Gokou Close Up
The Full Action Pose DBZ figures are the most
articulated DBZ figures available today. The Full Action Pose were
manufactured by Bandai in the early 90s. The Full Action Pose
figures measure about 8 inches in height. The figures feature cloth
outfits, which are of a good quality and make a very nice addition.
The sculpting of the figures doesn't live up to
Bandai's normally excellent work. Overall the sculpting isn't bad
but it could be better. The amount of articulation more than makes
up for the weaker then usual sculpts. These figures are more
articulated then 12 inch GI Joes. How's that for articulation?
Take a look at the cloth Gi the figure is wearing.
Gokou also has rubber boots, which need to be slipped on.
One thing I hate about figures with alot of
articulation is how the screws holding them together are usually
visible. These DBZ figures clearly have this problem.
 New info added on 1/4/01
I've been collecting DBZ toys for about 5 years now so I consider myself to have seen most if not all of the Japanese toys. But every once in awhile something pops up that completely catches my off guard and shows me that no matter how much DBZ stuff you know there is always something else lurking out there.
This time's catching me off guard was done courtesy of Bustashynes. He posted on the message board of www.dragonballtoys.com about a non Bandai SS Gokou FAK he had in his possession. I had never heard of this. I already know that tons of bootlegged DBZ toys have been made as I have made visits to Chinatown. But I have never heard of a non Bandai SS Gokou FAK. Bustashynes was kind enough to create a couple of scans of the figure and the package. He also gave permission for me to post these images on my website. Thanks Busta as I'm sure my visitors will appreciate your generosity.
Busta provided very large scans of his SS Gokou FAK. I compressed the scans in order to place them on my website. His scans were very detailed and I was able to visually compare his FAP to mine. First thing I noticed is that the Non Bandai version has yellow hair while mine has gold hair. But I've seen Bandai FAPs in the past, which had yellow hair similar to Busta's version, so this is passable. The two FAPs look very similar from a visual standpoint. The rubber boots of Busta's FAP look slightly off from my Bandai version but everything else looks to be a good match. The cloth Gi of Busta's FAP also appears to be made of a slightly coarser material then the Bandai version. Busta's package also seems to be very well made and an almost exact match with the exception of the missing Bandai logo. Most DBZ bootlegs I've seen or worthless pieces of plastic but this one seems to be very well done. I wish I could hold it in my hand and check it out up close.
Below you'll see the scans Busta provided. Take a look and compare them to the pictures of my FAP. What do you think? Close, huh? I've also provided a scan of the package of my FAP so you can compare it to the package of Busta's FAP. The only visible difference is the missing Bandai logo on Busta's FAP. I am asking a friend to translate the Japanese writing on the package of Busta's FAP.
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