[Saint Cloth Myth] Hobby Japan 9 - Figure Oh 138 - Exclusive News!!

I know I'm a little late in the bandwagon for posting this but bear with me because rather than posting blurry small pictures, I was waiting for the high res scans of these to really appreciate what it offers, and I'm hoping you won't be disappointed guys. Thanks immensely to Trevor for providing those scans :D

So as you can see the major feature in both magazines is Gamma star, Phecda Thor, the giant of the north and what a giant. We've been shown prototypes of various sorts with uncertain ideas of its actual size. Now we have a full scale colour photo complete with facial features and size comparaisons.

In terms of size, what we can expect is just under twice the size of an average myth, which will make it truly impressive indeed! If you have a diorama to display it in, keep him on the lowest level ;)

This latest Hobby Japan comes with a few rather important announcements as well. First of them is the 3D graphic announcing the release of Odin's God Robe. While this is not a surprise so much since the name was included with the labels in the Display Stands C, it's still nice to see that its release is rather imminent. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was going to be released for December as we know Kagaho comes out in November and nothing's scheduled for October but we already have a prototype for Kagaho as you can see below.

Next to be announced is the release of the 12 Gold Saints Pandora's boxes, made of metal (die cast as they call it) and apparently divided in 4 sets of 3 starting with Aries, Taurus and Gemini. Whether Roshi Dohko is included in the first set is not really clear but it would be a nice thought to have the first set with Dohko, the second with, say, Kiki, and then all bets are open for sets 3 and 4. Now I'm speculating here so don't go spreading roumors. Though if someone reads Japanese better than I do, a clarification on the inclusion of Dohko with the set would be appreciated.

The little window about the Upcoming October Tamashii Nations is rather interesting. Whilst we already knew about Pegasus Final Cloth OCE, there will be other St Seiya goodies as well. The first two are Appendix Milo and Appendix Shaka both OCE. You may be wondering what this means exactly, well in the manga, Milo actually has blonde hair so that'll be that, but then, so does Shaka, just like in the anime. We know from previous releases (Poseidon, Seiya God Cloth, Appendix Saga...) that OCE merely means recolouring of the cloth or the body to match the covers of the manga. So what it'll mean for Shaka is a mystery. We also have a new set of clear yellow / golden display stands appropriately lettered 'D' which were first visible at the first Tamashii Nations if you recall the exhibit on the Gold Bronze saints Reborn cloth with the Libra weapons. I'll be interested to see the labels on that one. Finally it seems visitors to the Exhibit will be given little Pegasus Objects as a token. Got one of those with my Seiya Plain Cloth, they're not much to awe about ;)

Now Figure Oh pretty much has the same announcements (though they seem to have missed Odon for some reason). Only one bit in there leads me to believe that the Gold Saint Pandora set (with Dohko?) will be only available through the Tamashii web store in the same way Seiya God Cloth OPE was. That means it'll be quite pricy for anyone trying to get it outside Japan.

I'll leave you to admire the Asgardian Giant. Thanks again to Trevor for the scans ;)

[Saint Cloth Myth] Aquarius Camus appendix - Tamashii photos

Thanks to Trevor for those promising pictures of the upcoming appendix of Aquarius Camus.

Looking at it carefully, you can notice the lock of hair doesn't fall over the mask on this. It's an issue for some fans but I think there's a logic behind it. Looking at the last photo of the Aurora Execution position, it would probably be quite awkward to have this lock of hair in the way, which is why I think the concept designers have decided to leave it more as suggestion the way it is done.

You could also argue that he smiles a little more than he should considering how cold his character is but I feel it somehow humanises him a little.

[Saint Cloth Myth] Hobby Japan 2009-01

The stars of this month's Hobby Japan Saint Cloth Mythology pages are first of all Aquarius Camus Appendix in colour and ready to blow your mind away. It's been years since the fans have been hoping for Camus to get a facelift from the terrible original version and now the wait is finally over.

Starting February 2009, and for a mere 2,310 yens, it could be yours. The pose of the Aurora Execution is also quite cleverly thought as the original myth cloth isn't built in such a way that you can do this position due to bits of cloth being in the way.

The second is Thanatos' twin brother, the God of Sleep Hypnos, which you can see if the last few episodes of the Hades Saga that came out recently. As you can also see, as a bonus they have added the little chest which Pandora opens as a child to free the souls of the twin brothers from the seal of Athena. This myth will set you back by 8,190 yens should you choose to order it. I've decided not to myself, simply because I'm lacking room and my interest for the Hades chapter is quite frankly dwindling away.

Thanks to Trevor for the scans :D

[Saint Cloth Myth] Hobby Japan 12 & Figure Oh 129

This month's focus on the 2 major magazines promoting myth cloths are the upcoming appendix of Scorpion Milo, due in January, and Alioth Fenrir, due at the end of November.

I must say, the more I look at the photos of Milo's mask, the less I like it. It seems too big and rather squint. I'm hoping this will be corrected before it comes out but I'm not holding my breath. On the plus side note a much better Scarlet Needle nail on the hand provided, which I know is something the fans were hoping for.

Fenrir is as stated before, absolutely stunning. I do like little details such as the "fur" skirt made of flexible plastic to allow for a greater range of movements or hands designed to fit in the claw extension.

Thanks to Trevor for the scans

[Saint Cloth Myth] Appendix Milo in colour

Here's a colour picture, presumably from Tamashii, of Scorpion Milo Appendix.

Not sure if it's the light or what but the gold looks kinda pale compared to the other appendixes of gold saints. I'm also not terribly fond of the huge mask, it just looks a little disproportionated.

Thanks Cybergundam

[Saint Cloth Myth] Scorpion Milo appendix announced

Okay so "announce" is perhaps a redundancy as it's been announced a few weeks ago now, but this is the "official" flyer that says "yep it's going for production"

The point to note here is the photo of the prototype with the mask on. Release date is end of January.

Thanks klsy ;)

[Saint Cloth Myth] Appendix Series Volume 3 - Scorpio Milo and Aquarius Camus Prototypes

Whoah, look at that, at last some decent face for one of the most charismatic Gold saints: Aquarius Camus.

We'd already seen what the Appendix for Scorpion Milo would be as it's been available for all to see since the Tamashii Nations last March, but Camus was really up in the air. There was even speculation he may be released as a renegade. Clearly this won't be the case, and all the better as they've also made it in a position he can't actually take with just the myth cloth. That's very well thought of from Bandai and will definitely enrich our collections.

I can't see if those scans reveal a release dat. I would speculate for a March 09 release though as this would follow the pattern of the previous appendixes.

Thanks to Cybergundam for the photos

[Saint Cloth Myth] Hobby Japan 4 - High Res. Scans

As always, thanks to Sorrento for providing those pictures:



I have to admit, Thanatos looks absolutely divine. Notice also the special pack exclusive to Tamashii Nation of Aries Shion Surplice + Pope Shion available for pre-order at the exhibit for ¥8,000. Noticeably the surplice has been recoloured to a greyer, more smoky colour. It is unclear whether this pack will also be available to the general public through (as is often the case) Hong Kong retailers of it will really remain exclusive to Japan. So far, no myth cloth product has remained exclusive to Japan so it's unlikely this will be the case here.

The Medicos figurine are also worth mentioning, if nothing else because they seem to have been in the works for about a year now and while some have been released, others like the 3 Version 1 Cloth bronze saints are still without indication of RRP. They do look good though so watch this space ;)