Brave Gokin 27 - Linebarrels

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Thanks to Quijester over at RobotJapan for the images.








The scale is 1:144, and is at 17 Cm scale. Which is around 7 Inches.


17,640 yen

Supposedly coming out in June.



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Pre-order's ongoing everywhere..... But I'm quite surprised that there are 3 versions coming out (accdg to Angolz' pre-order)

Brave Gokin 27 Linebarrel Standard Version (White)
price: 142-165 USD

Brave Gokin 27 Linebarrel Limited Version (Red)
This limited version of Linebarrel is painted in red and only 300 pieces will be produced!
price: 189 USD

Brave Gokin 27 Linebarrel Miyazawa Version (black)
This Miyazawa limited version of Linebarrel is painted in black and only 500 pieces will be produced!
price: 150 - 176 USD

Accd'g to the site, all versions will be released around June '09

** No images yet are available except for the standard white version

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I just watched the Anime myself, very interesting, if you liked Full Metal Panic (or Ranma 1/2 type love-triangle situations), this one is pretty entertaining.


More info on why there are 3 colors. The black one is Mode-B, Linebarrels goes "Super Saiyan" of sorts and gains the ability to teleport in battle, the pink one is Mode C, and is basically "Super Saiyan 3", with which Linebarrels can unleash his ultimated attack, the "Executor".





Mode B (comes with naked Emi)






Mode C (comes with another naked Emi, different pose).






Images courtesy of blog.hobbystock.jp/ and Toysdaily




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Hi all, here's a quick review on the Brave Gokin 27 Linebarrels of Iron. Sorry, I didn't have time to extract the videos to clip to this review



Please click on thumbnails to view larger images.


Box




Tray





Linebarrels of Iron


Linebarrel's Katanas. The scabbards are attached to a hinge on the forearms.





Unfortunately, removing the "hilt" of the swords leaves an ugly sight on the scabbards. The actual swords cannot be stored in the scabbards.







Linebarrel's final weapon the Executor






Linebarrels Executor mode. Involves:
-opening the shoulder plates
-swapping the tail stabilizer
-swapping the forearm plates.










Display stand





The hinge worries me, I'm not sure how strong it is in the long run. It's also difficult to plug into the toy.




But the Linebarrels looks great on the stand.




























The good
-Robot stands 7"
-Weighs 280 Grams or so (very light)
-Excellent paint details
-Display base is functional, helps the Linebarrels hold poses
-Articulated thumbs on the "Executor" grasping hands.

-Mid-torso articulation.




-diecast parts include the :
--whole torso
--shoulder joints (no diecast in the shoulders and arms)
--thighs
--front part of the whole lower leg.


Diecast shoulder joints.


The diecast proportions are impressive really, but unfortuntately it isn't that heavy.The diecast is a bit thin I guess, something along the lines of Brave Gokin Tetsukyojin ( it's 80% diecast toy but still light because the metal parts are hollow, unlike SOC gokins which have solid "chunks" of diecast).


Good call on using diecast for this port that connects the tail stabilizer.





Linebarrels stands roughly 7 Inches tall.







The bad
-No ratchet joints
-Not much in terms of accessories
-Design makes it next to impossible to stand the toy without the "tail stabilizer" (not the toy designer's fault though, I blame the mecha designer).




The Ugly
The paint on the wrists scrape off on the forearm plates! Be careful. Likewise the paint on the wrist pegs also rubs off. Kinda disappointing to see.






Overall, not bad but the price is very steep for a gokin that doesn't have much to offer (18,000Yen? We used to get SOC Gunbuster for this price!). If you can get one at a good price, say US$140 I'd say go for it.


There are repaints of the toy in black (mode B) and Pink (mode C, final mode). Both black and pink come with an extra female (naked!) gasha figure in different poses but only the pink one comes with the pink PVC energy blade accessory for the Executor.





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