Kit Review

Straight build

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Head and torso parts. The semi-gloss gold coating looks absolutely gorgeous~. (1/4)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Head and torso parts. The semi-gloss gold coating looks absolutely gorgeous~. (2/4)

Head and torso parts.
The semi-gloss gold coating looks absolutely gorgeous~.

Legs

Rear and tail parts.

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Back weapons unit, identical to the Great Saviour's. (1/4)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Back weapons unit, identical to the Great Saviour's. (2/4)

Back weapons unit, identical to the Great Saviour's.

Underside

Cockpit hatch open.
A painted pilot figure is included inside.

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Also included is a figure of Rudolf, the Emperor of the Guylos Empire. Since the Saber Tiger Gold

Also included is a figure of Rudolf, the Emperor of the Guylos Empire.
Since the Saber Tiger Gold was originally the Emperor's personal unit, it naturally ended up with a very luxurious look.

Zoid Core

Just like the Blade Liger Mirage,
A box art poster is included as a bonus.

Leftover parts

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Action pose (1/6)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Action pose (2/6)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Action pose (3/6)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - Action pose (4/6)

Action pose

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid! (1/7)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid! (2/7)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid! (3/7)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid! (4/7)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid! (5/7)

The finish is so stunning that it oozes charisma in any pose. Truly a king's Zoid!

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold - The Saber Tiger Gold has 100% the same configuration as the Great Saviour — only the molded color

The Saber Tiger Gold has 100% the same configuration as the Great Saviour,
Only the molded color is different.

Together with the normal Saber Tiger and the Schwarz version.

This kit is the Saber Tiger Gold, a distribution-limited release from Irisawa. It's essentially the existing Great Saviour kit with just the molded color changed — and befitting a royal unit piloted by Emperor Rudolf, it's a luxurious Zoid finished in a gold coating.

The gold coating has a semi-gloss finish reminiscent of the Extra finish style — it's not as blindingly shiny as the pure gold coating on the Club MG Nu Gundam, but it still delivers a very premium look. If the original Great Saviour had a deep, weighty feel to its colors, the Saber Tiger Gold goes in the opposite direction with a flashy, bright vibe.

As you'd expect from a plated version, the armor panels seem to sit more securely overall, which gives the joint strength a noticeably better feel too — that added stability is definitely a plus. In a lot of ways, it shares a similar concept and approach to the Blade Liger Mirage, which was also an Irisawa distribution-limited release. ^^ If you're purely after that clean, crisp look, the Blade Liger Mirage might edge it out slightly — but the sheer power of gold is real, and the Saber Tiger Gold wins on pure flashiness. The part count and assembly workload feel about on par with each other.

Unlike other limited releases, distribution-limited kits are relatively easy to get hold of during their initial release window... but since they don't get reprinted, if you're interested I'd strongly recommend grabbing one while you still can. :-)

Zoid HMM Saber Tiger Gold | 2011. 2 | ¥7,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.