{"id":27541,"date":"2014-04-02T00:51:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T05:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27541"},"modified":"2014-04-05T01:19:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T06:19:21","slug":"vault-review-necas-pacific-rim-coyote-tango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27541","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: NECA\u2019s
Pacific Rim Coyote Tango"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I thought we\u2019d get back to semi-normality with a good ol\u2019 action figure review.\u00a0 Coyote Tango is the last figure in NECA\u2019s third wave of Pacific Rim toys.\u00a0 While we never really got to see this mech in action, we do know he kicked some kaiju butt from the brief shot of him standing triumphantly over the broken body of Onibaba.\u00a0 (And yes, NECA, if you\u2019re reading this, I do want a giant crab kaiju.)<\/p>\n

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Coyote has one of the more interesting looks in the movie.\u00a0 While all the jaegers have their own style, Tango is probably the one that\u2019s most blatantly inspired by more traditional Japanese mech designs.\u00a0 But these old Mark I jaegers had to built in a hurry to take on the kaiju threat, and the fancy sci-fi weaponry didn\u2019t show up till later.\u00a0 So what\u2019s a design team to do?\u00a0 Strap two battleship cannons to its back!\u00a0 (So over the top, but in an awesome way.)<\/p>\n

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Since those two huge guns essentially make Tango a giant walking tank, the rest of the mech\u2019s design focuses heavily on stability.\u00a0 His he\u2019s been outrigged with a segmented spine and multiple pistons on his back, while the upper torso\u2019s plating is in smaller fitted sections rather than the large pieces of armor that the other jaegers wear.<\/p>\n

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The legs were also designed with the blastwaves in mind.\u00a0 At first glance they look like backwards chicken legs, but the knees actually do bend forward like normal.\u00a0 It\u2019s just that the shins and lower knees were designed to \u201clock\u201d into place.\u00a0 Couple that with his long stabilizing feet and you\u2019ve got a mech that hopefully won\u2019t blow himself over when shoots at something.<\/p>\n

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Along with his design, Coyote\u2019s also got a pretty amazing paint job.\u00a0 Most of the figure has been molded in a dingy gray color with a slight pearlized sheen, giving him a rough metallic look.\u00a0 This is enhanced by the dirty wash covering the whole figure, making him look nice and battle-worn.\u00a0 Like with Cherno, Coyote also has a decent amount of tampos of various call leters\/numbers and red detailing stripes.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Coyote isn\u2019t completely perfect though. \u00a0In a general sense he has a nice amount of articulation.\u00a0 His head, shoulders, biceps, wrists, waist, hips, thighs, and ankles are all ball joints.\u00a0 Pretty much the only non-ball joints are his elbows and knees, which are hinged.\u00a0 This sounds all good, but unfortunately most of it is limited by the figure\u2019s sculpt.<\/p>\n

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The ball joints can be a bit more forgiving with a joints range, while his elbows and knees are the real pain.\u00a0 They don\u2019t even move a full ninety degrees, really limiting just how dynamic you can get.\u00a0 Unfortunately I don\u2019t think this problem is a result of toy manufacturing as much as the design of the Jaeger itself.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t be the first time a mech wasn\u2019t designed with 3D mobility in mind.\u00a0 You also have the issue that this specific jaeger\u2019s armor is supposed to add support while using his artillery.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of artillery, and on the bright side of his articulation, Coyote\u2019s twin cannons do move!\u00a0 Each one is attached to a cool looking treaded track on the inside of his upper chest.\u00a0 This allows each gun to swivel forward or back separately from each other.\u00a0 I know you can\u2019t see this in a picture review, but it looks damned cool too.<\/p>\n

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Even with the limited articulation, Coyote Tango turned out to be an excellent figure.\u00a0 He looks badass just standing on the shelf, and his moving guns \u201caction feature\u201d is just fun (I know that sounds stupid, but it really is!).\u00a0 I\u2019m actually happier with this figure than I am with the original Gypsy, Crimson, and even Striker to a certain extent.\u00a0 This line may have had a rocky start, but NECA knocked this whole third wave out of the park.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see who they\u2019ll do next.\u00a0 (It\u2019s Otachi, right?!?)<\/p>\n

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

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