UPDATE: I received the replacement parts for my figures, exactly as requested and in pretty good time, so at the very least my customer service experience has been positive. If you'd like to pre-order your own... shop.yolopark.com/?ref=Citrus (5% off w/ CITRUS)
I might be wrong but I think their partial assembly and usage if the word “model kit” might be a legal license issue. They might be licensed only to make “model kits”, but want to sell action figures, and this is a way to skirt around that
@@citrusjuicebox It think this might be an easier sell to the crowd that doesn't do model kit at all ever but is maybe open to Lego? I have seen Yolopark compared to Bionicle. "No tools required" and all that.
Yolopark's usage of the word "model kit" is a clear case of "you keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means" to me. In gunpla terms, they've assembled all of the sections but refused to finish putting the "kit" together.
Thank you for the balanced review! I really hope they can fix the qc issues in the future. I quite like the look and scale of the figures, but I gotta agree that the whole 'model kit' aspect is a weird choice
i saw other reviews and they didnt seem to have these problems. it's definitely a qc issue or he got an early copy. definitely gonna pick these up in the near future
Another newcomer called Blokees has announced an Evangelion model kit under their Action Edition line. I'm cautiously waiting for that with their Action Edition G1 Optimus Prime actually being a good size for it's price (Similar to Reborn 100 or some really early MG kits in terms of build complexity). Yolopark hasn't sold me on their products as of yet and it's such a shame they dropped the ball on Evangelion at least for seasoned collectors. Also I recommend getting a bottle of those joint tightener liquids for the antenna. While usually used to tighten joints I tend to use it to give a stronger grip for press fit parts that are likely to fall out without being permanent.
I am pretty sure that the “AMK” stands for “assembled model kits” so that’s why they are sort or “pre assembled” Still I think it’s little silly, I feel either come fully assembled or not at all. 😅
@citrusjuicebox I'm not into eva at all but i have been disappointed after knowing how yolopark use the word model kits loosely when transformers rise of the beast comes out
Hmm... Could be. I remember I think a Kotobukiya kit mentioning it was 1/400 scale, but it was definitely bigger than 10 cm. Eva scale is all over the place, of course.
@@citrusjuicebox Yeah... Which explains the weird proportions of both the entry plug and knife on these "Kits". I guess it's my inner UC fanboy wanting to know all the technical details of the mechs haha.
@@RynerGT Given Anno's very vocal distaste for otaku in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if he designed Eva sizes to be very loose just to annoy pedants like us, who care about these kinds of details
@@citrusjuicebox Then again, he did make a lot of CCA designs that are, for a lack of a better word, meticulously detailed (for the better of course). Though, that was earlier in his career and life so, who knows. People change right?
To me the overall proportioning, design and joints disregarding the shoulder pylon and elbows look far too suspiciously similar to the new version robot spirits its kinda uncanny lol. There are some really odd and specific choices in color blocking and usage that is far too similar to the 3.0+1.0 2021 release of the robot spirits eva 01, the jaw portion being metallic purple, the attachment point of the umbilical cord being black as well as it lacking purple paint on the collarbone section. To me this feels like they copied the robot spirits and scaled it up, changed a few joints and called it a day, feels disappointing tbh. Though, it would be neat to see them next to eachother
FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY NOTICES THE EXTREME SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE YOLOPARK EVAS AND THE ROBOT SPIRITS EVAS!!!! Apart from having the same character design, Yolopark's Eva's are quite literally just scaled up Robot Spirits Eva's. I myself own the Robot Spirits Eva's and like you mentioned, they're suspiciously similar. (The only major difference that I could find are how the shoulder pylons are placed. )
I just don't get the hype for the AMK series. My experience so far has been awful with their TF AMK stuff mainly due to the terrible plastic they use and quite absurd engineering tbh. I'll give them credit for being cheap, but I'd rather take 16cm-17cm figures with decent construction that 20cm ones that feel like shit
I have the Transformers One figures which has the same levels of packaging, presentation and assembly. can confirm the tolerances when attaching balljoint segments can be quite tight on those. After the first one was built I opted to sand the others down a little, which made it a lot easy for the remaining ones. fortunately I've felt with this kinda thing while building model kits before, but for someone new this might be a bit daunting. also the trays were secured the same way, so I doubt they will change the methods til another product line only thing that seemed different is they had a Lot less QC issues then these EVAs (less nub marks and glue stains)
UPDATE: I received the replacement parts for my figures, exactly as requested and in pretty good time, so at the very least my customer service experience has been positive. If you'd like to pre-order your own... shop.yolopark.com/?ref=Citrus (5% off w/ CITRUS)
I might be wrong but I think their partial assembly and usage if the word “model kit” might be a legal license issue. They might be licensed only to make “model kits”, but want to sell action figures, and this is a way to skirt around that
Could be, but that still wouldn't explain why they bothered to partially assemble the "kit." I can only guess it's a presentation gimmick.
@@citrusjuicebox It think this might be an easier sell to the crowd that doesn't do model kit at all ever but is maybe open to Lego? I have seen Yolopark compared to Bionicle. "No tools required" and all that.
@@barbd8212 Ahhh that makes some sense. I can see the angle.
pretty sure its just this. it has to do with the nonsense that surrounds Transformers licensing and this line name is just carried over from that.
