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HRZ-001 King Gojulas

RCM — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:41:36 +0000

Perhaps you’ve heard of the quality control issues with the King’s motor. If not, let me tell you: BEWARE! Many people are reporting that their motors do not work properly or at all, right out of the box. A sampling of problems: head won’t turn, arms won’t expand, motor won’t turn off, lights don’t work, purchase of kit didn’t make me more popular with ladies…

Mine seemed ok at first, but then after construction, the lights quit working. I took everything apart and looked inside the motor, wiggled things around, and no luck. Since I had the motor open, I decided to try and disable the “screaming” function—a horrible grating gear that sounds a lot like a dino roar. After some trial and error I managed to do that, and keep the arms in order (everything’s connected), but then I noticed the head wouldn’t turn. I thought I broke it until hearing complaints from others—I didn’t run the motor much before disabling the “screamer”, since I live in an apartment and it was late at night.

I tried tinkering around a bit more, and finally got fed up, because even if I did fix everything else, I was still stuck with nonworking lights. So that is why King Crapulas is getting the boot.

Update, the distant future: Back in November 2010, Zoidmagnite fixed it. The lights are now LEDs too. The arms are still a little odd in huggy mode (when I compare it to other pics/videos), but I’ll take “mostly” fixed over “completely screwed” any day.

2006: Gojulas HT (TRU Japan 15th ann.)

RCM — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:20:25 +0000

In celebration of Toys R Us Japan’s 15th anniversary (October 2006), Tomy released an entirely clear Gojulas! The gearbox, battery covers and even the light are all clear. Best of all, I get another clear pilot, which means another mini-micronaut! I wish the original Z-point giveaways (don’t call ’em crystal!) were this complete in their clearness. Proper pics ~~to come (someday)~~ are finally here. Last three are keychain LED-enhanced!

LB-03 Gojulas MK-II

RCM — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:31:54 +0000

Is it sacrilege that I like the Neoblox Gojulas more than the model kit one, especially this MK-II? The Neo seems a lot less stiff and clunky. The box seems to show an NJR orange cockpit, but the actual kit is OJR smoke. Maybe it’s the “glow” effect?