My Shiny Toy Robots

This second part of the minipla Tategami LiOh review looks at his various combinations with the other Buster machines. Go-Buster LiOh This is LiOh's combination with GT-02 Gorilla and RH-03 Rabbit, so its essentially a version of Go-BusterOh that uses LiOh rather than Ace as the core component. While the transformation is quite similar to that of Go-BusterOh (Gorilla becomes the feet, the Rabbit the arms etc.), there are a few minor differences. The rabbit and gorilla headpieces attach to the back of LiOh, whose arms need to be rotated up for the new arms to fit into place. The lion head attaches to the centre of the robot, and the front of the heads need to be switched (with the basic LiOh head being housed in one of the legs). Despite Ace not actually being part of this combination, his sword is Go-Buster LiOh's primary weapon. Truth be told, the Go-BusterOh minipla combination was an unstable mess and (for me personally) the weakest part of this year's lin...

As 2012 draws to a close, this year's Super Sentai series is also hitting its final stretch. With Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters going to under an extensive retooling to try and recoup lost ratings, the show has stepped up its game significantly and also introduced a few new additions into the mix, such as super modes for the main three Busters and a brand new mecha. The new mecha is the gigantic Buddyzord LT-06 Tategami LiOh, who has finally been released in minipla form. As well as three individual modes, LiOh also have the ability to combine with GT-02 and RH-03 to form Go-Buster LiOh, and then with those two plus BC-04 and SJ-05 to create Go-Buster King! This review will be split up into two sections - the first looking at LiOh's individual modes, while the second covers the larger combinations with previous mecha. As the biggest individual mecha in the Go-Busters line, Tategami LiOh is a three-box candy toy model kit. The pieces are moulded in blue and black pl...