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Geno Breaker (Hasbro action figure)

RCM — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:27:26 +0000

Geno Breaker, in mini form! I don’t normally get into the action figures Hasbro made, but I got this one accidentally, plus I’m on a Geno kick, so here he is. I actually like him better without all the extra equipment, and the head spear reminds me of a cockatiel. Pics 1–4 are right out of the package. Pics 5–8 are after a much needed touchup paint job. #9 is of the whole “family”!

HMM-004 Geno Saurer (Build Review)

RCM — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:21:09 +0000

Since this one was a mega-build, usually taking a whole evening for each section, I thought I’d do an “in progress” review and point out cool features and potential trouble spots.

Eyes:

The piece that goes here was too dark for my tastes, so I did it in silver, leaving the raised parts for contrast. I also painted silver behind the actual eye, to help it catch light better.
Head/Neck:

You will want to paint the areas around the teeth, or else suffer an unsightly all-white mouth.
WEAKNESS:

On the chest/shoulder unit, the only thing holding the sides (F24 anf F25) together is that tiny spine (K5) and the earnest prayers of children. When you put the core block in, it helps a bit, but really superglue is necessary. You should also glue the ball joint pegs, because they aren’t held in very tight.
Beware:

This piece is as thin as a promise! I nearly broke the last rib while panel lining. Thankfully it’s held securely in place by later pieces.
Pelvis:

Much of this detail will be hidden when the model’s done. Also: glue required if you like stability!
Details:

Those hoses were really hard to thread all the way through, but so worth it. Tweezers helped on the top ones.
So far:

The next step is the tail, which is two pages of instructions and around 80 pieces.
Tail:

Those vents got really really small the further back you went. You will definitely want to glue the top vent pieces, because otherwise they like to pop off.

The tail pieces to glue: C14 (step 14), C13 (step 15), C29 (step 16), and C31 (step17).
Tip of tail:

The purple bits on this segment were too small to be cut out, so I painted the background black to make it look right. The “tail lights” on the back were reddened with a sharpie because it’s way too cold to bust out the airbrush and clear red paint.
A gun:

About an inch longer than the Tomy Geno’s gun, and a lot meaner. Only bummer is that it was largely one color. I was all happy when I finished this, until I realized I had to do the exact same thing again.
Something else to glue:

Otherwise the weight of the guns will cause the whole mount to pop right off.
Arms:

The arms took all me all evening, but more than half of that time was spent detailing: trying to color in the claws (which I still don’t have quite right) and painting the hydraulics (my gold marker was failing me). A word about the claws: they are SHARP! A word about that hydraulic piece behind the hands: it severely limits wrist movement and WILL break if you’re not careful.
Naked legs:

Before putting on armor, the left and right legs are identical (same with the arms).
Leg armor:

This step took longer than I expected. You will definitely want to glue the mounts for the calf armor, because not much is holding them in place. (Note from three years later: I’m not 100% sure the tabs at the ends of D11 and D12 are where I put the glue, but it seems like the most logical place. Be careful!)
Details:

(left) hidden detail behind the knee, (right) more sharpie-modded clear bits.
Feet:

Lots of glue required here–mainly for the armor bits. (Note from three years later: I’m not 100% sure where exactly I glued, but the tabs on C16 and D2 seem like the most logical places. Be careful!)

HMM-004 Geno Saurer

RCM — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:14:00 +0000

I’m done! While not having as many pieces as Shieldy or Command Woof, it was still quite the complex and satisfying build.

EZ-034 Geno Breaker

RCM — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:54:30 +0000

When I discovered that you could put the cannons on in place of the crab claws (aka “X-breakers”), I liked this guy a lot more. Actually the claws aren’t so bad, but the guns really do it for me. The painted Raven (uber villain brat from the Chaotic Century anime) figure is from a gashapon set I got from YJ. I also tinted the eye pieces and painted the teeth (poorly), for more contrast.

ZP-A (on Museum Geno Saurer)

RCM — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:49:14 +0000

I discovered that ZP-A (Power-up Parts for the Genesis hero zoids) looked really good on ol’ Boney here. The sword is the “Bio Crusher” for Sword Wolf, and the thingies are the “Wind Dancers” for Rainbow Jerk.

2005: DLZ-001 Geno Saurer (Dino Expo)

RCM — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:36:47 +0000

I went the longest time not liking Geno Saurers, but then I finally came to my senses. I got this one about a year after it came out, when they miraculously became affordable to the masses (Thanks, Toy-Wave!). These guys aren’t really white, but more of an off-white “bone” color that my camera—awesome as it is—can’t seem to capture. This was part of the limited set for the 2005 Dinosaur Expo at the Tokyo Science Museum.