No love for Franky? Franky04.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage( '2b8fffd1ec98d10800ad845c87b3f46d', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?1,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fg254%2Fmpchi%2FToys%25203%2FFranky04.jpg', 'http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/mpchi/Toys%203/Franky04.jpg', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?1,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fg254%2Fmpchi%2FToys%25203%2FFranky04.jpg', '', 243049, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Chogokin Franky, a.k.a. ARMORED ORE (Armored Me)!!! With a name like this, it is surprising to not seeing this mentioned much here. Heck, I can't even find that many reviews or comments online on this guy. For those who don't know Franky, he is one of the sub characters show up in the anime One Piece. But with a design like this, you don't need to know him to like him (I didn't start watching One piece until I purchased this guy). Here is a detailed pictorial review of the guy. [onepiece.ria10.com] My impression on Franky in hand is good. In fact, very good. The legs and feet has some pin hinges, but they are very snug and feels sturdy, enough to support the overall weight. However, it would be wise to use the display stand most of the time to minimize the wear on the legs before they get loose someday. Franky does have quite a bit of ratchets in the body. Shoulders are ratcheted in both directions, elbows have ratchets with very light clicks. Ratchet in the waist swivel, as well as the hip ball joints. Franky does have very little diecast. The few main pieces are his speedo, his knees and silver part of the lower leg all the way to the ankle, and a little bit inside the joints. The rest are all plastic. However, the connecting fork tip on the display stand is diecast. He stands just about 8 inch tall (with the spikey hair), but almost just as wide at almost 7 inches from shoulder to shoulder. [www.youtube.com] [www.youtube.com] As you can see from the Japanese review, this guy is loaded with gimmicks. His gimmicks work well for the most part, but a little finicky at times. The shoulder missiles are great, and fires the best with decent traveling distance (2-3 feet). But you have to set in the missiles in a certain order for the springs to catch the missiles well, and you need to use Franky's wrench to set them in the narrow slot (as suggested in the instructions), which is pretty interesting. His 'Weapons Left' arm missile shoots well, but super weak. Guess either the spring is too weak or the missile is too big. Shooting range is less than a feet. 'Strong Right', aka his right chain knuckle is very nice. It doesn't shoot out per se, but clicks in and out nicely for action poses, as long as you find something to support the flying fist. The right arm tool compartment also works well housing the couple tools, with the hammer having slight tendency to come loose. Belly cola fridge is awesome, but the one touch flip up hair gimmick doesn't work well as intended. The hair piece would have hit either the PVC shirt or the back plastic door before reaching the head, so there really is no 'one-touch' action. More like 'one-touch then pry your way through excessive bits until the hair is clear and wiggle it up to the head' gimmick LOL. But once its all done, Franky does look cool with his new hairdo, though the added hair limits the neck movement somewhat. With a very funky design, and gimmicks that pay great homage to old school super robot shows, and a very nice price at 6460yen (HLJ 32% off discount), its hard not to like Franky, even if you are not a One Piece fan. And its a lot of toy for the money (in today's standard anyways). It reminds me of Panda Z gokin from a few years back, but have the diescast content in exchange for a more quirky designs, gimmicks, and a lot more plastic (Franky is a lot more bigger). If you like funky toys with some shelf presence, give Franky a try! 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Though if you are shopping for the Grandline Men/ Grandline Lady figures, make sure you buy from sellers that indicate they are authentic Japan or Hong Kong imports (Gold Toei sticker on the box for Japanese releases, Silver Toei sticker for HK), as there are bootlegs floating around on ebay. Don't fall for those scams. As a side note, Franky has the same voice (Kazuki Yao) as Shinobu (main pilot) in Dancouga, and here is a nod to that series in the One Piece show (happens before Franky got his upgraded body). "Yat-te-ya-ru-ze!!!" Japanese at its finest. LOL [www.youtube.com] http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243049#msg-243049 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:23 -0400 Phorum 5.2.18 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249624#msg-249624 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249624#msg-249624
I would love a followup Thousand Sunny, though... that one could be decked out with all kinds of gimmicks.]]> fujishig Original Invincible BBS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:27:41 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249618#msg-249618 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249618#msg-249618 H-man Original Invincible BBS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:35:18 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249616#msg-249616 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249616#msg-249616
Man, this thread just reminded me that I never even opened my Franky tank parts...]]> fujishig Original Invincible BBS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:14:49 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249613#msg-249613 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,249613#msg-249613
mpchi or anyone else who may have picked this toy up last year... is it any good?]]> H-man Original Invincible BBS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:29:44 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243852#msg-243852 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243852#msg-243852 damaged bryan Original Invincible BBS Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:45:27 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243721#msg-243721 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243721#msg-243721
[www.hlj.com]]]> Vincent Z. Original Invincible BBS Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:54:58 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243651#msg-243651 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243651#msg-243651





]]> mpchi Original Invincible BBS Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:10:58 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243303#msg-243303 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243303#msg-243303 [www.hlj.com]
[onepiece.wikia.com]!!
[www.hlj.com]]]> asterphage Original Invincible BBS Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:49:39 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243296#msg-243296 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243296#msg-243296 www.amiami.com]

It does come with the crew (all standing on a tiny boat). They do look really small though. Going Merry Go itself is roughly 28cm long I heard, so its a pretty good size. But not sure if there are in scale trading figures to match it.]]> mpchi Original Invincible BBS Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:30:33 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243281#msg-243281 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243281#msg-243281 -------------------------------------------------------
> Not sure what the scale of the go merry is but I
> think it comes with a tiny unpainted crew.

