Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
Yep, it's a compact little kit ^^

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - The twin beam cannons added to the back, the tail armament, claws, and teeth are all painted

The twin beam cannons added to the back, the tail armament, claws, and teeth
are all painted in matte gold.

The articulation gimmicks on the twin beam cannons are all reproduced too.

A look at the waist section.

Cockpit hatch open

A few leftover parts remain.

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - Rawr~ Action pose with the twin beam cannons deployed (1/3)

Rawr~
Action pose with the twin beam cannons deployed

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - Pose with the beam cannons on the back deployed as well (1/5)

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - Pose with the beam cannons on the back deployed as well (2/5)

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - Pose with the beam cannons on the back deployed as well (3/5)

Pose with the beam cannons on the back deployed as well

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - Running pose (1/3)

Running pose

Together with the MSS Shield Liger from the first release.

Together with the 1/72 Kotobukiya Shield Liger Mk-II.
The size difference is massive.

Tomy RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II - The cables that are so beautifully rendered with individually linked segments on the Kotobuk

The cables that are so beautifully rendered with individually linked segments on the Kotobukiya kit,
are reproduced with simple rubber tubing due to the scale limitations of the Tomy Tec version.

The first variation kit has arrived in Tomy Tec's 1/144 Zoids lineup — it's the Shield Liger Mk-II, the successor to the Shield Liger. Compared to the original, it features a different molded color and adds a large twin beam cannon on the back. On top of that, Tomy Tec's Zoids version comes with a bonus matte gold coating applied to the claws, teeth, and beam cannon areas. ^^

Since the base body is the same, the overall construction is identical to the previous kit — but the newly added twin beam cannons are well-reproduced, complete with rubber tubing, a left/right spread gimmick, and angle-adjustable joints. Just like the regular Shield Liger, the various cylinders on the legs and body are neatly painted, and combined with the matte gold-coated special parts, the whole thing comes together as a variation that feels noticeably more premium overall.

One thing that's different from the previous kits is that the diorama base, which used to be included as a bonus, is missing here... I thought it came with every kit in the line, but it seems like they decided not to include it with variation kits — probably to keep costs down. A bit of a shame, honestly.

And yet, even with the diorama base gone, the price actually comes in at ¥3,500 — ¥300 more than the Shield Liger. That's likely because several runners have been coated, which adds to the production cost and pushes the price up.

That said, it still has all the charm of a Tomy Tec Zoids kit — small but packed with detail — so while your eyes and fingers might get a little tired putting all those tiny parts together, the colors, proportions, and articulation once it's snapped together are fantastic. It's nice to see them go the extra mile with all that coating rather than just releasing a straight variation. ^^ Either way, Zoids fans have got another great item to hunt down. :-)

RPZ-07 Shield Liger Mk-II | 2013. 6 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.