Kit Review

Straight build

Head

Front legs and rear legs

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Detailed shots of the newly added Attack Booster (1/3)

Detailed shots of the newly added Attack Booster

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Lift the white cover on the Attack Booster and the inner Booster pops out in a linked mot

Lift the white cover on the Attack Booster and the inner Booster pops out in a linked motion.

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Flip the Attack Booster around to the front and deploy the various gimmicks, and it trans

Flip the Attack Booster around to the front and deploy the various gimmicks,
and it transforms into a weapon called the AZ High-Density Beam Cannon.

The Shield Liger parts are left over as leftover parts.

Cockpit hatch open

Zoid Core

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Action poses. (1/5)

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Action poses. (2/5)

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Action poses. (3/5)

Action pose.

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Poses with the body bent further down (1/4)

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Poses with the body bent further down (2/4)

Poses with the body bent further down

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (1/8

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (2/8

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (3/8

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (4/8

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (5/8

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. - Attack Booster deployed! Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome. (6/8

Attack Booster deployed!
Displaying it in the fully open state looks pretty awesome.

Together with the standard Blade Liger.

This kit is the Blade Liger AB Leon Ver., a limited edition variation of the Blade Liger. The molded color of the original Blade Liger has been changed to red, and a new weapon called the Attack Booster has been added to the back. Gotta love how they throw in a special weapon even with the limited edition!

Since the Blade Liger is based on the early Shield Liger body, it doesn't have the most refined look, but with the red molded color and the Attack Booster that can be deployed in a variety of ways, the overall volume and presence feel like a real upgrade. The Attack Booster can be used with the cover deployed, converted into the AZ High-Density Beam Cannon, or spread out on both sides for an impressive display.

The Blade Liger already had a high parts count to begin with, and with the Attack Booster added on top of that, the total number of parts and build time are probably among the highest of any Zoid kit out there. It does take a pretty long time — almost to the point of feeling tedious — but once you finish it, you definitely get that sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. ^^;;

It's a great kit that takes the original and upgrades it nicely, and it's a bit of a shame that it was only released as a limited edition. Perhaps that's why a blue AB Bang version was later released as a regular release, but just the fact that it's a red Attack Booster spec Blade Liger is more than enough reason for it to be a worthwhile limited edition. :-)

Zoid HMM Blade Liger AB Leon Ver. | 2008. 9 | ¥6,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.