S.H. Figuarts Shin Ultraman First Contact Landing Version

My latest action figure is an S.H. Figuarts version of Shin Ultraman. This was from his very first appearance in the film, when he arrives on Earth and fights Neronga. He was monochrome silver and grey, and his face resembled the more wrinkled, crude details of the type A Ultraman suit, from the first few episodes of the '66 series. Tamashii Nations did a fine job recreating his look in action figure form. And unlike the first released Shin figure, this one comes with way more accessories.

In total, this release comes with 6 pairs of hands (fists, various relaxed, open palm, karate chop and one for holding), a beta capsule, a Specium Beam, an extension to make the beam longer, a stand for holding the longer beam up, and an extra beam for that first release of Shin Ultraman, allowing him to finally be displayed with his signature attack. This beam is also a bit wider at the end than the one for the first contact Shin. Both are painted in a soft translucent blue, with a lighter strip running through the middle of it. The beta capsule is highly detailed, with a red light and small button at the side; quite an impressive feat for such a small accessory.

His articulation includes head and neck on ball peg, hinged ball joint shoulders and thighs, butterfly joint upper arms, double jointed elbows and knees, forearm swivel, ball peg wrists, ball joint upper torso and waist, upper thigh swivel, swivel hinge ankles, and toe hinge. His head is able to look farther up than the first Shin release, but everything else is about the same as far as range of motion. Getting him into various poses, including all his signature stances, will not be a problem.

S.H. Figuarts First Contact Landing Version Shin Ultraman is not a figure I was planning on getting. I vaguely recall seeing him go up for pre-order, but I didn't bother looking further into it, as I assumed he would be another bare bones package like their other Shin releases. Then I saw a Japanese review on YouTube, and when I saw all the extras he came with, I went ahead and bit the bullet and purchased one. He turned out to be a great figure that trumps all the other versions released by Tamashii Nations. With his accessories and the added bonus of an extra Specium Beam for the regular Shin, he's tough to resist.

Here’s a stop motion clip. Enjoy….

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