Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (1/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (2/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (3/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (4/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (5/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (6/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (7/10)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Various angles (8/10)

Various angles

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Detail shots (1/6)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Detail shots (2/6)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Detail shots (3/6)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Detail shots (4/6)

Detail shots

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - You have to thread a total of 130 cable protection parts onto the wire. Since the wire doesn't just s

You have to thread a total of 130 cable protection parts onto the wire.
Since the wire doesn't just slip through the holes easily, it's a job that demands concentration + patience.

Left armor removed shot

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Frame shot (1/3)

Frame shot

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Frame detail shots (1/5)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Frame detail shots (2/5)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Frame detail shots (3/5)

Frame detail shots

Cockpit hatch open

Removing the Zoid Core

Shoulder missile pod open

The cockpit section of the backpack can be assembled with either a machine or a pilot — your choice.

With pilot installed (left) vs. machine installed (right)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - The ultra-high-output beam launcher is the same one included with the Dark Horn Harry Special, and th

The ultra-high-output beam launcher is the same one included with the Dark Horn Harry Special, and the barrel and scope can be opened up.

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - By rearranging the backpack's weapon layout and lowering the landing gear, it can transform into a su

By rearranging the backpack's weapon layout and lowering the landing gear, it can transform into a support craft configuration.

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - The support craft transformation looking pretty convincing (1/5)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - The support craft transformation looking pretty convincing (2/5)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - The support craft transformation looking pretty convincing (3/5)

The support craft transformation looking pretty convincing

The parts from the original Iron Kong become leftover parts.

Rawr~

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Firing pose with the newly added twin-barrel pulse laser gun on the forearm. The previous Iron Kong h

Firing pose with the newly added twin-barrel pulse laser gun on the forearm.
The previous Iron Kong had weak joints that made raising the arms a struggle, but the PK version is much improved.

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Beam launcher firing pose (1/4)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Beam launcher firing pose (2/4)

Beam launcher firing pose

Together with the original Iron Kong.

Together with the Iron Kong Schwartz version.

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK - Three Iron Kongs — often called the PG of the Zoids lineup — have already come out now.. (They're a b

Three Iron Kongs — often called the PG of the Zoids lineup — have already come out now.. (They're a beast to build..)

The second variation of the Iron Kong — known as the PG of the Kotobukiya Zoids HMM line — is here, and it's the Iron Kong PK (Prozen Knights). The base body is the same as before, with changes to the molded color and additions/changes to the weapons. The whole-body armor has been switched to a reddish color scheme, which gives the overall look a much brighter feel.

The newly added weapon is a high-mobility Booster pack housing a beam launcher. You can detach it separately, lower the landing gear, and reposition the weapons to transform it into a support craft configuration. The beam launcher portion is the same one carried over from the Dark Horn Harry Special, and aside from the beam launcher, all the other weapons are made up of brand-new parts. A laser sensor has also been added to the left shoulder, and a twin-barrel pulse laser gun has been added to the left forearm as well.

On top of that, belt-ring energy cables connecting the backpack, chest, and twin-barrel pulse laser have been implemented — and you have to thread a whopping 130 cable parts onto the wire to build them. The holes are small, so stringing them one by one like beads is quite a hassle, but once you're done, you end up with some pretty convincing-looking cables.

Compared to the original Iron Kong and the Iron Kong Schwartz version, one noticeable change to the base body is that the polycap joint strength feels improved. Honestly, the previous Iron Kongs always looked like the polycaps were struggling to hold up such a heavy, large body — the arms and shoulders in particular were weak, and the body had a tendency to topple forward. But the PK version has much more stable joint strength overall, so no matter what pose you put it in, there's no real cause for concern. I'm especially pleased that raising the arms horizontally — which was even a challenge on the Schwartz version — is now pulled off without any trouble on the PK version.

With the new weapons and improved joint strength, the overall quality is the best of any Iron Kong yet. That said, the parts count has gone up accordingly, and the price has jumped to ¥16,900 — a significant increase over the original Iron Kong (¥9,800) and the Schwartz version (¥12,000). The sheer volume of parts means you'll need to brace yourself for a build time that rivals or exceeds a Bandai PG — but flip that around, and it's also a kit you can enjoy assembling for a good long while.

Personally, the Iron Kong is my favorite Zoid, and with the overall quality feeling like a genuine upgrade, I had a great time building it — though hunting down, cleaning up, and assembling parts from a whopping 60 runners did require quite a bit of perseverance ^^; Either way, for anyone who loves Zoids and the Iron Kong in particular, this is the large Zoid kit I'd most want to recommend :-)

Zoid HMM Iron Kong PK | 2016. 8 | ¥16,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.