{"id":8508,"date":"2010-08-10T10:27:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=8508"},"modified":"2012-04-16T04:06:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T09:06:16","slug":"vault-review-nicholas-d-wolfwood-revoltech-092","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=8508","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Nicholas D.
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<\/a>With the upcoming movie Trigun: Badlands Rumble, what better time to make a few figures from this space western anime series? Last week I reviewed Revoltech\u2019s Vash the Stampede. This week I’m taking a look at the other half of the first series: Nicholas D. Wolfwood.<\/p>\n

In the Trigun series, Wolfwood is a traveling priest and gunman. He is an expert marksman with his pistols, on par with Vash even. Plus his cross, the Punisher, can transform onto a machine gun on one end and a rocket launcher on the other. His main goal is to raise money to support an orphanage, so other children don\u2019t have to suffer the hardships he experienced as a child. This usually involves violence and killing, which he justifies by saying that the world is cruel and those he kills are evil men. By the end of the series, and at great personal cost, Wolfwood comes around to Vash\u2019s belief that life is sacred. (Manly tears were shed during that episode.)<\/p>\n

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I was a big fan of the Toy Tribe version of Wolfwood when it came out in 2001, but like with Vash, the Revoltech version is superior in most ways. The man who sculpted Vash, Yamaguchi Katsuchisa, also was the sculptor on Wolfwood. Portrayed in his classic blue suit, he gives off an entirely different style than Vash. There are sculpted wrinkles and fold lines all over his suit, giving off the impression that the sculptor used the manga as his source material. As opposed to Vash, who even if he was also influenced by the manga, feels much more fluid and dynamic like the anime. Although I don\u2019t hate the look, I think he could have used fewer wrinkles. This would have made him and Vash feel a little more like they were part of the same line.<\/p>\n

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Something else I wasn\u2019t very happy about was how short Wolfwood is. In the anime and manga he and Vash are about the same height, with Vash being slightly taller. The figure is almost an entire head shorter than Vash though. This makes posing them together pretty awkward. To get some good pictures of them, I had to put Wolfwood up on something or bend Vash down ridiculously low. If you look at the pictures where they are together but you can\u2019t see their feet, it\u2019s because of that reason. I don\u2019t mind the different styles so much, but I am annoyed at the lack of scale, especially by the same sculptor.<\/p>\n

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Wolfwood\u2019s paint job is good but very simple. His suit is molded in a dark blue color while the collar of and cuffs of his shirt are painted a very pale blue. His shoes are molded light brown and given a painted dark brown sole. The paint on his face is nicely done, giving him the perfect cocky nonchalant look on one and clearly angry on the other.<\/p>\n

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Like Vash, Wolfwood\u2019s made up of almost all revolver joints, with a couple changes thrown in. His upper neck, lower neck, upper chest, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and ankles are all common revolver joints. His knees are double revolvers. But his thighs are double hinge joints. Each hip is separate, connected to the body with a hinge joint, and then connected to the leg with another hinge. I\u2019m guessing they went with this choice to better fit the look of the suit. It doesn\u2019t really take away any movement from the figure though, which is good. Continue to Page Two…<\/A>.<\/p>\n

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Wolfwood actually comes with more accessories than Vash. But like Vash, most of them are extra body parts. He comes with twelve alternate hands including two holding pistols, one holding the center of his cross, one holding the strap to his cross, two fists, and various versions of open hands. Like Vash, his pistols aren\u2019t removable, which is disappointing. Along with the hands are also three alternate heads: one happy, one not happy, and one angry. I was shorted an unhappy face and given an extra happy one by mistake, so you won\u2019t see that one in my pictures. Wolfwood also has alternate hair with molded on sunglasses that you can use instead of his regular hair piece. <\/p>\n

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Wolfwood\u2019s cross is an accessory with its own accessories. The bottom of the cross can be replaced with the machine gun piece. While both the top and bottom can be switched out for the rocket launcher parts. Then there are the special firing effects for both sides. Similar to Vash\u2019s gun, the machine gun side of the cross has a blast spray with a cool trailing pattern that can be attached to the nozzle. On the other end, there is a blast effect with a rocket coming out that can be attached. These both make for some very dynamic poses. But if you don\u2019t want to display the cross in weapon mode, there is a strap that can be attached to it for Wolfwood to carry.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, Wolfwood comes with two very small cigarettes. Both are nicely detailed with a filter and a small bit of ash with a red spot on the end. The cool thing is he can actually hold them between his fingers. I was pretty happy with that, considering smoking is a big part of Wolfwood\u2019s look. But you will have to be careful, they are small and I\u2019ve almost lost one twice now.<\/p>\n

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Wolfwood is my favorite character in Trigun, but I\u2019m not entirely happy with this figure. I love the articulation and accessories, especially his cross which is insanely detailed. I like that he came with cigarettes and an extra hair piece for his sunglasses. Even though I\u2019m not a fan of all the wrinkles, I can live with his look. But I\u2019m very annoyed by the height difference between him and Vash. Also, Vash has so much more \u201clife\u201d to his figure. When I see him sitting around on my desk, I want to pick him up and pose him and his crazy coat in a thousand different ways. I don\u2019t get that same feeling with Wolfwood, and that kind of disappoints me since I had high hopes for him. Wolfwood will cost you about $30, like,Vash. And you might feel compelled to buy both, just to complete your team. But, if you\u2019re really looking to buy just one of these figures, go with Vash. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the upcoming movie Trigun: Badlands Rumble, what better time to make a few figures from this space western anime series? Last week I reviewed Revoltech\u2019s Vash the Stampede. This week I’m taking a look at the other half of the first series: Nicholas D. 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