Gridman is newly reborn in the "Diaclone" series! Play with "Diaclone/Gridman Universe 01" Super God Combination Battles Gridman! Part 1 [Taiyuki's Toys and Games Vol. 11

The most robot-loving voice actor in the voice acting industry, Yasuyuki, has been playing around with the latest toy toys and hobbies in this popular series!

This time, he introduces a surprising, yet inevitable collaboration item! This time, we'll be looking at a surprising, but seemingly inevitable, collaboration item: Takara Tomy's "Diaclone/Gridman Universe 01"Super God Combination Battles Gridman!

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The reason why we can call it inevitable is because the toy series of the special effects program "Denko Choujin Gridman" broadcast in 1993 has a history of being released by Takara (now Takara Tomy) .

The collaboration between Diaclone, which boasts 40 years of history, and "Gridman," which will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary, is truly the birth of a "dream hero.

First, please take a look at the package illustration!

Battles Gridman is depicted in Diaclone's typical black main package.
It is rare that the package of a Diaclone series is an illustration rather than a product photo.

Each part in a blister.

The arrangement of the parts makes you think, "Oh, this part will be attached to this Gridman in this way.

This is the instruction manual and the story book that describes the story of how Gridman came to fight together with Diaclone. It will stimulate your imagination even more!

First up is this "Diaclone Trooper," who is indispensable to Diaclone.

It may be hard to tell from the image, but the red part is clear.

Although the figure is less than 3 cm tall, it still moves well.

The soles of his feet are equipped with magnets, so he is very stable on the magnets.

Next is a small fighter plane, the "Bollet Fighter."

The Borretto Fighter is a cockpit block-like mechanism, so it is very small for a fighter.

However, the canopy and other parts are painted with high precision.

The fuselage is equipped with a front-to-back telescopic gimmick.

I wonder if the shortened overall length makes it a small fighter. Feel free to fantasize when boondocking.

Canopy can be opened and closed. You can have a crew member on board. You can also play with the base.

The front landing gear can be stowed.

Next is the "Reinforced Combined Machine" that combines with the Bollet Fighter.

It comes in this form in the package, so you can deploy it.

Here is the "Reinforced Combination Machine" with its wings deployed.

This is the "Battle Support Machine," which combines the "Reinforced Combined Machine" with the Bollet Fighter.

It features armament like a battleship turret and a cannon with a long barrel.

The turret near the root of the main wing can be swiveled and elevated. It is nice to see such a movable armament of this shape!

View from the side. The large main wing looming in the foreground is powerful.

The powerful cannon extends far forward of the cockpit.

Looking at the rear, many slit-like details can be seen. Is this the propulsor?

This alone makes it a dependable combat support aircraft, but it can be further equipped with an " assist weapon" to complete the " battle hanger" configuration.

First, slide the cannon backward.

Turn it over to reveal the rails and joints on the back of the main wings.

Attach each assist weapon to the rails and joints!

Here is the back side of the wing with all the parts attached.

It's exciting to see so many parts attached to the flying mech I mentioned earlier. Now, let's try to put it in the correct position.

So, here is the positive position. From this position, slide the cannon forward again.

It looks like the AI will support it in this state, but here is the bolt fighter with the diaclone crew riding on it!

The battle hanger is complete!

Wow!　It's so huge!　The fighter now has an even more powerful silhouette!

Two pieces of leg armor have been connected to the rear of the fuselage, giving it a more sturdy appearance.

Look at the amount of information!

As you would expect from a sci-fi mecha, there is a storm of detail! The upper joints on the fuselage are covered with a storm of detail!

The Thunder Crush Caliber can be attached to the joint at the top of the fuselage in two different patterns.

Personally, I fantasized about the possibility of charging into close combat with the blade facing forward.

Next, the star of the show finally makes his appearance!　This is the Diaclone version of Gridman!

As you can see, the style is 100 points perfect!

The light-collecting gimmick for the eyes is also excellent!　The painting and coloring of the various parts are also perfect!

The head is ball-jointed. The head is ball-jointed and can be moved freely. The side profile is a heroic expression that you can rely on.

The chest can be rotated and bent back and forth, left and right, under the chest.

The shoulders are connected to the shaft, so they can be rotated (on the right side), and the arms can be raised horizontally (on the left side).

The elbow can be bent about 90°. There is also an "acceptor" modeling on the left arm!

The arm rolls and rotates on the elbow.

Wrist can also rotate with axis connection.

Fingers can be opened to hold weapons.

Then the lower body. Roll rotation in the middle of the thigh. Legs can be opened up to here.

Hip joints are movable 180° forward and backward. The knees also bend about 90°.

The ankles are movable: toes can be extended and toes can be tilted inward a little.

Come on!　Pose the figure in a few poses, making full use of its movable joints!

Using the joints well, you can easily achieve these kinds of forceful poses!

In addition, the Thunderer Crush Caliber can be separated from the Thunderer Shield and Thunderer Sword.

Thunder Shield and Thunder Sword.

Gridman holding up the Thunder Sword!

Gridman smartly holds up the Thunder Sword and Thunder Shield.

The Thunder Sword has a long blade, so this angle is also possible.

Of course, the Thunder Sword can also be held in the Thunder Crush Caliber state.

Of course, Gridman and Battle Hanger can also be combined together. Connect the joint holes on the back of Gridman's feet to the shafts on the top of the battle hanger and you can have a figure of Gridman holding the caliber on the aircraft. ......