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Y-MSF Condor and SHF Upgrade Alpha Edge Effect Part


My latest purchases were 2 small items. The first is the Y-MSF Condor that made a solo appearance in Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster. In a very memorable and funny scene, Godzilla is about to snooze off when a giant condor suddenly appears and attacks his face. It all ends with Godzilla blasting the poor thing with atomic breath before it falls into the ocean and dies. The company Y-MSF is known for making vinyl figures of rarer kaiju that Bandai hasn't made, and this is on of their latest.






The figure is a simple, basic condor bird. It's in a flying position with wings spread, legs tucked underneath. It's brown with tannish highlights. It is nicely detailed, with feathers, the beak and talons being decently sculpted. The only articulation is on the tail, which turns. While the 2 wings are separate pieces, they don't really move.





The figure is smaller than the standard Monster Arts figures, but it is accurately in scale, as the Giant Condor was about the same size compared to Godzilla. It's a nice addition to my Godzilla collection, and makes for a fun little accessory. Now we just need a nice Godzilla '66 figure to go along with it (though Y-MSF is working on one).


The other small accessory that I got was the SHF Upgrade effect part, which was designed to go with the S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Z Alpha Edge figure, since it came with no effect pieces. I got it from a third party seller, who specialize in making accessories for Tamashii Nations' figures. This is the energy attack that he uses, swirling two eye sluggers (head horns) around in both his hand, using it to block attacks and as nunchucks, swinging them at monsters.








The piece is a soft plastic, shaped like 2 buzzsaws with eye sluggers in the center of the circle, connected by a zigzap energy beam in the middle. You simply fit the openings over both of his hands to achieve the desired effect. It is a translucent blue with tiny specks of glitter in it. Since it is soft and bendable, this makes it easier to achieve various action poses. It's a nice accessory and so simple that Tamashii Nations should have included something like this with the figure. It definitely enhances Ultraman Z. While I still enjoy the S.H. Figuarts line, I've long since stopped questioning some of the odd decisions they make, such as why certain figures lack significant accessories, why certain figures are deemed web exclusives, or why they tease a figure at a show that never gets produced.







Anyway, i'm happy with this simple yet cool effect piece for my Alpha Edge Zett. As for future Figuarts Ultraman Z releases, the next form of Z will be Gamma Future, which looks nice but I will most likely skip, as it's not really a favorite. I still want to see them produce a red Beta Smash form, and am still waiting for his original form, which was shown some months ago but has yet to be revealed as a pre-order. I recall seeing a prototype of Ultraman Tiga several YEARS ago, and we're finally getting one in July, so who knows when that original form will drop. Oh well, at least now my Z has a weapon.


 

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