Sometime in January Kotobukiya made an announcement that the pre-orders for Marine Kaiser were all being removed, and that production issues were preventing it from being released. Later, a notice implied that the kit would still be released at the end of January but I've been unable to confirm that anyone has actually gotten their kit. So far, many sites are still listing the item as discontinued.

    Its been a long, anxious year since the HMM Gojulas, but Kotobukiya has finally announced the return of the HMM line! Beginning Phase 2, they will release an HMM Death Stinger. It is said to be headed by the devopment team that worked on the HMM Gojulas, and while it is too early to give an accurate parts count it is estimated at over 1,000 pieces! A price is not yet known.

    Along with the Death Stinger, the HMM Command Wolf Irvine is being re-released with a generalized set of decals and brand new box art drawn by Mercy Rabbit. The kit is already up for pre-order, scheduled for a May release.

    The review for the CAS Set Clear Version has been updated with Liger Zero Schneider! This kit was amazing and while orange rarely shows gold shine, this kit does. We've documented the gimmicks of the Schneider armor at the bottom. If the review gets too long we may be forced to split them up into different pages, but for now this will work.

    We've added the opening portion of a review for the HMM Liger Zero CAS Clear Version set! You can find this under HMMs in the Model Kit section. So far it only includes the basic naked liger that comes with the kit. I'll be updating it one CAS at a time, but as a forewarning it may be a while before I can get one of those updates out. Waiting on sunny weather for review photos, and well, Washington rain!

    In addition we've added to the HMM Information page. This is found in the 'header' of the HMM model kits sections, and now includes a full list of all HMM Zoids released, including Customize Parts. If you see anything missing, please let us know!

    Kotobukiya is releasing quite a few kits over the next two months! Gun Sniper Leena Special, Great Sabre, Saber Tiger Schwarz Special (Rerelease edition), and Blade Liger AB Van Special are all being rereleased. They've been added to our future release table below.

    Kotobukiya has released the box art of the Blade Liger Leon Version rerelease, scheduled to be sent out this month! Mercy Rabbit has done a stunning job. You can view the whole image on Kotobukiya's website.

    Kotobukiya has also announced that the Command Wolf LC & AC Brad Version will be rereleased in December. This is a limited kit so be sure to pick it up while you can!

    Koto has announced the Liger Zero Jager and Berserk Furher HMM kits to be rereleased in November! Pre-order links added to the upcoming release table.

    The Kotobukiya Liger Zero Panzer is scheduled to be rereleased in late October! A pre-order link has been added to purchase this kit.

    A review has been added for the HMM Cannon Tortoise! This currently includes box art but not instructions. Instructions will be added in the next update; we missed a couple pages the first time around. This kit is overall nice, aesthetically, but I feel like the quality lacks in a lot of parts. On the other hand it has some unique features worth checking out!

    A review has been added to Model Kits for the HMM Gun Sniper Naomi with W2 Unit. This is another awesome kit that is tainted a bit by the huge quality issues; namely loose parts. Nonetheless Gun Snipers are still some of my favorite HMM Zoids, it's when weapons are added that they seem to have the most problems.

    Kotobukiya has finally added a page for the HMM Blade Liger Leon. This was clarified as a new "Renewal Version" that which will be a seperate release from the original. It will come with a new pilot figure and decals. You can find more information about this release in the Upcoming Releases article!

    The last two months the Zoids official websites have not been updating. There is no change to Original, MSS, or the central site. Not even a change in banners, even though the GREE site continues to update. Kotobukiya held a brief survey asking what people would like to see in new kits but so far there hasn't been any announcement of brand new molds besides the one Z-Knight we already know of.

    They have, however, continued to announce recolors. The Liger Zero is scheduled to be released in a brand new set that will include the basic Liger Zero without any armor (so no basic Zero CAS) and will come with all three armors: Jager, Schneider, and Panzer. All will be clear cast like the Blu-Ray holotechs.


    More photos of this awesome set can be seen on the Kotobukiya website. The set was originally listed on the blog as being sold for 12,800 Yen which would include the armorless Zero, Jager, Panzer, and Schneider. The actual web store, however, lists it for 13,824 Yen.

    Nonetheless the set is now on sale through Kotobukiya Direct. It is limited to up to 6 units per house hold. You can obtain this set through various ordering services such as Celga or Jauce.

    In anticipation of the clear armors Kotobukiya will also be rereleasing the Liger Zero in late August, the same month as the Blu-Ray release. Other upcoming rereleases include the HMM Geno Breaker RS in late July, then the HMM Shadow Fox and the HMM Lightning Saix in late August.

    Mr. Color is releasing a set of Zoids paints based on common Republican and Imperial colors. These should very closely match the shades used for kits and provide excellent touch up ability for flash marks. Available for order on Hobby Search.

    Kotobukiya has announced that a rerelease of the Liger Zero Panzer will happen in April. You can find pre-order links below, and we'd just like to remind everyone that we do have a review up for this Zoid in the Model Kits section. More to the point we'd like to remind everyone to be careful with the pull out missile pods of their Panzers! These are very fragile!

    A review for the HMM Great Sabre has been added. This is regarding the December 2013 reissue, and includes box scans, instructions, and a translated list of weapons. It includes a review for the customize parts that were relevant to it as well. We noticed that the Gold Saber Tiger was also missing the tail equipment in the weapons list. This has been fixed.

    Kotobukiya will be re-releasing the Gun Sniper Leena Special in February. We've added a pre-order link to the list below.