation process than it does not exist on this toy.\u00a0 Everything present is meant to allow the toy to get from one mode to the next.\u00a0 The arms are attached to the chest so they can\u2019t be angled in the least when in battloid mode.\u00a0 The legs are attached to each other which practically renders the knee joints useless.\u00a0 This toy can only achieve static poses, nothing more.
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