Riobots by Sentinel

[EXO]

Wow... sounds good. I'm really excited about this company. Looking forward to those pics.

[SuperHobo]

Warning this thread is about to get ORGUNED!

VOLTEKKA!!!! oh wait wrong anime.

[Gakken85]

Looks nice. Sweet gun.

Hows the feel and quality compare to like an SOC?

[SuperHobo]

Looks nice. Sweet gun.

Hows the feel and quality compare to like an SOC?

First of all, there's not metal content in this guy, but I knew that already going in. I would say it has the "quality" of an SOC i.e. excellent joint tolerances, paint, sculpting, engineering etc, but no gokin content. The build quality is excellent and feels on par with Bandai's robot spirits line, but with much sharper paint applications and well more paint in general. The only real negative is the high price for what is a 5.5 inch tall plastic figure at around $100 shipped. Since this is the only Orgun toy around there's not much else one can do.

Some interesting tidbits: When you bend his chest forward it reveals some nice mechanical spine detail under the armor. Furthermore, he has ratcheting joints on the toe so you can do some stable running or lunging poses on a flat surface. Furthermore, the hip armor pieces are on ball joints and can move out of the way for wider stances.

Edited July 30, 2013 by SuperHobo

[Gakken85]

It looks nice. I'm not familiar with this Anime so I wouldn't jump on it, but yeah. I'm very excited for the Getters and the Starship Troopers figures.

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

Wow, it only took about 20 years for Orgun to get a kick ass figure. It looks like a killer toy, SuperHobo.

It gives me hope that Sentinel will make toys of other mecha who are so in need of merchandise. I hope the Sentinel guys have played Xenogears...

[SaitouSad]

Riobot Getter 1 (and probably the same for Black Getter) has been priced at 10,290yen MSRP and expected to release March 2014

Nice sculpt, plenty of die-cast, and hopefully, pretty damn articulate (like most Riobots). Hope Amiami will be able to give a bigger discount so I'll be more inclined to grab both.

Wondering if the cape will have wire laced into it.

[Gakken85]

ZOMG I WANT THOSE SO BAD.

I skipped buying up some Aoshimas to get these later on. They look fantastic.

Must have chubby getters.

Here are two more closer up:

Edited August 2, 2013 by Gakken85

[xrentonx]

Those are nice but I'm happy I'm not a superfan or my wallet would be in trouble from all the Riobot releases! Looks like the cape is wired for posing too

[Gakken85]

Yeah I'm buying both Getters, the Starship Trooper, and maybe a SAFS.

[VF5SS]

http://twitpic.com/d6p44f

http://twitpic.com/d6ouj1

I got my Orgun. Review coming soon.

[CoryHolmes]

I wonder if they're going to redecorate Orgun and give us a Lang version...

Man, I'd forgotten how much I loved Orgun. The dialog could use some help, but the idea behind the show itself... I've spent many months dreaming of that world, coming up with different stories and plots and characters.

[VF5SS]

http://collectiondx.com/toy_review/2013/detonator_orgun

My Orgun review.

[Gakken85]

http://www.union-creative.jp/sentinel/sxt_bg.html

Official Black getter photos!!!

those golden joints are amazing. And the face apps look faaaaaantastic.

Might buy two of these.

[SaitouSad]

looks like the cape really will have wires. hope they pull it off well.

and holy crap! the getter beam port does open!

would be cool if the mouth piece folded down as well. hope amiami can get a good discount on this

[Gakken85]

Will Buy

[SaitouSad]

not exactly riobot but Sentinel finally showed official pics and price of Riobone Nono - 6000yen.

interestingly their post also states black getter is priced at 9800 (could be discounted price)

10/10 would buy

[Gakken85]

I might buy two at that price haha

[SaitouSad]

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-001588&page=top

buster machine nono

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-001689&page=top

Black Getter

both at pretty damn good price

[Gakken85]

Yeah 80 bucks. Plus he comes with a Stand. SOC is officially on notice! haha

I might hold out for HLJ though.

Edited August 9, 2013 by Gakken85

[Gakken85]

Also cool to note that T-rex is the designer. He used to work for Yamato, yes?

[EXO]

T-Rex is a group. Arcadia YF-19 is their engineering too. Also working on Don Figueroa's Armarauders.

[Gakken85]

More pics. Love the picture of the working insides, looks like SOC quality.

Edited September 21, 2013 by Gakken85

[Gakken85]

Getter Ad. And the Red unit is up for PO

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

Nee ha! Bloodia finally arrived from HLJ. SAL is cheap but it sure does take its sweet time. This thing is better than I expected. Included with the figure are the cannon shield, two hands with articulated fingers, the beam "bit", a square base, and an articulated stand. Good heft, neat paint applications, and great joint engineering make for one awesome toy to fiddle around with. My only complaint is that sometimes the right arm comes off the shoulder joint too easily, and that the seams are very blatant on the legs and shoulders. Blodia's very easy to pose and the joints are tight enough to hold some precarious positions. Bottom line, this figure is a real joy to behold especially for one who likes industrial, stocky mecha.

[xrentonx]

Very cool! Thanks for the pics

Anyone pick up the Jehuty yet?

[SaitouSad]

Very cool! Thanks for the pics

Anyone pick up the Jehuty yet?

I just received both Jehuty ands Blodia Riot, and took both of them out for a brief personal preview (I left their accories in).

I gotta admit, I was a little underwhelmed by Jehuty. He came in a HUGE box, and had a ton of accessories. but his figure felt pretty light, considering it was originally thought he would have a fair bit of diecast. That said, the toy is very nicely detailed, and the plastic is moulded very nicely. There's some really nice engineering design to give it more articulation which I really liked. Also a number of clear pieces were used on the face and the shoulder, which really gives it a quality feel. That said, I don't think it was worth the asking price of 11,000 yen I paid, but probably should be closer to the Blodia (red) prices. To be fair though he has a ton of accories, but comes in a box that I felt was a little too big. They really need to stop putting out such huge boxes and learn to minimize it like Bandai's releases.

To put it on context, Jehuty feels a lot like the Gurren Lagann one they put out way back, which I really liked.

Blodia Riot (Yellow) is pretty darn impressive though as I was a little disappointed with the quality of the original Red release. It's very hefty with all the diecast, and I love the heck out of the finger articulation. Joints are tight and the figure is very well painted. Again, I think it could have been a tad cheaper. His box is fat, but not as long as the Jehuty one.

I wished they had made the Rocket / Big Ass Arm on the Green version a right hander, as it would be awesome to swap parts and have a Blodia Riot with 2 rocket arms.

[Gakken85]

I thought about picking up a blodia, as it looks so much like a votom and has more modern articulation, but I knew it would be a piece I wouldn't be super attached too. Looks like fun though.

[Gakken85]

Just got my Black Getter payment from AmiAmi

[jenius]

If I could collect more toys, these would definitely be on the list.

[Gakken85]

Getter has landed!! Going to try to do a review and take some real pictures soon.

http://i.imgur.com/UTOiDkN.jpg

[Gakken85]

[SaitouSad]

I see Sentinel has once again opted for their XBOX huge packaging boxes. hahaha
While it's a point that really aggravates me, I'm really looking forward to receiving mine next month (grouped shipping)

[Gakken85]

The box isn't that big. It's smaller than an arcadia box

[xrentonx]

Yeah but they're kinda big for what you get inside. I have a Jehuty and that Knight of Sidonia and the boxes are hueg...relatively speaking