You Were Right, ZOIDS Are AWESOME!!! - HMM Blade Liger AB Review

[@marksayosmejia7251]

Other gundam reviews: Size comparisons Jobby: madoka godzilla prime Mecha gaikotsu: WEIGHT COMPARISONS AWWWW YEAHH

[@YiminyCricket]

jobby reviews gunpla?? :o

[@mikusheep]

@@YiminyCricket he used to, he doesn't do it much anymore because of time

[@RikuoNura383]

Last time I watched him, he reviewed RG Eva

[@YiminyCricket]

@@RikuoNura383 i know but that's not really a Gundam kit now is it. And even then, check the last time he reviewed a gunpla before the RG Eva

[@TempeSaurus]

@@YiminyCricket Jobby just don't have the time to build things

[@DJWeapon8]

Shield Ligers are actually my favorite of the liger type zoids. Since its the first zoid piloted by Van in Chaotic Century, and is somewhat antithetical to what you'd expect an anime protagonist to use back then. It made extensive use of its energy shielding, its primary modes of attack are ranged weapons, the weapons themselves are relatively standard, and Van fought pretty dirty favoring guerilla tactics. At least compared to what other anime was on Cartoon Network at the time, which was mostly shonen. Chaotic Century on the other hand has themes and atmosphere of what you'd expect in a real robot anime like Mobile Suit Gundam.

[@andrewowens4421]

True, The Shield Liger is basically a standard tank in comparison to other, more extravagant, zoids. But the fact that it was used so effectively endeared it to my heart. You don't have to scream "main protagonist mech" in order to kick ass.

[@DJWeapon8]

@@andrewowens4421 exactly. Its a grunt mech for all intents and purposes.

[@AirshipCanon2]

@@DJWeapon8 It's more a high-end Grunt Mech though, closer to say Jegan than Guncannon or GM even. Nevertheless the Shield Liger is definitely a grunt mech-- you see entire columns of Republican Shield Ligers-- and their pilots aren't unskilled [Van has trouble activating the Shield of the Shield Liger early on, those grunt pilots do so in a synchronized fashion] Although, they're mostly used in the way Hollywood uses F-22s. As shit you would identify with, know is strong, and then watch get obliterated by the current major threat-- that mostly being Deathsaurer or Death Stinger's Charged Particle Cannon turning the entire column into molten metal and nothing else in one shot. Repeatedly. (Or fighting Raven and you get the off-screen screams as Raven makes mincemeat out of them in less than 3 minutes). Fun fact, if you pay attention to the side characters, the Blade Liger isn't necessarily uncommon, despite Van's Blade Liger being the only one shown on screen (until NCZ, where there's definitely multiple Blade Ligers). Van's of course is special since Zeke, but in theory, Zeke could make any Zoid special. Now stuff like Raven's Genosaur was full on Ace Mech (And Geno Breaker was truly one-of-a-kind in the anime-- all Zoids, even the big shit like Deathsaurer are "Mass Production" in Battle Story... fuck there's the Zarka Special Death Stinger kit- what's that? A kit for... of one of entire squadron of Death Stingers (Kit is one Zoid, there's an entire Zarka Squadron of them). Because you know, that's needed. Zi gets it: Mass Produce the Big Zam already.), and the fact that it was, was a relatively key point in Guardian Force, since "that's not just something you find lying around"-- the first major clue that Hiltz and his terrorist organization is a bit more well funded and outfitted than one might guess.

[@elementxxrider]

