Glue best friend for this model makes it more sturdy
@vancyhobbies7 ай бұрын
Yep I agree, I glued a lot of the non moving parts 😆
@calebwoods9358 Жыл бұрын
I built a Rev Raptor, Gun Sniper, and Liger Zero Schneider so far and I think I'm ready for the Shield Liger. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this kit as I now know to keep my plastic cement close during the build.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Happy to be of service
@steponick6 ай бұрын
That was basically the sound I made when my niece knocked my just finished HMM Liger Zero Empire Ver off the table.
@vancyhobbies6 ай бұрын
Damn that unfortunate, how bad was the damage?
@probablydepressed9900 Жыл бұрын
I just finished painting and building mine last week too, and my biggest issue is that the pegs for the limbs are too short so they keep falling off when moving them. Used quite a bit of glue too, so this kit does need a bit more work
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Sucks how kotobukiya didn't upgrade the engineering.
@TheMopomi Жыл бұрын
Thanks now i know what to expect with this kit
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Yep just explosions!
@renced12903 ай бұрын
I'll just do what I did for my Geno Breaker and drill some 3.0 millimeter holes into both ends and then cement them together using some pieces of sprue. Easy fix.
@vancyhobbies3 ай бұрын
Ya I do that too minus the pinning unless they break.
@piggaww Жыл бұрын
Can't wait 😃😃
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Lol thanks for the support!
@fatefinger6 ай бұрын
Superglue ALL the vents. Superglue the cannon on top. With the DCS-J I superglued the vents that hold the cannons. And if/when the polycaps stretch put a couple coats of clear nail polish on the posts. There does appear to be a maximum that the polycaps can stretch or compress before the housing they are in so to speak stops them. It was an annoying build. And I did the Gojulas before the liger. Once I had it together it grenaded on me. However for me it was everything but the legs.
@vancyhobbies6 ай бұрын
I did superglue alot of the pieces after the review 😆 it was such a pain to deal with it.
@fatefinger5 ай бұрын
@@vancyhobbies You can replace the polycaps in the shoulders with 0.17" inside diameter by 0.25" outside diameter clear vinyl tubing. Since the post is 5mm in diameter .017" is about 0.6 MM too small so they won't fit and the tubing doesn't stretch so cut once lengthwise so the post end can actually fit. It's not quite as snug as the polycaps when they are fresh but snug enough it won't grenade. All I needed was 4 inches of it to do my blade and shield ligers.
@vancyhobbies5 ай бұрын
Oo cool I will look into doing that. Thanks for the tip
@fatefinger5 ай бұрын
@@vancyhobbies Hardware stores will have tubing on rolls and you can simply cut what you need. Ace Hardware and True Value if you are in the United States. That way you don’t have to buy 25 feet of the stuff online.
@vancyhobbies5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! il try to find an alternative store since I'm in canada.
@Georami Жыл бұрын
❤ This is one of my all time fav Zoids!
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
I love it too, just not the model kit lol
@gilfelicisimocabrera1751 Жыл бұрын
I got this a few months ago, I glued everything that doesn't move haha
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
😆 this is the way lol
@TrainerAQ9 ай бұрын
That's what I'm thinking about. If it's not supposed to move, I'm probably just gonna glue it
@Georami Жыл бұрын
For mine I glued pretty much everything that didn’t move on this kit and slapped a big ol 30 Minute Missions weapon rack on his back.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
I was tempted on gluing it as well because of how frustrating it was...
@TrainerAQ9 ай бұрын
Well, at least it serves as a good dead Zoid that was ripped to shreds by another better built one! ^^;
@vancyhobbies9 ай бұрын
ah yes the circle of life 😆
@AstrayaGlansaАй бұрын
i paint my frames and joint for extra sturdiness XD
@vancyhobbiesАй бұрын
I plan on doing this, whenever I manage to get an airbrush 😆
@DJWeapon8 Жыл бұрын
I have an HMM Shield Liger as well. Criticisms I have for it are: Small pegs for the legs to attach to the torso. Should've been longer and have splines like the Zaber Fang's. Torso joints are too restrictive and provide little articulation. Should've been less blocky and tapered off a bit to free up movement. The hoses on the shoulders restrict front leg articulation. They should've been rubber rather than plastic. The rocket pods on the side are too short. They should've been telescoping to increase its length when deployed so they're clear of obstruction from the front legs. And the tail. This applies to all of the ligers, really. It should've been a metal wire that's covered in molded rubber to provide maximum articulation.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Ya the many complications of being the first hmm zoid, too bad they never upgraded the engineering.
