Armoured Trooper Votoms (装甲騎兵ボトムズ, Sōkō Kihei Votoms) 1983 created by Ryōsuke Takahashi and Sunrise Animation.
The Yamato 1:12th scale Chirico Cuvie and Fyana figures.
To start I have to say that both figures are finely detailed capturing the spirit of their anime counterparts and the articulation is very decent... not Microman quality though.
We'll begin with Chirico.
Chirico Cuvie is the protagonist of the Votoms universe and is a pilot of the elite forces Red Shoulder battalion, his journey begins when he is betrayed by his own forces in a special mission with suspicious undertones.
The figure itself comes with a number of options including; eight extra sets of hands to display the figure with or without gloves & a pistol and an extra head that features his helmet. The toy stands about 5.25" tall (about 13.3 cm). Chirico comes with 20 points of articulation (22 if you include the holsters on his belt) which can achieve some nice poses but suffers in the neck as it can only swivel and has no up or down motion. Although the articulation is decent I've been spoiled by Takara's Microman.
Fyana Uoodo Version: Not only is the Yamato Fyana version a good sculpt but it also comes with bonus parts for Chirico giving him even more options and posability. To start, Fyana is a biologically engineered human bred for combat referred to in the series as a PS or Perfect Soldier. Throughout the series her destiny becomes intertwined with that of Chirico's.
This particular version emulates her look early on in the series when Chirico meets her on the planet Uoodoo. There is also a "Space War" version which is essentially the same figure with the pink highlights substituted for purple and the inclusion of an oxygen tank. Fyana comes with extra sets of hands, a sidearm, two optional faces (regular and sleeping) 2 helmet options, a better head sculpt and extra helmet for Chirico, one that features his goggles raised up. I think that it was a nice idea for Yamato to release the extra Chirico parts in the Fyana figure rather than do like a re-release version 2 figure. The only thing that bothers me is the limited head motion. while Chirico's head can swivel, because of the hair on the Fyana figure she has no movement at all. Although this is not the case with her helmet on. Still the figure cannot tilt her head. ( I guess there is no need to look up in the Votoms universe). Again I've been spoiled by Microman.
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| Votoms Chirico Cuvie. |
To start I have to say that both figures are finely detailed capturing the spirit of their anime counterparts and the articulation is very decent... not Microman quality though.
We'll begin with Chirico.
The figure itself comes with a number of options including; eight extra sets of hands to display the figure with or without gloves & a pistol and an extra head that features his helmet. The toy stands about 5.25" tall (about 13.3 cm). Chirico comes with 20 points of articulation (22 if you include the holsters on his belt) which can achieve some nice poses but suffers in the neck as it can only swivel and has no up or down motion. Although the articulation is decent I've been spoiled by Takara's Microman.
This particular version emulates her look early on in the series when Chirico meets her on the planet Uoodoo. There is also a "Space War" version which is essentially the same figure with the pink highlights substituted for purple and the inclusion of an oxygen tank. Fyana comes with extra sets of hands, a sidearm, two optional faces (regular and sleeping) 2 helmet options, a better head sculpt and extra helmet for Chirico, one that features his goggles raised up. I think that it was a nice idea for Yamato to release the extra Chirico parts in the Fyana figure rather than do like a re-release version 2 figure. The only thing that bothers me is the limited head motion. while Chirico's head can swivel, because of the hair on the Fyana figure she has no movement at all. Although this is not the case with her helmet on. Still the figure cannot tilt her head. ( I guess there is no need to look up in the Votoms universe). Again I've been spoiled by Microman.
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