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S.H. Figuarts Windom


My latest preorder, a figure I’ve been looking forward to, has finally arrived: S. H. Figuarts Windom. This robot first made his appearance in 1967’s Ultraseven show, as one of Dan Moroboshi’s capsule monsters. He then went on to appear in various Ultra series, including Mebius, Ultraman Z, and Ultraman Decker. He was always one of my favorites, and now I have him in highly articulated form.











The figure is accurately detailed, with his segmented arms and legs, various holes in his body, his tall, pointed crest atop his head, beak-like mouth, and antenna like appendages on his face. He’s painted in shiny silver, with some light wash to bring out details. There’s a red power indicator on his forehead, as well as small red panels on each side of his face. The final product came out looking great. This release is based on his appearance from Ultraman Z, so his included accessories are from that version. He comes with 2 pairs of hands (regular and fists), a yellow right hand to duplicate the Windom Yoko Impact attack, where all of his energy was collected into that hand, causing it to glow and release the gathered energy into an attack that destroyed whatever it touched. He also has 4 type-20 Anti-Monster missiles that he shot from various compartments on his body. These include a curved trail propulsion effect that can peg into various holes in his arms and legs, to appear as if they’re being launched. 2 spinning discs that can fit onto his wrists to duplicate his Fast-Rotating Rigid Core Fist attack, where his fists would spin rapidly and unleash electricity with a punch. And finally, an alternate neck piece with a small tool that can punch out a panel from the inside.


I think this extra neck piece was to duplicate the door hatch in which the STORAGE members entered Windom to pilot him, though I honestly don’t remember.












The articulation includes peg joint head with extra floating piece, ball joint neck, waist and wrists, ball joint arms with loose pads on the shoulders, ball joint thighs with loose upper thigh pads, thigh swivel, single jointed elbows, double jointed knees, and swivel hinge ankles. Also, the bottom half of his beak can be lowered, to open his mouth. His joints don’t offer the most expressive range, but he can still duplicate enough movement to make him fun to pose.










S.H. Figuarts Windom is a nice release from Tamashii Nations. Now that I own him, it allows me to complete my Ultraman Z collection of Anti-Monster robots that STORAGE used to fight kaiju. It seems that S.H. Figuarts are open to release older kaiju, robots and aliens from the Showa era, provided they were featured in a more recent Ultra show, such as Kyrieloid, who appeared in Trigger, and the upcoming Eleking, who most recently starred in an episode of Trigger. I’m wondering if the previously teased Alien Hipporito and Tyrant will eventually drop once they’ve made an appearance in a future Ultra series. If that’s the case, I hope Keronia returns sometime soon. 









 

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