Banpresto Grand Line Men: Marco

With my arrival of Grand Line Men Roger, I also ordered Marco as well since they both came in at a very cheap price on Mandarake. I am not much of a Marco fan, but the Grand Line Men's version of him did catch my attention when I saw some photo's being posted on forums. He has a very clean look, the coloring is vibrant, and surprisingly he has quit a bit of detail, such as the vein's popping out of his hands. 

The one thing I am disappointed in the Marco figure is that there are some painting mark errors on his left hand. Once I find some paint removal cloth, I might fix him up a bit, but this might just be on the figure that I got so this may not be the problem for when you get your Marco figure. He is at a nice height for your P.O.P DX Shiro Hige (White Beard) in scale to the manga/anime so he would be a nice addition to your collection. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men: Roger

I finally got my Banpresto Grand Line Men Roger in the mail, so here is a short review on him. The coloring and details done on Roger is fantastic as always, coming from Banpresto's standards. I love the details on his clothes and the pose is his typical cross armed look. Nothing really different from all the other Roger figures out there, but the Grand Line Men version of him will match up very nicely with my Will of D. Roger. 

I wished Banpresto did another pose for Roger other than his typical cross armed look, but none the less, he is still a pretty good figure to add into your collection. Compared to other Rogers out in the market, the Grand Line Men version of him is not as muscular compared to his Ichiban Kuji or Will of D. version of him. If you put them side by side, the Grand Line Men version makes him look a little wimpy. Though he should be fine with his cape on. Here are some photo's I took of Roger. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.0

Grand Line Men Vol.0 Garp & Shanks

Here's an exclusive look from the 2011 Prize Fair convention in Tokyo, revealing Banpresto's up coming Grand Line Men and Children series. Banpresto announced their Vol.0 (Strong World series) of the Grand Line Men with Garp & Shanks, along with what looks like to be Shiki, which may be announced very soon. For Grand Line Children, we have Nico Robin and Spandam with his pet elephant. I can't wait for Vol.0 to come out!! Shanks and Garp both look fantastic. For those that didn't get the P.O.P DX: Strong World Garp, the GLM Vol.0 version of him is a good alternative!  Enough with the long post, here are the photos!

Source Reference:

Moeyo Toy Blog (in Japanese Online)