After a bit of a hiatus, CDX's resident Jumbo apologist returns with another JM review and makes a case for the much maligned Five Robo. With video!

A highly desirable toy for the rare monster collectors who don't know how to build models...

One thing is immediately clear about this character- he would never have been considered if this had been an American TV series aimed at kids!

Lazengann is a lanky mecha with a style similar to the Eva units from Evangelion, but aside from proportions, the similarities end there. Lazengann's body is covered in red circles and the chest is a large face with giant grinning teeth. Oh yeah, and he's got a TAIL.

Special Forces Group Spiral Zone was a very short released series of action figures and equipment manufactured by Bandai in 1/12 scale in 1985. Not many pieces were released with only 12 releases, which were numbered on each box as “Acts”, with Bull Solid as Act 1.

Model builders delight?

I was really excited to open the box which contained my new GX-41 Reideen the Brave. I kept telling myself, “At long last, I’ve got it! Now, if only Daimos is already available.” However, my attention was immediately diverted to the tiny item that fell from the box when I did open it. Had I not noticed that it was there, it would have been lost altogether; thrown away with the delivery box, for sure. Apparently, the toy was included in my order, free of charge and I’m not even sure if it was sent as a bonus item, or just the store owner making fun of me. But guess what, instead of opening my GX-41 box immediately, I opted to play around with this small, tiny plastic toy robot.