|
|
|
|
|
User loginWho's onlineThere are currently 3 users and 123 guests online.
Online usersLatest ArticlesAnime.CollectionDXToy News
CDX Flickr! group feedRecent blog posts
|
Space Sheriff Sharivan
Space Sheriff Sharivan hails from the Tokuatsu show Uchuu Keiji Sharivan (宇宙刑事シャリバン) which ran from 1983 1984. Specifically, Sharivan is a Metal Hero show, a sub-genre of tokusatsu that features characters in shiny armor as opposed to bodysuits. As a rule, most of the Space Sheriff shows are relatively unknown in the US, but you might be more familiar with them than you think. Several toys in the Godaikin line, such as Vavilos and Daileon made its way to the us, and there was also a few larger, sound and flash figures that Bandai put out outside of the line. 
I picked up this figure on a clearance sale, having largely ignored the line in the past. But with the quality of this figure I was driven to collect all three Space Sheriff figures. 
These things do, in fact, rock. The basic idea is you have a plastic action figure that you apply bits or armor to. The shrunken head is a signature aspect of the Souchaku Henshin line. As lame as it looks - you really almost never display it without the armor on. 
Each armor part is metal. The helmet is two parts that snap together, while the vest opens in the back to allow the figure to sit inside. All of the other armor points essentially "plug in" to the body. Be careful, some of the parts don't stay on too well. I lost one part of my shoulder armor minutes after assembling it, only to finally find it months later. 
Articulation is not too bad and you can get some great poses out of it. Poseability is limited around the head area due to the helmet. it can still turn, but that's about it. 
Accessories include a pistol and two different swords. One sword is clear blue, the other is solid. 
This figure is a real satisfying purchase. Recommended. 
Submitted by JoshB on 10 November, 2008 - 11:03. Click on a thumbnail to enlarge
 I have the Gavan. I HATE how the armor barely stays on. At least it looks pretty though.  Actually, younger US TV viewers would recognize several of the Metal Hero series. The two seasons of "Saban's VR Troopers" (1994-96) were based off of three of the shows- "Uchuu Keiji Shaider" (1984), "Jikuu Senshi Speilban" (1986), and "Choujinki Metalder" (1987). "Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs" (1996) was based on "Juukou B-Fighter" (1995). The second season, "Saban's Beetleborgs Metalix" (1997), was based on "B-Fighter's" own in-continuity sequel, "B-Fighter Kabuto" (1996). That's five shows that came over, though they have little resemblance to their Americanized counterparts. . . . There were two more Metal Hero series after "B-Fighter Kabuto"- called "B-Robo Kabutack" (1997) and "Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack" (1998)- but these were not brought over, and they are, officially, the last of the Metal Hero series. . . . In the opposite direction, however, the American movie "RoboCop" (1987) served as the inspiration for two of the series as well- "Kidou Keiji Jiban" (1989) and "Tokusou Robo Janperson" (1993)!  While I do have all 3 of these SH Space Sheriffs, I've noticed that my SH Shaider figure's "rear" is prone to paint chipping. I guess I must have gotten a defective one but that's just about it. --------------------------------  The little tiny heads on these guys always crack me up  Cool figure, but that head is freaky... are there figures in this line of the characters us youth would remember from VR Troopers? That and Big Bad Beetle Borgs were always my favorite after the first run of MMPR.  nice review, but for the record, i still prefer ActionWorks version of the metal heroes: gavan, sharivan, and shaider. they have a bit higher degree of articulation life needs to be bittersweet; |
SearchSponsors
Recent comments
Affiliates |
CollectionDX, CollectionDX logo and site contents are ™ and ©2009 CollectionDX.com
CollectionDX is a registered trademark of CollectionDX LLC
Images of collections are ©2009 by their respective owners and cannot be used without permission.
Yikes! That freaks me out to much to want to purchase it, much less take off that armor.
Cheers
LF
Leonardo Flores
CollectionDX Staff Writer-West Coast Bureau