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Yolopark's usage of the word "model kit" is a clear case of "you keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means" to me. In gunpla terms, they've assembled all of the sections but refused to finish putting the "kit" together.
Blokees is doing their own Eva-Unit 01 model kit, much like their bigger Optimus Prime it's also a full model kit.
I hadn’t heard of that, I’ll have to check it out thank you!
Quite disappointing on how yolopark handled these series, other series are amazing 😢
They just yelled "YOLO"
Thank you for the balanced review! I really hope they can fix the qc issues in the future. I quite like the look and scale of the figures, but I gotta agree that the whole 'model kit' aspect is a weird choice
i saw other reviews and they didnt seem to have these problems. it's definitely a qc issue or he got an early copy. definitely gonna pick these up in the near future
Another newcomer called Blokees has announced an Evangelion model kit under their Action Edition line. I'm cautiously waiting for that with their Action Edition G1 Optimus Prime actually being a good size for it's price (Similar to Reborn 100 or some really early MG kits in terms of build complexity). Yolopark hasn't sold me on their products as of yet and it's such a shame they dropped the ball on Evangelion at least for seasoned collectors.
Also I recommend getting a bottle of those joint tightener liquids for the antenna. While usually used to tighten joints I tend to use it to give a stronger grip for press fit parts that are likely to fall out without being permanent.
Hope they would also sell this in retail stores like their transformer ones because i was impressed by the optimus prime i have
How's it compare to the Real Grade?
These are cheaper, slightly larger, fewer gimmicks, less complex, lower quality overall
I am pretty sure that the “AMK” stands for “assembled model kits” so that’s why they are sort or “pre assembled”
Still I think it’s little silly, I feel either come fully assembled or not at all. 😅
I got mine early at a physical shop
Plastic creaking gave me anxiety, i have many things going wrong after my old figure creaking joint stuck and breaking
Same. I'm a bit surprised I didn't break more things in making this video.
@citrusjuicebox I'm not into eva at all but i have been disappointed after knowing how yolopark use the word model kits loosely when transformers rise of the beast comes out
I think, hypothetically from what I can remember, this figure would be 1/200. Since (depends on the scene of the anime) the Evas are 40 m. tall.
Hmm... Could be. I remember I think a Kotobukiya kit mentioning it was 1/400 scale, but it was definitely bigger than 10 cm. Eva scale is all over the place, of course.
@@citrusjuicebox Yeah... Which explains the weird proportions of both the entry plug and knife on these "Kits". I guess it's my inner UC fanboy wanting to know all the technical details of the mechs haha.
@@RynerGT Given Anno's very vocal distaste for otaku in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if he designed Eva sizes to be very loose just to annoy pedants like us, who care about these kinds of details
@@citrusjuicebox Then again, he did make a lot of CCA designs that are, for a lack of a better word, meticulously detailed (for the better of course). Though, that was earlier in his career and life so, who knows. People change right?
@@RynerGT The work he did on CCA would've been subject to Sunrise's (well, Tomino's) rules, so he wouldn't have been able to completely do as he liked
I wish it was like more metal looking a more different design
To me the overall proportioning, design and joints disregarding the shoulder pylon and elbows look far too suspiciously similar to the new version robot spirits its kinda uncanny lol. There are some really odd and specific choices in color blocking and usage that is far too similar to the 3.0+1.0 2021 release of the robot spirits eva 01, the jaw portion being metallic purple, the attachment point of the umbilical cord being black as well as it lacking purple paint on the collarbone section. To me this feels like they copied the robot spirits and scaled it up, changed a few joints and called it a day, feels disappointing tbh. Though, it would be neat to see them next to eachother
tbf this is a fraction of the price of robot spirits so if it is basically a bootleg then great lmfao.
FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY NOTICES THE EXTREME SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE YOLOPARK EVAS AND THE ROBOT SPIRITS EVAS!!!!
Apart from having the same character design, Yolopark's Eva's are quite literally just scaled up Robot Spirits Eva's. I myself own the Robot Spirits Eva's and like you mentioned, they're suspiciously similar. (The only major difference that I could find are how the shoulder pylons are placed. )
yay new vid! heck yea
Yknow, for only about $30 these arent that bad
9:47 lmao
Just Like A MG Support.
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I love It’s.
This Is Evangelion.
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I just don't get the hype for the AMK series. My experience so far has been awful with their TF AMK stuff mainly due to the terrible plastic they use and quite absurd engineering tbh. I'll give them credit for being cheap, but I'd rather take 16cm-17cm figures with decent construction that 20cm ones that feel like shit
I don’t like the sounds it makes during assembly
Neither did I
holy shit it's cheap thank goodness I don't need no bootleg or anything
I have the Transformers One figures which has the same levels of packaging, presentation and assembly.
can confirm the tolerances when attaching balljoint segments can be quite tight on those. After the first one was built I opted to sand the others down a little, which made it a lot easy for the remaining ones. fortunately I've felt with this kinda thing while building model kits before, but for someone new this might be a bit daunting.
also the trays were secured the same way, so I doubt they will change the methods til another product line
only thing that seemed different is they had a Lot less QC issues then these EVAs (less nub marks and glue stains)
Definitely huge upset considering how everything else they released has been great, mad disappointing these looked freaking amazing 🥲