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Realize Model Blade Liger

As someone who mostly builds Gunpla, but has also built a motorized Zoids model kit recently, this feels very Gunpla. Like, if you enjoy Gunpla, and you want a change-up, you'll probably enjoy this. That being said, it's older Gunpla, being very polycap reliant, but does have interesting joint placement for good posability. It's very interesting.

The Good: Very detailed, good build quality, a lot of posability. It has a couple features like the quite articulate side blades, effect parts for said blades, and opening vents along the head and legs. It also has a few optional parts in different mane parts and pilots so you can recreate the specific first Blade Liger or the mass production model in case you wanted to paint it red or something.

The Bad: There are a few gaps, like on the neck, that could have used a bit more plastic filling in the gaps so they look good in more poses. I'm also disappointed the tail is a solid piece. The only way I could think to make it posable on this scale is maybe wrap shell parts around a large wire? But I wish it had one or two joints to it.

The Scale Issue: So these are 1/100 scale compared to Zoids' usual 1/72 scale. And, honestly, I feel like them being 1/100 creates a few issues? Like, I wish these were 1/144. It's partially because they feel like they're going for a very Gunpla feel and should match that scale, but there's a bit more to it than that. Like, the smallest pieces are about half as big as a Gundam's face, it's got big polycaps, thick detail lines; they feel like they could be easily scaled down, which would also benefit in reducing their price.

The Details: As the name may suggest, these are pretty detailed kits. There are a few prepainted parts, like the blades and tail. I really just added panel lining to bring out the details. I also chose to use the first Blade Liger parts and pilots.

Overall, it's a very interesting kit. I wish it was a bit smaller, and I feel like the kit kind of accommodates my opinions, but it's still very cool. If an RM Zoid kit comes out that you like, I'd say give it a chance. These're cool, and this isn't even the only one I've built. Though my opinions of the Blade Liger are a bit higher than that of its rival...