Zoids 2

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[edit] Zoids2 Overview

Iron Kong displaying a typically bright Zoids2 colour scheme
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Iron Kong displaying a typically bright Zoids2 colour scheme

Zoids (originally called Mechabonica) is a series of plastic toy models designed and produced by Japanese toy company TOMY (now Takara-Tomy). The models resemble a range of creatures (including animals, dinosaurs, and insects), and the majority are designed in 1/72 scale, with moveable features. Most Zoids are motorised, either wind-up or battery-operated, and are built with the use of snap-together parts and rubber caps.

Zoids2 was the second incarnation of the Zoids line to be issued in the UK (and to a limited extent in Asia and Europe) during the 1990s. It was a bold new take on the line with bright colour schemes and metallic chromed parts but was discontinued after a very short time, in part due to poor sales but possibly also because a fire at the production plant was reported to have broken out around this time. Discounted and remainded Zoids2 Stock could be found on store shelves in Australia and South-East Asia until the late 90s.

Considering its small size, the line contains a huge amount of variation among the models with all of the wind-up Zoids having two (and sometimes three or four) alternate versions.

Although the line was generally of a fair quality, the very nature of the chroming process meant that some parts were chromed inproperly with either too much or too little chrome being applied. Similarly, colour pigments were applied to the chrome in varying amounts which has led to a great deal of variation in tone (Sabre can range from almost silver through to bright pinky-purple).

The line was given a comic-book backstory loosely based on (but not a continuation of) the UK Zoid comic, with the Zoids invading Earth and humanity's last hope being to turn the Zoids back against each other. One issue is known to exist with a second being possible.

Factions in the Zoids2 line are indistinct but the Zoids can be divided into the Gold team (gold stickers and predominantly coloured chrome) and the red team (red stickers and silver chrome).

Although Tarantulon shares its name with the OER version, it has a Republican-style cockpit instead of the Imperial clamshell-style cockpit that the OER version used.

Redhorn's name is misleading, it is actually a Black Rhimos. Its name apparently confused the comic's artist too as it is drawn with OJR Redhorn parts!

Trooperzoid was featured in the comic and Hydrazoid and Stegazoid were shown on the tops of boxes but it is unknown whether these three Zoids were planned for production.

Supposedly, a mail-away offer for parts from the OJR Empire Customize Set and OJR Republic Customize set was planned but never started. Tokens from the boxes would have been cut out and sent off to redeem the following prizes:

  • Zoidzilla Weapon Set (CP-10)
  • Claw Weapon Set (CP-01)
  • Sabre Weapon Set (CP-02)
  • Iron Kong Weapon Set (Either PK Weapons or CP-11)

Further details are unknown.

A final point of interest is that a handful of Zoids2s (namely Sabre and Claw) were fitted with CP units and featured in the NJR Battle Story as 'MK-II Newtypes'.

[edit] The Models

The Red Team consists of 8 models:

The Gold Team consists of 8 models:

[edit] The Variants

As mentioned above, there is a huge amount of variation within the Zoids 2 line. For the picky collector, this makes a total of at least 29 possible models!

Slither

  • V1 - Silver armour, black head
  • V2 - Silver armour, translucent smoke-coloured head
  • V3 - Grey armour, black head
  • V4 - (Unconfirmed) Grey armour, translucent smoke-coloured head

Aquazoid

  • V1 - Turquoise body, translucent orange cockpit glass
  • V2 - Blue body, translucent maroon cockpit glass

Tarantulon

  • V1 - Translucent grey cockpit glass
  • V2 - Translucent maroon cockpit glass

Hellrunner

  • V1 - Silver head
  • V2 - Black head
  • V3 - Grey head

Raptor

  • V1 - Silver arms and legs
  • V2 - (Unconfirmed) Grey arms and legs

Demon Lizard

  • V1 - Dark grey legs and tail
  • V2 - Black legs and tail

Redhorn

  • V1 - Pinkish-red body, silver guns, metallic black leg armour
  • V2 - (Unconfirmed) Pinkish-red body, silver guns, flat black leg armour
  • V3 - Red body, grey guns, flat black leg armour

Redwing

  • V1 - Dark grey inner body, silver legs
  • V2 - Black inner body, grey legs

Stego

  • V1 - Metallic black legs, silver strip armour
  • V2 - Flat black legs, silver strip armour
  • V3 - Flat black legs, grey strip armour

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