Soul of Chogokin GX-43 Daimos by Bandai
Hi there…it’s been some times since my 1st
review on SOC Baikanfu. Life now quite busy with office matters and family.
Currently I only have few time for my hobby. How I wish I have extra few hours
for a day to compliment it with my hobby.
Ok quit
bragging and let proceed with my second review. Now it’s time for Soul of
Chogokin-43 Daimos (SOC-43) by Bandai. 1st released in 2008
Daimos comes from the Japanese anime series Tosho Daimos (闘将ダイモス) or Brave Leader Daimos. Originally airing in 1978, Daimos is part of the Romantic Trilogy which also features Combattler V and Voltes V.
Brief history about Daimos, Daimos comes from the
Japanese anime series Tosho Daimos (闘将ダイモス) or
Brave Leader Daimos. Originally airing in 1978, Daimos is part of the Romantic
Trilogy which also features Combattler
V and Voltes V.
Here below is the short clip of Tosho Daimos Opening
theme.
OK, back to review.
Again, it’s Soul
of Chogokin GX-43 Daimos. Here is the Box. It’s a standard typical SOC’s
style, with actual images of what's lay inside. I bought it for about RM480.00
MISB in 2010.
Inside you will get Daimos, nicely packed in Styrofoam
(really old school rite?) and all the accessories/weapons that stay put in
clear plastic trays. I like the packaging method. It’s easy for storage since Daimos
equipped with lots of accessories.
Daimos with Daimo-Shaft
Daimos is ready in robot mode once you got it out from
the box. It has a good amount of die cast mix with PVC and ABS .
Articulations on Daimos are among the best compared to
all other Chogokin I’ve handled before. It only lacks of waist articulation
which I feel not really a big deal. As for the joints, head is ball jointed,
arm is ratchet joints and most of it is a dual joints. That’s why Daimos can
achieve wide range of poses.
As usual, Daimos also comes with tons of accessories like
…..
Daimo-Shuruken
Five Shooter
Sanryuukon staff
Snake Lock
Bandai even provide us with the storage for all the
accessories and it is also serve as a base for Daimos.
The best thing I like is that Bandai tried very hard to
give us a cartoon accurate Daimos without sacrificing the capability of the
toys.
Ok. Did I mention that Daimos is a transforming robot?
Huhu..yes Daimos is a transforming robot, and it transform into a vehicle
called Tranzer.
Nothing much to say on this Tranzer accept for that it
has a rolling rubber tyres, a few gimmicks on the side missiles and there is a
door on the rear side of it which can accommodate Tryper (Daimos’s pilot sports car)
All together u will get 3 trypers. 2 of
it really small and its apply on the above pic for rear door latch gimmicks
And the other one is a bigger trypers
that is much more details and can also transform from car to flying car.
Huhu…sounds awkward.
The base also can serve Daimos in it alternate mode as
above pics.
That’s all I guess, hope I cover most of the important
parts on this set. For those interested to get this set. I personally recommend
it. Its full satisfaction for me and no regret at all.
Thanks to all readers and hope you guys enjoy my simple
review. See you all again on the next review.
