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FIRE GUTS GOD GINRAI (C-310E) |
Fire Guts God Ginrai (C-310E)
is an e-Hobby exclusive which was
made available for pre-order in Japan during the 31 October 2001 to
January 2002 timeframe, and released
in February 2002 for a whopping ¥9,500. It is
supposedly limited to 1600 pieces but I have yet to find anything on
Takara's site confirming the numbers. I purchased Fire Guts God Ginrai
(FGGG) from BigBadToyStore.com
just a couple of months after its' release but have procrastinated
adding it to my site. I guess I decided to put this online when I
found out that I'll be on another deployment in mid-June. So there
you have it :P
I basically took the
same photos as I did with the re-issue God Ginrai page, so don't
be surprised if the review is practically the same.
The box has a couple of windows
which show each of the figures. The top figure is C-307 God Master
Super Ginrai which is the cab & trailer. The second is Masterforce
Ginrai which connects to the cab. And the last figure is C-309
Cybertron God Bomber which is another trailer. All components combine
and form C-310E Fire Guts God Ginrai.
Fire Guts God Ginrai's
contents
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Fire Guts God Ginrai is
packaged in a plastic tray with cardboard outer piece and the box
measures
14.5"x14.5"x4.25".
The contents include:
1.
Particle Beam Cannons (x2)
2. Super Electromotive Rifles (x2)
3. Machine Gun/God Cannon (missile launcher)
4. God Wings (x2)
5. Ginrai Cab & Container
(trailer)
6. Masterforce Ginrai
7. God Bomber Trailer
8. Super Ginrai head
9. Missiles (x2)
10. Instruction Sheet
11. Sticker Sheet
12. Character Card
13. Fire Guts God Ginrai Poster
Some stickers were already pre-applied at the factory such
as the stripes on both trailers & cab and several
additional stickers need to be applied. Since
this is an exclusive, I did not apply any stickers so you won't see them
in the photos.
WEAPONS:
Fire Guts God Ginrai has several types of weapon attachments:
two cannons, rifles, wings, a missile launcher with two missiles,
and finally his head.
Fire Guts God Ginrai's Attachments
Final Attack: The "Super-Psionic God
Fire Guts"
Concentrating his
spirit, he transforms his body into an enormous fireball and attacks his
enemies. This is the ultimate single-strike final attack. |
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Ginrai
V E H I C L E M O D E |
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Ginrai's cab measures
approximately 2.75" in height and 5.5" in length. His trailer
measures 4.25" in height and 8.75" in length. The total length
from cab to trailer is 12.5". The photos provided depict Ginrai with
and without the Masterforce Ginrai figure attached to the front of the
grille. The cab is made of die-cast metal painted Orange as well as
plastic parts of the same color. The trailer has a ramp which can be extended at the
rear and there's just enough room (2") to store a small vehicle or Super Ginrai's head.
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 The transformation of vehicle
to robot mode is quite simple. First you must separate the cab
from the trailer and then insert Masterforce Ginrai into the grille to
unlock the mechanism used in transformation. Now fold down the
rear of the cab to create the robots legs and rotate the wheel section
90° upward to create the feet. The Orange piece behind the
cab needs to be folded down to create the pelvic region. Next,
fold out the parts with the metallic-Orange smoke stacks 180° and fold
down the arms. The last step is to flip up the head from the top
of the cab. Now you can attach the rifles as shown below.
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Ginrai
R O B O T M O D E |
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Ginrai stands at 7.25" and has
a Red & Orange color scheme with some Silver & Black
mixed in. He is depicted above holding the Super Electromotive
Rifles. Articulation is very limited with this figure. His
arms bend at the elbow and due to the size of the rifles, his arms are
limited to about a 45° extension. Ginrai also bends at the
waist, knees, and ankles which allow him to be transformed into the
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Masterforce
Ginrai
R O B O T |
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Masterforce Ginrai is the human figure which connects to the grille
of the cab. He measures about 2" in height and has
Orange, metallic-Orange, and Black parts with some Black paint on his
face as shown in the photo on the right. He too is
limited in articulation. His arms can rotate up/down at the
shoulder and his legs fold outward at the waist/knees. This
allows him to transform into Iacon Mode. When he is in this
mode and connected to the cab, he forms the engine which has a
metallic-Orange color scheme. |
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The photo above have Masterforce Ginrai
at the controls of one of the Particle Beam Cannons which was shown
on the instruction sheet. |
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| B A S E M O D E |
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To transform the trailer to
Base Station mode, lift up the top panel on
the trailer slightly so that you can fold back the side panels located
at the middle of the trailer. Separate the rear of the trailer
(both halves) 90° outward which will become the base. Now
fold out the side panels once again on each side and then the ramps
(catapults) need to be folded out as shown in the photo on the right. The
center panel should now be folded downward 90°. Fold the
arm parts down then rotate them upward. Now attach the
various weapons to the base as shown. The connector piece
located on top of the base can be rotated outward so that it looks like
a center cannon. This isn't identified in the instruction manual
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Super Ginrai
R O B O T M O D E
Super Ginrai is formed using
both the cab and the trailer, along with some parts from God Bomber.
