The RMZ-009 Iron Kong Guylos Color (English page) was also announced! It's currently scheduled to release in November 2025 for 9,900 yen (tax included.) Though this price may seem high, remember the scale. Iron Kong towers over Geno Saurer, with considerably more bulk. They showed off a PV as well, which I recommend watching since they went out of their way to include tons of custom animation for it rather than just using stock photos with text overlays.

- Preview Video

 We've heard a lot more about the Command Wolf Irvine Special, scheduled to be released in September for 5,500 yen. I'm sure nobody was surprised to hear this famous variant announced, including its Long Range Rifle, but this kit goes so far beyond that it's crazy.

 The kit includes an Irvine pilot as well as an option part for the neck featuring the Memory Bank from Zoids Guardian Force. For those who haven't seen it (spoilers), the Command Wolf's memory banks were transplanted into the Lightning Saix after it sustained fatal injuries.

 More than that, though, the kit will contain an entire optional customize parts set to deck it out in the gear from Episode 14, where it used these spear missiles to fight Raven's Saber Tiger in delightfully brutal ways. The set comes with 1 Long Range Rifle, 2 black spears, 2 white spears, the face guns, and a missile box with swappable front parts to have the doors open or closed.

 Not only is it exciting to get a set thats never been released before, but it also calls back to earlier interviews. More specifically, that they'd love to include parts to make variations that aren't popular / well known enough to warrant a separate product release. This raises some exciting possibilities for the RMZ line, which is already impressing fans. It's one of the first times we've seen multi-variation sets like this that weren't just repackages of pre-existing parts. It's multiple new parts sets for different variations. Here's hoping we see more of this in the future!

 Last but not least, Hobby Search posted an interview that looks at both the Trinity Liger and its many challenges as well as the Command Wolf Irvine Special. Evidently, the Spear Missile set came about because of an earlier developer's passion to see it made into a physical kit. So, thank you, developer! A nice detail is that the red shoulders are made via injection colors, with the black circles painted. This means that unlike earlier Irvine wolves, you aren't likely contending with unpainted sprue marks. The rifle also has a telescoping gimmick. The interview shows a black prototype holding the spear missile set, but please be advised the set comes with one wolf.

- Preview

 This is old news by now, but the Blade Liger and Geno Saurer received some unboxing and build review videos voiced by Zoiko. Reviews were also posted by Hobby Watch for both the Blade Liger and Geno Saurer. This gives you a good idea of what they look like out of the box, with all the sprues posted.

- Blade Liger Preview

- Geno Saurer Preview

 Trinity Liger also received a video review update with Zoiko as the narrator, though this mostly uses stock photos.

- Trinity Liger Preview

 While we're on the topic of RMZ kits, Hobby Japan has also been featuring them in their monthly magazine! A modified Geno Saurer from April, a Blade Liger detailing guide from April on Hobby Japan Web, and Command Wolf in May. It's always nice to see how they choose to highlight kits. Last but not least, they also did a spotlight on the HMM Garantula in their March issue.

 A new Monster Hunter collab is here, and the first of the kits is the ever-fabulous Gatling Fox Mizutsune! (English page) Unlike the first Monster Hunter collab, this time we've got actual custom parts for the Zoids. Mizutsune features new petal armor, a new head design, and a brand new tail that swishes as it walks. The kit still has that beautiful gradiant noticed during the original collab. It's expected to release in October for 6,600 yen (tax included) and we've already seen the box art! The custom used in the art was done by SigemikanZ.

 The next Monster Hunter collab kit is the Knuckle Kong Rajang (English), scheduled to be released in October for 6,600 yen (tax included.) This kit includes new lightning rod horns and face armor, electric shock blades to convey Rajang's "charged up" totally not Super Saiyan state, and a new tail part. We've also seen its box art and the custom, again by SigemikanZ.

 The AZ-10 Sea Panther has received its infodump, covering new additions to this unique Advanced Zi kit. Sea Panther wasn't an expected product to begin with, but they've carried on the gimmicks and concept of additional bonus pieces from the Molga. Not only can Sea Panther move forwards and backwards, but it also comes with an additional radar dish as well as brand new precision sensor parts that can be attached to the head to give it a more realistic hermit crab face. This is such a cool idea, and I love to see them delving back into the core animal motifs to get ideas for new design parts. In addition, it gets a very cool promo video. It made me nostalgic for Stompy Zoid's old CG videos.

 An interview by Hobby Watch was also posted. They discuss how Sea Panther was chosen for its unique movements, and how the initial promo received a shocking amount of support, surprising staff. The article also shows off its walking animations.

