Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (1/8)

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (2/8)

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (3/8)

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (4/8)

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (5/8)

Zoid HMM Godos - The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor). (6/8)

The default configuration builds as the Commander Type (Heavy Armor).

Head section

Both arms and weapons

Legs

Tail section

Back section

Cockpit hatch open

Zoid HMM Godos - The structure at the center of the backpack can optionally be assembled with a cockpit seat, but there's no

The structure at the center of the backpack can optionally be assembled with a cockpit seat, but
there's no separate pilot figure included.

Remove the back parts inside the backpack and a tiny Zoid Core is revealed.

Articulation.
Not too bad overall.

Zoid HMM Godos - The neck and torso rotate in steps, but the weapons on the sides get in the way and make it a bit tricky to

The neck and torso rotate in steps, but the weapons on the sides get in the way
and make it a bit tricky to turn.

Tail folded and extended angles.

The tail's side-to-side range of motion is narrower than you'd expect.

The stands attached to both sides of the tail.

Leftover parts.
These parts are for the Pteras Bomber - Jaime spec, so they go unused.

Zoid HMM Godos - Action pose using the AZ30mm Beam Launcher mounted on the left side (1/5)

Zoid HMM Godos - Action pose using the AZ30mm Beam Launcher mounted on the left side (2/5)

Zoid HMM Godos - Action pose using the AZ30mm Beam Launcher mounted on the left side (3/5)

Action pose using the AZ30mm Beam Launcher mounted on the left side

Zoid HMM Godos - Kick action! Honestly... this pose is really hard to balance ㅡ,.ㅡ (1/4)

Zoid HMM Godos - Kick action! Honestly... this pose is really hard to balance ㅡ,.ㅡ (2/4)

Kick action!
Honestly... this pose is really hard to balance ㅡ,.ㅡ

Removing the 3 parts attached to the body...
(from left: Aiming Radar, Backpack Unit, AZ30mm Beam Launcher)

Zoid HMM Godos - Swap in the parts above where you removed them and you can switch the configuration from Commander Type to S

Swap in the parts above where you removed them and you can switch the configuration from Commander Type to Standard Type.
(from left: Small-Caliber Charged Particle Cannon, AAR Twin-Barrel Anti-Air Laser Machine Gun x2, AAR Small-Caliber Anti-Air Laser Machine Gun)

And the 3 parts removed from the Commander Type can be combined into one.

The 3 Commander Type parts combined together. Looks pretty cool in its own way.

Zoid HMM Godos - Also, fit a polycap onto the protrusion at the front of the barrel and attach the detached head... and it be

Also, fit a polycap onto the protrusion at the front of the barrel and attach the detached head... and it becomes a small aircraft.
This combination wasn't in the original lore — apparently it's an HMM original concept. (builder's choice!)

Standard Type (regular version) configuration.

Zoid HMM Godos - In the Standard Type, the backpack, side, and tail weapons are changed to simpler ones. (1/3)

In the Standard Type, the backpack, side, and tail weapons are changed to simpler ones.

Zoid HMM Godos - Standard Type action. The arms are short, so there aren't many dynamic poses you can pull off.. (1/4)

Zoid HMM Godos - Standard Type action. The arms are short, so there aren't many dynamic poses you can pull off.. (2/4)

Standard Type action.
The arms are short, so there aren't many dynamic poses you can pull off..

Zoid HMM Godos - Together with the Genosaurer (Raven Version), which shares the same bipedal form. Quite a size difference th

Together with the Genosaurer (Raven Version), which shares the same bipedal form.
Quite a size difference there.

Together with the Gun Sniper.
Roughly similar in size.

Zoids Series No. 28 is a completely new release with the Godos. It's a relatively small bipedal mech, and personally it brings back fond memories of building the wind-up Tomy Zoids back in the day. ^^

True to HMM series tradition, Kotobukiya's Godos has undergone a stunning transformation into a far more intricate and detailed mech. It's equally baffling how so many parts can be packed into such a small kit~

The overall kit is finely crafted, and the color separation is done quite well too, giving it a really three-dimensional and impressive look even as a straight build. Articulation points are faithfully reproduced throughout the body as well. In terms of configuration, it includes parts for both the Commander Type (Heavy Armor) and Standard Type (Regular), so you can swap the weapon parts to recreate either one.

That said, the weapons mounted on both sides tend to get in the way of the arms and make it hard for everything to sit in the right position. The shoulder joint range of motion is so narrow that the bulky side weapons leave the arms in an awkward spot, and the whole pose keeps feeling like it wants to twist. The Commander Type in particular, with the large AZ30mm Beam Launcher on the left, has an asymmetric weapon loadout that causes the body to keep rotating to one side. ;;;

Aside from that, it's a pretty solid HMM Zoids kit with no major complaints overall — but the size feels a bit small for the price (HG-sized...), which does make you think, "well, it is Kotobukiya..." Then again, compared to the Genosaurer types that were so big and heavy they were expensive and awkward to display anywhere, this one is at least easy to store. Anyway, it's the first all-new HMM Zoids in a while, and if you're a Godos fan, it's a great kit that's well worth building (price aside). :-)

Zoid HMM Godos | 2011. 11 | ¥4,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.