Super Deformed Super Robot Wars Alteisen Nacht

Finally got my SD SRWOG Alteisen Nacht in and it's a beauty. Probably my favorite one of the series. Beautiful metallic blue color and he carries a samurai sword. I also like the hot pink horn on his head. As I mentioned before, they are all plastic and have that model feeling to them. nicely articulated, but for the money, I was hoping for a bit of die-cast. Made by Megahouse.







A couple of shots of the SD Dygenguar. Although super deformed, it's actually kinda big...!

Megahouse SRWOG Deformer Alteisen Nacht

I've taken a shine to these little (but pricey) Deformers from Megahouse. The Red Alteisen and Weibritter can be found HERE. The awesome Dygenguar can be found HERE.

Now we have this blue Alteisen Nacht. It's blue and it comes with a Samurai Sword. Is there really anything further to discuss? Comes out in February for around 5,000 yen. You can pre-order it now from amiami.com

More Pics SD Super Robot Wars Alteisen and Weibritter

Just received notice that the slow boat from Japan is on the way here with these two guys from Megahouse. Should look pretty sweet next to the Deformer Dygenguar and Assenseiter set already in hand. I'll take some pics when I have all four to show you guys. I love these toys, but as I mentioned in my previous post, there is no heft to them at all. They are essentially ready-made model kits. When you can damn near buy a SOC die-cast figure for the same $60, one would expect a bit of die-cast, no?

Action Works Blassreiter from Megahouse!!

Studio Gonzo has a new Anime called Blassreiter and inevitably there are toys. These look kinda interesting. They have that Evangelion feel going on. From Wikipedia:

The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of biomechanical creatures named "Demoniacs", who rise from corpses and attack people mindlessly[2]. The Demoniacs have the ability to merge with most technology including cars and motorcycles. Against them is a group of people known as XAT, who police these Demoniacs in an attempt to keep the peace and discover the reasons for the "Demoniac" change. However, all the while, one will rise above all other Demoniacs to become the "Blassreiter".

Mega House Variable Action Mospeada Ride Armor Lancer Preview!!

The third Ride Armor in the Mega House Variable Action series is set to arrive soon. This time it's Lancer with a very nice blue colorway. He's also got a couple of noticable and interesting weapons at his disposal including these crazy retractable blades on his arms....yikes! i'm also digging the hatches that open on the chest for the missle volleys!! Pre-Order now. Arrives 3rd Qtr 2008 for around $60.00 at BigBadToyStore

Check out My Review of an earlier colorway of this toy and related Mospeada Ride Armor posts....












I also like the bike design a bit more too.... notice the single exhaust?

MegaHouse Variable Action Mospeada Ride Armor Review!!!

Out of all three Mospeada Ride Armor Cyclones being released currently by three different manufacturers, I think this MegaHouse version is the best looking. Having a couple poorly designed MegaHouse toys already, I pre-ordered this toy with some trepidation. But let me tell you up front, that it pays to have lowered expectations because I like this toy.



Not only does it look better than any other Cyclone on the market, it's fairly well made. I'm not sure what you might expect in a toy that is supposed to transform from a bike to a suit of armor, but suffice to say that the transformation is not what you might think of "Transformer-like". You don't pull off a bunch of origami like moves with precise engineering and all of a sudden get a dude on a futuristic motorcycle. It's more like you ease pieces of plastic off and pivot this part here and that part there and after about 20 minutes of folding and putting stuff back on, you have transformed the toy. Not quite seamless, but I was expecting much worse.





So it starts out innocent enough. You only have a few pieces to use in order to transform it into a Cyclone.



But the devil is in the details. You have to very carefully nudge the ride armor off the figure and be careful not to snap anything off in the process. There are quite a few very small parts involved. Definitely not for your 8-year old kid. Essentially you're stripping parts off...



A few careful twists, turns and folds and you have something that is starting to resemble a Cyclone.



and voila! You have a Cyclone to ride!!!







I will say to MegaHouse's credit, once the transformation was complete, I was expecting all kinds of parts to fly off willy nilly and any breeze, but once put back together in either form, it's fairly sturdy (in that model kind of way). To be honest, if you're like me, you're not going to bother transforming him back and forth that much. Just takes too much time. I could prolly get it down to just a few minutes either way now that I know how to do it, but it's just not the kind of thing you would do to play with it. You will probably display it and when you're tired of looking at it on one mode, transform it and leave it for another few weeks or months.





In conclusion, if you're a fan of Mospeada and you dig Cyclones, it's a no-brainer. Go out and get this toy (if you can find it). Just don't expect it to transform like a Transformer.

Mospeada Cyclone 2007 Beauty Contest!!!

Can't decide which one to spend your hard earned $$$ on? Let's have a "Cyclone Beauty Contest"!!

Megahouse version:



Toynami version:



CM's Corp version:



hmmmmmmm, very tricky. I already pre-ordered the Toynami version, but looking at them all together, the Megahouse one is looking pretty good! Sorry CM's Corp....

Megahouse Mospeada Cyclone Previews!!!

Megahouse recently announced it was getting on the Mospeada bandwagon this year and also releasing a set of Mospeada Cyclones. Looks like Scott Bernard and Rook Bartley? Forgive me if I got this wrong...(Roger). These will be less expensive than their Toynami cousins at around 5,000 yen (~$45 USD) compared to $70 for the Toynami versions. Dunno, these guys are looking pretty sweet as well. They will be out in February. The problem for Megahouse is that everyone that has been fixing for Cyclones since the Gakken version is gonna already have blown their wad on the Toynami version which ships this month (supposedly). Will there be room for both? Maybe a Toynami Scott Bernard and a Megahouse Rook Bartley? Me? I might have to get more than one just so I can customize it with hot rod colors, eh?









This I believe is the Rook Bartley version. Could be Lancer... I wish there was a bit more to distinguish the two....