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Let me say this to start. I love Mega Man. I didn’t ALWAYS love Mega Man. As a child I found the games difficult, so I didn’t particularly find them fun. Once I developed a brain larger than a walnut, I found out that they can be quiet fun, and fell in love with the franchise. Except ZX, and the Battle Network “line” bored me after time too. But the classic Blue Bomber is where it’s at. The X games might be more “challenging” but the classics are easily my favorites. It’s been a while since Rockman as he is known in Japan has had a really good toyline, but finally Kotobukiya has come to the rescue. Kotobukiya is famous for their model kits, and they finally decided to bless Rock with a line of his own. First up is of course, the Blue Bomber himself.

The kit comes in those plastic plate like holder things like all model kits do. You might want to have either clippers or sandpaper handy to get even cuts or to sand down the access plastic when you pop the pieces off. Building is rather easy. Just follow the instructions and you should be good to go. I only made one mistake, and that’s because I am dumb. I am very dumb, fo real. If building goes without a hitch, you should have a fully built Mega Man, requiring no paint at all.

The only massive details missing are the red dots on his feet, and supposedly the collar is supposed to be a dark blue. Everything else is dead on accurate. The set does come with decals. When I mean decals, I mean decals. You need to cut them out and water them down to stick them to the plastic. It’s very annoying. Because of this, my E-Tank is still just a tank. Anyway, he comes with two blank eyes, and multiple sets of eyes so you can position them in various ways. I prefer the one that came with it to be honest.

Speaking of accessories, he comes with two sets of hands: fists, and holding hands. He also comes with a Mega Buster shot, and a charged Mega Buster shot. He also comes with multiple faces, a serious face, an angry face, and a super happy face. Lastly, he comes with an E-Tank that can fit in either of his two holding hands. If you count it, he comes with his Mega Buster, which can fit on either the left or right arm by pulling it off and switching it. Not that complicated.

Lastly, sculpt and articulation are awesome. This thing really has the articulation of Figuarts while still being an easy to assemble model kit. It’s kind of amazing really, as I never built this good of model kits. All the faces and eyes are instantly Rock. The transparent red jewels used on his helmet and buster are a nice touch as well. Everything about this kit is just perfect. Despite the few patches that are miscolored or unpainted, I can’t stop posing and playing with it. As a Mega Man fan, this is simply a must have.

Overall, the first Rockman release is incredible. He was quite easy and fun to build, and the poseability is just fantastic for a model. I have some problems with limbs coming out, and his head popping off, but outside of that, the detail and articulation is perfect. To me, this is the definitive Mega Man/Rockman figure to get. If you’re a fan, I see no reason to skip this up. Roll is the next release in December, followed by Proto Man/Blues in January. Stay tuned for those!

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