Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - NKOK RC Bull Rider Zord

 After Stonedozer is turned giant, the rangers call on the Bull Rider Zord to fight him! Of course he shows up in buggy form and is a completely different prop from the one they would use for the transformation sequence if it wasn't CG. The fact that they made this is amazing since I wanted a version to display in this form. What is cool to me is that the show uses a prop just like this for the scenes in which he drives around much like in the commercial that has 100 views on youtube... I'm surprised no one else has made a video about this toy.

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Minipla UFOmaru

Putting the trouble of getting the Astro Zord apart, UFOmaru was really easy to get and relatively cheap. I got him along with the other 3 otomonin as well as another Shurikenjin for about 60 dollars which was a really good deal! I'm not sure which mode I like the most though, I like both Shurikenjin Paon and Shurikenjin UFO. Kasumi had a big part in getting UFOmaru with her otomonin translation machine and they even made it to the moon! (???)

These Minipla figures are very detailed but they have to compensate whenever they transform, this one is a good example of partsforming since you have to take it apart and put it together to become UFOmaru. With this one I had to resort to using one more sticker on it than I did with Paon because of really really small details like the "Nin Nin" on the crest.

 I also messed up the paint job on the cockpit but it's really small and not noticeable from afar.

 It is much smaller than the Astro Zord but it looks much better in my opinion and it's not just because I painted it myself! That's just one of the reasons.

 Of course it can transform and doing that requires just as much partsforming as it does to get it in UFO mode. One thing that bothers me is the pegs on the legs since they come off easily.

 Aside from that, I did a decent job painting the buttons and the silver on the chest. It's not super noticeable but it is there. I thought this was going to be harder to paint.

 It's half the size of the Astro Zord but just as detailed and more articulated.

The hat is nicely detailed and the sticker for the Shuriken looks like space! The shades of blue and the slight metallic effect make it work.

As we know, the gimmick is that they sit on Shurikenjin and doing that is easy but getting him into a good sitting posture isn't. His legs pop off while trying to get him to sit but once you get him in it works just fine.

 He can hold the Blaster just fine in this mode unlike the Astro Megazord which couldn't hold it with Robo-Red Zord. The main reason is because of the handle, the one in UFOmaru is further out than Astro Zord so holding it doesn't get in the way of the knee joints in Shinobimaru. I am liking the Minipla figures and I can't wait to review more and get more. I always saw them on the Youtubes so it's nice to have them in hand. They can transform and are articulated! How much better can it be? I wish the DX versions were like this though. Much like the Soul of Chogokin Daizyujin or Original Megazord but that thing is really expensive... Anyway I'll see you on the next review.

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - DX Astro Megazord

 Alrighty, now onto one of my most recent purchases, before or after the last post. This one was a tough one to get for some reason and I paid more than twice as much than I would have if I had bought one in store last year. I'm a little salty since I would have paid much less had I bough him a week in advance but there's nothing I can do now and it already messed up my schedule. Anyway, I'm surprised how much I like it, especially since, I post pictures of my instagram and with the little engagement that I get, there reception towards the repaints are not good. I do like them, I'm not sure if I like this one or Rumble Tusk more... As far as I'm aware, there is no Sub Surfer Zord planned so this is basically all of the repaints of the Ninja Steel Megazord, yay!

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - DX Rumble Tusk Megazord

Rumble Tusk Megazord! Which appeared in the same episode as the Mega Morph Cycle! And in toy form, it shows up as a repaint of most of the main mecha minus Robo Red Zord. I saw these in Walmart but I didn't get it so I had to pay a little extra... unfortunately but either way, I like it more than I probably should since it's a repaint and it's missing some parts. Not the sellers fault, it's actually supposed to not have them for some weird reason... Let's check it out.

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Candy Toy Fighting Action Robo Shurikenjin

 Even though I wish they had a 5" Ninja Steel Megazord, Fighting Action Robo Shurikenjin fits the description quite well! Quite honestly, it's well articulated, even more than one of the best Retrofire Megazords that have come out. Shurikenjin first appeared in the first episode of Ninninger after defeating Kamaitachi and fighting with the individual Mecha. In Ninja Steel, it doesn't appear until episode 3. Getting this was interesting, I tried looking on Ebay and I couldn't find it so I resorted to getting it from Yahoo.jp via proxy. I chose Buyee and it was expensive, the fees and shipping on top made this easily $40+... Still, it was kind of worth it.

Review: Power Ranger (Super) Ninja Steel - Deluxe Ninja Steel Megazord

I thought I had already written this one out and had it ready to be published earlier today but it seems I was wrong! What is weird is that the megazord itself doesn't appear until episode 3. Episode 1 just had Red, Blue and Pink rangers with original footage. Episode two just used the first part of episode 1 of Ninninger. It used to Zord fight with an awkward edit to destroy Ripperat, and it used the rest of the episode for Trapsaw in episode 10 (?). And in episode 3 after destroying Spinferno, Cosmo sends out a Skullgator for the rangers to fight. They initially fight them with their zord but are unsuccessful so they combine their zords to create the Megazord! 

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Gashapon Otomonin (Shinobimaru, Dragonmaru, Dumpmaru, Byunmaru, Wanmaru)

Since I've been reviewing a lot of Ninja Steel stuff, and I've been really into the Ninninger stuff as well (I didn't watch it when it came out, I just finished it last summer) and I really like the designs. I like the Mecha, the suits and the show. Since the Otomonin where a big part of the show, I wanted to get a better representation of it to display. I also have a couple more Ninninger stuff on the way. When I saw images of these I thought it was way too late to get them. There were listings for $40 for the 5 otomonin but I found one for $20 from Hong Kong. I was skeptical but thankfully, they were legit, or at least they look and feel legit. I am glad I got them. These are Gashapon figures which are sold in Japan. They're in capsules that you get from the Gashapon machine! But they're so nice! These didn't come with the capsule but it's not like I needed it anyway... B-baka!