@@AirshipCanon2 the irony is that while Gundam, Macross, Code Geass and more have this Trope of "The main character's ride is one of a kind", Zoids did something right in that sense: it made it with a logical sense. Think about it: what would ANY military in the world logically do if one of their newer units turns out to be more effective in combat than even that of their enemies: mass produce it. What did the Guylos empire did with the Geno Saurer to a degree it became a relatively common zoid in later zoid eras? Mass produce it because it was a REALLY good zoid. What did the Helic Republic did with the Blade Liger to a lesser extent given their lack of resources (but they still did it, that's what counts). Mass produce it and give it some extra equipment to boost it's performance! What did the Guylos Empire and the Helic Republic did with the Lightning Saix after it proved to be a good alternative to the already fast blade liger, which shows up more commonly at least once century later? Mass frickin produce it! Truthfully, the only 2 Zoids I can think of as one-of-a-kind, at least for a full on war period, are the following: the Geno Breaker and the Psycho Geno Saurer. Which brings back the point: why did the Brittania empire (in Code Geass) NOT mass produce the Gawain or Lancelot? No clue. Why did the Earth Federation decided to, instead of mass producing the RX-78 Gundam, tune it down and produce it as the RGM series or brought back from service rather old machines like the previous GM series? No clue. Zoids did another thing right: they highlighted the pilot's skills as a way to determine the true potential of a zoid. Raven and Van come as my primary example of this in 2 instances, going from less impressive to more impressive: 1.- an injured Van Flyheight piloted a captured Rev Raptor and was able to greatly decimate the enemy forces with the same machine most were piloting. 2.- A mentally unstable Raven massacred a republican base filled with Godos and other (greater) zoid types with a Godos. A frakking Godos. In Gundam terms it's like obliterating an Earth Federation base full of Jegans with a GM I In my honest opinion, although Gundam has set the basis for the boom of the Real Robot side of mechas... Zoids perfected it in Chaotic Century and Guardian Force. And they didn't got too off of the trope with New Century. Makes me sad that not many know of it as of late.

[@WOLFxLORD]

​@@elementxxriderzoids is an ideal, and pretty unrealistic, scenario. Irl militaries operate more the way the federation in gundam does. ​Why didn't the federation mass produce its best, most armored and powerful mobile suit? Because it was expensive as fuck. So why bother mass producing that when an army of scaled down gms and disposable pilots were good enough to get the job done?

[@agentslapshocker]

The last time I was this early, I had Zoids made by Tomy.

[@irencsak]

I felt that right in the heart

[@Ketchup_And_Rice]

@@irencsak ditto

[@agentslapshocker]

Nostalgia hitting us all like a freight train, huh?

[@rexb3795]

Back in the day when the cool kids have battery operated Sabre tigre(the red antagonist, cant remember the name)

[@RoessanAdeverVCua]

@@rexb3795 i had a battery operated blade liger back then.

[@xenowreborn]

18:47 the opening leg fins are heat dispersal vents also fun fact Zoid cores are actually the compact vital organs of the zoids, making them alive, albiet soley the core...also it is POSSIBLE To genetically modify a zoid.

[@RTDice11]

Another Zoids nerd? Bless 👏👏👏

[@BrownieBatterKing]

I have all of zoids chaotic century and nee century on dvd

[@kevintran3042]

nuts on zoid*

[@F0XH0UND75]

if i remember correctly zeke is in the core of the liger isn't he

[@Wolff_Muroa]

HMM Berserk Fuhrer. One of the coolest Zoids kits ever.

[@JadeMythriil]

This was my first Zoids model kit since I was a kid. I saw it at a convention and I knew I had to have it. It was amazing!

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

I have the robo rex too one of the best zoids kits. Wish we got a Death saurer or godzilla crossover zoid

[@ry0usama511]

Well for me, Liger > Geno > Berserk

[@alkalostrytoart1024]

I also strongly agree with this. When Mecha Gaikotsu talks about the size of Blade Liger being huge, i also felt that when building HMM Liger Zero Panzer, but when i built Berserk Fuhrer, boi, that kit is like on a different level of huge. The presence is just sooo powerful, i'd definitely recommend it even if one prefer another zoids

[@BrownieBatterKing]

I want it so bad but also want the death stinger

[@JMLF9711]

Then let's do the HMM Gojulas Ogre, Itself is a spectacle to behold.

[@shovelchop81bikeralex52]

Just finished one, that's a LONG build!! They go for a lot of money now a days too, luckily I bought mine when it came out (started the build years later though).

[@grahamsmith2022]

The price is a spectacle to behold as well!!😀😉✌

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

Got him and the original Godzilla version.

[@BattleManiac7]

Just seeing it in the box, is a spectacle to behold XD If I was ever gifted one, I honestly wouldn't know when I would built it b/c I have no idea where I would even put it. I'd probably have to move lol.

[@KayDizzelVids]

I was going to say the HMM Iron Kong is probably heavier and would take longer than the Blade Liger but that bad boy would be awhile for sure! Are there any Death Saurer HMM kits?

