We have here a double review of 2 DX Soul of Chogokin figures namely MAZINGER Z and JET SCRANDER (they are the first DX SOC set). Mazinger Z came out 2012 Q4 and Jet Scrander on 2013 Q2. The Mazinger Z figure stands at 12 inches and has light and sound functions which can be controlled via a remote! It also comes with a HANGAR to house the figure and unused armors (think mini diorama). The quality is top notch! Bang for Buck wise, a super robot collector should not miss getting this one! What it might lack in articulation makes up for the cool gimmicks and the set as a whole. The set was meant as a display piece and not mainly for playing around. On with the review!

 

 

 

 

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MAZINGER Z intro

 

SOME ATTACKS

 

 

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BOX ART

• our item still had the brown box – very good since the item box is prone to scratches
• also you can see the size comparison against a 1/144 scale gundam box

 

 

front

• nicely done cover art… love the red and black mix
• comparison again with 1/144 box

 

 

back

 

 

side

 

 

 

outer sleeve – pulling out the outer sleeve reveals another set of box art

 

 

front and back of inner box

 

 

 

 

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UNBOXING

• you will immediately see 5 black boxes which really looks nice with all the glossy finish
• 4 of them are smaller ones which occupy half of the box.
• while 1 of them is so big that it occupies the other half all by itself. – definitely where the cage is

 

 

SPACER BOX

• the funny thing is, that one of the smaller boxes is actually just a spacer
• it contains the manual and bonus manga
• has flyers and promo code as well
• the gold one is the name template

 

 

the manga – sample of some of the pages

 

 

this is the manual

 

 

and another set of paper which seems to be dedicated to the creation of the figure

 

 

 

if you look close enough on one of the pages, it seems there were many items before sold that has the same concept as the recently released product.

Mazinger Z is always inside a Hangar or Maintenance bay

 

 

 

some notes regarding the operational range of the REMOTE

 

golden metal name plate for the CAGE

 

 

the 3 remaining boxes

 

 

 

 

BOX 1

• contains the figure itself
• the figure is packed without half of its armors
• you can see all the insides of Mazinger Z this way

 

 

the back armors are not removable

 

 

 

 

BOX 2

• contains majority of the armor pieces (the whole ones)
• some are made of metal
• some of plastic (ABS)

 

 

 

 

plastic armors

 

metal armors

 

 

 

 

what it looks like when attached

 

 

 

BOX 3

• contains the remaining of the armors (the half pieces)
• the half pieces are used to display Mazinger Z half naked
• contains some of the Heavy Machinery for the Diorama

 

plastic armors

 

 

metal armors

 

 

 

 

RANDOM PHOTOS

 

 

 

close up shot of the two remaining faces (3 all in all)

 

Articulation of the 2nd set of hands (other is fixed close fists)

 

 

Chest armor for use on BREAST FIRE effect

 

 

construction crew

 

 

remote control for use on the light and sound function

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAGE – BIG BLACK BOX

• the big black box contains just the whole CAGE set
• around 15 inches high
• almost 18 inches wide when opened, 9 when closed

 

 

 

 

 

BATTERY LOCATIONS (7 batteries all in all)

 

• battery section for the CASE is located underneath
• 3 AAA batteries are need
• switch is on the back

 

 

when the lights are on

 

 

• for the remote you need 2 AAA batteries

 

 

• for Mazinger Z, you need to pull out the chest section
• then you will need 2 AAA batteries for this one

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO DEMO OF THE LIGHT AND SOUNDS EFFECT

• the video I uploaded did not work… so I had to resort to some youtube videos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MORE PICTURES!

 

without the chest fire piece

 

 

 

The figure has limited articulation. Perhaps it was due to the additional gimmicks added like the light up eyes and chest fire. Though I really hoped that the head can look left and right. The head can look up and down.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT UP EYES!

 

 

 

 

playing some more with the ARM ARTICULATION

 

CHEST FIRE!!!!

 

 

BITCH I AM FABULOUS FIRE!!

 

 

 

GANGNAM STYLE

 

 

 

YOU TOUCH MY TRA LALA FIRE!

 

 

 

BOOM!

 

 

 

BRUCE LEE

 

 

I DUNNO…

 

 

 

 

THE LEGS can be opened up but not that much…

As seen on the photo below… the legs can only open that much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HALF ARMOR / HALF NAKED LOOK

• this is what this figure excels at!
• look at all those details
• first attempt of its kind on SOC line

 

 

 

 

 

INSIDE THE CAGE

• you can push Mazinger Z all the way to the back

 

 

 

 

Another function of the CAGE is that it can hold the other armors that are not in use

Though unfortunately, there is not enough room for all of them

 

 

 

if you can see here.. these other pieces are left with no place to go but back to the box

 

 

 

 

 

for the next one, we have the Jet Scrander… I will not be attaching it anymore to Mazinger Z

 

 

 

 

JET SCRANDER

• got it in brown box as well (for me it is protection)
• the box has the same concept art (red and black mix)
• just about the size of an MG gundam box

 

 

 

CONTENTS

• just two plastic clam shell
• one contains the axe armors and wings
• the other contains the stand and body of the jet scrander

 

 

 

shell 1

those details on the internal parts of the wings are just mesmerizing

 

 

 

shell 2

 

 

 

Jet Scrander manual

 

 

 

name plate

 

 

 

wings attached

 

 

the stand for Jet scrander

 

 

when attached to the stand

 

comes with an additional stand which specializes in holding Mazinger Z which the Jet Scrander is on its back (though we will not tackle that anymore)

 

 

 

an opening for the hover pilder

 

there is also an alloted area for the hover pilder in the stand

 

 

 

 

the axe parts

 

 

 

 

BANDAI PROMOTIONAL POSTERS

src: http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000078782/

 

 

 

 

MAZINGER Z and JET SCRANDER SET

 

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