SH MONSTERARTS JET JAGUAR (1973) | Figure Review

A lot can change in 9 years, like my posting frequency. 
In October of 2015, back when I was starting this blog and trying to find my footing, I made a Top 5 list of Godzilla monsters I wanted to see get made into SH MonsterArts figures. In the 9 years since that list, only one has managed to materialize itself into existence: Jet Jaguar.

I've only reviewed a handful of Jet Jaguar figures, the last of which was the Playmates Toys one and after that dumpster fire, surely things can only go up from here?

I mean, just look at this figure, it looks fantastic!
There are a few area's where the sculpt isn't quite suit accurate, e.g., the hips are slightly thiccer than they should be. I also think the neck should be a tiny bit more extended, but none of that kills the figure for me and I still think the sculpt is very well done.
The paint work is also spectacular, brightly colored and evenly applied with no major bleeding. 

Jet Jaguar's head looks wonderful and the details all look great. The eyes are a clear plastic piece with sculpted circles.
And that smile? Perfection. 

The main body including the chest, arms, waist with his trademark emblem legs and feet (Air Jaguar's anyone?) looks overall great.
Aside from the hips, nothing else looks too off to me. 
I also really like how the back seam blends into the back of the figure. 

Being a character known for striking a variety of poses, you'd expect a figure of Jet Jaguar to have good articulation, right?

I mentioned the neck should've been extended a bit. As it is now, Jet Jaguar's head movement is restricted by the neck.
It can still move up/down, turn left/right and tilt side-to-side, but maybe not as much as some would like. 

The arms can rotate and move in and out at the shoulder, bend at the elbow (with rotation at both ends) and a piece of the upper arm is separated to help with articulation.
The hands can rotate and bend at the wrist.

The body can lean forward, backward and side-to-side very nicely. The waist of this figure is actually made of rubber, nice touch. 

The legs can move forward/backward and in/out at the hip.
There is a double bend (kind of) at the knee. While there is a basic bend, you'll have to pull the leg to access a double bend. Also the leg can rotate at the knee, something I don't think was necessary, especially since it misaligns the blue pattern on the leg.
The feet can rotate, bend and pivot.

While the articulation can be a bit awkward in some areas, you can still get Jet Jaguar in some fun poses. 

Jet Jaguar does come with a few accessories:

You've got your standard set of alternate hands: Open, closed and grabbing. And obviously he comes with a thumbs up hand because there would probably be riots at Bandai HQ if it weren't included. 

We have a piece to emulate Jet Jaguar's brighter eyes. To install them, you simply remove the head, then remove the eyepiece with an included plastic piece also included, then place the new piece in.

Next we've got antenna pieces for Jet Jaguar's flight mode.
Now, both the standard and flight antenna pieces are tiny (ESPECIALLY the standard center one!), and I have larger than normal hands. So while removing and replacing them can seem scary, it actually ended up being pretty easy once you get used to it. 

If for whatever reason you lose the center antenna pieces, this set comes with extra replacement parts.

And if you've got an appropriate stand, Jet Jaguar looks pretty dang good in a flight pose.

And finally we have a mini Jet Jaguar figure which...is fine. 
I get why it was included but it feels largely unnecessary. 

Overall, is this a perfect figure? Not really. Is it a cool figure? Hell yeah it is! His mother may have never love him, but I do.
I've been wanting a posable Jet Jaguar figure for so long and this scratches so many itches for me, enough for me to give it a recommendation. 

Next time, I review another figure I've been wanting since forever. Stay tuned...

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