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Post by adamassc on Jan 29, 2006 0:03:05 GMT -5
Never count a good pirate king out, for I, Adamassc, have returned! This week's Random Review is an odd favorite, Killer Dome. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0100.jpg Killer Dome is a relatively simple kit, since the largest portion of him is already assembled. Essentially, all that you build is his claws, then attach them, his legs, and shell. Killer Dome has one of the best protected pilots in all Zi. The entire upper shell has to be removed to access the pilot. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0101.jpg What makes Killer Dome so unique is that he has no motor, yet has the option of being motorized. Killer Dome was designed to attach to the back of Dark Spiner as a CP, Dark Spiner's motor then engages Killer Dome's gears, spinning his shell and opening his claws. one it's own, Killer Dome is basically a pull toy. D's Gats: img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0103.jpgD's tubes: img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0102.jpgKiller Dome's role on the battlefield is one of the more overlooked: Amphibious Assualt. Killer Dome has the ability to travel(slowly) across the sea floor, emerging on enemy shores to launch a suprise attack with it's gatlings and large pincers. Killer Dome also possesses tubes on the exterior of it's claws, with I'm unsure what they are for. My best guess is either to allow the gats to fire underwater, or they're some kind of torpedo tube. I'm sure Konigbreaker can straighten this one up for me. I apologize for the lengthy delay. between work, school, and my girlfriend, I've not had a chance to really do these.
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Post by chrisjbrandon on Jan 29, 2006 1:16:44 GMT -5
Killer Dusty Dome
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Post by Snowflake on Jan 29, 2006 15:36:13 GMT -5
Watch you don't get this locked for reviving an old thread, Adamassc I think killerdome really is neat, when you look at the evolution of blox zoids, the SS zoids really illustrate it. First you have weird stuff like diloforce's head fitting on berserk fuhrer's hand, the same posability we came to get used to, and here with killerdome we get one with a mechanism, but most importantly it's a fuzor and was designed to be
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Post by Tilly on Jan 29, 2006 15:42:57 GMT -5
Bah, this is how threads should be revived, instead of starting eleventybillion topics, I say.
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Post by bushido on Jan 29, 2006 16:10:37 GMT -5
and its not more than a month old so.....
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Post by chrisjbrandon on Jan 29, 2006 17:41:18 GMT -5
Plus Adam was slakin', the disclaimer @ the top of the tread says every Sunday! I also find it a pretty good place for info for some of the Zoids, that I probably wouldn't buy otherwise. And it sometimes influences me to maybee buy some of them!
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Post by adamassc on Feb 5, 2006 0:11:41 GMT -5
Once more, Mighty Adamassc has returned! This week, I'm reviewing a zoid that's two zoids sometimes, and one zoid other times. I'm talking about the Double Arms Lizard. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0104.jpgimg.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0107.jpgThe D.A.Lizard is a nifty fusion, combining two readily available Blox, Unenlagia and Leoblaze, into a medium sized assualt zoid. D.A. Lizard is somewhat difficult to construct if you start with the individual Blox zoids, but considering there are at least two variations of the D.A., it's probably easier with them. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0106.jpgAs you can see, I used the standard release Unenlagia and Leoblaze to build the D.A. Lizard, so the color scheme is quite odd. The boxed D.A., and the LTD Shadow Arms Lizard, have both of these Blox in the same color, so the fusion is much more natural. By the same extent, a D.A. Lizard made from the box Matrix Dragon will have a uniform color. As for the individual zoids, Unenlagia is one of my favorite Blox zoids, for obvious reasons. He was my first Blox, and the only one of the first eight I have duplicates of. Unenlagia is the ranged-combat zoid of the Republic blox, and thus the only one with ballistic weapons. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0109.jpg Leoblaze is the polar opposite, having exclusively melee abilities. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0111.jpg Because of their exact opposite fighting styles, Unenlagia and Leoblaze make perfect partners, complimenting each other. Whilst Leoblaze is in the midst of combat, slashing and slicing through the enemies, Unenlagia remains tucked away, picking off the tougher targets or thining out the crowds with its AZ weaponry. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0112.jpg When the need arrises, the two zoids can combine into a medium sized assualt zoid, packing both Unenlagia's AZ weaponry and Leoblaze's melee abilities. The Blox ability allows additional weaponry and armor to be equipped, such as the Shadow Arms Lizard, which carries Cannon Diver's armaments when combined.
