{"id":27673,"date":"2014-04-24T02:13:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T07:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27673"},"modified":"2014-07-01T00:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T05:47:57","slug":"vault-review-tamashii-effect-impact-gray-beige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27673","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Tamashii
Impact Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite toy innovations over the last few years is the creation of effects parts.\u00a0 With some clever sculpting, translucent plastic and usually detailed paint apps, these static accessories can transform a normal pose into a dynamic action scene.\u00a0 While effects parts are usually character specific, I\u2019ve always felt there was a market for general designs that could be added to nearly any figure.\u00a0 Apparently Bandai had a similar notion.<\/p>\n

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Bandai\u2019s first foray into this accessory line is the Impact Effect.\u00a0 Before we get into the actual piece, I wanted to take a second to look at the box.\u00a0 This might be the plainest packaging I\u2019ve ever seen for something that\u2019s meant to be sold in stores.\u00a0 They definitely knew this isn\u2019t a toy that you\u2019re going to keep in box, so why waste resources on the packaging.<\/p>\n

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The Impact Effect is a crater-shaped sculpt that comes in two colors: gray and beige.\u00a0 I know the sculpt reuse is a great way to recoup costs, but I\u2019m actually really glad they gave us a couple of options here.\u00a0 Now our figures aren\u2019t relegated to only battle in a concrete or dirt environment.\u00a0 If only I could get one in Grayskull Green though\u2026<\/p>\n

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The sculpt itself is simple yet effective.\u00a0 The center of each piece is textured shattered stone with the edges curled up like a shallow bowl. \u00a0While the edges still do have that shattered look, the wider pieces and upward motion make the rocks look like their being blown out from the force of the hit.<\/p>\n

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To make for even great exploding effects or just more shattered rubble, each Impact Effects can be separated into seven separate pieces.\u00a0 The center bit can pop in or out, while the three pieces of the ring lock in place with each other.\u00a0 Then there is a small piece of rubble that connects to each of the three ring pieces.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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There are two different sizes of holes on the back of each outer ring piece. \u00a0This is for you to attach some arms from the Tamashii stands.\u00a0 The stand arms can also replace the small pieces of rubble, giving you even more options for complex setups.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately I have a couple of issues here.\u00a0 First is the lack of any stand holes in the center piece.\u00a0 There were plenty of times during my photo shoot where I definitely could have used a support arm in that spot but had to end up balancing that piece or not using it at all.<\/p>\n

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My other issue is that the Impact Effect doesn\u2019t come with any Tamashii stand arms.\u00a0 Now some of Bandai\u2019s figures do come with stands, but the majority doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 So if you want to get more complex scenes out of this piece, you\u2019re then forced to buy one of Tamashii\u2019s stand sets.\u00a0 Of course the down side of including extra arms is that it\u2019ll make the Impact set more expensive.\u00a0 So it kind of sucks either way.<\/p>\n

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Even with those two complaints I still love this rocky effects part.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been waiting for an accessory line like this for a few years now, and I\u2019m glad to see someone has stepped up to create it at a reasonable price.\u00a0 Next in the lineup will be Flame effects, and there were Explosion effects at the last couple of conventions.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see where they go after that.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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