- HMM-034 Shadow Fox
Release Date: October 24th, 2012
Retail Price: 4,500 yen
Product Length: Roughly 240 mm
- Stock Images
- Introduction
I fell in love with the Shadow Fox. I don't want it to be linked to Backdraft.
The high-speed combat fox-type Zoid, the Shadow Fox, which appeared in Zoids New Century /ZERO with Barad Hunter is finally being commercialized in the HMM series!
It's the successor of the popular Command Wolf in the series, and the scenes where it confronted the Liger Zero and Berserk Führer are great scenes that Zoids fans would definitely want to recreate. The Multi-Weapon Rack on the back, which can be called a simpler version of the CAS (Changing Armor System) can easily change the weapons installed. The AZ 30mm Armor-Piercing Laser Vulcan is flexible and can be moved by deploying the support arm. When the tail is deployed, the AZ 70mm Internal-Type Electromagnetic Net Gun appears. The neck adopts a double ball joint, while the body and legs adopt a pull-out type joint, with sliding movements so that realistic turning poses can be achieved. It has a wide range of motion. Clear parts are used for the eyes and sensors, and the gold and silver parts that are difficult to paint have been pre-painted metallic.
It supports Mechanical Flying Base 3, so that it can be displayed in a way that makes the Shadow Fox seem to move lightly, so that you can enjoy its pose.
- Technical Data
Stats:
Length: 17.3 m
Height: 8.0 m
Weight: 52.0 tons
Maximum Speed: 290 km/h
[Weapons]
AZ 30mm Armour-Piercing Laser Vulcan Gun (Back)
AZ 70mm Internal-Type Electromagnetic Net Gun (Tail)
Electron Bite Fangs (Mouth)
Strike Laser Claws (Feet)
[Equipment]
3D Radar & Multi Ear Sensors (Ears)
Acceleration Boosters (Back of Vulcan)
Anchors (Heels)
Shoulder Weapon Rack (Upper Back)
Smoke Dischargers (Upper Rear Legs)
Wing Balancer (Lower Back Armor)
[Features]
Cockpit (Head)
Zoid Core (Chest, Internal)
- Release Notes
- Rereleased in March 2014- Rereleased in August 2015
- Rereleased in April 2016
- Rereleased in August 2017
- Rereleased in May 2021 as the Marking Plus Version
- Rereleased in April 2023
- Marking Plus Version
The Pitch Black Phantom
The medium-scale high-speed Zoid Shadow Fox, which supports the Liger Zero, has joined the lineup with new decals that greatly increase the content!
It's possible to take a wide range of action poses due to the joint structure of each part, which have a wide range of motion.
Also, as a bonus, clear parts such as those used in the cockpit have been added in clear colorless plastic in addition to the usual clear orange. It's possible to paint them with your favorite clear colors.
Be sure to add this stealth Zoid, which stands as the vanguard of the Republican Army, to your lineup!
- Gimmicks
⚫The cockpit hatch in the head opens and closes, and a generic pilot figure is included for boarding.⚫ The AZ 30 mm Armor-Piercing Laser Vulcan Gun on the back can be moved in a variety of ways using the Multi-Weapon Rack.
⚫ By opening the hatch in the fuselage, the build-in Zoid Core can be exposed.
⚫ The tail is equipped with an AZ 70mm Built-In Electromagnetic Net Gun
⚫ There's a 3mm diameter hole in the waist that supports a variety of flying bases (sold separately) so that it can be posed in action poses.
⚫ The canopy and other clear parts are molded in clear orange and clear coloress. They can be painted with a clear color of your choice.
⚫ Decals with various emblems and caution marks are included, and can be attached as desired for a precise finish.
- Changes From Standard Kit
⚫ New decals included⚫ Clear colorless parts included for eyes, etc.
Release Date: May 2021
Price: 4,800
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- Extra Details
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- Fuselage Explanation
The Shadow Fox uses the same fuselage explanation as the Fire Fox, which happened to be translated first. There are one or two sentences that are new to the Fire Fox, but it still includes the original description. So, please view that profile for more information and sketches.
- History of the Shadow Fox
- The Fangs of the Ray Force
In 2101 ZAC, the Western Continent War, which unfolded on the western continent of Europa between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire ended in the withdrawal of the Guylos Empire's forces from the continent.
Then, in order to put an end to the Imperial Army, the Republican Army launched a landing and invasion operation of maximum force against the Dark Continent of Nyx. The Imperial Army, on the other hand, prepared a plan for a decisive battle on the mainland and waited in anticipation, expecting to defeat the Republican Army, which had exerted the last ounce of its strength. The Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire charged headlong into the Dark Continent War, aiming to put an end to their long-standing war.
