More love for Fewture Models with one of their most coveted figures: Shin Getter 1! Taku Sato’s legacy is left with a levy of great design choices, but this one still manages to stand out in a positive way.
Video Segments:
The Box: Beginning
Out of The Box: 3:17
Shin Getter 1: 18:52
Final Thoughts: 24:29
For anyone who’s seen the “Getter Robo: Armageddon” series, you’ll be very familiar with the representation right out of the box. Although it can fall under the “re imagined” category, this is definitely the least deviating from the original design that I’ve seen in a toy sculpted by Sato so far. What it does do, is beef out the silhouette a bit and give it a fantastic amount of newer-aged detailing and sharp angles throughout to really give it a “fresh” feel, and at 9.75″ tall, both of those aspects really shine.
Taking it out of the box, I was a bit concerned with the figure having SO much diecast throughout. Outside of his head and handsm the outer armor of the body is almost 100% diecast, with plastic joints: Which could an instant case of disaster. However, the plastic is very strong, with incredible ratchet joints throughout that compliment the figure’s overall health very well.
The face and torso come apart to reveal the “inner workings” of the robot. This is an awesome feature, but as soon as I saw it, I groaned because of my experience with Black Getter Ryoma and the removable chest always falling off. This is engineered much better though, with the body pieces staying pegged in very well.
Rather than trying to describe the accessories, I’m going to list them from the numbered picture below:
1.) Scythe.
2.) “Stand” for the Scythe and Tomahawk to sit on when held straight up and down.
3.) Fists with gun handles.
4.) Open fists.
5.) Open “claw” hands with moveable fingers at knuckles.
6.) Open hands with moveable thumbs at knuckles.
7.) Faceplate showing pupils.
8.) Faceplate without pupiles.
9.) Alternate “unmorphed” heads for Scythe and Tomahawk (Shin Getter’s weapons “form” at the blades).
10.) Twin Blasters.
11.) Tomahawk.
I’d like to take a moment to touch on the dual blasters, because they are about the most cool guns I’ve ever SEEN come with a toy. They’re completely customizable in that they can come apart at multiple places to form different types of guns and even combine. The instructions do very well at showing how it works:
My personal favorite is the long range rifle in this picture below:
He does come with his iconic, demon-styled wings which got a great amount of detailing added while keeping their unique “shape”. With four points of articulation on each wing, you not only get a great variety in how they can pose, but a total wingspan of over 16″ wide!
It comes with a standard Fewture EX Gokin stand with a clip form-fitted for this mold’s backside. It works great – especially when you want to pose it in ways that compliment the wings:
Top-to-bottom, this toy is on point. A great amount of diecast with strong, ratcheting joints compliment another amazing design by the late Mr. Sato. No toy is perfect, but this is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime collectible in terms of design and quality. With it now only being available on the aftermarket, the price has skyrocketed to over a grand at most places. That’s not a small amount of money, so I can’t “tell you” that it will be worth it for you to purchase – with most people and opportunity cost, it won’t. However, I can tell you that if you do purchase this, you won’t be disappointed!
Overall Score: 10/10
Enjoy a few more pictures of this figure below! Remember to click the pictures to view larger resolutions:
