Review – Glyos System Cosmic Wave Exellis and Clear Blue Axis Joints

NOTE: This toy was sent to me as a comp; yeah, this toy was free! Don’t you love free toys? So please keep this in mind as you read through this review of the Glyos System (website) Cosmic Wave Exellis and the new Clear Blue Axis Joints.

Exellis

The Exellis toy has been reviewed here at battlegrip.com before. Back in early 2009 I posted a review of the Spirico Exellis (review here) and just last fall I posted a review of a custom Exellis by Ben Mininberg (review here). And since this Cosmic Wave Exellis is simply the basic figure design in a new colorway there’s not much I can say about the design that I haven’t already said before. It’s nice to see these older designs back.

Govurom

And what’s truly awesome is that the Cosmic Wave Exellis comes packed with a Govurom head so you can swap out and create an entirely new character nice and fast. It’s a simple addition but the extra head really adds to the playability of the toy.

Axis Joints

So the basic Cosmic Wave Exellis is $8 at the Onell Design store but if you’re placing an order online the smartest thing you can do is snag yourself an Axis Joint pack for $4. These joints dramatically change the look of the basic figure and open up the customization options during building. Below you can see a shot of something weird I put together using the Cosmic Wave Exellis and Axis Joints.

These new Axis Joints expand the mobility and poseability of the action figures, creating entirely new ways of creating Glyos System figures while still using the same socket/peg construction system. The designs I put together and show here are fairly basic and use just one figure and one set of joints, but for a look at just how far you can go when building see this Cosmic Waves post at the Glyos Transmission Web Log. That shows just what can be done when you really start putting some imagination into using these new parts.

Closing Thoughts

This latest batch of Glyos System toys brings some old designs back — and there’s a ton of stuff at the store — and opens up the customization options for anyone who has never grabbed a huge mound of figures at once. I’ll fully admit that this review is totally the work of a fan of a series; it’s tough to be completely objective when you have so many toys in the line and get along well with everyone behind the company.

But even though I’m a fan, I like to think that the pics and basic information here gives you an idea of just what these toys are like. I know you’ve gotta go back and read some of my older Glyos System reviews to learn more, but if you’re a fan of action figures and construction toys then I think you’ll find its worth the effort.

Thanks, Matt, for the toys. And good luck with this latest launch.

Philip Reed wanted to post this review yesterday, but work ran longer than he had expected. At this exact moment the toys reviewed here are still available at the Onell Design store, which may be the first time Philip has posted a review for the line when the toys are actually available. It must be a miracle.