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Things to note (and eventually write out in a better fashion):

• This took less than half the time to build as the OJR would have, since the entire motor/gearbox unit came pre-built. For a taste of what you’re missing, see WIKD’s review!
• GC stands for Gyrocrafter and was originally sold separately as GU-05.
• You can also attach GU-03 Eye Flasher to this, which I am hella going to try, as soon as I find where I stashed that thing.

In other news, it’s about that time of year where I try to undo the ham-fisted panel lining job I gave Iron Kong Yeti so long ago. Since it was black, it’s historically taken about an hour to get one piece of armor halfway clean, before I give up. This was with either the Gundam Marker remover, or nail polish remover. THIS time, though, I found some model paint solvent, and that’s doing the trick. It’s down to ten minutes per piece. I should be done by 2025.

Making my own swap was not enough, once I saw the clear green motor and black inner frame. I also finally found a semi-good deal on ebay (although everytime someone buys one, the NEXT one he lists costs $10 more to ship). MORE TO COME!

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ANYWAY, the story behind this one is that it’s an evolved form of the Poryzoid I made earlier. Because that’s what pokemans pokezoids do, right? The blade arm was inspired by this super limited CAS resin kit that I have no chance in hell of ever getting. Story-wise, maybe a Blade Liger got in the way and absorbed into the evolving process. Gunbluster too, with those egg beater replacements!

I will try and take more pictures before the damn thing just explodes.

Pics still to come, if it can survive being photographed (don’t expect any exciting poses; I don’t have the patience).

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*For a kit this size, it’s as fragile and fiddly as the Molga or Command Wolf (two of the worst in this regard). Kotobukiya has shown they CAN build sturdy kits—look at Saber Tiger and Gun Sniper! That makes it even more disappointing that the Kong is so weak.

Before I got it in my mitts I told myself that if this kit was as fiddly as I feared, that I was going to quit HMMs. The level of detail is incredible, and the kits are beautiful, but they’re just too expensive and I’m too clumsy for this to be a good deal.

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• Head (gluing):
  
  This connection is pretty loose, but be careful not to get glue on the front “lens” part.
• Head (painting):
  
  Sure is a lot of white here. The jaw/seat pieces should probably have just been molded in another color, since only the teeth are meant to be white. The “ear” pieces need a little touching up too.
• Does anyone have a ruler?
  
  I could have saved an hour or so scrambling to find a ruler if I only knew that this diagram in the instructions was actual size. Well, now YOU know!
• I haven’t figured this one out yet:
  
  There needs to be some kind of gluing done here, because A10 and A7 pop out when trying to do some poses.
• Paint me:
  
  I’m going to be compelled to paint this gold, as I do with all such bits.
• Not sure about this:
  
  Gluing may be needed here (they pop off), but that could hinder future disassembly.
• Definitely glue here:
  
  You have to pull on that rocket to extend it, and it just pops off without glue.
• Beware:
  
  This piece (from the tail) is incredibly thin. It’s a miracle I didn’t break it just by looking at it.
• Upper arms:
  
  These are identical, until you put the cap on the appropriate side. Clever!
• Paint me too:
  
  Again with the silver/gold. At least there weren’t too many of these to do.
• A-and paint us too, while you’re at it:
  
  This Gundam Marker (GM09 “Gundam Eye Green”) works really well for all those pieces that need to be done green. Last pic: I thought I’d try an aurora sticker for the scope, but I’m not sure about it.
• Racing stripes:
  
  The note in the first pic about sticker #15 (a solid block of red) roughly translates to “have fun cutting them out freestyle, suckas!”

For now, check out the build review.

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In other news, HMM Red Horn will soon be a real thing (pics, Kotobukiya page)!