Armor Plus Appreciation Thread
 

For fans of Bandai's very selective and very expensive diecast & plastic action figures.


This series gave me the Teknoman figures I'd been wanting for over a decade, and I am counting hours and pennies to the release of "SOL-Tekkaman."

http://yokattaweb.jp/store/preorder/...man-sol-2.html

:D

When Sage comes in I'll do a pictorial of all the Ronin Warrior I have so far

Sentai Tamashii, did you purchase Rowen? I'm on the fence of getting him and Sage. Any thoughts of the figures thus far?

I'm all over this thread. I'm a huge fan of the Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers figures, but I'm not very appreciative of them being Tamashii Web exclusives :(

Black Six, I love the figures. If you're a fan of the show I would definitely recommend them if you have the funds. Just some quick thoughts:

Pros:
Absolutely beautiful colors and all-around top-notch paint work.
Good amount of diecast - on par with the bronze saints from saint cloth myth from my understanding (Sentai Tamashii feel free to refute this if it's inaccurate). Diecast except for parts of the chest armor, the helmet, and the wrist/arm guards.
Great articulation with diecast feet for stability
They can form the armor in chair mode!

Cons:
Putting the armor on/off can be a little finicky. It's not too bad after a time or two, but be careful.
The base body looks anorexic and lanky.
Price - can't avoid that

Those are my thoughts. I can't wait for Sage and Cye in the next few months. The colors on Sage are gorgeous, as is his sword.

@ Soybean56 - thanks for the feedback. The price of these exclusives have hindered me for getting them.

I love the vibrant colors!!! But do they scratch easily if you're not careful???

Not sure about scratching. I've had no issue with scratching through about 3 or 4 armor switches for Ryo and Rowen, but maybe that's because I'm being extra, extra careful. I would say if you're careful, you're fine. They're sturdy though. I've dropped a few of the armor pieces onto a table or carpet from a few inches away and everything's ok.

I didn't get the re-release of Ryo because I have the first version already, but other than that I have every single release thus far and have the other that are available on preorder. Soyabean is right, Armor Plus is basically Saint Seiya Myth Cloth for lines outside of the Saint Seiya franchise, a lot of diecast metal pieces mixed in with gorgeously colored plastic pieces, these things are indeed a work of art, and very pose-able at that. They do get expensive, expect to pay at least $100 per when it comes to the exclusive figures.

I haven't opened any of mine yet :(

Review on Sage to come!

My quick look on Sage here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69IOLIrdWks

Son of A...is there anything you don't get? I was looking forward to doing a Seiji review, thought I was the only one here who remembered samurai troopers. Grr & Arrg!

Do your thang man, the more the merrier :D

Bandai sent out Special wallpaper for everyone who purchased Sage/Seiji from the Tamashii Web Shop. Comes in 3 different sizes.

I'd say that thus far, Sage is the most stable one and the easiest to put together. Once done it is solid.

More pics

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2410/img6543yx.jpg
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Nice photos!!! Thanks for sharing them with us. Damn I'm still on the fence...

don't stay on the fence too long, the after market price for these will not be cheap

After months of nothingness, Kento of Hardrock is FINALLY coming! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...21/apkento.jpg

May 2013?? I can't wait that long!! :D

RONIN WARRIOR FIGUART TYPE TOYS EXIST!!!! WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN , WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE? Kento was my favorite as a kid, very fond memories of this show. I now have a new collection to start..... wish me luck

Good luck.

Especially once you find out how much they cost.

Technoman was the first Anime I watched start to finish. What little of the series they dubbed into English. I watched Sailor Moon, and Voltron, before that. But I missed episodes. And Technoman really kickstarted me into Anime.

That being said: I also adore Ronin Warriors. What kind of quality am I looking at for those? Because I loved the little five inch figures.

Yeah I had to get Seiji and call it "good enough"..... Heaven help us all if they do the Warlords....

I may go this route and just get Kento. If nothing else, I will get my favorite.

I will be taking orders for Kento in the middle-man thread

I guess now is as good a time as any to start getting my plastic crack through you. Allow me to check out your thread to see what i have to do. Thanks

Ahhh but these are no mere plastic crack, these are plastic and diecast crack :lol

I hope it's okay to bring this thread back. I don't see a point starting a new one, lol. I just got these three today and I'm waiting on Cye to arrive. Thank god for Mandarake! I still need to get Kento, but I have the Invocation version of the Inferno armor on preorder. I'm hoping next month Bandai announces the Dark Warlords at their Tamashii Nations event.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psc58c4eaa.jpg

Edit: Love you Mandarake, scored Kento tonight for the right price. My team is complete! :)