At the end of the Western Continent War, the Republican Army had succeeded in capturing a prototype Liger Zoid developed by the Empire. The prototype, which was designed to fight against the Blade Liger had impeccable performance. This machine immediately moved on to semi-mass production where it was used as a supplementary force for the Ray Force, which led the advance troops of the landing forces. This machine was the Liger Zero. However, the Liger Zero was a machine that required a high level of skill from its pilot, so it was prepared for ace pilots of Liger-type Zoids, known as Leomasters. In addition to using special mechanisms and materials for the Zoid, since they had to use 'perfect wild bodies' that were difficult to capture it was hard to secure a large number of these units from the get go. Therefore, the military top brass was faced with a need for high-speed land combat Zoids that could support the Liger Zero / Ray Force. During the Western Continent War, small high-speed Zoids known as Gun Snipers were used to support the Blade Liger. Toward the end of the war, however, it was discovered that it was difficult to synchronize bipedal dinosaur-type Zoids with the power and speed of quadrupedal movement unique to the excellent liger-type pilots.
As a result, many combinations of Command Wolves, which were already becoming an obsolete model, and liger-type machines were see on the front lines. The military top brass decided to follow this precedent by having the Command Wolf AC, a machine equipped with support armaments and speed-increasing equipment accompany the Ray Force, as they were a machine that could be prepared quickly. However, even with the addition of speed-increasing equipment, the old, overweight machine with added armaments couldn't expect to sufficiently engage in melee combat to the extent that it could compete with the Empire's new Zoids, so it was decided that a machine to support the Liger Zero, which excelled in medium-range and melee combat was necessary. To address this problem, two new types of Zoids were selected, a wolf-type and a fox-type, which were still under development.
- The Wolf Bloodline
The new medium-scale wolf-type Zoid, the König Wolf, was developed using the large wild wolf species that inhabited the Western Continent, and made use of the know-how gained from the Liger series. Since the Liger Zero was unable to be used as a regular mass-production machine, they also developed a medium-scale high-speed combat Zoid with the aim of replacing the Liger series as a mainstay Zoid. As such, it had perfect performance as a support machine for the Liger Zero. However, two problems quickly became clear: One, even if you could operate a machine with the same tendencies as the Liger Zero, doing so would mean having no strategic diversity, and two, the Ray Force simply didn't have the capacity to operate another machine of the same class as a Liger Zero, so its adoption into the Ray Force as a support unit was postponed.The remaining fox-type Zoids were developed from the beginning as machines that excelled at ultra high-speed movement, with their main mission being covert action ~ forced reconnaissance. However, the completion of the machine was severely delayed due to the inability to resolve problems with the Republic's state-of-the-art technology, which had been incorporated into the machine. In particular, those related to the drive system. This problem was solved by the acquisition of new technology associated with the Liger Zero from the Empire. The new drive technology was applied to the aging Command Wolf, and the prototype fox Zoids were to be equiped with the highly reliable drive system shared with this improved Command Wolf. This led to the completion of the ultra high-speed combat Zoid, the Shadow Fox, and after it showed favorable results in performance evaluation tests, it was decided that it'd be deployed with the Ray Force.
- The Phantom of the Battlefield
Deployed on the Dark Continent, the Shadow Fox more than demonstrated its performance as a support machine for the Liger Zero, as well as a high-speed combat Zoid that could disrupt enemy strategies.Its stealth behavior combined with optical camouflage with silencing functions. It exhibited high-speed performance that also allowed it to act as a countermeasure against the Empire's super high-speed combat Zoid, the Lightning Saix. Both of these characteristics separated it from the Liger Zero (Type 0), and even as a singular machine it demonstrated its performance in forced reconnaissance and surprise operations. As a support machine, it could take charge of tactics that synched up with the Zero Jager's high-speed combat style, could provide support fire for the Zero Schneider, which didn't have such options, and could take charge of melee combat, which was the Zero Panzer's weak point. Its support actions were developed with regard to Liger Zeroes that were equipped with CAS (Changing Armor System), each of which had different characteristics. In terms of operations, this machine, which had many parts that could be shared with the Liger Zero and Command Wolf AC, even contributed to a reduction in payload and maintenance personnel required of the Hover Cargoes, which operated as the motherships of the Ray Force.
Whenever Liger Zero appeared on the battlefield, there was always a Shadow Fox somewhere nearby. While the Leomaster's Liger Zeros excelled at frontal attacks, the Shadow Foxes sometimes formed squadrons, sometimes becoming shadows, and deployed high-speed support attacks that toyed with the Imperial Army's Zoid forces. It was as if they were seeing a vision of the Command Wolf, which had raced across the battlefield with other liger-type machines in the past.
