Monev the Gale: SUB-ZERO attack ver.

Not only did I found me a Kaiyodo Monev the Gale, but after 7 years of looking, I found the Sub- Zero exclusive for Diamon Comics.

Introduced in Episode 12 of the anime, Monev the Gale is part of The Gung-Ho Guns, a group of twelve "superpowered killing feaks" who do Knives's bidding. Big and strong, with big guns mounted on his body, The Gale has spent 20 years training to kill Vash the Stampede. This Previews Exclusive version was personally approved by Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow and:


•stands 9" tall

•features 27 points of articulation

•is sculpted by Katsuhisa Yamaguchi

•has a new head sculpt, with a clear plastic body, and an interior skeleton that glows in the dark


The sculpting on this toy is really awesome. Individual bullets, rivets and panels are all clearly detailed. There are 3 different face plates you can attach via a peg on the side of the head, and a rubble base for the figure to stand on. The gun barrels on each arm spin freely.

Oh, and it glows in the dark.

I had to buy an "accesory" for him: Vash the Stampede black version.

Did I need this???

Monev the Gale seems to be the best toy ever created by mankind in the opinion of many experts and occasional toy buyers.

ROTF HUMAN ALLIANCE BUMBLEBEE

So, a $1,000 pesos transformer, huh??? I don't think so.

Fortunately, nobody gives a damn about toys in this god Forsaken place, so Walmart and their convenient "this has to go at any price" policy helped me get this at 75% off. You make the numbers.

It always happens with yellow transformers, the plastic looks like... well... PLASTIC; fortunately, this is a little bit more glossy, so it doesn't look too bad.

The details of the sculpt is good: the front, the rhims, the rear lights, the logos, etc... just good enough. BUT the shape of the car looks bulky; feels like the Camaro took some steroids. Ugh.

Now, robot mode is where the fun starts. I'm not exactly smart when it comes to puzzles, and some transformers are... so it takes a little bit more than a few twists and turns to transform this thing.

Even with all those hollow places through the body that make this Bumblebee look like it's made of chopsticks, it has an overall nice front looking appearance.

The articulation is great, the poseability is better than I expected.

And look, since it's "human alliance", it comes with a little stupid looking Shia LeBouf figure... Yes, the likeness is very accurate... THAT STUPID FACE!!!

The figure can be attached to Bumblebee in multiple places, it's really fun to mess up with this thing. It has some interesting gimmicks and features like the face plate, hand canyon, hidden weapons...

DID I NEED THIS???

NO, but who can resist a 75% discount on a good looking transformer.

The revenge of Spidey.