Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body close-up. Those bizarre-looking decals again..

The Brutishdog has different arms on each side.

The Brutishdog also comes with a backpack. With and without it attached.

Leg section

The Brutishdog has large wheels on its rear feet.

Cockpit area open. Head open and the foot-odor-vent hatch (-_-;) open.

Full cockpit hatch open.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - The Gatling gun, the Brutishdog's signature weapon. The claw section is also articulated. Look

The Gatling gun, the Brutishdog's signature weapon. The claw section is also articulated.
Look closely and you can see rifling molded inside the barrel.
Oh, and I actually accidentally applied the decals around the magazine port upside down. (Probably nobody will notice though..)

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - Pilot Fiana figure. This gal has zero color separation. Her figure is... quite nice, shall we s

Pilot Fiana figure. This gal has zero color separation.
Her figure is... quite nice, shall we say.. hmm.. hmm.. (hey now!)
The face is, well, decent enough.. not quite at the "who are you again?" level.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - Armor removed. Taking the armor off Votoms kits is a real pain. Ugh.

Outer armor removed.
Taking the armor off Votoms kits is a real pain. Ugh.

Internal frame

Upper body and arm inner frame.

The newly added Gatling arm frame.

Leg frame

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - The articulation is the same as the Scopedog, but the newly added Gatling arm has a slightly na

The articulation is the same as the Scopedog, but the newly added Gatling arm has a slightly narrower range of bend.

Action time!

First, detach the magazine from the backpack..

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - And plug it into the Gatling arm. Using the left arm's extension gimmick really helps get a bet

And plug it into the Gatling arm.
Using the left arm's extension gimmick really helps get a better pose.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - Gatling action~ I always thought a rotating Gatling gun was every guy's dream... ahem; (1/3)

Gatling action~
I always thought a rotating Gatling gun was every guy's dream... ahem;

Closing in pose.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - Recreating the box art. (1/4)

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - Recreating the box art. (2/4)

Recreating the box art.

Down Form pose.

In Down Form, the Gatling arm is too long to extend straight out...

Cockpit hatch open in Down Form.

Leftover parts. The sole and rear ankle guards that were swapped out from the Scopedog remain.

Comparison with the Scopedog.

First, on the Brutishdog the left arm has been replaced with a Gatling gun,

and it gains a backpack.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - The rear foot design is also different. The Brutishdog looks like it'd slide around a lot more

The rear foot design is also different.
The Brutishdog looks like it'd slide around a lot more smoothly..

Viewed from below, the feet have effectively gotten longer overall.

The cockpit is naturally different too.

Comparison of the Kiriko and Fiana figures. Why on earth is the color separation only half done..?

The 1/20 Votoms trio.

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog - For no particular reason — just because they share that same sausage-pink color — a shot with t

For no particular reason — just because they share that same sausage-pink color — a shot with the Char's custom MGs.

Kiriko's couple and their respective rides.
Otherwise known as the "rub-it-in plastic set".. ;;;

Straight build

Following the 1/20 Scopedog, the Brutishdog has been released.
The Brutishdog is a female pilot's AT with a purple-toned color scheme.
There are three main differences from the Scopedog:

1. The right arm is replaced with a Gatling gun.
2. A backpack is added.
3. Large wheels are added to the rear of the feet.

Those are the key differences.

Everything else — articulation, detail, frame, you name it — is identical, and additionally (of course) the pilot and standing figure have been changed from Kiriko to Fiana. Since about 90% of this kit is the same as the Scopedog, for a more detailed look at the gimmicks, frame, and so on, please refer to the 1/20 Scopedog reviewfor more details.

The Brutishdog drops the Scopedog's rifle in favor of a backpack and Gatling arm, and the Gatling's design and proportions are pretty solid. Rifling is engraved inside the barrel, and the claw section is articulated. The Gatling's magazine can also be mounted on the backpack.

The Gatling itself is fine, but the magazine that plugs into it tends to be a bit loose and falls out easily. More of an issue, though, is that the backpack attachment is really weak — barely touch it and it pops right off. It feels less like it's clipped in and more like it's just resting there. I wish they'd paid a bit more attention to securing the backpack, because as it stands it barely holds on at all.

The wheels added to the heels make quite a strong impression, but they seem to hurt the feet's grip on the ground a little. The ankle joints feel like they've gotten weaker because of it, and if you're not careful the kit can topple forward or backward. That said, it's not completely loose, so as long as you don't push the center of gravity too far off, you should be fine.

Even though it's a female pilot's unit with a feminine color scheme, the Gatling gun gives it a whole lot more punch. (Gatling guns are supposed to be a guy's dream, after all...;;;) Losing the rifle does limit the variety of action poses a bit, but the Gatling gun more than makes up for it.

Just a heads-up — removing the armor on 1/20 Votoms kits is a real chore. It's tough to get off in the first place, and as you're pulling it away, wet decals start falling off left and right.. T_T.. The decals below the knee are especially brutal. I'd recommend not taking the armor off too often, and if you can, apply a topcoat over the decals beforehand.

Just as the Scopedog was a high-quality kit, the Brutishdog is equally impressive. The unique color scheme and Gatling gun give the Brutishdog even more shelf appeal. To be precise, it looks even better displayed alongside the Scopedog. Bandai probably chose the Votoms kits partly because they're easy to reuse tooling on, but at this level of quality, I'd be more than happy to see every version get a release. ^_^

1/20 ATM-09-GC Brutishdog | 2007.8 | ¥4,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.