Photoset of Genesis Gil Dragon: Golden Garuda edition.
I remember when this colour variant/re issue of Gilvader came out around 2005-2006 and how badly I wanted it, but due to cost and size I couldn’t get it. Thankfully That’s changed and I was gifted this kit on my birthday!
Blue and gold are my favourite colours but when I took a look at the sprues I noticed that there was a lot of blank space so I planned ahead and decided to do some henna-que/paisley patterning on some of the larger pieces. End result is breathtaking; the gold paint and marker combo makes it sparkle in the light and the sheen is so intense it does sometimes go white depending on light + angle. Also took the time to repaint the ‘gold’ plastic with gold leaf so it’s a lot richer and detailed the guns. Did a silver wash on the navy pieces too. Went with traditional masers versus the back spikes on the helm because faiarr0w has a 25th Anniversary Gilvader and matching Zoid buddies.
The kit itself is pretty easy; easier than a Deathsaurer or any HMM. Just. Big. 2ft wingspan and roughly 2 ½ feet long. the LEDs still function as well. Some pieces don’t sit flush but I think that’s mostly a design issue given the large hunks of plastic.
Currently at wendys/first Kitchen in Japan you can get some smoke flavored cheese fries with wild liger zero on the packet. Or order a happy set and you get a zoids wild sticker sheet, complete with wendy logo designed stickers for the wild liger model kit.