Kotobukiya Zoid HMM

RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann

Kit Review

Straight build

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (1/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (2/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (3/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (4/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (5/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (6/7) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann (7/7)

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Compared to the Berserk Führer, the head and leg armor have been changed, and Sturm units have Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Compared to the Berserk Führer, the head and leg armor have been changed, and Sturm units have Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Compared to the Berserk Führer, the head and leg armor have been changed, and Sturm units have Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Compared to the Berserk Führer, the head and leg armor have been changed, and Sturm units have

Compared to the Berserk Führer, the head and leg armor have been changed
Sturm units have been added to the sides of the shoulders and backpack.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Outer armor removed

Outer armor removed

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Same full-body frame as the Berserk Führer (1/2) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Same full-body frame as the Berserk Führer (2/2)

Same full-body frame as the Berserk Führer

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Cockpit hatch open / barrel inside the mouth and tail armor deployment / Zoid Core is the same Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Cockpit hatch open / barrel inside the mouth and tail armor deployment / Zoid Core is the same Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Cockpit hatch open / barrel inside the mouth and tail armor deployment / Zoid Core is the same Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Cockpit hatch open / barrel inside the mouth and tail armor deployment / Zoid Core is the same

Cockpit hatch open / barrel inside the mouth and tail armor deployment / Zoid Core is the same as the Berserk Führer.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Deployment of the newly added Sturm units (1/2) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Deployment of the newly added Sturm units (2/2)

Deployment of the newly added Sturm units

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - The heel support has also been changed.

The heel support has also been changed.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Leg and body articulation is the same as the Berserk Führer. (1/3) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Leg and body articulation is the same as the Berserk Führer. (2/3) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Leg and body articulation is the same as the Berserk Führer. (3/3)

Leg and body articulation is the same as the Berserk Führer.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - When you extend the arm of the Sturm Booster on the shoulder, the shoulder does tend to droop

When you extend the arm of the Sturm Booster on the shoulder
the shoulder does tend to droop downward due to the weight.

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Action pose with the X-Breaker on the Sturm Booster deployed (1/3) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Action pose with the X-Breaker on the Sturm Booster deployed (2/3) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Action pose with the X-Breaker on the Sturm Booster deployed (3/3)

Action pose with the X-Breaker on the Sturm Booster deployed

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (1/6) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (2/6) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (3/6) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (4/6) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (5/6) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Impressive full-open action pose (6/6)

Impressive full-open action pose

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Together with the original Berserk Führer (1/2) Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann - Together with the original Berserk Führer (2/2)

Together with the original Berserk Führer

This is the RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann, the 45th release in Kotobukiya's Zoids HMM series. It's based on the previously released Berserk Führer with Sturm units added on top, and it comes in at a pretty steep ¥12,000. That said, you do get a ton of parts for the price.^^;

The base frame is the same as the Berserk Führer, so it's got that impressively large build with a detailed full-body mechanical frame. It comes packed with smooth articulation and a variety of deployment gimmicks. Visually, the head and leg armor have been bulked up to look bigger and more dramatic, and large new Sturm units have been added to the shoulders and backpack.

On top of the Berserk Führer's existing deployment gimmicks, the backpack's Sturm units also extend, and the Sturm Boosters added to the shoulders can be spread wide open using sub-arms. The large scissor-shaped X-Breakers stored inside the Sturm Boosters can be deployed as well — though when the Sturm Boosters are extended, the shoulders do tend to sag downward under the weight.

Trigger all these deployment gimmicks at once and you can pull off some seriously large and dramatic action poses. The added bulk also seems to have improved the joint strength a bit, so you can hold stable poses without much trouble.

Since this is based on the Berserk Führer — which was already considered a top-tier kit in its own right — the Sturm Tyrann delivers some of the best quality in the entire Zoids HMM lineup. The PG-level price tag will probably be the biggest hurdle for most people, but if you're a die-hard Zoids fan, this is definitely a kit worth investing in. :-)

Zoid HMM RZ-049 Sturm Tyrann | 2018. 3 | ¥12,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.