Review – Glyos System Custom Corps: Force Delphi

Line: Glyos * Manufacturer: Onell Design * Year: 2010

We’re back for another Glyos System (Onell Design) Custom Corps review, this time a run of Delphi figures. Each created by Matt Doughty, this latest Custom Corps wave makes an awesome companion to the first Custom Corps launch from 2009 (review here) and the Custom Corps III (review here) wave from earlier this year. And since this is my first Delphi figure it means another new character for my collection. And that’s always a great thing when it comes to Glyos action figures.

Build

The Delphi is made of up of a mix of basic figure components, Buildman parts, and Phase Arm and Gobon Blaster parts. It’s a taller figure than the average, and slightly bulkier since the Phase Arm parts widen the design. And this is important because the Delphi head is drastically larger than most standard Glyos figure heads. It’s a basic build, but it fits the design and shows how the parts can be used to create a new body design.

Delphi Head

Like some sort of bizarre sea creature, this isn’t the first time I’ve had a Delphi head. That may sound a little strange after I just finished saying this is my first Delphi character so let me explain. Earlier this year when I visited Matt I was given a bunch of parts, including a blank resin Delphi head. When I got home I took the head and, after some thought, decided to experiment with the head. So the next step was a mold and now there are metal Delphi heads out in the wild. The resin head was pretty much destroyed in the process of moldmaking, but there are now metal Delphi out there.

But I gave Matt all of the heads so I was suddenly without a head again. Well, I’ve got one back and this time he’s on a body and I’m keeping him.

Paint

Hand-painted by Matt Doughty, this custom toy shows off Matt’s weathering effects. I’ve painted a few Glyos toys in the last year, and have kinda developed my own style, so it’s great to get my hands on one of Matt’s custom jobs to get an idea of how he works. It’s a rough, beaten design and the pics here (especially the close shot below) really shows how great the effect looks. The next time I visit Matt I’ve gotta get him to spend a little time showing me his process; I think I can learn a few things watching him at work.

Closing Thoughts

Again, this is by no means an objective review of a toy. Instead, this is me rambling on about a piece of art created by a friend. As with most Glyos Custom Corps works I paid $25 for this guy, and that was a price I was happy to pay for what I got. Only the hardcore art and Glyos fans should ever consider grabbing a custom — those new to the line should stick to the Buildstation to start with — but for those of us who collecting the Custom Corps waves this was a great buy. And besides, I’ve now got a Delphi figure in my collection and that’s a wonderful thing.

Unlike the standard figures this is not a playable toy. This is a custom and it’s for display only and that’s kinda reflected in the toy’s poseability (the arms are locked into a fairly specific position; they move, but not in a great range), but as a display piece it’s excellent. He looks excellent with my other customs.

Philip Reed is tired and hopes you guys enjoyed the photos and few words. Time to collapse.