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I am surprised that there is still a lot of interest in the Fewture/Artstorm Ex Gokin recent release of the Gatchaman Vehicle sets, so I decided to put this together and hopefully help answer a few questions.
This review is on vehicle set B which includes units G3, G4 and G5 in God Phoenix mode. Starting with the god Phoenix, it is an image accurate design, meaning from certain angle, it looks just like it was in the anime. I stressed this point because I also have the Unifive God Phoenix and that one is longer and feels narrower, and overall, the proportion is more natural.
However, as you can see from these pictures, the Ex Gokin God Phoenix does look fantastic and extremely sharp. All the vehicles in these two sets have very high metal content, just like the usual standard that you'd expect from Artstorm and Fewture.
On the gimmicks side, there is not a lot to offer. You have a couple of options for the rear hanger cover, I have attached the closed door version, you also can put in the dual thrusters version (I think they come from Ken's G1). There are two sets of louvres for the bottom thrusters, and the landing gears round out all the extras, there aren't any moving parts elsewhere.
For comparison, the Unifive God Phoenix comes with a ton of goodies - in scale versions of G1 to G4, working hangars and receptacles for all 4 vehicles, the phoenix missile, extendable working landing gears, opening/closing thruster covers, and the fire phoenix add on for initial release.
Jun's bike is very accurate and comes with working wheels, I'd say she is roughly in 1/35 scale. There is a stand you can attach to her bike to give more stability, but that's all...and no, her costume cannot be removed.
Jinpei's G4 features rotating thrusters, the mouth opens and can be fitted with a couple of attachments. The tracks can be rotated and works independently on each side. Except for the rear tail, the mouth and the wheels/tracks assembly, the rest of the vehicle is all metal.
Despite for my love of the Unifive version, this is still a very attractive release from Artstorm, and there is no denying that all the vehicles look really great. I think they are best suited as display pieces, there isn't a whole lot you can do with them, but they will look fantastic wherever you display them. The set also comes with a black stand for the God Phoenix.
