#bt zoids

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The best defense is a good offense!

Introducing Shield Liger Defensive Command Unit: Heavy Weaponry!

This is DCU’s “true” form, the way I always envisioned this model, with giant cannons! Never thought I would be able to though, I had never seen the cannons sold on their own, legit or bootleg. But, I’m glad I was able to find a set on aliexpress. A bit of paint and a lot of panel lining later and DCU has a brand new set of weapons! 

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Shield Liger DCU: Heavy Weaponry!

The Shield Liger Defensive Command Unit (DCU), paired with a set of double beam cannons makes for an intimidating force. A monster on the battlefield, with a strong forward facing shield and now equipped with massive cannons and larger missile pods, DCU can take what it can dish out. While slower and heavier with the new weapons, DCU is just as aggressive and does not shy away from close range combat, using its Shield to bash enemies and powerful legs and jaws to tear metal apart. Its pilot however prefers a more cautious approach, using the increased range to thin and weaken the enemy from afar before getting in close. 

With new weapons comes new rules “If you’re going to pick a fight without me, don’t waste the ammo!” 

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Saber Tiger Empress

This model is so fun to photograph, and so photogenic! I’ve got some more of my favorite photos of her that I’ll post separately, with a little bit of lore for the model too.

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Saber Tiger Empress: Legend

(2) “Oh golden tiger, blessed by the sun, guardian to our future ruler, be their sword and shield” A Zoid passed down the royal family for centuries, it is said only descendants of the great hero can pilot this Zoid to its fullest power.

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My second BT Zoid came in today! After thinking about what to paint the Shield Liger, I decided a gold Zoid would look nice as part of my collection. Originally I was just going to get a normal Saber to paint gold myself, but then I saw this as part of their store for not much more. I was a bit worried how the gold would look but I actually really like it, a lot more than the gold I usually use. 

 This will be my first HMM Saber so it will be an interesting build. But, I’ve got quite the backlog of models since I’ve been focusing more on my other hobbies lately. 

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My BT Shield Liger arrived today! 

I got this specifically to paint and to see just what the BT models were like. I’ve never actually built a Shield Liger before, so this should be interesting. First impressions are actually pretty good. Instructions were kinda bent up from being in the middle, but are otherwise very nice. I was really surprised to see the information inside had been translated to English too. Haven’t started building it yet, but the pieces look pretty good, no molding errors that I can see. But, the real test will come when I build it. 

 I don’t have a design for it yet, but I’ve really wanted to paint another Zoid. Maybe a peach/light pink/ creme sort of color, something like this or this? I’d like to do something a little different than what I usually see in customs, but it all depends on what I can come up with. Any color palette suggestions?