Been a minute since I posted a review. Finished this one last weekend.
Brand: Read below.
Name: White Centaur Dragon
Pieces: 750
Price: $27.99 on Amazon (got for $25.19). This fluctuates greatly by "brand" (anywhere from $28-40).
Anyone remember the Micronauts? This guy reminds me so much of Prince Argon, thus that shall be his name!
OK, this is funny/weird/odd/confusing... this exact figure can be bought from 5 different companies at various prices. I picked mine up from TIALLOW and it came in a box from Dahonpa (company #2) and the directions are labeled as Sluban (company #3 & #4 since High Godo also sells this)! Make it make sense...
Anyway, the directions are clear using numbered bags which you use multiple bags per stage like usual.
Stickers, oh God the stickers... probably close to 100. That's not exaggerating. Way too many, although they are really good quality and add so much to the mech. The metallic pieces are printed.
No stand is provided, but you don't need one at all to be able to pose this in more ways than you could imagine. Joints are all tight without being too stiff. I probably spent an hour or more just messing around with it. So cool.
Oh, and this is the 1st quadra-ped mech I have seen... BUT WAIT!! This can actually be turned into a bi-ped by simply detaching the "horse" half. I LOVE this!
It's a base white frame with just enough gold and teal to make it really stand out. Much of the color is due to stickers. The light blue transparent wings look even better in person. I like how they are attached to the figure.
The weapon os pretty cool, especially adding the transparent blue for the blades. I was missing one piece here but was able to improvise without problem.
There are some great techniques used to make it flexible.
I'm not a fan on the hands. They are a fixed closed fist that you need to take apart part of the weapon in order to put it in the hand. Easy enough to do, but I prefer the Kung Fu action grip used by most figures (this was one of the things that pit me off from buying this originally).
This thing is so much fun. I just spent another 20 minutes changing the pose.
The value is definitely there, even if you picked it up at the higher end of the price scale, but if you see it under $30 don't hesitate to jump on it.
While this isn't "perfect" (too many stickers, not the best hands) it is pretty dang close.
Overall 9.5/10
Now on to the good stuff!
"I'm a death dealing show pony!)
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Look at all the joints for the legs.
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Right side view. I kept the weapon at just a bit of an angle of true horizontal just to show how well it stayed.
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Left side view. You can see the hands better here. I love the blue against white color palette.
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He worked his ass off! The back half is just attached with that ball joint, so it's pretty easy to take off and put back on. You can also see how both halves can easily stand in their own.
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This the back of the groin skirting. It can be formed from flat to almost a 3/4 circle. Great design.
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Here it is attached to the waist and showing a curve applied.
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