Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Medarot DOG00-M Cyan Dog - Detail shots (1/3)

Detail shots

Medal stored on the back

Missile launch effect parts.

Transparent missiles are included.

Medarot DOG00-M Cyan Dog - You can fire them using the spring gimmick inside the forearm. Press the back of the scope and the missile launch

You can fire them using the spring gimmick inside the forearm.
Press the back of the scope and the missile launches — and it fires with quite a bit of force.

Just like before, you can swap between 4 different visors.

The hand runners are reused as-is, so the selection is identical.

You can also spread both shoulders apart and attach a separate part to recreate the linear cannon.

The speech bubble accessories unique to the Medabots series.

Articulation isn't bad,
but the ball joint structure makes it awkward to pose..

Don't you dare talk trash about the captain!!

A plastic bullet that just keeps flying straight through infinite empty space...

Medarot DOG00-M Cyan Dog - Half-finished builds deserve a rest back in the box! (1/3)

Half-finished builds deserve a rest back in the box!

Whoa~~
[Damage Shot]

Finishing it off with this!
Linear cannon action.

Together with the predecessor Rokusho, which has a similar color scheme.

The Cyan Dog has been released as the 5th kit in the Medabots series, which is barely known at all domestically. The overall contents aren't drastically different, but the design concept is fresh, and it does feel quite distinct from its predecessors.

First off, even as a straight build it recreates about 90% of the original look — though it's a bit of a shame that the yellow stripe on the forearm is missing. That could've easily been handled with some partial painting or a sticker, so it's a little odd that they painted the yellow on the head but left out the yellow stripe on the forearm.;;

Basic articulation is better than previous kits, but the polycaps at each joint are ball-joint type and tend to pop out easily, making it an awkward kit to pose. Every time you try to get it into a position, the arms and legs keep falling off and you have to keep plugging them back in..T_T

For special accessories, you get the ability to spread the shoulders and mount the linear cannon, plus a missile launch gimmick and effect parts on the forearm. The missile can be fired using a spring, and it actually flies off pretty snappily — better than you'd expect ^^ On top of that, the series-signature speech bubble set and visor-swapping feature are included as well.

Overall build quality isn't all that great, but then again this is a kit made for people who loved the Medabots game or anime, so it's really only going to mean something to those with fond memories of Medabots. :-)

Medarot DOG00-M Cyan Dog | 2014. 1 | ¥3,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.