[@betterworldproject9736]

liger zero Schneider, command wolf, shadow fox, and lightning saix are my recommendations.

[@vegacomplex8290]

It would be awesome if he also built liger zero panzer.

[@betterworldproject9736]

@@vegacomplex8290 yeah the successor of blade liger "liger zero" vs the og blade liger just like in new century

[@bimaanugrah6589]

Definitly liger zero. All of 'em

[@betterworldproject9736]

@@bimaanugrah6589 agreed

[@charizard1802]

Shame that shadow wolf is a pain to find these days.

[@jakecochran8808]

Lol! I'm 34, when zoids was on cartoon network when I was a kid I got into them, they were the first models I built. Peep the konig wolf, Geno breaker, and the berserk fury.

[@TheMegamaster44]

The blade liger evolved from the wreckage of the shield liger when the organoid Zeke fused with it and the ab or attack booster was (the guns on the side) was added when the blade liger was outclassed at ranged combat and acts not just as a ranged option but also an additional booster unit for

[@BattleManiac7]

Yeah. If I remember correctly there was a HMM vanilla blade liger released back in the day. If so that would explain the three dates on the runners (Shield Liger, Blade Liger, AB BL). I'm not sure though. I only own the red AB Blade Liger and while I've seen shield ligers at cons and stuff, I don't remember seeing a vanilla BL.

[@keenie81]

@@BattleManiac7 Yeah they did release a vanilla version of the Blade Liger, it was actually the 3rd regular release of the series (HMM-003).

[@zetasann]

Dude i have no idea what any of those words you just said mean.

[@raihidara]

Man, all these people building MGs in an evening and it takes me a month on average to put together an RG kit. It typically takes me about an hour to go through sanding and panel lining for just one step lol.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

You’re doing it right then!

[@whychunter]

There's a reason his nubs are so godawful, you know. Keep doing it your way, and have a product you can be proud looking at imo

[@atomskthepirateking2753]

Just a tip bro, God hands really cut a lot of the time down if your not already using them, a bit pricy but worth it in the long run for the time you save.

[@kivulifenrir]

@@MechaGaikotsu The nubs are also more pronounced because the plastic is far more dense. I've built 3 of the 4 versions of the Liger Zero so far and they're just heavier in the plastic used for most likely the kit stability. Also a side note: most of these kits are being re-released with only added waterslides, so that the engineering holds up so well speaks volumes. You should definitely try any of the Zero variations, or Command Wolf variations.

[@FactorySettings_]

Don't worry about, we all build kits at a different pace. I recently bought a 30 minute missions kit, and it took me about 3 hours to build.

[@bigmoneycollector5136]

Finally getting zoids content from the likes of the main dude himself

[@Mobius10167]

When talking about size HG 1/144 Neo Zeong I/II: Aww cute little tiger

[@gn_aethos]

"Look at this kitten"

[@mohammadaqeelnaufalmohamma2574]

Mecha, there are wolf zoids throughout the zoid series.

[@dallaspruett2522]

Yes. But are there WEREWOLF zoids?

[@Quadrolithium]

Command Wolf (the classic), Sword Wolf (if you want to be the hero), and Konig Wolf

[@traidahhsien7378]

he said zoid werewolf, not wolf (stands on two legs)

[@valkrian0974]

@@Quadrolithium Konig is the best.

[@philipsab.mp4]

he said WEREwolf not were wolf. also wanted a werewolf zoid myself

[@TheGhostRydr]

I was a massive Zoids fan growing up, I'm glad you've decided to check them out. As a kid I only had a few of the smaller, simpler kits and several of the action figures but now as an adult I would love to get my hands on one of these high end kits. Elephander was always my favorite Zoid but it's hard to find now and commands a high price. I'd love to see you take a crack at that one!

[@tren133]

3 years later and Kotobukiya has still yet to make an Elephander HMM kit yet. Their most major recent new release is Konig Wolf I believe. I'd buy the crap out of an HMM Elephander though. It would cost at least $150 USD but it would also be at least twice the size of the Liger.

