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(Blue) Hydrazoid (Build Review)

RCM — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:02:33 +0000

OK, not so much a review as it is some highlights of the neato workings. This is because I’m lazy.

Sinker (OJR/NJR)

RCM — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:04:04 +0000

As soon as I got theNJR Sinker (back in 2000), I made these swaps. I think I like the silver one better. Due to slight mold differences, the back vent piece is incredibly difficult to remove, post swap.

EZ-032 Sinker

RCM — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:57:12 +0000

OMG, they killed Steve Irwin! YOU BASTARDS!

Unnamed frog type

RCM — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:05:17 +0000

It really swims, though I’ve never had the courage to test it myself. The tanks have a piece of styrofoam in them to make them float (see pic #4). Known as RMZ-05 Aquadon (OJR), or Aquazoid (OER), or “frog looking thing” here.

(Blue) Hydrazoid

RCM — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:41:01 +0000

This is my favorite windup by far. Back when I got this (in 1999), they were hell of rare and I paid through the nasal passages. They pop up every so often, though.

EHI-01 Wardick

RCM — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:08:38 +0000

Another “swimmer”! Back in ’95, this one’s name was a source of endless giggles for my younger brothers. This one and Guysack…

EMZ-19 Sinker

RCM — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:58:11 +0000

A Zenebas “swimmer”. The tanks help keep it afloat, and a tiny propeller in back… propels it.

RMZ-10 Furolesios

RCM — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:26:26 +0000

Mint in Box! I never thought I’d get this one, but somehow it was totally ignored on ebay and I got it for $36! See OER Hydrazoid for a built one.

040 War Shark (Holotech)

RCM — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:59:20 +0000

The clear plastic on this one was even more brittle than usual, and the pegs that hold the feets did not survive my last move without a dab of super glue. Still, Holo-fishy wins points for being the most “holotech’d” of the line (but it would have been nice to have smoky grey boosters too). As with all my holos, I had to get this from a contact in Australia.

Aquazoid

RCM — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:50:32 +0000

There were two variants of this kit, but since I never look in the box, I keep forgetting which one I have. I picked it up in a tiny shop in Seattle’s Chinatown (ahem, International) district back in 2001 and haven’t had a chance to open it since.

Update from the distant future: I have the blue one, but with an orange canopy. Everything is still sealed in bags, so this should not be happening. Zuh?