@azander19586 ай бұрын
I want a DCS-J as my first Zoids Plamo but after seeing the shake test it made me rethink my decision looks like i would end up with the liger zero as if its the sturdiest liger base on the reviews of many
@vancyhobbies6 ай бұрын
Dcs j has the same frame as the normal shield liger so probably gonna end up as a hand grenade.
@azander19586 ай бұрын
@@vancyhobbies man its a shame,if the lighter lesser parts and the latest falls apart imagine a heavier more part same frame from 2019 wont explode
@DotHacker996 ай бұрын
I picked up the DCS-J version recently. It'll be my 2nd HMM and i'm kinda dreading using glue and the joint issues but i'm kinda excited for the challenge
@vancyhobbies6 ай бұрын
And a challenge you will certainly have 😆 I too dread building my own dcs j...
@TheMopomi Жыл бұрын
Would love to see your take to the blade liger but if it comes with the expense of your well being then its fine if you pass it
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
I will gather my courage for that kit lol
@RestoSexual4 ай бұрын
You doing this reminded me so much of my childhood experience of doing this
@vancyhobbies3 ай бұрын
Zoids nostalgia is a terrible thing for the wallet 😆
@RestoSexual3 ай бұрын
@@vancyhobbies as are many things, that’s why I’m just watching and getting little flashbacks. ❤️
@smoog1773 Жыл бұрын
I was legit planning on getting one of these and then the intro hit me like a dumptruck 💀
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it lol
@ExTrEmEStOrW Жыл бұрын
unless they change the WHOLE build and fixes the issues with the shield/blade ligers i would stay away unless you wanna play with a hang grenade even by looking at it
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Yupppers, very temperamental kits...
@jettan76584 ай бұрын
Glue for permanent Double adhesives for temporary
@vancyhobbies4 ай бұрын
1000%
@bearxbear Жыл бұрын
ZOIDSS!! This one looks super dope
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
It is! Just don't touch it...
@chia-changlai9929 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, it looks really good when finished. But it's such a pain to build it.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Yep! Super tempermental kit...
@casval1576 Жыл бұрын
my biggest issue with it is the tiny ass peg on the armor on the front feet. i snaped mine. had to glue a lot of things tho. its my fist hmm and i got to say, if i didnt look up some review of other kits, id probably have messed this thing up. also, the missle pods at the side of the body are so poorly designed i just forget about that gimmick.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Ya the engineering for this kit is just a pain and blade liger is even worst...
@anlize3422 Жыл бұрын
My god the intro... Not even 10 secs in the video and you killed me already. This Liger is the holy hand grenade(also known as Zeta Gundam) of the zoids collection I guess. I don't particularly like this Liger because he looks a bit too pedestrian for my tastes, but it's a starter zoids I guess. I am a bit salty the Murasame Liger never got a HMM kit while the Zero and Shield spam kits like they are cancer cells, but this is not the time... I hope you deal with the AB Liger soon, it would be easy to suffer with it now instead of delaying it.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Definitely the zeta of zoids! I agree, I wish more zoids from other series got the spotlight as well. Despite the Murasame not have an hmm it still has a supernova brand wish looks amazing, hopefully I can grab one in the future. As for the blade liger, i will gather my patience and review it soon 😟
@hammertronactionfigures242610 ай бұрын
There's nothing wrong with this model kit. This is the Battle Damaged version. It's written on the box in Japanese that we can't read. (Not really. Just a silly joke.)
@vancyhobbies10 ай бұрын
Realistic battle damage is dreadful fir articulation 😆
@hammertronactionfigures242610 ай бұрын
@@vancyhobbies HA HA HA, Yes it is.
@pweavd2695 Жыл бұрын
this is my first HMM! just wanna ask about the side manes on 5:03 , are yours loose? mine flips out when i face its head down.
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Mines surprisingly are not, just shows the discrepancy of quality between each kit.
@megagundamva2694 Жыл бұрын
hmm seems the marking version arnt any better wow seems this shiled liger didnt hold up mines still just fine
@vancyhobbies Жыл бұрын
Ya old design has discrepancies in their quality, it's a shame 😔
@megagundamva2694 Жыл бұрын
@@vancyhobbies some hold, some dont seems you were one of the unlucky ones today