[@dragon_storm_4830]

I love Zoids. I've built the base Liger Zero and just finished the Liger Zero Jager yesterday. I've still got the Schneider and Panzer to build. So a warning if you want to build the Jager, Schneider and Panzer they are just alternate armor variants of the Liger Zero (base) that are cannon in Zoids: New Century (if you haven't watched it). So you will be building the exact same under frame for all four versions, the only difference is the outer armor. Note: it's better to build each on their own inner frame, you can buy just the armor without a inner frame, but after building the Jager I was thankful that I didn't buy just the armor, I would not be bothered to switch out the armors for display.

[@judeskater93]

DRAGON_STORM_4 schneider forever, personal favorite of the three armors.

[@msquared016]

Wonder if they will ever make the Phoenix or falcon variants, too many liger zeros, still my fav lol

[@ipodgolfer13]

How/where did you purchase them from? I’m in the States.

[@dragon_storm_4830]

@@ipodgolfer13 I got mine off amazon, but Hobby link japan has them cheaper if they have them in stock. Always good to look around before making a final purchase.

[@Jolt14794]

I have a Liger Zero I built a few years ago and absolutely love it

[@endoftheworld29]

I had the deathsaur by Tomy and that was years back and that kit was HUUUGGEEE! Sadly, I lost the kit when a flood hit our city, our house got destroyed along with my zoid collection. They must be at the bottom of the ocean now Edit: I recommend you take a look at the command wolf and the lightning saix to name a few or the gun sniper and the dark horn are also awesome

[@darkz1820]

that's sucks hard to get that again

[@endoftheworld29]

@@darkz1820 it really sucks Bud. I actually lost all my zoid collection that day which is a total of 15 kits. Its not a huge collection, bud I saved all my lunch money just to buy each one of those kits making them special

[@fariday96]

Hi mate, here the list of zoid u should pick one: - Liger zero schneider, - liger jager, - death stinger, - sturm tyranna, - pteras bomber jamie, - dark horn harry, - dibison thomas, - iron kong prozen knight, - buster tortoise, - gun sniper leena, I really interested on death stinger which is a scorpion type of zoid and for me it look really amazing but the other are also awesome tho. Hope you will get at least one of what i suggest in the list.

[@danielfuller132]

My friend you have excellent taste.

[@sterbill1]

you listed the schneider and jager but not the panzer?

[@pradeandika]

Bro, you must add liger panzer for sure

[@fariday96]

@@sterbill1 oh mate im really sorry, that list i make just what i know and most of them on my wishlist and im actually just start to collect the zoid kit haha should have search more then thank you for the info

[@Searae]

no love for molga?

[@syncoDTD]

finally a zoid review on your channel! they're awesome kits despite the age. some things, the "guns" you kept calling in the beginning are also boosters; it has two pilots bc i think they're supposed to be Van Flyheight and Fiona (but Fiona is not a pilot, she just tags along lol) but there is a Blade Liger AB Van Specification kit that comes with figures of Van, Fiona, the organoid Zeke, and a special Zoid Core that has Zeke fused in it, and they don't have accessories you can swap like gundams bc they're already on the unit. if anyone wants swappable features, you can get the base lige zero and the separate CAS/armors (Schneider, Jager, and Panzer -and there's also full kits for those) as for recommendations, the command wolf for the wolf type, berserk fury, actually get anything they're just amazing lol. and yes, you'll get what you paid for bc their awesome builds. the engineering is awesome, they're huge, and just fun to build. last thing, mecha if you're reading this. get the liger zero panzer and pair it with a full armor unicorn. missile/armory galore 👌 can't wait for the Jager review!

[@gerardthewizard4541]

11:55 They're the Turn Signals XD

[@borneofox]

Try HMM beserk Fury and Dark Horn. Almost all zoids is great kit Note: that open section of the leg is for releasing the heat so zoids that use Heat seeker is confuse with 20 zoids heat. Check out the anime its really good for mecha fans

[@lebrownjamess]

You should definitely try the non-four-legged ones like Berserk Fury and any Geno Saurer. Or go straight to the Gojulases 😁

[@CodyRPierce]

Goujales are fucking expensive though. And massive

[@danwithaplan3742]

I still have a crate full of Tomy-made Zoids beneath my bed that I made when I was a kid

[@ThrillHouse666]

DUDE!! i remember being obsessed with Zoids when I was a kid!! Liger Zero, blade liger, and dark spiner are the ones I know for sure I had!

