Kotobukiya Zoid HMM

Guysack

Kit Review

Straight build

Zoid HMM Guysack - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (1/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (2/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (3/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (4/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (5/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various angles (6/6)

Various angles

Zoid HMM Guysack - Underside

Underside

Zoid HMM Guysack - Detail shots (1/5) Zoid HMM Guysack - Detail shots (2/5) Zoid HMM Guysack - Detail shots (3/5) Zoid HMM Guysack - Detail shots (4/5) Zoid HMM Guysack - Detail shots (5/5)

Detail shots

Zoid HMM Guysack - Cockpit hatch open

Cockpit hatch open

Zoid HMM Guysack - Zoid Core built into the body (1/2) Zoid HMM Guysack - Zoid Core built into the body (2/2)

Zoid Core built into the body

Zoid HMM Guysack - You can also choose the normal type cockpit (right).

You can also choose the normal type cockpit (right).

Zoid HMM Guysack - The energy tank on the back can be swapped out for a small-caliber beam cannon (right).

The energy tank on the back can be swapped out for a small-caliber beam cannon (right).

Zoid HMM Guysack - The tail's weapon unit can be replaced with the Anti-Zoid 30mm Beam Rifle (right).

The tail's weapon unit can be replaced with the Anti-Zoid 30mm Beam Rifle (right).

Zoid HMM Guysack - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

Zoid HMM Guysack - Front leg articulation (1/2) Zoid HMM Guysack - Front leg articulation (2/2)

Front leg articulation

Zoid HMM Guysack - Side leg articulation

Side leg articulation

Zoid HMM Guysack - The tail can be straightened out flat.

The tail can be straightened out flat.

Zoid HMM Guysack - Articulation of the smoke discharger and multi-purpose launcher on the back

Articulation of the smoke discharger and multi-purpose launcher on the back

Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (1/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (2/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (3/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (4/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (5/6) Zoid HMM Guysack - Various poses (6/6)

Various poses

Zoid HMM Guysack - Flat prone pose (1/2) Zoid HMM Guysack - Flat prone pose (2/2)

Flat prone pose

Zoid HMM Guysack - Pose with swapped cockpit and back/tail weapons (1/3) Zoid HMM Guysack - Pose with swapped cockpit and back/tail weapons (2/3) Zoid HMM Guysack - Pose with swapped cockpit and back/tail weapons (3/3)

Pose with swapped cockpit and back/tail weapons

Zoid HMM Guysack - Together with the Death Stinger.

Together with the Death Stinger.

This kit is the Guysack, released as No. 61 in Kotobukiya's Zoids HMM series. Like the Death Stinger, it's a scorpion-type Zoid, but considerably smaller. Small as it is, it's come out looking cute and charming while still being solidly built.

First off, the two front legs and six side legs have quite a wide range of motion, allowing for all kinds of natural poses. That said, with so many moving parts, getting everything positioned just right does take a fair bit of fiddling. The multi-jointed tail also moves through a wide range, and the joints are sturdy throughout, so whatever pose you put it in, it holds well. Compared to the Death Stinger, which was big and heavy and always felt a bit precarious to pose, this one is incomparably more stable.

There are no separate weapons included, but a few options are provided. The cockpit can be swapped to a normal type, the energy tank on the back can be replaced with a small-caliber beam cannon, and the tail's weapon unit can be swapped out for the Anti-Zoid 30mm Beam Rifle.

So while it's not exactly big or packed with content, this is a kit where the main body itself really shines with its solid quality and tight construction. If you're a fan of scorpion-type Zoids, this should be more than satisfying. :-)

Zoid HMM Guysack | 2024. 6 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.