- A New Battlefield
Even in an age when war had disappeared from Planet Zi following its numerous battles, a new battlefield awaited the Zoids. A new era of "Zoid Battles" where battles took place for the purpose of entertainment. It was at this time that the Shadow Fox awoke once again and made its appearance on the battlefield.Dr. Laon, who possessed outstanding Zoid knowledge and technology, single-handedly recreated the Shadow Fox from fragments of design data that had been buried in the past and battlefield photographs that still remained. He entrusted the machine to Ballad Hunter, a Zoid Warrior who drove a Command Wolf AC and whose skill at piloting Zoids was recognized, solely out of the desire to see its true performance. The opponents for this performance test were Team Blitz, to which Ballad belonged. The team also had a Liger Zero, the Fox's old comrad from war times. The Shadow Fox, which instantly rendered the Gun Sniper and Raynos inoperable then faced off against the Liger Zero. The two former allies miraculously crossed fangs after an extended period of time. As a result, the Liger Zero won by a narrow margin. Having fought with the Shadow Fox, which had almost the same performance, Ballad once again recognized the skills of his teammate, the Liger Zero's Zoid Warrior, Bit Cloud. The Shadow Fox was then registered as a machine of Team Blitz, and would once again serve as Liger Zero's companion.
Then, the Royal Cup Zoids battle was held. An enemy awaited them in the final battle. It was the Berserk Führer, a reborn Imperial Zoid from the past. At this time, the combined efforts displayed by the Liger Zero and the Shadow Fox in the Dark Continent War long ago were recreated in the Zoids Battles of this new era. Even on Planet Zi, time was repeating itself.
- Disclaimer
Please note! While the stats and equipment list on this page is properly translated by Falcarius, the remainder of the info on this page (including the story) relies on automatic translation done by this site. It likely contains errors, and exists only to give users the gist of what is being said, where better translations are currently unavailable.- 034 Shadow Fox Instructions
- HMM-034 Shadow Fox
Shadow Fox was released in 2012 and is quite an amazing build. They really went the extra mile with the articulation and as an entirely new build following their recent progress in stability the Shadow Fox has been very sturdy. I've had no falling parts except for the gun itself, which game loose every now and then, and the Zoid is still standing strong several months later.
Unfortunately they couldn't be bothered to fix nose issues. The motorized fox had them, with the cockpit unable to close all the way. They fixed that, but now the two halves of the face/nose will not stay together, leaving an ugly gap that is only held shut when the cockpit is shut.
Overall this is an excellent kit. I definitely recommend it over the older ones, as it has much better stability and a very appealing look.
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Pros:
-Pre-painted reflective gold pieces
-Excellent articulation
-Secure build with few falling pieces
-Custom Brad Hunter pilot
Cons:
-Nose pieces do not close properly when cockpit is open
-Gun occasionally comes loose
- Box
Gimmicks:
- Cockpit
The Shadow Fox's cockpit flips open and reveals the pilot inside. Unfortuntely the nose has a rather obvious malfunction in that the two halves of the face part here. You can see the crack very obviously in the second image. If you close the cockpit it holds it together fairly well.
- Jaws
Fox's jaws can open, but not too far. His upper teeth are very oversized.
- Head and Neck
Shadow Fox had a pretty advanced ball joint system. It can rotate far upwards and downwards, and combined with the joint of the neck can turn so far sideways that it looks as if Shadow Fox is looking back, instead of it always being in a fixed forward facing position. You can see in a photo the ball joint that's attached to a PC part, which lends much of the articulation to the part.
- Laser Vulcan Gun
The previously-boasted customizable vulcan gun has been changed up a bit. It now attaches to the bar over the shoulders and has two major points of up-down rotation. It can also tilt and lean, and swivel sideways, but no longer has the bar attaching to the back.
- Main Body
Fox's body has a sideways twisting frame that bends pretty far.
- Tail
The tail is articulated at two points: The base and where the silver transitions to black. This is a welcome change from normal static wolf tails.
- Net Gun
Shadow Fox still retains the neck gun, which flips open from the silver piece of the tail.
- Front Legs
Argh, I forgot to picture the ball joints. Shadow Fox has an excellent ball joint system in the main body, where the joint is actually meant to pull out slightly, so that the legs can turn further inwards without being obstructed by the body. This still allows for a wide range of motion rotating forwards or backwards. Both front legs are also rotational at the 'elbow'.
- Paws
Each paw is attached to a ball joint that allows wide rotational abilities. The claws themselves can also flip up and down a little bit for better stability. Behind the feet there are anchors in the legs.
- Back Legs
The back legs have the same extending body joint as the front legs. They are also articulated at the 'knee' and 'heel', with a pipe on the middle section being able to flip upwards to avoid obstructing the pose. This means it looks good extended and can fold up completely.
