Kit Review

Straight build

The dream plastic model, Treasure Island~!

1. Treasure Island Assembly Process

Attach the slide-like part to the bottom of the island.

Assembling the ostrich launcher(?) on the right side of the island.

Assembling the launcher at the back of the island.. You need to apply glue properly to secure it.

Assembling the pirate volcano, the symbol of Treasure Island.
It looks a bit rough without painting.. ^^;

Aoshima Treasure Island - Assembling the campfire village in the center of the island. The ladders and tents are glued on, an

Assembling the campfire village in the center of the island.
The ladders and tents are glued on, and the tree-shaped bridge needs to be tied on with the included string.

Assembling the hut and BBQ area(;;). The fire effect is fun. ^^

Putting up a fence around the hut too..

Setting up the watchtowers. At this point, tie the string to the two posts.

The basic structures are all set up.
Now it's time to plant the trees~

Planting trees on both sides of the island.

After planting the trees, place signs around the island.

Treasure Island main body complete! It's pretty colorful even without painting~

Front and rear views.
The back is a bit bare, as you'd expect..

View from above

Side views

Angled overhead views from front and back

A bit closer from the side at an angle..

Views from the back.

2. Mini Robos

There are 24 types of mini robos included in total.

Pirate Robo X

Pirate Robo Q

Pirate Robo Z

Pirate Tamagoro

Pirate Skull Tank

Pirate Treasure Chest

Blackbeard Pirate

Pirate Lackey

Robo X Gandamobile

Skull Cannon

Aoshima Treasure Island - This cannon also has a skull-firing function. It's a very old-school system where you pull the supp

This cannon also has a skull-firing function.
It's a very old-school system where you pull the support arm on top back and let go, and the skull gets launched by the recoil..

Robo Z Gandaschütz

Tamagoro Gandaschütz

Sacrifice Robo

Exploration Captain Jijitan

Garikon

Debukuro (chubby black character)

Pirate Torohige

Pirate Captain Pyokotan

Katsugikuro (black porter character)

Shochokuro (black chief character)

Tarukuro (Barrel Black)

Hakokuro (Box Black)

Chibikuro (Baby Black)

Kurobee (Black)

Aoshima Treasure Island - In addition to the 24 mini robots. The pirate ship included as a bonus in the Treasure Island main

In addition to the 24 mini robots. The pirate ship included as a bonus in the Treasure Island main set.

Also included as a bonus — the ring boat

Both ships have wheels on the bottom, so they actually roll when you push them ^^

Bonus items beyond the mini robots — Ostrich Robot and Crab Robot.

The Burning Z mini robot that comes with the Treasure Island main set.. (poor guy..)

Also part of the Treasure Island main set — the Haengmok Robot.

Aoshima Treasure Island - The ostrich launcher is operated by a spring and switch. It's got more kick than you'd expect — the

The ostrich launcher is operated by a spring and switch.
It's got more kick than you'd expect — the ostrich flies pretty far....

Aoshima Treasure Island - The launcher on the back of the island. Twist it to lock it in place, then twist it again and the m

The launcher on the back of the island.
Twist it to lock it in place, then twist it again and the mini robot goes flying with a twang~.

Aoshima Treasure Island - The treasure chest hanging by a string from the watchtower can be placed into a hole inside — it's

The treasure chest hanging by a string from the watchtower can be placed into a hole inside —
it's set up as a slide, so you can send it sliding down.

3. Treasure Island Complete

Aoshima Treasure Island - The mini robots arranged on the Treasure Island main set to match the box art. Even in snap-fit bui

The mini robots arranged on the Treasure Island main set to match the box art.
Even in straight build state, it's pretty colorful~ ^^;

Aoshima Treasure Island - Enjoy it from various angles.... From here on, please enjoy the close-up shots of each section. (1/

Aoshima Treasure Island - Enjoy it from various angles.... From here on, please enjoy the close-up shots of each section. (2/

Enjoy it from various angles....
From here on, please enjoy the close-up shots of each section.

Aoshima Treasure Island - Standing mini robots on the lower part of the island is a bit of a struggle; the space is cramped a

Standing mini robots on the lower part of the island is a bit of a struggle;
the space is cramped and the floor isn't flat, so it's kinda...

