(Blue) Brontozoid
aka RMZ-07 Hidocker in the OJR. This one shares several parts with other “whiteheads”.
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(Blue) Cosmozoid
aka RMZ-08 Pegasuros in the OJR. This was the last zoid I needed to complete my “whiteheads” collection. It’s a bit dopey looking, but it grew on me, and it will grow on you too. Cosmo got his own little storyline in the European comic, back in 80s times. Poor fella…
Beware: the blue plastic on this one is very brittle!
(Blue) Hydrazoid
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.
(Blue) Stegazoid
aka RMZ-06 Gorgodos in the OJR. This one shares several parts with other “whiteheads”.
1981: Mechatoros
The Mechabonica (“mechanical bones”) line was launched in 1981 as a “test balloon”. They didn’t do so well, so they got shipped off to America, as the OAR many of us old farts grew up with. In 1983, Tomy tried again, and I think you know the rest of the story.
Through some miracle I managed to find an MIB Mechatoros on Yahoo Japan, and I didn’t even have to give up a kidney for it! No way in hell I’m opening this one. Cast pic, L-R: Mechatoros (Glidoler), Mechafantos (Elephantus), Mechagiras (Garius). See OAR bird for a built one.
In: Temporary dump
Dino-X
I know nothing of this bootleg’s origins. The box paper and instruction booklet are very thin, compared to normal ones. I don’t know about plastic quality, because I haven’t built it. I got a mess of them for cheap in 2000, sold a few when I was unemployed, donated one as a prize for Pheno’s forum contest, and kept the last one for myself.
Gurantula/Tarantulon (plus misc bits)
Is there anything blacker than this spider? No, none more black. Well, if I could have popped the transfer ring cockpit’s glass off, I could have used the Z2’s smoke one, but Starrior canopies are usually glued on. Another option (see #5 and #6) is to use a clamshell cockpit (Zillon and Molga Canory have black ones).
RMZ-01 Garius
The first zoid I ever had (LONG long ago). Also known as: Mechagiras (Mechabonica), unnamed dinosaur type (OAR), and Tryannozoid (OER).
RMZ-03 Elephantus
The original stompy type, aka Mechagiras (Mechabonica), “unnamed elephant type” (OAR), or Protozoid (OER). I had one of these when I was a youngin’, and used to detach the head and make an escape ship (the ears were good wings).
RMZ-04 Gurantula
I remember wanting this one as a kid but not getting it for whatever reason. I think they disappeared too quickly.
RMZ-09 Spiker
The first mantis type. It has an interesting walking mechanism: the legs are mainly decoration, and the real work is done by some stubs directly under the body. In bad news, the front section droops with age, doh!
RMZ-10 Furolesios
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.
Unnamed bird type
Somehow in all these years I never managed to get a loose copy of this one until very recently (I had that RS one, minus a head, but I didn’t know that was something different).
Unnamed frog type
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.
