Post by Zoidstar on Jul 9, 2009 23:59:03 GMT -5
I was met with a pleasant surprise when I came home today. The King Gojulas I ordered from Toy-Wave had arrived! ;D And much sooner than expected!
When Ken said it would be wrapped in bubble wrap, I was only thinking maybe two layers, but he wrapped it up in three or four layers! A big shout-out to the Toyman for his excellent service and selling King G for cheap.
The Box
Here's the front box. I'm not sure if you can see it, but down the left side is a big crease, which is why I got this bad boy cheap. I'll get into costs later on. Aside from that, the boxart truly is a work of art. It makes most of the packages here in the U.S. look plain.
The back of the box is no less amazing (except for the lack of Gilvys). When I saw this, I though to myself, "This is the back!?" Overall the boxart is fantastic. However, I was kind of disappointed that they didn't show at least a mini-picture of the older King G box, but overall the boxart gets a 9/10 easily.
One other thing that disappointed me was the instruction manual. I was really hoping it would have the old booklet style manual, but instead we get this fold out manual. The instruction booklet only gets a 6/10. It's readable, but I hate its overall presentation.
The Build
I'm not going in-depth on the build. If you want to see an in-depth build review, I recommend you check out WIKD's review on the OJR King G. Anyways, the only real issue I had with the build was the size. It's a VERY good idea to find a nice, large space, like a dining room table, to build this massive beast on. The sprues alone take up almost half of the table!
The build took about two and a half hours, and that was because I took a little extra time trimming up the parts. Here's some pics of him built and unstickered. (please excuse the poor quality of the pics)
Now comes the longest part of the build: trimming and placing the decals/labels/stickers/whatever else you want to call them. My tool of choice: my trusty X-acto knife!
I'm not sure how long it took, since I had to take frequent breaks during this part to eat supper, watch a webinar (web seminar), and pick the garden.
Before I show you pics of King Gojulas fully stickered, I want to take a moment and compare the OJR sticker sheet with the re-release label sheet. Since I don't have an OJR King Gojulas, I asked WIKD if I could use his OJR label sheet scan. Thanks, WIKD!
OJR
Rebirth Century
After examining the two, I only found two differences. First of all, the inking on the Rebirth Century sheet is heavier than the OJR, however it isn't enough that it blurs out any details, as this heavier inking seems to have done on many of Takara Tomy's re-releases. And the information on the lower left hand corner of the Rebirth Century sheet has been altered to include a more recent date, the newer HRZ-001 number, and something in Japanese.
The sticker sheet does come with some cool stickers, such as the crests in the upper left corner, the "ARMER" stickers, and the OJR old-school Helic insignias, but other than that, there wasn't anything too impressive. Many of the stickers on the sheet are duplicated, which is good for customs. 8.5/10 for the stickers.
Long Live the King
Stickers applied, the King Gojulas is ready to terrorize the house with his infamous roar. The overall build is something you truly have to experience first-hand and leaves a sense of accomplishment once this behemoth is finished. I'll post some more pics later, but for now, here's a few built pics.
An important thing to note is that some models of the new-release King Gojulas have motors that don't seem to work properly; some problems include the head not turning, the lights suddenly quit functioning, and the arms not opening up when he stops to roar. When I tested the motor, everything seemed to be working fine, however, I haven't tested it built since my mom threatened to pull the batteries after hearing the King's loud "screech." I'll report back on that once I can perform a proper test on the motor.
Another important thing to note is that the horn seems to be less brittle than the older King G's horn, however don't take my word for it, since I can't really compare the RC horn with the OJR horn because I don't have the OJR horn.
The model overall gets a 10/10. King Gojulas, even with its flaws, looks down-right awesome! I recommend you grab one while they're still cheap! The only issue I've run across so far is trying to find a place to put him....
A big thanks to the Toyman for making King Gojulas an affordable part of this Zoider's experience and WIKD for letting me use his sticker sheet scan. ;D
Here are some more pics I took, now with better quality. As for the motor, I'll still have to get back to you on that. I'm going to have to wait till I'm home by myself. I might just make a video and post a link to it.
