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RZ-055 Mad Thunder
(Triceratops type)
Manufacturer: Tomy
Line: New Japanese Release
Origin of Release: Japan
Year of Release: 2001
Crew Number: 4
Motor or Posable?: 2x C battery powered motor
Line: New Japanese Release
Origin of Release: Japan
Year of Release: 2001
Crew Number: 4
Motor or Posable?: 2x C battery powered motor
Features:
Motorized - Walks forwards opening and closing its mouth, spinning its drill horns and swinging the last two sections of its tail from side to side. A section of it's back also spins. Lights in its eyes flash.
Manual - posable guns. The front gun can also be pushed down sideways to allow the canopy of the three-pilot command centre to open. There is also a raise-able seat in the command centre and an opening cockpit in the head.
Motorized - Walks forwards opening and closing its mouth, spinning its drill horns and swinging the last two sections of its tail from side to side. A section of it's back also spins. Lights in its eyes flash.
Manual - posable guns. The front gun can also be pushed down sideways to allow the canopy of the three-pilot command centre to open. There is also a raise-able seat in the command centre and an opening cockpit in the head.
Additional equipment:
1x greyscale instruction booklet
4x standard grey pilot figures
1x greyscale instruction booklet
4x standard grey pilot figures
Review:
This big heavy bugger is possibly among my favourite members of my collection, certainly - I think - the heaviest after Yamato Shield Liger. He's an almost identical re-release of the OJR Mad Thunder and has a fair amount of features to play with.
A button on his right side changes the speed of his spinning horns and barrel from a slow threatening spin to a rapid gouge-Death-Saurer's-insides-out spin.
The command centre on his left shoulder was a nice touch and the folding canopy to it is certainly different, but I do find the gun above it loose; it often likes to choose its own direction to point.
On the subject of different canopies, Mad Thunder's main pilot canopy is also an unusual design. The pilot seat is deep inside the head and the canopy has a hinge in the middle rather than the front or back. To open the cockpit you need to push the back of the rectangle in the head. The front will then pop up bringing the seat with it for easier access. It's a fairly simple setup but it makes a big difference to Mad Thunder's cool factor.
The big guns on its back may seem familiar to some, even if you've never seen Mad Thunder before. This would be because they were also released as part of the New Republic customise set of the OJR and later again on its own as the CP-01 Dual Cannon set (for Shield Liger) as part of the NJR line. In regards to the gun I personally would like to acquire a second CP-01 in the future to give Mad Thunder the coil spring"pipes" . If there's anything missing from this Zoid, I would say that was it.
Conclusion:
Mad Thunder is a very impressive Zoid and I do highly recommend him, however his size and weight make him a tough one to find space for. Price and shipping is also a big issue, especially for those living in countries where customs charge based on size as well as weight.
All in all Mad Thunder might be better suited to hard core collectors or those with a particular interest in this Zoid and have no problems shelling out that kind of cash for him.
This big heavy bugger is possibly among my favourite members of my collection, certainly - I think - the heaviest after Yamato Shield Liger. He's an almost identical re-release of the OJR Mad Thunder and has a fair amount of features to play with.
A button on his right side changes the speed of his spinning horns and barrel from a slow threatening spin to a rapid gouge-Death-Saurer's-insides-out spin.
The command centre on his left shoulder was a nice touch and the folding canopy to it is certainly different, but I do find the gun above it loose; it often likes to choose its own direction to point.
On the subject of different canopies, Mad Thunder's main pilot canopy is also an unusual design. The pilot seat is deep inside the head and the canopy has a hinge in the middle rather than the front or back. To open the cockpit you need to push the back of the rectangle in the head. The front will then pop up bringing the seat with it for easier access. It's a fairly simple setup but it makes a big difference to Mad Thunder's cool factor.
The big guns on its back may seem familiar to some, even if you've never seen Mad Thunder before. This would be because they were also released as part of the New Republic customise set of the OJR and later again on its own as the CP-01 Dual Cannon set (for Shield Liger) as part of the NJR line. In regards to the gun I personally would like to acquire a second CP-01 in the future to give Mad Thunder the coil spring"pipes" . If there's anything missing from this Zoid, I would say that was it.
Conclusion:
Mad Thunder is a very impressive Zoid and I do highly recommend him, however his size and weight make him a tough one to find space for. Price and shipping is also a big issue, especially for those living in countries where customs charge based on size as well as weight.
All in all Mad Thunder might be better suited to hard core collectors or those with a particular interest in this Zoid and have no problems shelling out that kind of cash for him.