Post by Gold on Aug 7, 2006 23:05:48 GMT 8
Just got mine, here's a quick peek.
Open up the box and you get this: a second inner box, Lightan is packaged in his "lighter" form.
The toy doesn't really work as a lighter but it is electroplated with real 18 Karat gold.
Transform!
... hmm now that was awe-inspiring hehehe
Lightan comes with only this as an accessory(apart from 2 pairs of extra hands), a broken part of an enemy robot.
His stand can open up to serve as an accessory tray. The red "carpet" is a sticker than can be used to stick to the base surface. I opted not to apply though.
Gold Lightan is slightly taller than Xabungle
.. but is shorter than Gx01R Mazinger
Not much to say about this toy except be careful when switching the hands. They are a pain to remove from the balljoint. I was afraid I'd ruin the arm or break its fingers trying to change the hands.
Oh and wipe down the toy when you open it. I found some smudges on mine, nothing really Major though, but still annoyed me
The toy is really posey and has a lot of ratchet joints to hold the poses.
for the curious, the toy has 18K gold coating but it's done with "electroplating" or basically just zapping the parts(playing with the positive and negative charges) until the metal(in this case 18K gold)sticks to the intended surface and a layer is formed(at least that's how I understand it).
for more, read about it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating
This is different with the fancy solid gold sold in jewelry shops fol rings, etc. Some of those are melted down and reforged with a mold. BTW Pure gold is actually soft and malleable.
The Gx32 Gold Lightan Hongkong item.. a clear hexagonal aquarium display.
Not bad. But it doesn't hold water though I recommend airing it out before you place Gold Lightan inside, the entire case reeks of wood glue and maybe some varnish, it might ruin Lightan's finish
Gold
Open up the box and you get this: a second inner box, Lightan is packaged in his "lighter" form.
The toy doesn't really work as a lighter but it is electroplated with real 18 Karat gold.
Transform!
... hmm now that was awe-inspiring hehehe
Lightan comes with only this as an accessory(apart from 2 pairs of extra hands), a broken part of an enemy robot.
His stand can open up to serve as an accessory tray. The red "carpet" is a sticker than can be used to stick to the base surface. I opted not to apply though.
Gold Lightan is slightly taller than Xabungle
.. but is shorter than Gx01R Mazinger
Not much to say about this toy except be careful when switching the hands. They are a pain to remove from the balljoint. I was afraid I'd ruin the arm or break its fingers trying to change the hands.
Oh and wipe down the toy when you open it. I found some smudges on mine, nothing really Major though, but still annoyed me
The toy is really posey and has a lot of ratchet joints to hold the poses.
for the curious, the toy has 18K gold coating but it's done with "electroplating" or basically just zapping the parts(playing with the positive and negative charges) until the metal(in this case 18K gold)sticks to the intended surface and a layer is formed(at least that's how I understand it).
for more, read about it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating
This is different with the fancy solid gold sold in jewelry shops fol rings, etc. Some of those are melted down and reforged with a mold. BTW Pure gold is actually soft and malleable.
The Gx32 Gold Lightan Hongkong item.. a clear hexagonal aquarium display.
Not bad. But it doesn't hold water though I recommend airing it out before you place Gold Lightan inside, the entire case reeks of wood glue and maybe some varnish, it might ruin Lightan's finish
Gold