HG Bandai gachapon Chodenji Robo Combattler V

What's better than 1 gachapon, yup, you guessed it, 5 gachapons (wait is it gashapon? oh well), in other words, getting a complete set of this Combattler V Gachapon set. This set also includes a clear black set. Just in case, you guys, don't know what Im talking about, gachapon's are toy dispensing machines which  randomly dispenses toys, so you won't know what you're getting till you buy em. Yup, it's all about luck, my man....

From the classic vintage robot animation created by Sunrise.
Combattler V is made out of 5 vehicles.

Battle Jet becomes the head of Combattler V and is smallest vehicle.

Battle Crasher forms the chest and arms. Wings and landing gears are removed when in robot mode.

Battle Tank becomes the torso. The antenna move up and down. The claws are very hard to get in and out and most of the time.

Battle Marine forms the legs of Combattler V.

Battle Craft forms the feet with pegs to push out the drills.













All the vehicles combine to form combined vehicle mode or also known as Grand Dasher mode. The arms are supposed to be turned upwards being the lazy guy that I am, I just left it straight.

The accesories that came with this set shown below.

And of cos, the combined robot mode. Combattler V has basic articulation but fails to make any dynamic poses. In robot mode, Combattler V stands roughly 6 inches tall and still looks good in any chogokin collection.

Picture together with Combattler V, the clear black version.

Overall, I do love the set, the only thing I don't like are the extra parts that has to be taken out due to transformation. Storage is kinda a hassle and some parts are really small and easily lost.

The other bad news is the clear black version has really brittle plastic which tends to break easily after 2 or 3 transformations, I super glued mine back into robot-form and left it as it is ever since.