If they're about half an inch, maybe 2cm tall, then I bet it's in scale with the candy toys/trading sets. Which would be totally cool.]]> asterphage Original Invincible BBS Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:33:25 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243255#msg-243255 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243255#msg-243255
On a side note I finally opened up my robot damashii Doraemon, and man I wish they made him a chogokin with a bit more heft. Changing faces, magnetic attachments, and just overall an odd fit for that line, but he would've been a great one-off chogokin selection like Franky or Aegis.]]> fujishig Original Invincible BBS Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:54:00 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243208#msg-243208 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243208#msg-243208 asterphage Original Invincible BBS Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:59:37 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243195#msg-243195 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243195#msg-243195
Speaking of freaky looking, Franky doesn't come close to the pink Bon-chan on the right of the pics. :D]]> mpchi Original Invincible BBS Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:52:37 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243182#msg-243182 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243182#msg-243182
Seems like there's also a chogokin sunny coming too. Brooke doesn't do all that much anyway, so a figuarts zero seems perfect for him. :)]]> fujishig Original Invincible BBS Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:36:22 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243064#msg-243064 Re: No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243064#msg-243064 asterphage Original Invincible BBS Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:12:47 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243049#msg-243049 No love for Franky? http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,243049,243049#msg-243049
Franky04.jpg


Chogokin Franky, a.k.a. ARMORED ORE (Armored Me)!!!

With a name like this, it is surprising to not seeing this mentioned much here. Heck, I can't even find that many reviews or comments online on this guy. For those who don't know Franky, he is one of the sub characters show up in the anime One Piece. But with a design like this, you don't need to know him to like him (I didn't start watching One piece until I purchased this guy). Here is a detailed pictorial review of the guy.

[onepiece.ria10.com]

My impression on Franky in hand is good. In fact, very good. The legs and feet has some pin hinges, but they are very snug and feels sturdy, enough to support the overall weight. However, it would be wise to use the display stand most of the time to minimize the wear on the legs before they get loose someday. Franky does have quite a bit of ratchets in the body. Shoulders are ratcheted in both directions, elbows have ratchets with very light clicks. Ratchet in the waist swivel, as well as the hip ball joints. Franky does have very little diecast. The few main pieces are his speedo, his knees and silver part of the lower leg all the way to the ankle, and a little bit inside the joints. The rest are all plastic. However, the connecting fork tip on the display stand is diecast. He stands just about 8 inch tall (with the spikey hair), but almost just as wide at almost 7 inches from shoulder to shoulder.

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

As you can see from the Japanese review, this guy is loaded with gimmicks. His gimmicks work well for the most part, but a little finicky at times. The shoulder missiles are great, and fires the best with decent traveling distance (2-3 feet). But you have to set in the missiles in a certain order for the springs to catch the missiles well, and you need to use Franky's wrench to set them in the narrow slot (as suggested in the instructions), which is pretty interesting. His 'Weapons Left' arm missile shoots well, but super weak. Guess either the spring is too weak or the missile is too big. Shooting range is less than a feet. 'Strong Right', aka his right chain knuckle is very nice. It doesn't shoot out per se, but clicks in and out nicely for action poses, as long as you find something to support the flying fist. The right arm tool compartment also works well housing the couple tools, with the hammer having slight tendency to come loose. Belly cola fridge is awesome, but the one touch flip up hair gimmick doesn't work well as intended. The hair piece would have hit either the PVC shirt or the back plastic door before reaching the head, so there really is no 'one-touch' action. More like 'one-touch then pry your way through excessive bits until the hair is clear and wiggle it up to the head' gimmick LOL. But once its all done, Franky does look cool with his new hairdo, though the added hair limits the neck movement somewhat.

With a very funky design, and gimmicks that pay great homage to old school super robot shows, and a very nice price at 6460yen (HLJ 32% off discount), its hard not to like Franky, even if you are not a One Piece fan. And its a lot of toy for the money (in today's standard anyways). It reminds me of Panda Z gokin from a few years back, but have the diescast content in exchange for a more quirky designs, gimmicks, and a lot more plastic (Franky is a lot more bigger). If you like funky toys with some shelf presence, give Franky a try!







And as you can see, Franky matches nicely with the Banpresto Grandline Men/Lady figure collection (UFO catcher prizes), which has nicer sculpt and paintjob than Bandai's own Figuarts Zero collection most of the time, the series Franky was meant to display with. Though if you are shopping for the Grandline Men/ Grandline Lady figures, make sure you buy from sellers that indicate they are authentic Japan or Hong Kong imports (Gold Toei sticker on the box for Japanese releases, Silver Toei sticker for HK), as there are bootlegs floating around on ebay. Don't fall for those scams.

As a side note, Franky has the same voice (Kazuki Yao) as Shinobu (main pilot) in Dancouga, and here is a nod to that series in the One Piece show (happens before Franky got his upgraded body). "Yat-te-ya-ru-ze!!!" Japanese at its finest. LOL

[www.youtube.com]
]]> mpchi Original Invincible BBS Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:14:09 -0400