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BB-62 Onitope Special Ver.

Haven't talked about a BeastBox in a few months. This is actually the last one I have currently that I took more than 4 pictures of. I just kinda felt like I was forcing myself take max photos, even if something didn't really need me to.

Anyway, Onitope is an interesting toy. It's quite the posable little dragonfly, with an alternate helicopter mode. That being said, there's a bit more looseness to some of the connections here compared to other BeastBoxes. But, honestly, kinda worth it for for that spinning propeller.

BB-37LO Lotus

BB-54 Ironblood and Loyalheart

This is a neat idea for a Box set. While 52Toys has done a few sets of 4-animal Boxes, this is their first 2-animal Box I'm aware of. It's a good level of complexity, it's a symmetrical build so if you have two you can make monochrome cubes, they have a nice level of posability, and having them only be half-Boxes gives them an interesting scale in the line-up. Very happy with this set.

BB-55 Sigma DX Set

This is a neat experiment; going back and redoing one of their older animals with their modern style. Delta was my second BeastBox, and it's neat I actually owned the original when they announced this one.

The Good: Apart from a much more involved, but fun transformation, Sigma is significantly more posable than Delta. The neck is a little weird, but has good range, and the longer tail and toes do help with expressabiltiy. It does lack the mouth, though.

Sigma also has a set of weapon attachment points on its back. The instructions tell you to always pull them out, but they easily fold away for a more streamlined appearance. The DX also comes with a railgun that folds up into a 1/4 size Box, and works well with other releases.

The Bad: The frill doesn't lock everywhere. Other than that, great release.

BB-59A Orbital, BB-59B Halo, and BB-59C Unreal

Wow, this was such a surprise. I didn't know these were going to be smaller Boxes. And the way they added these folding storage cubes that stack themselves as well as make them the same size as normal Boxes is such an inspired idea. Plenty of nice things to say about these three. And yes, I bought all three. Couldn't resist.

The Good: As I said, these Boxes are slightly smaller than the other offerings from BeastBox. It's a fun novelty in and of itself, but the addition of the smaller storage cubes is what really makes the smaller Boxes work. They can stack, compress to the size of a quarter Box like many of the line's other accessories, and when expanded are the same size as a standard Box and allow them to store properly inside a standard storage cube. it's an excellently designed and use of an accessory.

As for the fishies, they're all fairly unique, each with a different head sculpt to look like a different fish. Unreal is the only one with every fin type, with halo lacking a dorsal fin and Orbital lacking tail streamers. And while they aren't the most posable (remember, they are fish), they have enough to help depict good swimming motions, and the display stand really helps to set a scene for them.

The Bad: While it is neat, the fact that the Box has to be filled out by the display stand is a little disappointing. It locks together well, and forms a solid Box, but it just encompasses so much of it. It would have been nice if it just formed a single side, or fit in the middle, or something. I understand this would completely alter the fish, but I'm just throwing it out these as what I'd like to see if they do an integrated display stand again.

And while I like that they made the display stand modular, it is fiddly to get it looking good. It's also not immediately apparent how to orientate it when making the Box.

Overall, the positives far outweigh the negatives for this release. The amount of novelty and new ideas here are fantastic, and I can't recommend them enough. I'd most likely recommend Unreal because it has more fins, but all three are great if a particular head strikes your fancy the most. Hopefully we'll see more mini-Boxes sooner rather than later.

BB-52 Downspiral DX Set

Haven't talked about a BeastBox in a while. A lot of more time-sensitive releases or theme months, etc. But I've got a few of these guys in the backlog, and I want to talk about them!

The Good: A fairly simple transformation at first glance with just the right level of minor complexities. It's got a good deal of posability, with six articulated legs, and a spinney drill head. It's also the first BeastBox I've handled with a second mode, this one being a rocket. It's very simple, but a nice inclusion, and the added base in the SP version does add a lot to it.

Speaking of the accessory, it's pretty neat. There're multiple ways to orient it, it folds and stacks neatly like most Beast Box accessories, and if you have more than one you can build quite a bit with it. Don't know how you'd get more than one without buying more than one Downspiral, but that's a different issue.

Fun Fact: Octopus and squids have legs, not tentacles. Squids do have two tentacles, but they're only the longer legs with tentacles at the ends. If a limb has tentacles running down its entire length, it's considered a leg.

The Bad: I'm a little worried about the very tip of the head. It's a bit thinner than the other parts, and it feels like it could flex easily.

Overall, a good release. It's a simpler BeastBox, but a fun one.

BB-50 Kite-Moss

While most BeastBoxes tend to be small evolutions, gradually improving on the solidity of their transformations, posability, and gimmicks, on occasion they release a Box that’s meant to do something specific.

The Good: Like flex.

This Box is a flex. It is designed to show off how massive they can get one cube to be after transforming. And because of all the different tricks they utilize to pull it off, it leads to a pretty fantastic and interesting transformation, that’s not all that hard, either. This is a Box that you could probably figure out how to transform without needing instructions.

The Bad: It does lack quite a bit of posability compared to other Boxes, with good wings, but subpar neck, arms, and antenna. It does come with a stand adapter for easy display, but said adapter is loose on standard display pegs (I tried it with Figma, Gunpla, and Tensugu stands), and it doesn’t have a peg hole like other flying Boxes have had, making it hard to display.

Overall, a very interesting release that’s more novelty than most of the recent releases. That doesn’t mean I don’t recommend it, though, as if you’re new to the line this would probably make a great first-Box, doing a lot of transformation tricks while still remaining simple. Next release I’ll be talking about is part of their new combiner, so look forward to that~

MB-17IE ICARUS Elite

I originally passed on this one, saw a video of how it transforms, saw the super intricate second color wave, and... here we are. Honestly, as much as I like the combining MegaBoxes, I find them a little underwhelming compared to the BeastBoxes, especially since Primatus does the combining thing better than any MegaBox, including this one. Still, this is the best example of what MegaBox can accomplish, as it feels like it had a goal and broke the ceiling on it.

The Good: These things expand to be 5-6 times larger than the cubes they start as, and it’s ridiculous to witness. They are enormous compared to the boxes, which can fit in the palm of your hand. The combined Icarus, as well, is very big, standing twice as tall as Primatus who is made of twice as many Boxes.

The second color wave is also crazy. They’re covered in so much intricate detail. And it’s capable of modular combination like the rest of the MegaBoxes, coming with quite a few adapters to make it easier.

The Bad: While Icarus is impressive, it lacks the fluidity and solidity of 52Toys previous releases. It’s their only release to date where I need the instructions to transform it, and even when correctly transformed it isn’t very solid. A lot of the fins are not locked in place, and a lot of connections are loose.

Overall, it’s a fiddly release, but one that does a lot of impressive things. I would recommend it for the transformation alone. And while it isn’t the most solid MegaBox, it is definitely my favorite.