[@caeruleas]

Oof, that broken peg in the Frame Arms. RIP 💀

[@Equalsundew]

Mecha: glue in a kit that may or may not fall apart and this kit is amazing!! Also mecha: mmmm this mg stays together and is pretty good..... silver tier!!

[@nrrusty5815]

this is new

[@nrrusty5815]

I like

[@bigzachtee]

Nick Rusty what

[@BudgetBlade]

Do you mean a refreshing review or is it a new production blade liger ab but using the 2006 mold?

[@barelysuper4129]

what this guy failed to realize, there are way newer ligers. dude im pulling my hair out. Look up the Liger zero/schneider/panzer/yager release date for Kotobukiya. PLEASE. lol i am freaking out that youre not trying the newer models man

[@tonfa2]

@@BudgetBlade It was re-released this year, but yeah it uses the old 2006 mold so the tech is still 2006, not 2020.

[@andrewcarter1747]

This is probably the best review for a Zoid I've ever seen, great job. Those fins on the shoulders are vents for the shield generator, the anime shows them opening up and venting steam when the shields are overloaded. With the runners, the Shield Liger was from 2006 and it's main body and legs come from that kit, the Blade Liger was released about a year later recycling some parts and the AB weapon set was released a year after that, first as a separate box and then as a combined set with what you have here and the anime accurate Van version (or "Bang" as they bizzarly call him on the box) which comes with small pre-painted in scale figures for Van, Fiona and their organoid Zeke. I've built 24 HMM Zoids so far and I've never needed to use glue on them but you can notice that Kotobukia really doesn't have the same kind of quality control and level of plastic injection engineering that Bandai has, which isn't a surprise as they're a vastly smaller company. The more recent designs are the best in terms of quality, I'd highly recommend getting the Gojulas, it's by far their best model and is the size, complexity (and cost) as a PG but is absolutely rock solid and looks amazing, especially if you can get one of the variants with the huge Gojulas Cannons.

[@houndoom10ftw41]

The scale didn’t lie for the perfect grade, he is a unit

[@drakefoxphyre]

Yes!! Mecha Gaikotsu finally did a review on a HMM zoid! I'm a huge zoid fan, and I wanted to see thorough reviews on them before I buy them. They are quite expensive, and I have been waiting for the Shadow Fox, and Geno Saurer (Raven) to appear again at HLJ. It would be awesome if you reviewed them.

[@RetroBotMk2]

I’d also love to see your take on a HMM Geno Saur/breaker, it’s another infamous amazing zoid that came out early on the HMM kotobukiya kits timeline but has some improvements on recent releases and is due for another release this month I believe. Should go well with it’s rival Blade liger too.

[@Kylorin235]

All I can recommend is my very first zoid build the HMM Sturm Tyrann. Love to see you tackle that beast!

[@Dragon969Reviews]

Do the HMM Berserk Fury, one of my all time favorite kits.

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

Don't forget to warn him about the backpack. It likes to fall apart slightly on mine

[@Dragon969Reviews]

@@porakiyadraekojin3390 hmm, I didn't have that problem on mine

[@virusklaxsosaur4054]

Wasent that the pink raptor???

[@HobbyMikes]

Porakiya Draekojin in the reissue of berserk fury, the repackage version, they fixed the loose joint issue in the legs and backpack

[@Dragon969Reviews]

@@virusklaxsosaur4054Berserk Fury is a T-Rex

[@IRJOE5]

I built the shield liger while traveling through Japan in 2008... and is still in one piece to this day! Only part likes to break for me, I think this is Kotobukiya's best line from what I have built

[@BNuts]

The only _Zoids_ series I can remember coming to Canada had the Liger Zero able to change its weapons and armour. Jaeger was the speed version, and Panzer the... well, the tank. I think the third mode was called Schneider. I think this was before _Gundam SEED_ aired.

[@Kepora1]

I have the HMM Command Wolf and Shadow Fox. Both are great - Command Wolf is more like an HG but is fun to play with and light enough to use with a stand, has lots of cool gun options too. The Shadow Fox is more like a master grade, has better articulation, and looks amazing out of the box. I'd highly recommend both.

