Showing posts with label Zoids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoids. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Revoltech #096 ZOIDS Geno Breaker

The Geno Breaker is a Tyrannosaurus-type Zoid, one of over 200 species of fictional biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise. Based on the Geno Saurer, the Geno Breaker was first released in 2002, and the Zoid plays a significant role in both the Battle Story and the Zoids: Guardian Force anime. (Zoids wiki)
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Out-of-box content. Not much to see here.
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Side view of the figure. This is one of the biggest Revoltech figure in my collection.
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Geno Breaker standing on it's hind leg. It is obvious that the design was taken from a dinosaur.
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Geno Breaker is equipped with a thruster pack which enable limited flight.
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It is also equipped with a large pair of multi-purpose claws mounted on extendable arms known as X-Breakers.
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Those claws are very menacing. It can also be used as a shield.
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The Revoltech joints provide flexibility in terms of articulation.
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Rear view of the figure.
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Who wants some of these?
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The claws make Geno Breaker looks like a dino-crustacean hybrid.
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Time to duke it out!
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Who will come out as the victor?

I bought this figure to accompany my Blade Liger and this figure is as impressive. I cannot find any flaw in terms of paint job. The sculpt and articulation were good. The only issue I have with this figure is the loose joints. Revoltech joints are suppose to be rigid and strong but it has some difficulty handling the weight of the figure. It is not that prominent on the Blade Liger but it is a very pronounced issue since it is very difficult to put this figure on a standing position for an extended amount of time. Grab this if you are a fan of the Zoids series or else you might just want to skip it altogether.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Revoltech #093 ZOIDS Blade Liger

Zoids are fictional mechanical lifeforms, found on Planet Zi. A Zoid is essentially a mechanical animal formed around a techno-organic 'core' (known as a "Zoid Core"), which serves as its heart and mind. The Core is considered to be 'alive', making the Zoid a living creature. Otherwise, its body is an artificial mechanical construct like any other mecha.

The Blade Liger is a Lion-type Zoid, a race of mechanical lifeforms from the fictional Zoids universe. The Blade Liger features heavily in the first two anime series’, Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: Guardian Force, where it is piloted by the protagonist, Van Flyheight. It also plays a relatively important role in the Battle Story and secondary roles in the Zoids: New Century and Zoids: Fuzors anime. (Zoids wiki)

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Out-of-box content. Surprisingly, it does not comes with a lot of accessories.

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Front view of the figure.

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Side view of the figure.

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Side view of the figure.

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The prowling liger.

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Trying to capture the pose of the figure in mid jump but fail miserably.

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The detail on this figure is superb.

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The liger scratching it's back.
I bought this figure out of curiosity and I have to say that I am impressed. The paint job was great with some minor issue. The sculpt and articulation were good. My only concern regarding this figure is that it is actually very heavy and the Revoltech joints seem to have issue trying to coup with all the stress imposed by the figure. I would not encourage anyone to play with this figure or else the joints would worn out and would not be able to support the figure.