Browsing
eBay the other day, I came across a play set based
around Rebirth of Mothra II (1997). The set featured, at
glance, Rainbow Mothra vs. Dagahra. Already planning
to get the bigger set, just for a six inch figure
of Dagahra, I didn't think much of this set until
I saw the $10 tag on it. Boy do I feel cheated.
I'm reviewing this set together, opposed to separate
like I normally do, simply because of how simplistic
it is. In quick summation, this set pretty much
blows. I was expecting early High Grade-level figures
of the two kaiju.
Let's start with the first: Rainbow Mothra.
Her body seems like something you'd find in
a cereal box prize and the wings are cardboard!
Cardboard! To be fair, however, the wings are nicely
detailed and finely colored, looking exactly like
the movie's, except for the undersides which
aren't colored, yet have the patterns drawn
on. The body is made of cheap plastic and the head
has a nasty habit of falling off.
Dagahra is the main reason why anybody will take
a glance at this set. There's not many figures
of him, and the only ones that are usually cost
a pretty penny. This release would actually be pretty
good if he had some more color. He's made
of plastic or vinyl and sports decent amount of
detail to his mold, including ridges, bumps, and
scales. He appears to be two halves joined together,
a fact made painfully obvious by the fact there's
an opening between each half.
His colors, or lack there of, is what makes this
figure a failure. He's entirely dull aqua
green with golden put on his top and undersides.
That's it. His eyes aren't painted,
he has no highlights of any kind. He's completely
green with spots of gold. He looks lame on any shelf.
This is a pointless, dirt cheap set. I realize
the excuse for the lack of Dagahra figures is said
to be because of the poor sales of the previous
year's Desghidorah, but come on! This release is
just plain sad, and the Rainbow Mothra is just…
horrible.
Thank God this only cost me $10.00. But I also
curse God for this costing me $10.00.
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