Sinanju
Review by The Enthusiast
The Sinanju is the Gundam Unicorn incarnation of the Sazabi mecha, Char's big red beast of a Mobile Suit. Katoki's designs for Gundam Unicorn are a refreshing take on some tired designs, and I welcomed the chance to take a closer look at the Sinanju.
Review sample provided by BigBadToyStore
Whereas the titular Unicorn Gundam is pure white minimalism until it explodes into its elaborately detailed Destiny Mode, the Sinanju wears its baroque styling on its very complicated sleeve.
The piece arrives in a typically fine Robot Spirits window box.
The Sinanju is one of the more thoroughly appointed RS toys. There are just tons of accessories in two trays.
The base figure is a sturdy, refined spectacle. The complexity of the design is impressive.
Look at these legs. There is a lot going on there. Whew.
The jet pack is a thing of beauty. This figure has a ton of nozzles, and they all pop with perfect paint applications.
All of that armor comes at a price: articulation. While there are innumerable joints here, the posing itself is not dynamic. Fortunately, it looks pretty damned good just standing there.
And there are accessories. Lots of accessories. A shield.
And here's the shield with some energy axes on it.
A gun
More energy axes.
A couple of beam sabers.
The Sinanju is real marvel of an action figure. That it's a little complicated and overly accessorized doesn't take away from its beauty.
| Posted 17 April, 2011 - 15:57 by The Enthusiast |
Comments
13 comments postedPretty nice, but I prefer the original sazabi. And I super prefer the nightingale.
I think I gotta second that opinion.
It took me many years to come to appreciate the Sazabi for various reasons, and now the 12" Deluxe toy is one of my Holy Grails. Perhaps, someday, I'll come 'round to liking the Sinanju, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. Yeah it has flavors of the Sazabi, no doubt, but this seems a little too glamorous when compared to the Unicorn and Nu Gundams.
But regardless, nice review, Enthusiast!
I would prefer the sinanju design over the Sazabi if it was chunkier and a little more menacing.
@eva_Unit_4A The 12 inch deluxe Sazabi figure is holy grail material indeed. It is one of my favorite figures in my collection. It was a pain to track down on ebay at a decent price.
And if you're not a fan of the source material, it probably seems like a dumb nitpick, but the Unicorn's awakened mode is the "Destroy" mode. Destiny is...from something else. We don't like to talk about it.
Anyway, the Sinanju is a terribly sexy mech.
Being a Gundam fan, perhaps you could explain to someone who hasn't seen "SEED" (*ahem*) how to tell the difference at-a-glance between the Freedom and Strike Freedom Gundams... 'cause the look more-or-less the same to me and I always mix them up.
Strike Freedom has gold parts and a cannon on its chest.
...with the first one, Bandai gets your money, and with the second one, Bandai gets your money. :-)
*DROOL* Oh baby, that's one red sexy mech! Can't wait to get that sucker. I do love the Sazabi, but it's always been a little chunky for my tastes. This guy slims it down a bit, then spikes 'em down with all those sharp edges. I love it! Only complaint I could have is that there seems like there's just too many options for sabers. How does he choose?
@Eva: freedom is more stylish, and has a rifle and shield.
strike freedom is a little more blocky, has 2 rifles and a golden bellybutton cannon
Someone REALLY liked the Vigna Zirah...
Aww, I didn't even think of that-! And you're absolutely right.
I bought my Sinanju last January, and I gotta say, I was impressed by this, though I don't intend to buy the RD Unicorns anytime soon. Something tells me the rocket bazooka will be an OE if it is ever released - I wished they included that here!
I'm working to complete The Sleeves, having bought the Elite Guard Geara Zulu but no standard and Angelo Sauper versions yet. Robot Spirits Kshatriya? THAT'S GONNA BE BIG!
I love this figure. The more I look at it the more it blows me away. However, I was curious what the little U shaped bracket that comes with the figure is for. I was also curious what stands can be used for this since it does not come with one (though I have noticed some of the other ones do).
This figure is total sweetness of craft. Now I just hope for a Sazabi and maybe a Palace Athene!