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Post by Königbreaker on Feb 5, 2006 1:04:42 GMT -5
Sorry to burst your bubble. But contrary to what most people believe, Unenlagia's tail is not a Sniper Rifle.. It's an assault rife.
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Post by adamassc on Feb 5, 2006 1:13:18 GMT -5
I've wondered about that. I know Battle Legends(real reliable source) calls it an assault rifle, yet it uses the presicion scope to target and only fires at a slow pace. If it is an assault rifle, shouldn't it have a much higher fire rate, perhaps even on-the-fly firing ability? That would make Unenlagia cooler, really.
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Post by Königbreaker on Feb 5, 2006 1:25:49 GMT -5
Well Battle Legends also has flying Dark Spiners... In the Battle Story scans, it shows Unenlagias firing a steady stream of ammo from their tails. In a video (Maybe for the opening of VSII?) I think I remember a Unenlagia firing a huge beam burst out of it's tail. and in VSII It's like you said. So I guess take your pick at which one you want your Unenlagia to have.
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Post by Königbreaker on Feb 5, 2006 1:30:49 GMT -5
Oh wait! I forgot about something.
Unenlagia has a Special Technique, like most of the BLOX Zoids, called Gunner's Break..
I have no idea what it does, or where it comes from, but maybe it has something to do with the Assualt Rifle, like.. charging up or something and firing a big Sniper Rifle-ish beam?
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Post by chrisjbrandon on Feb 5, 2006 14:20:28 GMT -5
I personally like the Double Arms Lizards! I plan to get the Saddow Arms Verson @ a later date! ;D
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Post by bushido on Feb 5, 2006 14:46:20 GMT -5
i like shadow arms but double has weird colours (woot 750 posts)
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Post by adamassc on Feb 11, 2006 23:58:17 GMT -5
Being the sunday before Valentine's Day, I'm reviewing Tomy's most loved zoid, the Liger. People who know me know I'm not a fan of ligers. In fact, until I built Energy Liger, I only liked two of them. One is the Snipe Liger, whom does not exist as a model yet. This is the other: img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0113.jpgShield Liger is the first zoid to carry the name liger, and therefore is responsible for the onslaught of script-immune beasties piloted by prepubecent children. As a kit, Shieldy holds up pretty well. It has a very detailed body and legs, considering its only three years younger than I am. His build time can be long, especially if you're unfamiliar with Liger legs. Shield Liger has a moderate walk(mine's missing a piece) and moves his jaws. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0114.jpgIn addition, The Shield Liger has manually posable head shield generators, tail, missle arms, and back shield. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0115.jpgBeneath the back plate is a highly articulated dual beam cannon. img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/DSCF0116.jpgThe creation of Shield Liger was probably the event most single-handedly responsible for the duration of the Helic Republic during the wars. On it's own, it proved to be more than a match for the Zenevas flagship Saber Tiger. In addition, it became the base zoid for most of the Helic's attempts at victory. There are at least twelve Liger zoid models in the NR set alone, two of which were created by the opposing team, sort of a "if you can't beat 'em, copy them and try to beat them." One of the best parts of Shieldy is his versatility. Shieldy can be equipped with large cannons to be more threatening, and several under the hood modifications have been used throughout the years, whereas Saber has very few by comparison.
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Post by bushido on Feb 12, 2006 14:21:54 GMT -5
although saber has more variants
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