Update on the status of my King G's motor: Everything seems fine, however, the head won't turn to the right. Other than that, everything seems to run smoothly. I blame the head movement on a weak motor.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the price. For about a hundred and fifty bucks, you can get one with a not-squashed box, but if you're cheam like me, you can get one off Ken while he still has 'em cheap. I still wound up paying a little over a hundred bucks, but he was definitely worth it! ;D
When Ken said it would be wrapped in bubble wrap, I was only thinking maybe two layers, but he wrapped it up in three or four layers! A big shout-out to the Toyman for his excellent service and selling King G for cheap.
The Box
Here's the front box. I'm not sure if you can see it, but down the left side is a big crease, which is why I got this bad boy cheap. I'll get into costs later on. Aside from that, the boxart truly is a work of art. It makes most of the packages here in the U.S. look plain.
The back of the box is no less amazing (except for the lack of Gilvys). When I saw this, I though to myself, "This is the back!?" Overall the boxart is fantastic. However, I was kind of disappointed that they didn't show at least a mini-picture of the older King G box, but overall the boxart gets a 9/10 easily.
One other thing that disappointed me was the instruction manual. I was really hoping it would have the old booklet style manual, but instead we get this fold out manual. The instruction booklet only gets a 6/10. It's readable, but I hate its overall presentation.
The Build
I'm not going in-depth on the build. If you want to see an in-depth build review, I recommend you check out WIKD's review on the OJR King G. Anyways, the only real issue I had with the build was the size. It's a VERY good idea to find a nice, large space, like a dining room table, to build this massive beast on. The sprues alone take up almost half of the table!
The build took about two and a half hours, and that was because I took a little extra time trimming up the parts. Here's some pics of him built and unstickered. (please excuse the poor quality of the pics)
Now comes the longest part of the build: trimming and placing the decals/labels/stickers/whatever else you want to call them. My tool of choice: my trusty X-acto knife!
I'm not sure how long it took, since I had to take frequent breaks during this part to eat supper, watch a webinar (web seminar), and pick the garden.
Before I show you pics of King Gojulas fully stickered, I want to take a moment and compare the OJR sticker sheet with the re-release label sheet. Since I don't have an OJR King Gojulas, I asked WIKD if I could use his OJR label sheet scan. Thanks, WIKD!
OJR
Rebirth Century
After examining the two, I only found two differences. First of all, the inking on the Rebirth Century sheet is heavier than the OJR, however it isn't enough that it blurs out any details, as this heavier inking seems to have done on many of Takara Tomy's re-releases. And the information on the lower left hand corner of the Rebirth Century sheet has been altered to include a more recent date, the newer HRZ-001 number, and something in Japanese.
The sticker sheet does come with some cool stickers, such as the crests in the upper left corner, the "ARMER" stickers, and the OJR old-school Helic insignias, but other than that, there wasn't anything too impressive. Many of the stickers on the sheet are duplicated, which is good for customs. 8.5/10 for the stickers.
Long Live the King
Stickers applied, the King Gojulas is ready to terrorize the house with his infamous roar. The overall build is something you truly have to experience first-hand and leaves a sense of accomplishment once this behemoth is finished. I'll post some more pics later, but for now, here's a few built pics.
An important thing to note is that some models of the new-release King Gojulas have motors that don't seem to work properly; some problems include the head not turning, the lights suddenly quit functioning, and the arms not opening up when he stops to roar. When I tested the motor, everything seemed to be working fine, however, I haven't tested it built since my mom threatened to pull the batteries after hearing the King's loud "screech." I'll report back on that once I can perform a proper test on the motor.
Another important thing to note is that the horn seems to be less brittle than the older King G's horn, however don't take my word for it, since I can't really compare the RC horn with the OJR horn because I don't have the OJR horn.
The model overall gets a 10/10. King Gojulas, even with its flaws, looks down-right awesome! I recommend you grab one while they're still cheap! The only issue I've run across so far is trying to find a place to put him....
A big thanks to the Toyman for making King Gojulas an affordable part of this Zoider's experience and WIKD for letting me use his sticker sheet scan. ;D
Here are some more pics I took, now with better quality. As for the motor, I'll still have to get back to you on that. I'm going to have to wait till I'm home by myself. I might just make a video and post a link to it.
Update on the status of my King G's motor: Everything seems fine, however, the head won't turn to the right. Other than that, everything seems to run smoothly. I blame the head movement on a weak motor.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the price. For about a hundred and fifty bucks, you can get one with a not-squashed box, but if you're cheam like me, you can get one off Ken while he still has 'em cheap. I still wound up paying a little over a hundred bucks, but he was definitely worth it! ;D
