RG GaoGaiGar #01 - GaoGaiGar

Product Description

Includes

• GaoGaiGar (can be separated into four components)
  • GaiGar
    • Manipulators
      • Fists (1 pair)
      • Open-palm (1 pair)
  • LinerGao
  • DrillGao
  • StealthGao
    • 1 pair of vent covers
    • Poseable Manipulators for GaoGaiGar
  • Faceplate for GaoGaiGar
• "Hell and Heaven" Interlocked Fists
• Dividing Driver
• "Protect Shade" parts
  • Shield effect
  • Adapter
• Adapter for LinerGao/StealthGao combo
• Action Base adapters
  • For StealthGao
  • For GaiGar/GaoGaiGar

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

Shared with both

• The head can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The torso can tilt frontwards/backwards (due to being used with transformation), and/or sideways (in an extent).
• The upper arms can rotate.
• The waist can rotate in an extent.
• The hip joint axis can swing down to provide articulation space for the thighs.
• The upper thighs can swing frontward/backwards on a peg, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each piece.
  • GaiGar's rear/GaoGaiGar's front skirt armor can lift up to avoid interference.

GaiGar/GaLeon

• The shoulder joints can swing out and raise upwards.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The elbow and knees are double-jointed.
  • While in Galeon mode, the lower legs can swing frontward.
• Both the wrist joint/GaiGar-Galeon Claw and the manipulators can swivel on their respective ball-and-socket joints.
• The ankles can swivel and/or tilt.
• The front toes/Galeon Claws can pivot.

GaoGaiGar

• The helmet's articulation is supplied with a wired flexible frame.
• The LinerGao Shoulder Armors can raise horizontally and/or at least slightly swing frontwards.
• The elbows are double-jointed.
• The manipulators...
  • Are fully poseable on each finger.
  • Can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The knee joints can only be bent up to 90 degrees.
  • The caterpillar tracks can be moved down to give the knee further articulation up to 120 degrees.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• GaiGar can...
  • Convert into Galeon.
  • Combine with the GaoMachines to form...
    • StealthGao Mode by equipping the Stealth Gao on his back.
    • DrillGao Mode by wearing each of the Drill Gao's halves over his forearms.
    • S.D Mode by equipping both StealthGao and DrillGao.
    • GaoGaiGar via minor parts rearrangement/additions.
• GaoGaiGar's hands can be swapped with the interlocked "Heaven and Hell" hand part.
  • The lion mane panels must be adjusted to provide better clearance for the pose.
• The Protect Shade parts can mount onto GaoGaiGar's manipulators via the adapters parts.
• GaoGaiGar's forearms can detach to form Broken Magnum.
  • Each of the Broken Magnum pieces can attach onto Action Base 4 or 5's 3mm port via adapter.
• StealthGao and LinerGao can combine with each other via an adapter.
• Dividing Driver can...
  • Only mount onto the left forearm.
  • Extend or retracted, supported by a metal spring and functional cylinders.
• Various adapters for Action Bases 4 or 5 can be used on each of the components: SteathGao and GaiGar/GaoGaiGar.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be painted and panel-lined with Gundam markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied marking decals and if any, painted details.
  • If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the clear/translucent and metal parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
• The RG GoldyMarg can be used on this Plamo.

Customizing-based tips

• If one chooses, the Galeon/GaiGar can be painted entirely white (with an exception of the clear parts) to represent the Repli-GaiGar/Galeon from GaoGaiGar FINAL.

Notes & Trivia

• This plamo is the...
  • Second model kit iteration of GaoGaiGar since the SDCS kit.
  • First non-Super Deformed iteration of the GaoGaiGar kit from Bandai Hobby.
• Due to limitations, the details on the GaoLiner's window areas are compensated with (PET) stickers, though the details can be painted if desired.