Welcome to my video of DX Jet Garuda [ジェットガルーダ] from Chojin Sentai Jetman [鳥人戦隊ジェットマン]!

I made a video on DX Chogokin Jet Icarus [[ Ссылка ]] a few years ago. It's a video I regret making since I am not a fan of the toy and my disinterest kinda shows. I do, however, have a very very fresh example of Jet Icarus, so it was worth showing off how one in brand new condition looks. I never intended on following it up with Jet Garuda, but I came across one for a too-good-to-be-true price in very clean condition...so I bit. Here is my video on the never-intended follow-up...Jet Garuda.

Jet Garuda comes with...nothing really. It basically just comes with the flaps that go on each side of it's hip. This mecha has two modes, Bird Garuda and Jet Garuda. As Bird Garuda, it can combine with Icarus Haken to become Hyper Haken. As Jet Garuda, it can combine with Jet Icarus to become Great Icarus.

I mentioned earlier that I really didn't have much interest in getting this toy until the right one came along for a very low price. That day came last year and I'm sorta glad it did. This one really isn't that bad. Jet Icarus is what makes this one bad. When its in Bird Garuda mode, its a neat ship. It's pretty slick since it doesn't have any real obvious weapons and the bird face is pretty cool looking. As Jet Garuda...it's pretty ugly, but not as unsightly as it is in the show. Seriously, the suit in the show looks more like it has a squirrel's head thanks to that silver stripe under the beak. The bird head itself was a bold choice and, hey, credit for trying I suppose. The toy version is nicely engineered and the quality is better than it looks from the pictures (DX Star Five from Fiveman is what threw me off...that toy is just 100% terrible no matter how good it looks). Even as Hyper Haken it's pretty neat.

When it comes to the bad, this toy is bad. Like I said, I'm not a fan of the Jet Garuda mode even if it is an improvement over the lousy suit--it's still a bad design. Great Icarus is the real loser here. Look at it...it's terrible. Not only is this toy super-tall it is very flimsy when it's all put together. Each leg is made up of two pieces that don't really snap together too well. On top of that, the legs are waaaay far apart (or atleast there is a pretty substantial gap where the crotch belongs) and the chest and shoulders are unrealitically wide. Bottom line, Great Icarus is a poorly engineered nightmare thanks to designs that took way too many liberties. If you want to see a toy that got it right, check out DX Muteki Shogun.

Should you get this toy? Eh. As I've learned over the years it does have it's fans. If you are one, go for it. Just beware...there have been countless Jet Garudas for sale for reasonable prices that have varying degrees of yellow discoloration in the wings and other white parts. Stay away from those and you should be fine. There aren't too-too many decals on this toy, unlike Jet Icarus which has a large decal on every flat surface to go wrong or get damaged.

The last thing I have to say is this.......this is one tall bastard. Atleast the wingspan is impressive.

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