[@Zambles]

The beserk fury was always my favortire zoid and im pretty sure this same line has one in it

[@Chovyy-f25]

14:16 Imagine that walking through every review, that'll be so cool XD

[@atlas20th21]

this reminds me when we had an energy liger it was lit but I was like 4 and now the energy liger has lost a leg and tubes and some armor

[@xavierorangearms635]

F

[@MrBennywan]

Make it battle damaged

[@atlas20th21]

@@MrBennywan i'll try thanks

[@PatVX1]

I highly recommend the HMM Gojulas Ogre, Iron Kong, and Red Horn / Dark Horn (those last two are very similar). I'm glad to see people finding out about how cool these kits are. Without glue, they feel a little fragile to me, but they're overall just awesome.

[@jtomatzin91]

Ligers are pretty much my favorite animal, they're bred for their skills in magic

[@chovue2363]

I like chickens because they have large talons.

[@postelcukkakak7998]

I like pig, because their tummy is delicious

[@FlutterSwag]

Got the liger zero panzer back in janurary and he is one big boy and i love him, he and heavy arms custom are perfect together

[@kaiyamashita6233]

The second I heard “it need glue” I was out

[@tonfa2]

Try a Liger Zero variant. They're better with glue (the teeth are finicky until you get the head assembled and there's one place where you use glue to keep the torso from sagging over time), but it's not necessary.

[@nomakewan]

I'm sure that with almost 800 comments someone has mentioned it, but just in case they haven't, this kit was actually released in February of this year, 2020. Interestingly it's the first one I've seen that actually recommends glue on any parts; the Blade Liger AB Bang Ver from 2009 had the exact same parts in the exact same place and did not recommend any glue. I guess as they started doing remakes they altered the instructions to add glue to parts that were prone to falling apart. I have the Gunsniper Linnon (Leena) Special and absolutely love it. No glue required there! Only complaint with that kit was that the instructions for the additional parts were just tacked onto the instructions for the base Gunsniper, which caused problems as some parts needed to be assembled before others.

[@JericoLeslie]

Where's the "more to come"? :(

[@garrettvenn9022]

The Berserk Fury and the Liger Zero (with the Changing Armor System sets) are beyond amazing. Huge recommend. Especially if you want a ZOID that stands on two legs.

[@flavourflavouredflavour1211]

Well, I’ve been waiting for this.

[@zeroschneider7172]

I will say having built a few HMM Zoids at this point, I highly highly recommend grabbing some pour-type Gundam markers, specifically a gold and silver to detail all the little molded bits like rivets and hoses and coverings and such. These Zoids visually pop like CRAZY once you paint up the details, especially on the darker underbody.

[@colonelable]

Hey Mecha, might as well try the Lightning Saix or the Liger Zero variants Or any Storm Sworder

[@JackyEntertainment]

It looks like he'll do a review on the Jager verison.

[@colonelable]

@@JackyEntertainment Oh yes, I've forgot that he has one~ ;)

[@andrewcarter1747]

I'd not recommend the Lightning Saix, it looks amazing but was a PITA to put together, the legs in particular don't like going onto the ball joints.

[@Searae]

oh yes! storm sworder!

[@moofy69]

you absolutely dont need glue for any of the HMM kits. it can help for a perfect finish where youre melting sprue to clean up the join lines and such, but for the average builder, pressing the pieces in with some good force will work out extremely well

[@aaronluisdelacruz4212]

now, i'm re-watching zoids chaotic century

[@atomskthepirateking2753]

You sound like you really enjoyed it, I really hope you do more !! I'm sure you'll find a lot of them look amazing when finished.

[@nefariael4189]

13:58 I find it adorable.

[@Kefkaownsall]

Something charming about a wind up mechanical wolf that you built yourself

[@Brawler_1337]

Not Zoids related, but I’ve been building some Armored Core kits for a custom project, and I’m pretty impressed with them. There’s a lot of intricacy in their builds, and there’s metric fuckloads of color-separates plastic. Of the kits I’ve built so far, I think you’d like the AC017 Nine Ball Armored Core Ver. It’s quite solid save for two detail pieces on the core that really need gluing, the build is involved without being too tedious, and it was reissued last year, IIRC, so hopefully prices won’t be too high. It’s also in 1/72 scale, so you can compare it to the Blade Liger accurately.

