|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 3, 2018 13:51:33 GMT -5
Review Part 8: Zoids A.R.T.S. Wild Zoids box, Kuwaga and Grachiosaurus
So these came in yesterday (and haven't had time to build them yet, so here's a little preview
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 3, 2018 13:53:03 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 14:29:20 GMT -5
Weirdly enough...my pics were in a better resolution..but I guess photobucket messed that up.. (my pics were way better when I uploaded them directly on this page...)
First the A.R.T.S. box As you can see I have 3 Wild Ligers, 3 Gannontoise and 4 Gilraptors (glad that I have 4 Gil, because I saw another box that had 4 Gannontoise, so the content is sometimes different.)
As expected, there's candy included (gum, and it tastes just as expected, it's the usual thing that you get with these things, nothing to be ecstatic about)
The figures are nice, but that's about it.. They are small (smaller then previous series). Wild Liger and Gil have pegs on their feet, Gannon doesn't, so he will not attach to the base. The base itself is... well bland really. The figures can be taken apart but get supplied completed (except for Gil, whose blades are a seperate part). The whole diorama thing isn't much.. They can stand next to each other but don't really connect. And the figures are not that great quality wise. Firstly, I would have prefered to have more than just the three Zoids (there's 10 inside a box, but only 3 different ones.) Even though I knew that upfront, it would have been nicer to have 5 or the initial 6 Zoids, because this leaves you with a lot of doubles.
Secondly, the paint quality is okay but nothing more.. Hold them next to the older series and they just look and feel much cheaper..(those had translucent parts, much better paint, more details etc) But it is what it is..
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 14:40:31 GMT -5
On to Kuwaga
About 15 minutes for this one (add another 15 for checking all parts for sprue marks) This kit has 12 parts also used in Kabtor, so not much new stuff, but still a nice build. As always it has 2 spare caps (this time dark pink) and the stickers. The usual Saicurtis curse walking wise... It does walk but you know all these bugs who have this kind of windup system suffer from the "walk a little bit if you wind them up a lot" thing.
What can I say more than the reviews before this? Not much. More of the same, the usual things I talked about earlier, so not much out of the ordinary.
So here are the pics. Some views, Wild Blast and close-up
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 14:53:17 GMT -5
And so we come to Grachiosaurus. This was one of the first Zoids I saw when they announced Zoids Wild (I stumbled upon the pics when I was looking for something else and thought: "Hey new Zoids!") I won't go into all the issues I have with this line (covered all that more than enough in all previous posts in this review).
But I was looking forward to Grachio, so here we go.
Took me 45 minutes to build (with an added 45 minutes to check all parts for sprue marks, not that much this time, as always some on visible parts.. Salvaged most of them though.
This time it's bright green caps again (and yes 2 spare caps) It has 70 parts if I counted correctly (including the caps etc)
Again it's a different shade of color (next to Kabtor and Gannon) so that's nice. This time it's a different rider (as opposed to the ones that most Wild Zoids have, except for Gil and Liger because those 2 have shinier, slightly different riders) Grachio has a much longer rider and in a different position (and he probably has to look like this because of the way he sits) BUT he does look weird with his long legs (a bit too long). Also the legs look like they are different parts then the rider itself (like he is wearing long socks or something) probably because of how he was made (seperate parts) Also his hands are in a weird position so it looks like he is holding something.
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 14:59:23 GMT -5
Here we go with bone mode (and this time I actually like the look.) I didn't bother with bone mode for Scorpear, Kabtor and such because it isn't anything special. I liked it on Gil, Gannon, Gabri and Liger (and I might get more of those to do bone mode versions) But for Grachio it could actually function as an extra Zoid even more, as it kind of looks cool.
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:01:59 GMT -5
Next we have the eyes in (wanted to make some more pics to show the difference)
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:09:31 GMT -5
Next we have his armor on (and I specifically took pics without his Wild Blast parts on, as I think that they could come off a bit hard. Because of the whole click thing to attach them, I think that in the long run taking them off too much and clicking them back in will damage the plastic. Plastic stress will occur I reckon.)
