{"id":9680,"date":"2010-10-05T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T19:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9680"},"modified":"2010-10-05T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T19:10:48","slug":"vault-review-moguera-sci-fi-revoltech-013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9680","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Moguera
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<\/a>Before my next Revoltech shows up, I thought it\u2019d be a good idea to review my last one. Moguera<\/strong> is the thirteenth Sci-Fi Revoltech to be released. He came out the same time as Mothra, but is far less known. So he became one of those figures that I was hoping was cool, since I didn\u2019t know who he was either.<\/p>\n

Moguera first appeared in the 1957 movie, The Mysterians<\/em>. Like all good alien invaders the Mysterians not only desired Earth, but our women also. One of the many weapons they used was two giant mole-like war machines called Moguera. The Mogueras could fire eye lasers and burrow underground. The first one terrorized the Japanese countryside until the military blew up a bridge it was crossing, sending it plunging to its death. The second Moguera was released to stop the humans from destroying the Mysterian\u2019s base. It burrowed under one of the Markalite Cannons the humans were using, causing the cannon to topple down, and crushing the second Moguera to death. The Mysterians should invest in better war machines, I think.<\/p>\n

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OK, let\u2019s get this out there, Moguera is lame. Although my original plan was to buy all the kaiju Revoltechs, especially the Godzilla-verse, Moguera was the first to really put that decision to the test. When the pre-order went up, I didn\u2019t know anything about the character. Also, he looked like a toaster with arms and legs. Not exactly a look that screams \u201csuper-articulated\u201d. But I took a chance anyway. (The fact that he came out with Mothra, which would save on shipping, didn\u2019t hurt either.) <\/p>\n

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Moguera\u2019s sculpt, done by Takuyma Katsuo, is incredibly accurate to the original Mysterians movie. One thing I\u2019ve learned to count on, even if I don\u2019t know much about the character, is that I am always impressed with the amount of detail these figures contain. Moguera\u2019s main body is ribbed and reminds me a lot of tank treads from the front. I\u2019m assuming this is to allow Moguera to travel through the Earth. It\u2019s a different look from the layered plating on his sides. From behind, with the smooth backing, it looks like Moguera is wearing a cape. His arms, legs, and tail are also smooth. This gives the figure an interesting texture overall. You don\u2019t usually see this much rough and smooth in one place.<\/p>\n

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There are also some really great textures like his ribbed neck and the cross-hatching on his head. His nose is a large drill bit (which sadly doesn\u2019t turn); while his translucent lower jaw looks like the bottom half of a scoop. My favorite part is the huge saw blade on his back. Before getting the figure, I didn\u2019t realize what that large fin was. But now that I\u2019m holding him in 3D, what\u2019s cooler than a giant rotary saw blade sticking out of a mole robot\u2019s back?<\/p>\n

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Moguera\u2019s paint job, like most of the other kaiju, is very simple but also convincing. Most of his body is molded in silver, while his head, claws, and feet are all gold. These are very effective at conveying his robotic look. But what really makes this figure shine are the metallic teal paints that cover his back, biceps, and shins. I would love to see more robot figures get this kind of beautiful gradient looking paint. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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What surprised me the most about Moguera was his ability to actually pose. I thought I was going to get a square with very basic articulation, but that wasn\u2019t the case. Moguera\u2019s head, neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, thighs, knees, ankles, and tail are all revolver joints. To keep his boxy design from being too much of a hindrance, they also added revolver joints to the two panels covering the top of his thighs. The only part of him that isn\u2019t a revolver is the four segments to his tail, which are swivel joints. <\/p>\n

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Because of the high articulation, Moguera is able to take some pretty fun poses. Because of this, and his Hammer-pants styled thighs, I always see him as dancing when he\u2019s taking on the more extreme stances.<\/p>\n

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Another pleasant surprise was how many accessories Moguera came with. For his own body, he comes with another set of antenna which isn\u2019t as symmetrical. I haven\u2019t seen the movie, so I\u2019m not really sure what they are for, other than the fact that they probably looked like that at one point. There is also the Sci-Fi nameplate and the classic Revoltech orange box.<\/p>\n

One of the coolest items that he comes with is the incredibly out of scale Mysterian Commander. The Mysterian Commander is decked out in red and white and has no articulation. He just stands there, looking ominous. I\u2019m glad they threw something like this in, even out of scale he is still cool to have. One thing I would have liked to see is more Mysterians. They could have used the same mold to make the yellow and blue ones.\n<\/p>\n

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My favorite item has to be the Markalite Cannon, though. Set up like a giant satellite dish on treads, the Markalite Cannon is what the human forces used to eventually defeat the conquering aliens. I love all the small paint and sculpting details they put into this tiny piece. Not only that, but the dish itself is on a hinge joint and can move up and down. The dish is a little top-heavy for the joint, though, and the dish has trouble staying posed in the position you may want.<\/p>\n

Last, but not least, are the two great bases that come in this set. The first is a forest base for Moguera to stand on. I\u2019m glad they added this base into the set because Moguera is slightly back heavy with that chunk of a tail. Although you don\u2019t need the base for him to stand, it does help. The other base is for the Markalite Cannon. It\u2019s just a small clearing with some bushes, but what\u2019s really nice here is the sculpted in tread marks that the Cannon left as it rolled across the ground. Love those little details.\n<\/p>\n

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At the end of the day, I\u2019m actually glad I ordered Moguera. He may still be a lame character, but he turned out to be a pretty good toy. That\u2019s what I\u2019m always looking for. Like the other Revoltechs, he\u2019ll run you about $30 plus shipping, but with his articulation and accessories he\u2019s actually a better deal than Mothra. Plus, he looks great with the rest of the group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before my next Revoltech shows up, I thought it\u2019d be a good idea to write a review for my last one. Moguera is the thirteenth Sci-Fi Revoltech to be released. He came out the same time as Mothra, but is far less known. So he became one of those figures that I was hoping was cool, since I didn\u2019t know who he was either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[543,732,559],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/moguTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-2w8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11123,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=11123","url_meta":{"origin":9680,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Anguirus (Sci-Fi Revoltech #021)","date":"January 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Number nineteen in Revoltech\u2019s Sci-Fi line is Toho\u2019s second giant monster, Anguirus. 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