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Toy Review: Revoltech Danboard

03/16/10

Revoltech Danboard

Originally posted at Slangards.Multiply.com

EDIT 3/16/2010: I changed all the references to Danboard as a male to female. The girl inside is Miura Hayasaka, Yotsuba’s playmate.

 

Of all the toys I have, there are only a few that are a permanent fixture on my display shelf. Danboard is one of them. What with so many people messaging me on the Pinoy Toy Kolektor and Cybertron PH boards about my avatar and where to find this little girl, I figured I’d take some proper pics and give her her due.

Unlike most of the Revoltech figure line, Danboard apropriately comes in a nice cardboard colored box with a few die-cut windows on the side, top, and front.

Inside, instead of the mess of twisties that American toys come in, she’s in a nice, easily opened plastic tray. You can just pop open the top tray and, “Viola!” she’s free.

What you see is what you get, boys and girls. She doesn’t have a lot of accessories compared to the other Revoltech figures. Basically it’s a circular stand, an extra head and flesh-tone neck joint. But then again, what she lacks in gear, she makes up for in sheer awesomeness.

Her design is great. For such a simple thing, you’d expect the manufacturers could just phone it in, but no. You can see the seams of the cardboard where it was glued together. If you get one of the Amazon or 7-11 exclusives, the boxes even have corporate logos on them. Great if you’re planning on making yourself a gestalt Danboard.

Articulation is what you’d expect. It’s a girl in a box for crying out loud. Don’t expect her to have double-hinged elbows. There are 5 points of articulation, but with the Revoltech system, those are pretty versatile. If you include the flaps around her torso, POA count jumps to 9. Despite a very big footprint, you’ll need her included stand to get her to stay upright. Her humongo head makes her top heavy.

The best thing about Danboard is her light up eyes. There’s a tiny, itty-bitty switch on the left side of her head that you can flip to turn them on. They’re powered by two watch batteries that you can access on the bottom of the head box. You wouldn’t believe how well she photographs with the extra feature!

Because Danboard is a girl in a box, she comes with an extra head. You simply pull off the head-box, switch the black “neck” for the flesh one and put on the human head. presto. It’s awful cute, looking totally bemused and surprised. You really can help but put her in all sorts of situations.

At a grand apiece when they were released, this girl was (arguably) one of the best buys I ever made. Of course he’s sold out everywhere now and eBay is the only option if you want to get one. Me, I’m thinking about it, because I want that gestalt cardboard robo real bad.

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Hi, Slangards!

I always loved your toy reviews at PTK. You’re one of the handful who does it really well with humor to boot.

Anyway, I don’t mean to be an a$$ since I really appreciate all those reviews as well as those in your site and I know how meticulous you are in your writing. But I think you missed some corrections when you updated this piece about Danboard. I pointed them out below by using brackets.

You don’t have to publish this comment, I just want to help out a bit.

Thanks!
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Of all the toys I have, there are only a few that are a permanent fixture on my display shelf. Danboard is one of them. What with so many people messaging me on the Pinoy Toy Kolektor and Cybertron PH boards about my avatar and where to find this little [“guy” / girl], I figured I’d take some proper pics and give her her due.
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Inside, instead of the mess of twisties that American toys come in, [she’s] in a nice, easily opened plastic tray. You can just pop open the top tray and, “Viola!” [she’s] free.
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What you see is what you get, boys and girls. [She] doesn’t have [a lot] of accessories compared to the other Revoltech figures. Basically it’s a [circular] stand, an extra head and flesh-tone neck joint. But then again, what [she] lacks in gear, [she] makes up for in sheer awesomeness.
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The best thing about Danboard is her light up eyes. There’s a tiny, itty-bitty switch on the left side of her head that you can flip to turn them on. They’re powered by two watch batteries that you can access on the bottom of the head box. You wouldn’t believe how well [she] photographs with the extra feature!
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Because Danboard is a girl in a box, [she] comes with an extra head. You simply pull off the head-box, switch the black “neck” for the flesh one and put on the human head. presto. It’s awful cute, looking totally bemused and surprised. You really can help but put her in all sorts of situations.
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At a grand apiece when they were released, this [“guy” / girl] was (arguably) one of the best buys I ever made. Of course she’s sold out everywhere now and eBay is the only option if you want to get one. Me, I’m thinking about it, because I want that gestalt cardboard robo real bad.

Posted by Lost Soul at March 17, 2010, 7:04 am

Thanks, @Lost Soul. Changes made. My very own proofreader! How cool is that?

Posted by slangards at March 17, 2010, 9:09 pm

VERY cool if you’re not paying him anything :p

Thanks, man. See you at PTK! :D

Posted by Lost Soul at March 17, 2010, 10:26 pm

I have been wanting Danboard in ages! But I prefer either the 7-11 or Amazon Danboro. XD

You also have the other Revoltechs I want. I forgot the name of the game they’re from. The only character I have from the series is Ricky (the frog).

Posted by Shabby at March 31, 2010, 12:35 pm

@Shabby, Game? The only ones I have from a game are the Saber and Rin from Fate/Stay Night. I only collect the girl figures, for obvious reasons. I would have figured you for a Pocco fan or Queen’s Blade.

Posted by slangards at March 31, 2010, 10:41 pm

hi pwede malaman san mo nakuha danbo mo?

Posted by toyhunter at May 23, 2010, 10:05 pm

@toyhunter, I bought it at WasabiToys several years ago. The only place to find it now is online stores and the price is sky high now.

Posted by slangards at May 24, 2010, 8:58 pm

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