So that's why I made pics first and put the parts in later ('cause he does look cool without them and I stil don't care much about most Wild Blast features anyway....)
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:12:03 GMT -5
Moving on to the pics with his Wild Blast parts attached.
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:17:53 GMT -5
And so on to something I wanted to know from the start, how big is he next to other Zoids?
Well here's Zoids 2 Ultrasaurus to show you (and as you will see it depends on how you take a picture, so I tried to do it as good as I could, especially the last ones really show his actual size in comparison)
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:20:26 GMT -5
He doesn't look that small right?
Well these are the pics I was talking about where you can really see the difference. Next to Wild Zoids he is really big but next to Ultra he really isn't.
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:24:39 GMT -5
And as bonus some pics with all Zoids that are out as of now. You might know by now all the issues this line has and everything I think of that, but I do like most of them. And also as a complete set, they do look cool together.
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:39:33 GMT -5
Final verdict on Grachio: (again sorry for the crappier pics, photobucket messed stuff up, they were in a better resolution... And when I still had the option to upload them directly on the forum here, the res was also better..but because it's through pb it kind of sucks..)
I actually really like him. The build is fun, even though I didn't like the Wild Blast (as with most Wild Zoids), but it is kind of okay (more than I expected) BUT I would advise to watch out when using it, as the shock and backlash from the Blast might, in the long run, damage some parts when hitting a hard table over and over.) I used it once on the table and after that I will only use it with a folded up piece of kitchen towel on the table to soften the impact. I just don't want to damage the neck parts, mechanism or anything.
He has more armor parts than most Wild Zoids (luckily, as I don't like the under armored look of most of them at all...and most are really under armored..) I like the look of this one, I like big Zoids, and he looks really cool towering over the other Wild Zoids. I reckon this could also look really cool when choosing other color schemes (and besides wanting at least one more for bone mode, I might also order 1 or 2 for painting plans some day), so yeah I like him
There's probably more I wanted to say about Grachio, but it's late and I don't know what more to say at the moment. (I might write some more when I think of it, but for now I guess that's it.) Hopefully I can get the other September releases soon and I will of course let you know what I think of those (and maybe my puzzle or other Zoids Wild related stuff might pop up in the meantime)
|
|
|
Post by ultimateultrasaurus on Aug 5, 2018 15:52:38 GMT -5
Oh yeah, before I forget, I didn't quite like the "whiskers" he has, but I guess it's kind of okay. I also still don't understand why they skipped Fang in the first 14 Zoids (as it was shown in that pic, and he is allready done, so why they chose to do other ones first?) Also I don't know why they didn't even bother to do DX Liger and NOT at least fill in those lower fangs in gold? (or some of his leg parts...) Cheap out...
And Grachio also has the "gap issues", if you have read my previous reviews, I talked about the parts not always connecting (I like and prefer, as it should be, that all parts come together so there are no gaps in between). But because of the plastic and how they designed it, the parts often don't fully connect, so a small gap is left. That's why you will see a lot of pics from people with the gaps still present (even the official pics posted by TT have that issue...) So you just have to make sure you close the gaps as good as you can whilst building (you'll see what I mean when bulding any Zoids Wild kit)
AND funny detail: the Grachio motor part has a cog wheel up front (under his armor) which isn't used for anything. So I reckon they might use this motor for something else (makes you wonder what other Zoid could they make that would use that cog? Could be exciting
|
|
|
Post by Snowflake on Aug 8, 2018 16:47:14 GMT -5
Interesting. It looks less naked when it's naked than when it's half-armored with lots of obvious bones sticking out. Also the wild blast parts look so hollow and ugly and what a bizarre idea, taking a dinosaur whose entire schtick is being upright and having the neck suddenly bend hard where it hits the (also totally upright) body. It looks very unnatural. Otherwise though, Grachio looks great and is probably one of my favorites so far.
This is such an odd line, so many highs and lows. I think it was a mistake to make every zoid red, sapphire, white, or teal. That's pretty limiting and visually confusing. But I guess Fang will help fix that.
|
|