My first ever model kit!
So, I was tempted to buy Blokees before, even though Model Kits never really caught my eye. But I cancelled my Sagittarius pre-order when I realized these figures were a bit short. And so, here I am. I've seen people falling in love with Blokees, so I decided it was about time I gave it a try, starting with
Leo Aiolia because... well, because I found him quite cheap.
The figure comes in pieces, each blistered is labeled and the instructions are very
easy to follow. There were only two pieces that gave me the
smallest of problems, the butterfly joints, but no other piece looked like them, so it wasn't an issue at all.
A few minutes later and... here we are! Besides the figure itself, he comes with a
spare wrist joint, 3 pairs of hands, and two different heads, one for the tiara, one without and a yellow effect piece for his wrist and a pretty
cool stand. And yes, I am calling it a
tiara. The pieces all came out of their runners applying the littlest of force, and I
didn't need to sand anything at all.
So, the figure itself... It looks beautiful. The
only paint apps are on his face, but I love the gold plastic they used for his armor. The detail in the figure is very
sleek, so it's a simple, nice looking figure. The figure is styled after the manga, and not the anime, but I don't think it's quite an exact match to Kurumada's art, because the hands are not sculpted in his style, although they kept the overly large eyes. One tiny issue I noticed, is that the gold paint has rubbed on his face already, as I have been posing him. It's not too distracting, but... yeah, his
chin now has hints of gold.
Articulation is alright. The butterfly-joints
barely add any range, he has bicep swivels, a ball jointed ab crunch, a swiveled waist and double jointed knees. The wrists and ankles are on ball joints, so you have some articulation there too, plus, drop down hips. The joints are very
tight, but they don't feel dangerously tight, as if anything could break. Being a model kit, expect some pieces to come apart or some bits of armor to jump around when you move him around, but it ain't half bad. I decided to use some
super glue on the wrist guards to keep them in place. That said, while the skirt and the pauldrons have a bit of articulation, these are the parts that will pop out the most if you go too wild with his arms and legs. He is... quite a bit shorter than Bucky Cap, he is closer to a Figma, although I don't have one with me at hand to compare.
Well... Let's just say I understand now what the Blokees
craze is all about. They are easier to build than the average Model Kit, without needing any extra paint apps, the likenesses are good, the articulation is good enough and they are also getting a lot of licenses under their belt, plus, the fact that you build them yourself makes you like the end result a little bit more. I don't think they can compete with proper action figures, as some people are claiming, but I will definitely will be getting more of these.
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