I gotta say, Diamond Select Toys is knocking their recent Vinyl Figure Banks out of the park. First there was Godzilla 1974, then came Rodan and now Jet Jaguar. I've always wanted a Jet Jaguar figure to add to my collection and this bank looks INCREDIBLE!
From top to bottom this figure has some great attention to detail. The paint application is spectacular, I love how the metallic paint looks on him. He is a robot after all. And all the designs throughout and the coloring look stellar and really stand out.
He has no articulation, but has a very nice battle pose. Looking ready to take on all Kaiju!
GOJIRA TO JAGAA DE PANCHI, PANCHI, PANCHI!!!
Something I find particularly interesting about this figure are the eyes. In 1974's 'Godzilla Vs. Megalon' (His first and only film appearance.) Jet Jaguar's eyes can light up, but in the film they remain mostly off and so his eyes look black. In most Jet Jaguar figures I see, the eyes are black and some even have yellow eyes. But as you can see the eyes on this figure are a light blue which I don't see a lot of and is really unique.
The head contains most of the best detail. Aside from the eyes, you got the Jack Nicholson smile, the pointed head as well as the antenna things on the sides in the closed position.
There are a few tiny paint hiccups on mine, but they personally don't bother me that much. Plus if I wanted to I can fix them with little to no effort.
The coin slot is located on the back of the figure, but instead of taking off the head to remove coins, this figures splits apart at the waist. Personally, I don't think it leaves room to put a ton of coins in. Then again, most people I know don't use these as banks anyway.
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| When separated, you can have a very nice looking Jet Jaguar Bust Statue. |
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| Jet Jaguar stands 11 1/2 inches tall which puts him a little out of scale with Godzilla 1974 |
As soon as I saw this figure at my local comic book store, I wasted no time adding this figure to my collection. And I suggest you do the same. You will not be sorry!
Till next time, I have been your host Gryphon
and I hope you've enjoyed your time here in my lair.
So long...
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