- Preview Video

 The Molga received its own review video, giving us a better look at the motorized movements and gimmicks. This kit is quite simple, so if you want a quick build, I'd recommend it.

- Preview Video

 Another wave of HMM reissues have been announced, so keep an eye on your favorite hobby stores if you missed any of them earlier! This includes a wave of all the Republic Zeroes, which is great.

 HMM Liger Zero Marking Plus Version (June 2025 / 7,480 yen)
 HMM Dibison Marking Plus Ver. (June 2025 / 12,100 yen)
 HMM Geno Breaker Repackage Version (August 2025 / 11,220 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Jager Marking Plus Version (August 2025 / 9,020 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Jager Unit Marking Plus Version (August 2025 / 4,180 yen)
 HMM Shield Liger DCS-J (August 2025 / 8,800 yen)
 HMM Blade Liger AB (September 2025 / 8,800 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Schneider Marking Plus Version (September 2025 / 9020 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Schneider Unit Marking Plus Version (September 2025 / 4,180 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Panzer Marking Plus Version (October 2025 / 9,460 yen)
 HMM Liger Zero Panzer Unit Marking Plus Version (October 2025 / 4,620 yen)

 At the event, Metamor Verse also displayed some prototypes, which Dengeki Hobby was kind enough to photograph. It seems the figures were designed by Nidy-2D-.

 At the end of a recent Trinity Liger video the next RMZ kit was announced! Looks like Molga is coming in with a Canory Unit. This makes Molga one of the first RMZ kit to receive a variant, after the Command Wolf Irvine. There are several more silhouettes from the RMZ announcement that've yet to be revealed, but at this rate, it won't take long!

 In the same video, Takara Tomy previewed the sketch for what appears to be an RMZ Iron Kong! This is going to be fun, because the Kong is a different size from the RMZ kits thus far. It'll also be interesting to see what sort of connection points are used. If they use your standard 3mm or 5mm connections it could open up a lot of customization possibilities. These weapons can look a bit ridiculous on medium sized Zoids, but at this scale... It could work. Maybe.

 The RMZ-07 Trinity Liger is now up for pre-order! Check out your usual sites, and remember, AmazonJP is now charging up front instead of upon release. Aside from launching a new Preview Video, the official webpage is now live, giving us a decent look at the Trinity Liger concept art! This kit looks so good. Here's hoping for some Hydras, or perhaps, just maybe, a Burning Armor!

- Preview Video

 The Advanced Zi section of the site has been updated to include a more up-to-date list of the current Zoids in the series, a text-only list, and a few fun facts. The page also includes limited editions and where they come from. Relevant pages have also been added or updated.

 A section for the Realize Model series has been added to the site! Most relevant pages are up, and it contains a list of all of the RMZ kits announced thus far. The first RMZ kits are releasing next month, and we've got an impressive line up of roughly 10 announced at this point. Hopefully these lists will help people keep track of what all there is to collect.

 We've got our first look at the painted sample of the RMZ-008 Command Wolf Irvine! The RMZ Command Wolf already looks so good, and this is no exception. Pre-orders are expected to start in February.

 On the 17th ~ 18th, Takara Tomy will be hosting a T-Spark Zone event. For those who aren't aware, T-Spark is the grand label that currently encompasses a lot of the current Zoids products, including AZ, RMZ, and more. The promo page for the event shows us a new image for the Trinity Liger, which highlights the leg armor's gimmick of flipping forward to deploy two blades over the paws. A second post by Dengeki Hobby shows the Liger in a roaring pose.

 In another big twist for the upcoming Zoids lines, Advanced Zi has announced its next kit, the Sea Panther! Now this is an interesting choice. Takara Tomy had commented about wanting to convert their old wind-up Zoids into motorized ones, and thus far, the Molga was our main example of that. Now a new wind-up kit is being transformed, and we can't wait to see more! The Sea Panther has been a long-requested kit by Mercy Rabbit, who reminded us of some Sea Panther promotional art they did back in the day. Tanimeso also showed off their Sea Panther Zi-girl promo art. The T-Spark Zone page mentioned earlier also shows off our first painted sample of the kit.

 Zoids Official has started showing off the test model for the RMZ-007 Trinity Liger! This is the first time ever that the Trinity has gotten a full model kit release, and we're stoked to see it. A recent image shows off that it even has the mane rotation gimmick shown in the games, which revolves the mane around the neck (at the base of the neck) to rotate different equipment up to the head. Each of the three panels include one piece of equipment. In this case, a Beam Gun, Turbine, and Multi Radar. It's also impressive that even at 1/100 scale the kit includes all of its relevant translucent pieces, even on the mane.