[@jegtano7079]

The liger and saber tigers, as far back as I could still remember, were 2 seaters. One for the pilot and the other for a passenger. When I had my zoids years ago, the ones where you put batteries in them, they came with those little dinosaur like characters that fuses with the zoid. And man, if that one is big, imagine a deathsaurer.

[@talon842]

I built the Red Horn last year and loved it. Although it took a tumble off a top of a bookshelf and needs to be reassembled.

[@redcobra9588]

Glad you like it. Zoids model kits is awesome. Rival to every Gundam.

[@AltimusPrimeG1]

I got the bootleg version of the blade liger from wish and from what I could tell the quality is on par with the actual ones just going by KZbin vids. I bought 2 because of the price. The blue one like here and the other was the mirage (white with red trim version). I do have an official liger zero that I got in the mail the other day, once I build that I will be able to better compare the official quality with the bootleg. I did not have to glue the blue blade liger at all but on the white one, there were a couple places I added some glue because the joints that moved were pulling too hard on some of the other pieces.

[@KaienKirrani]

Definitely have to recommend the Liger Zero Schneider. Only... two parts need to be glued? Everything else sticks really well. Mine sits on the bottom of my "Newest/Favorite kits" cabinet, and honestly it's such a heavy UNIT. I put it up higher and the glass beneath it cracked from its weight... So I had to reinforce, and then moved it to the bottm where there's more structure. All in all, either the Schneider or the Genosaurer/Genobreaker!

[@milesmassey7564]

The last time i built a zoid was when it was battery powered with not much articulation and an easy build, this brings back childhood memories.

[@AgrxLegends89]

Thanks for talking about the build!!!

[@Flight-of-Life]

This is also completely new to me. Did a bit of window shopping online. There is an amazing tortoise tank unit that looks insane!

[@kardasdragon7933]

I started my model kit building with zoids but now I do gunpla. What you are saying is true there is a lot of plastic with these kits. That only makes them much more fun to put together. And if you want large kit look for a Gojulas kit or the rare Death Saurer hmm kits.

[@Unclepeterxy]

Back in the day I hade the shield lion then liger zero the raptor sniper and the big gorillas. Man those were good time waking up in the morning to some zoids

[@thomasmeglasson228]

Try the Takara Tommy ZOIDS Wild ZW36 Rising Liger. It has a motor instead of wind-up. The movement is still reaaaallly basic, and because it moves the pose-ability is nill, but still a surprisingly beautiful kit, and the parts aren't in runners!

[@XXEDIT808XX]

When it comes to Koto kits back in the early to mid 2000 they were actually ahead of Bandai in terms of Mech kits. Their Armored core line and zoid kits were far more detailed, and they used better plastic only caveat PLASTIC CEMENT. I still have my AC002 kit that still looks great, and yes I agree plastic cement kits are your friend! Small tip to people that cant afford the HMM line of Zoids good alternative is still the Takara Tomy line Although I consider it a build mechanical moving toy not a bad option most recent release they had is pretty recent 2018.

[@Searae]

koto's started doin the repackaging last year iirc.. also, the wild liger is up for pre order already

[@xenowreborn]

Zoids? Oh yeah now we're talking! I always loved their design!

[@jaydengreene9907]

Childhood!!! Love Zoids! I really need to get some Zoids Models.

[@hanafimuhammad9338]

I already built this one too and just like you, I was blown away.... you got to build lighting saix, after building a liger zoid I think it would be nice change of pace to build other cat version, and lightning saix is the good choice. oh and also, lightning saix is already been in my wish list for about 7 years now, it is quite rare in my country and it would be great to see you review it...

[@quickresponsefishing]

Excellent video, brings back nostalgia loved every bit of it. My favorite zoids from the series were the red horn and dark horn. Triceratops my favorite dino so it was just natural to gravitate towards it. I have been wanting a kit myself but being upwards of $120-200 it's a hefty price I can't spend just yet.

[@gleirb3670]

i was practically in-love with the panzer. theres just really something with it. might be the militaristic green zaku vibe im getting.

[@shrillshrimp200]

i built that same kit when i was 8. its been around for a really long time.

[@fallenfromdarknes]

I've built a bunch of Kotobukiya Zoids. I highly recommend the Blade Liger's nemesis. The 'Geno Breaker.'

