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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 13: A Wanted Zoid I have always wanted a Bio Tyranno. He looks so cool and fun to play with. It's a seemingly sturdy, solid build that can be articulated and posed smoothly. And he's a T. rex Zoid that ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE TYRANNOSAURUS. Like, straight up just like one. The others have different licenses taken on the designs to accommodate their weapons and aesthetics but this is objectively a rex. I don't have one because they cost too much. They're overpriced. Bio Tyranno had one release in the Zoids Genesis line and that was it. It's not a RARE zoid by any means but is a serious victim of scalping. It usually goes for $110 or 120 when it's worth half that at most. #zoids #zoids30days #zoidsgenesis #biozoids #biotyranno

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 27: Favorite Liger Transformation Liger Zero Phoenix. Not only is this one of my favorite ligers, I love watching its transformation. The way the Phoenix's body rotates to prepare for the fusion, the armor pieces clasping on to Liger as he runs, the cannons swiveling into ready position, the head of the Phoenix being the LAST piece to connect before we get a 360 spin into a roar and a flashy pose. It's great! #zoids30days #zoids #anime #zoidsfuzors #fuzors #ligerzero #ligerzerophoenix #shopro

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 15: Favorite Fuzor / Blox Zoid While MOST of the Zoids I like are Blox or Fuzor types and there's a lot of options I could have chosen for this day, I haven't yet talked about the good old Gairyuki. This Zoid is AWESOME. It uses the same base as the Berserk Fury but was retooled to use a Blox CAU system that allows it to detach its armor and turn it into Blox Zoids that support it in battle. He's basically a fuzor. His other signature ability is to use the orange panels on his body called Ray Accumulators to absorb the energy from beam and particle weapons to power its own systems. The Gairyuki's name means Shining Victory Dragon for good reason! #Zoids #zoids30days #fuzors #gairyuki #anime #zoidsofinstagram

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Day 10: Model Build Experience What was the best experience I had building a Zoid model? That's hard to say, I can't remember any one Zoid build clearly enough except for the ones that had problems and no build scared me more than the limited edition Red Matrix Dragon. Its main parts were done with a dark brick red colored plastic that looks awesome. Unfortunately, this plastic is very brittle. It's the same exact plastic Styluarmor had that snapped. It's fine in the big areas but all of the little pegs used to connect the pieces were breaking left and right! Luckily most of his parts used the better plastic. The Red LeoStriker is the same way. Some of his parts are meant to move but the pegs holding the mechanism together split. I don't even try moving the armor on his paws for fear I shatter them! These were scary builds. The Zoids are reasonably rare. Basically irreplaceable and deathly fragile. I'll never forget that. They're dusty because I don't touch them if I don't have to! #Zoids30days #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #modelkit #limitededition #blox #matrixdragon #leostriker

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Day 01: Choose a Faction I choose Blue Unicorn! They appear in the game Zoids Versus for the Gamecube and are a task force of the Helic Republic that specializes in experiments and field tests for new Zoid designs, some of which are my favorites. Their team mascot is the Snipe Master Blue Unicorn! #zoids30days #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #zoidsversus #zoidsbattlelegends #snipemaster #blueunicorn #helic #republic

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Day 04: Favorite Character Zoids New Century Zero is the anime I grew up on and has managed to hold its spot not only as my favorite of the Zoids anime, but one of my all time favorite anime. Period. Bit Cloud was a fun character who never ceased to amaze me. One minute he'd be seeming like a total clutz but then he would accomplish things that make you wonder if his cluless nature was just a cover. Then he does something else stupid. There's no telling with this guy! #zoids30days #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #nc0 #toonami #anime #manga #fanart #chibi #ligerzero #bitcloud

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So if you remember, the Styluarmor turned out to be a bust and I said I was going to use its parts with Saint Gale. Well here it is! #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #blox #yujikaida #modelkits #kitbash #zoids30days

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 26: The Zoids Shop Although a lot of the Zoids I have I bought from friends online, the main places I go to look for Zoids to buy are Yahoo Japan and Ebay. Yahoo Japan often has great deals not only on individual Zoids but on bundles and sets of Zoids. A lot of them are used but just as many are new. I pay for my orders using Celga, a 3rd party Bidding Service. I don't have to use a service to get Zoids off of Ebay but the prices on there are usually too high. Sometimes I get lucky and find a good deal. Online shops I use are Toy-Wave and Image Anime. These sites are old and don't update their Zoid stocks so while they have a great selection, the majority of it is all sold out. #zoids30days

