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DMHTOY Bloks Classic Ultraman Tiga vs. Gazort


A few months ago, I was browsing YouTube videos, when I came across a few Japanese reviews of these cute little Ultra figures. I tried to translate the title to find out what they were called, but couldn't come up with a clear answer. A few weeks ago, I just happened to stumble on an ebay offer for one set, so I the hit buy now.p button. It arrived this week. They are called DMHTOY Blok Classic, and they have a bunch of different Ultraman and ultra kaiju figures. This set is of Ultraman Tiga (sky type) and the monster Gazort.







The figures each come in a small silver bag and require assembly. They were fairly easy to put together, mostly just snap each piece into place. The first thing I noticed when assembling them is that they were bigger than I had thought, standing at about 4 inches tall. 








The set comes with 3 base panels that you put printed stickers on that show a street view. You can clip all 3 panels together at the sides, then pop two building into the peg holes to create a small city diorama. Tiga also comes with extra pairs of hands (fists, flat, and grabbing), a translucent blue ball to duplicate his special attack, and a translucent blue hand that's shooting a beam.





The articulation for Gazort includes his lower jaw that you simply pop into place, allowing it to open and close, his shoulders and elbows on ball joints, his legs that swivel forward, and ball joint ankles. Tiga's head is on a ball joint, he has ball joint shoulders and ankles, hinged elbows and knees, and swivel upper legs. The hands each have a peg and you simply insert them into the wrist. The bottoms of both their feet have holes that allow them to peg securely onto the base. Neither is particularly expressive, but they have enough movement to put them in various poses.







The surprise that was included in my delivery was an extra robot that the ebay seller included. It appears to be a yellow Transformer robot named Grapple (that's the name on a round name card he comes with).



The accessories that came with this guy are a base that he can stand on, 2 pairs of hands (open palm and holding fists), and what appears to be some kind of gun weapon. This can fit into his holding fists, or also be pegged into a hole on his wrist. He also has that name card, and these 2 little pieces of plastic with a Transformers logo.







Grapple's articulation is pretty good, and also needed to be assembled. The directions for putting him together were a little more confusing, so it was a bit more challenging to assemble him. He has multiple joints and hinges that allow him to turn his head, lift his arms and legs up and out, and bend his elbows, knees and ankles. Because of his wider range of movement, he's much more expressive than the Ultra figures.







Both the Ultraman set and this yellow Transformer are both cool little figures to own. They all come well sculpted and painted, and have a good amount of accessories. Definitely worth it if you enjoy small, slightly articulated figures.

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