[@yssyllvanvugtmatalubos6685]

Ah finaly, my wish came true, I hope to see more Zoids review from Mr. Mecha sir

[@michaelwoodyard7995]

I forgotten about my Liger Zero I had in a box in my closet. The parts are extremely loose and required a lot of glue. It does look awesome on the shelf.

[@Z9Movies]

Some good smaller Zoids that you can try are the Command Wolf models ( I would recommend the repackaged version that comes with all the weaponry available for it), the Shadow Fox, and Gun Sniper models

[@blackmanscoop313]

Thanks for the review I can't wait to build my red blade liger

[@rokushou]

I had a motorized Liger Zero as a kid. It was pretty much a brick like the wind up one you showed so I had no idea Zoids could be this good.

[@rovicrosales248]

I’ve been waiting for this type of video for awhile in your channel!! Nicee

[@starseeker205]

18:33 the part you had trouble is "compression refrigerator" in horrible Engrish which, I would estimate, is something like a radiator. enjoy your videos. keep it up man.

[@DaJemmen]

Loved the pet poses at the end! 🥰

[@christian-familylopez8540]

Decided to buy my Blade Liger after waching this. What a great review! I hope you review also some other zoids like Liger Zero and ita armament (Panzer, Jager and Schneider)

[@TimberWolf429]

One of my personal favorite Zoids is the Command Wolf, you need to get the Koto Command Wolf.

[@EpicTacoSenpai]

Broooooo when you took out your first zoid build. I had two zoids.. I was like 8 when I built mine. I remember the whining omg. Memories

[@v4vangol]

Ahhhh yessss !!!! Finally a zoids review by my favorite youtube channel :D blade liger HMM push me to collect zoids again :)

[@ArrogantDubs]

I don't know a lot about the Zoid kits, but I know Zoids, so I'll just recommend some of my favorites that I know have a kit. Liger Zero, Liger Jaeger, Liger Schneider, Command Wolf, Command Wolf Irvine, Shadow Fox, Lightning Saix, Gun Sniper, Pteras, Storm Sworder.

[@friendlynomad9840]

Excellent review! More Zoids please.

[@GeeDee444]

Ahh first plamo memories. Still got Tomy's Liger Zero, Elephander, and Lightning Saix up until today. I can't believe they're 18 years old already

[@hahahahahhahahdhfasj]

great to see this, i requested this ages ago since i love this series too. I've been making all the Gundamium stuff you recommend!. as a Zoids fan, i recommend any of the main character machines for instances, Blader ligar AB Ban Ver, Zoid is same but comes with painted mini pilot characters and Ryuk? that lil zoid thing that goes in core, its pretty sick. Also some of the main machines have add ons or exchangeable backpack/Armament (Zeno Breaker, Berserk Fury) so check em out too.

[@deoxys101993]

I think the white parts on the upper portion of the feet are heat vents-or at least that's what I think I remember they did back in the old show, Chaotic Century.

[@Red19487]

I have a large collection of Zoids by Tomy when i was still a small child in the early 2000s and they are falling apart :') I remember getting the Bison and the clerk sold it to me by saying that the metallic parts which were the horns and hooves being from America. I got it when I was in the Philippines.

[@jeremykuyah914]

That's a huge and awesome kit-ty.

[@SantoPaPao]

BTW love this video man. I was hoping for a good channel to review Zoids and yours was perfect

[@Jack-19010]

I highly recommend the Liger zero panzer it's a fun build with an amazing end result

[@akuma_mx5]

I haven't seen izoids for suuuuuuch a long time 😭 Liger is my favorite one!

[@fareezsarib1316]

Nice, u glue it! Super stable.. been doing zoids.. loved it.. try iron kong or godzilla.. they be super challenging

[@michaelwilson5114]

Wow! Thats a lot bigger then the Zoids I grew up with in the late 80's.

[@jagyomama6032]

Thanks I've been on the fence about buying one of these for the longest time. Build the liger zero jager next.

[@DecepticonBruticus]

Mecha, fighters don't have two pilots anymore, lol, love your reviews!

[@itsdantaylor]

I watched a lot of the first zoids show on toonami (new century) and JUST recently built a Liger Zero model kit. I really like it and glad you liked the Shield Liger kit as well. May have to pick up a few others I've wanted to try, like the command wolf or shadow fox.