PLEASE DO NOT MAKE MECHA REQUESTS!!! I will make videos of what I feel like!
--------------------
DX Chogokin Gaoking! DX 超合金 ガオキング!
Gaoranger was the first animal-based Sentai show of the 00s. It really brought in some sweeping changes in how mecha were presented. For starters, this show has tons of them (which i'm sure you can tell from the title of the show). Second...the Power Animals (パワーアニマル) had some pretty fluid designs... Instead of being mecha animals, they were animals who happened to be mecha. How well did this concept port into it's toys?
Being that Gaoking is the only Gaoranger mecha I own, they atleast got it right once (though I do own pretty much every primary mecha). Gaoking is, hands-down, the best animal based mecha design since...well...Liverobo.
Gaoking is made up of five Power Animals:
1. Gaolion
2. Gaoeagle
3. Gaoshark
4. Gaobison
5. Gaotiger
1. ガオライオン
2. ガオイーグル
3. ガオシャーク
4. ガオバイソン
5. ガオタイガー
They can be combined into a Tank Mode (タンクモード) which was never used in the show. The only accessories that Gaoking comes with is the plate to make Tank Mode (which also doubles as a stand for the completed Gaoking to stand on) and the Fin Blade (フィンブレード). Since this is part of a series of Power Animals, Gaoking relies on other Power Animals for more accessories.
Gaoking was definitely revolutionary in it's design. Never in the past had there been a mecha with such a smooth design. This toy really lacks edges. Edges prevented Gingaioh from being the great looking mecha it really could've been.
The quality is something else to behold too. While Eagle, Shark and Bison are pretty average in quality Lion and Tiger have excellent paint and detail. Especially Lion since it has about a thousand joints to fold up.
My only complaint about this toy is that it's very small. The box is one of the smallest boxes ever for a DX Chogokin Mecha and the sad truth is...it probably could be smaller too. The cardboard packing takes up quite a bit of room.
Bandai America released their own version of Gaoking for Power Rangers Wild Force as the Wild Force Megazord. Wild Force Megazord is very similar to Gaoking. It seems to be missing any Die Cast and Chrome elements from Gaoking as well as a few other mold swaps.
If you spot a Gaoking, which they are common, snap it up. They're typically not too expensive wherever you look for one, and since it's recent, one can be had in good condition.
Check out my Myspace Blog! This week I talk about why I uploaded Gaoking as well as talk about why Kamen Rider Decade fans are possibly the worst fans ever. blogs.myspace.c... Or check out my main page: www.myspace.com...
Be sure to follow me on Twitter! I'm pretty loose with information there. I really like to hear from people: / cclemon99
Finally, please be sure to subscribe to my Channel(s)!! I upload a new video every week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with me!
Thanks for watchin'. See ya next time!
5 сен 2009
