HAF Evolution Toy Redman Dark

My latest purchase arrival was HAF Evolution Toy Redman special dark variant. Supposedly only a limited number of these black variants were done. Redman is a figure from Tsuburaya that was broadcast as part of a children's variety show. He basically would fight a bunch of mostly Ultra kaiju (usually worn out or cheap looking costumes). There are episodes/clips available on YouTube, it's really quite funny.

This is my 4th HAF Evolution Toy figure, and this one, like Spectreman and Fireman, is well done. No overly wonky articulation, nothing fell apart. It's a nice looking figure. The black really stands out (the original Redman is, you guessed it, red). He also comes with quite a few accessories as well.

You get 5 pairs of hands, with one extra single hand, an extra pair of antennas, and a dagger and a sword-like weapon with a cross. The articulation is standard for their tokusatsu heroes, with the movements at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, torso, lower waist, thighs, knees and ankles. The waist is a bit limited and on the legs, they have the drop down joints, and the right leg can be a bit more loose than the left when dropped down, but it's not too bad. The antennas also move around as well.

One thing to note is that on the arms, the bigger pad on the shoulder is a loose piece and moves a bit, however, the cut on the upper forearm does NOT move, so be careful not to try moving it and risk breaking it.

The other things that makes this figure stand out is that his eyes glow in the dark, as well as a small gem on top of his forehead. That's a cool feature.

 

He's the same size as the other HAF figures, about as tall as older Ultra Acts and much taller than SH Figuarts. These figures are also well in scale with the Marvel Legends and NECA figures.

I really like it. From his cool, goofy looking face, to his hat-like head and his "murder" weapons, he's pretty nice. I also really like the darker color scheme on this one. Like the other HAF figures, it tends to be quite pricey, though with this guy, you do get some nice accessories, as well as the glowing eyes, so that makes the price a little more tolerable.

I definitely have to feature him in a stop motion soon, perhaps have him go on a kaiju killing spree. It's nice to have added another rarer tokusatsu to my collection. I know that Figuarts has teased him in the possible future, but they do have a tendency of teasing figures that never get released, so who knows if they'll do one. If not, at least I have this guy.

He's definitely a fun figure to own. And Evolution Toy does seem to be improving their quality from that first Zone Fighter release, so hopefully their future figures continue to get even better. But keep in mind that other companies also have their misses and QC issues (SH MonsterArts and SH Figuarts have several). This one, so far, I definitely like!