Around the pirate ship

Aoshima Treasure Island - Near the cave where treasure is being smuggled out (1/4)

Aoshima Treasure Island - Near the cave where treasure is being smuggled out (2/4)

Near the cave where treasure is being smuggled out

Around the pirate volcano and cannibal huts

Aoshima Treasure Island - The watchtower. In the original box art the skull robot is sitting on top of the watchtower, but du

The watchtower.
In the original box art the skull robot is sitting on top of the watchtower, but..
due to the leg design it's actually impossible to get it to sit up there. ^^;

Aoshima Treasure Island - Around the camp village and expedition team (1/3)

Around the camp village and expedition team

Aoshima Treasure Island - Views looking down from above.. (1/4)

Aoshima Treasure Island - Views looking down from above.. (2/4)

Views looking down from above..

Looking down from above on both sides

Hustle and bustle.. with so many mini robots it's quite the crowd ^^;

Thanks to its nearly 50cm width, it more than filled up the entire photo studio.

The review commemorating Dalong.net's official 5th anniversary is, rather unexpectedly, the classic retro kit "Treasure Island." Honestly, pretty much every Gunpla worth reviewing has already been covered, so there's nothing particularly special about it — but this is a kit that's personally packed with nostalgia for me, so here we are :-)

If you're an adult modeler who has a soft spot for classic kits from the '80s, you probably remember this "Treasure Island" series. The charm of those little pirate robots combined with all sorts of background sets was one of the dreams of the '80s. Small islands, trees, pirate ships, and all kinds of elaborate background sets paired with a wide variety of mini robot sets.. and the crown jewel of them all is the main item — the "Treasure Island" full set.

The original name of this Treasure Island series was "Robodachi," a kit that had been produced by IMAI since the 70s. Even back in the day, about 20 years ago, it was sold through domestic manufacturers at stationery shops — but it was an incredibly pricey item for the time, so this is literally *that* "Treasure Island" that countless kids used to press their faces against the stationery shop glass, drooling over it.

I was one of those drooling kids. I was crushed by the price back then... and by the time I'd somehow scraped together enough money, it was already sold out in my neighborhood — so this kit carries a real childhood grudge for me. ^^; But somehow over 20 years have passed, and Aoshima re-released the original Treasure Island series in the summer of 2008 using re-struck molds — and I was finally able to put that 20-year grudge to rest.

First off, the original Treasure Island, unlike the domestic version, has the island body made entirely of solid plastic. The version that came out domestically back then was thin plastic with a bit of paint applied. Either way, the island body itself is incredibly sturdy.

Since the molds are over 20 years old, there were flash and sink marks all over every part, and it took a lot of time to clean everything up. Coming from being spoiled by Bandai-style straight builds, the glue-together assembly felt a bit awkward... and what was particularly frustrating was that while each part does have locating pins at the joints, they do absolutely nothing to hold anything in place. I'm not asking for snap-fit level security, but it'd be nice if the parts at least lined up decently — but nope, the fit is off and nothing stays put. T_T "The locating pins are just there for show."

The fact that you need to slather glue on every single joint just to get the thing together really drives home that old-school plastic model nostalgia (that glue smell...;). Some parts — like the skull pillars on the watchtower — really need to hold firm, but the gap between the holes and pins is so large that even piling on the glue sometimes isn't enough to keep them in place. The mini robots hold together relatively better than the island body itself, but still, assembling without glue is pretty much out of the question... Either way, it's unmistakably old-school. OTL

Technically this kit needs to be painted, but even just a straight build comes out looking fairly colorful. And if you want to really capture that old-school feel, not painting it might actually be the more authentic way to experience the nostalgia... (H-hey, that's just an excuse!)

It was a bit of a struggle building a full-on old-school plastic model after so long, but it definitely put that old childhood grudge to rest, and it was a kit that brought back genuine nostalgia from my younger days. It's a completely different feel from the ultra-high-quality world of Gunpla... This is probably a kit that'll only really resonate with people who have memories tied to Treasure Island, but regardless, seeing Treasure Island get a reprint for the old fans is truly something to be moved about. To all you old-school fans out there — let's ride that wave of nostalgia! ^_^

Treasure Island | 2008.7 (re-struck reprint) | ¥9,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.