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NCS
Product Update
A
toy vendor in Tokyo was able to locate a few new
bags of Yujin's Shooting Game Historica Vol. 2
gashapon which were originally released in the
summer of 2008 and we've imported what they had this
week. The inventory is brand new and were still
packaged in the original cardboard cartons from
Yujin. We've assembled some sets of six already this
morning and we'll finish them up over the course of
the afternoon. New
orders are welcome at US$58.90 for the
complete set of six ships as described below.
NCS Product Synopsis - Updated on August 14,
2008
«©NCSX»
Japanese toy manufacturer Yujin launches the second
volume of Shooting Game Historica gashapon
which features starships from another six
shooting games as follows:
» Fantasy Zone -
Opa Opa
» Musha Aleste -
M.U.S.H.A. (Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor)
» R-Type III -
R-90 Ragnarok
» Raystorm -
R-Gray1
» Star Luster
- Gaia
» Star Blade -
Geo Sword
Three Photo Galleries
Due to the amount of photos, we're
splitting them up into three separate galleries:
»
Overview - Grouping of Ships Gallery
- All six ships
in group photos
»
Detailed - Individual Ships Gallery - Geo
Sword, G.A.I.A., M.U.S.H.A.
»
Detailed - Individual Ships Gallery - Opa
Opa, R-90 Ragnarok, R-Gray1
Construction and Paint Quality of the
Ships (in no particular order)
1) The Opa Opa is one
solid block of PVC with two wings that bolt onto
its sides. It's a solid interpretation but the red
paint on the top of the toy which borders the
yellow border is slightly chipped. We're going to
touch up our Opa Opa with a bit of matching paint
so the little chips are gone.
2) The nose cone of our Geo Sword
was slightly bent to the left (which you'll notice
in our photos) but we think it adds character to
the ship. All the parts fit together snugly and
the paint is good although we do see some slight
bleeding from the red band on top of the ship.
3) We have no complaints about the Star
Luster ship. It's well constructed and
the overall quality is as good as we can expect
given the price. The "USGF" lettering on the side
of the ship is sharp and the canopy offers a view
into the pilot's chair.
4) The design of the R-Gray1 is
amazing and it's doubly amazing that Yujin's
creative staff was able to create such an
intricate toy at gashapon prices. Whenever we open
up the "NCS Shmup Museum," this will be one of the
centerpieces. On a lit pedestal. Under bulletproof
glass.
5) Drab gray coloring makes the R-90
Ragnarok appear... drab. This is the
second most complicated ship in the collection
with two orbiting Bits and a big Shadow Force
weapon all mounted on the circular pedestal.
Despite the drab color, the Ragnarok looks great
and is very detailed with ailerons, four
thrusters, and a transparent blue canopy at the
fore.
6) M.U.S.H.A. from Musha Aleste
was a surprise yesterday when we received our
shipments. We didn't expect it to be included and
M.U.S.H.A. is the most complicated toy in
Historica Vol. 2. It also towers above all of the
other ships from both Historica sets. The
construction quality is very good although
the"back-pack" part isn't as snug as we would have
liked. The coloring is mostly bleed-free - if you
look at the chest of M.U.S.H.A., the red trim
isn't perfect so we're going to touch that up on
our toy.
Product Specification
Manufacturer: Yujin
Territory/Language: Japan
SKU/JAN Code: 4543112838612
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