Soul Spec # 12: Tekkaman Blade With Pegas

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Thanks to Bizzio over at Robot Japan for this pic.






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Some rather disappointing info on the Tekkaman Blade, it seems Blade will only be 10 CM tall / 3-4" and the Pegas Armor about 20 Cm or 8". The price will be roughly 14,000 Yen. Ouch.


www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOY10332&mode=retail




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wow Tekkaman Blade gets a figure treatment I was expecting it to be released in the SHF line since its not really a mecha now, I want a Blaster mode ver.

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Tons of new images from Toysdaily. Thanks to Quinjester and Bizzio over at Robojapan for the magazine images.


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Toysdaily Thread:
www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-96609-1-1.html





Kinda odd though, I don't see any diecast on the toy...?



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Hi all, I know this is a bit late but I finally managed to get the Soul Spec XS-12 Tekkaman Blade with Pegas set, here's a quick review.

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Box




Tray



Opening


Opening 2




Tek Set!


Tekkaman Blade!




Tek Lancer





TekShield








Voltekka





Pegas











Tekkaman eventually loses his ability to transform due to his crystal being shattered in battle, henceforth, it was only through merging with Pegas that D-Boy could transform into Tekkaman Blade.




Pegas Tek Set!











Bandai cheated a little here, you can't fit in Tekkaman as is, you have to swap out the head with the unpainted dummy head due to the antennae. But I prefer to not attach a head at all, since the neck peg might get damaged with repeated wear and tear.




Pegas Flight mode



Pegas opens up just like in the Anime to allow Tekkaman Blade to pop out quickly after transforming, but sadly, there's no "eject" button or gimmick here to pop out Tekkaman Blade. (I think?).





Display base (if you'll notice above in the Tek Lancer image, you can stand the display base differently and make it look like the background prop. )






High Colt Voltekka










The Good
-Tekkaman's very posey!

-Height



-Diecast parts are

-The pin in Tekkaman's ankles



-Pegas' biceps, thighs (hollow) and back part of the torso.



-Pegas weighs roughly 400 Grams while the Tekkaman weighs 80-100Grams.




The Bad
-Possible breakage point? I gotta say, the long, skinny necks on those plastic wrist pegs don't look durable to me.


-Almost no diecast on Tekkaman Blade

-Unpainted extra head.

-Really hard to get the TekLancer into the fists, possible damage later due to repeated weapon swaps (just like in the SOC Battle Fever J)


The Ugly
Hmm.. nothing terrible here, just the obvious lack of diecast on Tekkaman Blade. But thankfully the toy doesn't break or anything that extreme (yet).


In conclusion, not a bad Soul Spec figure, but it is relatively very pricey. Each Spec release seems more expensive than the last and comes with less and less diecast, it is becoming disappointing to a certain level. But if you're a Tekkaman Blade fan, then this figure won't disappoint





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