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 25: My First Zoid The Double Arm Lizard. Now I'll be honest I have had many Zoids before him so I can't tell you my first Zoid EVER, but I can tell you this is the first Zoid I've gotten as a serious Zoid enthusiast. This is a Japanese Takara Tomy Official Zoid that I had to order online and get shipped to me. I get all of my Zoids this way now since they aren't in stores anymore. I lived in California when I got him so unfortunately he's pretty sun bleached. He's kind of an off gold now instead of white but I think that gives him a bit of charm. There's hundreds of Zoids just like him, but this one is mine! #zoids30days #zoidsofinstagram #zoids #blox #doublearmlizard #takaratomy #modelkit #mecha

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 20: Create a Zoid I present to you the Cannon Tortoise HIT or High Impact Type. It is equipped with the CP-09 Booster Cannon Unit designed for the Redler Zoid. Each component gives the Tortoise a 100mm Beam Cannon for mid range shooting and an Ion Booster. Attached on swiveling joints, the CP-09 Units are able to rotate up and down to angles that allow them to be positioned for the best effects. Using these weapons, the HIT Tortoise is able to make surprising bursts of speed. That is the Zoid's function. The once long range tank is now a close combat fighter, using its small size and increased speed to engage its enemies at point blank range using its signature cannon, dealing massive damage to their bodies. I got the idea from Zoids Battle Legends and Versus 3. Cannon Tortoise is NOT a lumbering creature in those games and I love using it like a melee fighter. #zoids30days #zoidsofinstagram #cannontortoise #modelkit

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 19: Favorite Game Exclusive Zoid The Blade Hawk is a special Blox zoid designed to combine with the Murasame Liger. It comes from the game Zoids: Full Metal Crash and is a special edition model kit that was intended to be a freebie packaged with the game (I had to get them separately). Full Metal Crash also happens to be hype as hell. That game rules! In the game, there is a variation of the Murasame called the SC. It has been unofficially dubbed the "Shinobi Custom" and is a literal NINJA LIGER. Murasame Liger SC is extremely cool, boasting advanced Stealth technologies and fearsome versatility with its deadly shuriken. One day I'll have a Murasame to combine this guy with so I can have this awesome Zoid exist in my collection! #Zoids #zoids30days #gamecube #zoidsofinstagram #fullmetalcrash #bladehawk #blox #modelkit

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 17: Favorite Transport Zoid DRAGOONS NEST. A giant lobster Zoid that keeps Zoids inside of its claws and launches them into battle. It's an action figure that requires minimal assembly and is a fun thing to hold and play with. The launchers in the claws are actually spring loaded, too. The Zoids go flying!! The figure comes with miniatures of Berserk Fuhrer, Demantis, Maccurtis and Wardick. The Dragoons Nest is the transport of the Eisen Dragoons from the Zoids Battle Story, an elite unit that rose into the Neo Zenebas Empire. I wish this thing could have appeared in anime. #zoids #zoids30days #zoidsofinstagram #transportzoid #dragoonsnest #lobster #takaratomy #mecha

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 14: Favorite Team from NC0 THE CHAMP TEAM. I love these guys. They added so many rich moments to the show from their hilarious antics to their outrageous battles. They even had Zoids that were all pretty extensively modified, which was a cool touch. If I could be on any team I'd definitely want to help Harry out. They have stupid amounts of money to back them and (prior to Episode 9) an entire collection of Zoids to use! That's like my dream! #zoids #zoids30days #zoidszero #nc0 #harrychamp #champteam #NewCenturyZero #anime

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 11: Favorite Custom Parts I adore the CAS system for the Liger Zero and the Berserk Fuhrer. The idea of a Zoid that can completely reinvent itself to respond to any sort of battle situations is nothing short of genius. It's so cool and the Schneider Unit for the Liger Zero is my favorite of them all. #zoids30days #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #customparts #cas #cp17 #ligerzero #schneiderunit #modelkits

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 09: How long have you been a fan? At least 18 years. I was there when Zoids was aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block. I grew up watching Zoids every day after school until it eventually vanished around 2003 or so. But I didn't forget them and as I kept up with the Japanese releases of Zoids, I was still inspired by them. I love Zoids and I really like drawing so to illustrate my long lived fandom, I dug around through some old notebooks and papers to pull up Zoid doodles from my younger days. #Zoids30days #zoids #tbt #throwback #art #drawing #cartoon #comic

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Zoids 30 Day Marathon Episode 07: Favorite Zoids Model Kit It goes without saying. BZ-001 Leoblaze. He's fun to pose and play with, making him a joy to have. Being a Blox Zoid, Leo can be taken apart and combined with other Zoids. There are a bunch of different versions of him that exist in all sorts of colors and I plan to eventually get extra Matrix Dragons and DA Lizards to have Leo Blazes in those colors. I'm honestly collecting them. #zoids30days #zoids #zoidsofinstagram #blox #fuzors #modelkit #takaratomy #leoblaze