Bandai’s Ultra Action figures are pretty decent. You
get a good amount of articulation, for much less than S.H. Figuarts. They’re
not as detailed as the Figuarts releases, but if you want to save some $$$
and/or don’t feel like spending Tamashii prices for certain figures, the Ultra
Action line is the way to go. You don’t get any accessories, but their fingers
are poseable, so extra hands aren’t really needed.
The first thing to note is that the paint job, while good,
tends to only be on the front of the figure. The backs of the figures don’t
have the extra details. They’re simply the base color of the body. If you’re a
painter, you can go ahead and apply the extra details and lines. Out of both of
these figures, Ultraman Tregear does seem to be missing a few gold highlights
on his arms and legs. If you look at photos of the suit, you’ll notice where.
The articulation points are the neck, which moves around but
not up or down, the shoulders are on a ball beg that has good range, they have
upper arm cut that turns fully around, elbow joint, finger joints, thighs are
on a ball joint, and knee joints. The ankles are on a peg that is attached to
the leg, and they can get a decent amount of range. You do not get either an
upper torso or waist joint, so the body can’t do any type of ab crunches.
Ultraman Taiga is the son of Taro, so he sports the horns on
his head, as well as a silver and red body. Treagear, who is the villain of the
series, is black, with blue and some gold, as well as red eyes. Tregear has a
nice look and is uniquely designed, like Belial and Jugglus Juggler, as opposed
to being a dark version of the main hero. I was hoping Tamashii Nations would
release him, but nothing has been revealed yet. We do have an upcoming Taiga
from them, so who knows what we’ll get in the future. For now, I’m happy with
Taiga and Tregear in Ultra Action form.
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