Super Ginrai stands about 9.5" from head to toe. There is a little
more articulation but not much. He can rotate his arms up/down and
outward at the shoulders. He can also be placed in a wider stance
due to the joints at his hips. To transform Super Ginrai from
trailer mode, lift the top panel slightly then fold out the panels
located at the middle of the trailer. Stand the robot on the base
of the trailer so that the wheels are facing forward as shown in the
photo above. Fold down both arms 180° and rotate them
downward 90° so that they are next to his hips. Extend both
fists by push out the sliding Red pieces. There is a trailer connector which jets out in front of you that needs to be rotated
towards the back and out of the way. You now have to transform the
cab by folding the rear section upward 90°. Once you have a
cube-like cab, insert it into the torso section of the robot. You
can also attach the metallic-Orange torso piece (shown below) from God Bomber to Super Ginrai
in "Power-Up" mode which is called the God Breaster.
 
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God Bomber
V E H I C L E M O D E |
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God Bomber is an armored
trailer decked out with God Wings,
Super Electromotive Rifles, and Machine Gun/God Cannon.
The trailer has a Red, Orange & metallic-Orange color scheme with some Black parts mixed in. The trailer measures about 7.25" in length
and 4" in height including the tow bar. The vehicle itself is fairly
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To transform the trailer into God
Bomber's robot mode is a bit different in that you're basically
separating parts to create the robot vice actually "transforming" the
figure. The first step is to remove all of the weapons then
separate the chrome front piece from the rear at the hole-n-peg joints.
Remove the pieces from the top which will be used to create his
arms. Separate the top piece from the rear then divide the
trailer in two pieces which form the robots legs. Take these two
parts (wheels to the back) and fold out the parts 180° to create
his feet. Now re-attach the piece that was removed from the
top of the trailer. There are two pegs which connect the legs to
this newly formed torso. Fold out God Bombers head and re-attach
the metallic-Orange grille piece to the back of God Bomber. Attach the God
Wings to each shoulder hole and re-attach the arms to the peg on the
wings. Now for the last step...connect the Machine Gun God Cannon
with Missile to the hole on his left shoulder. The final result is
shown above. God Bomber
R O B O T M O D E
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stands at approximately 9.25" in height and has a Red &
Orange
color scheme with Black parts mixed in. There really
isn't much to this figure since it has practically no articulation.
You can turn his legs out/in and rotate his arms up/down...that's
about it. Even though God Bomber's robot mode isn't much for
playability, it does compliment Super & God Ginrai modes when merged
and is actually better than just having extra parts lying around.
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God Ginrai
V E H I C L E M O D E
God Ginrai's vehicle mode combines
all components to include the cab, trailer, and armored trailer.
It measures a whopping 19.5" in length. To connect the tow bar
from the armored trailer to the main trailer, you have to separate the
main trailer in two so that you can fasten the ends of the bar into the
spaces on the inside of each panel. Once they are secure, just
reconnect the panels of the main trailer. This is definitely the
best looking vehicle mode in my opinion.
Alternate
V E H I C L E M O D E
 Super Ginrai's vehicle mode is
a combination of the cab and God Bomber trailer. The trailer's tow
bar has a peg which fits nicely into the cab's hitch. Once
combined, it measures approximately 12" in length. God Ginrai
R O B O T M O D E
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This is the last figure in the line-up which is God Ginrai. As
you can see, with all of his armor...he is definitely the best
looking robot of the bunch standing at
11.5" in height. Instead of starting from scratch in describing the
transformation from trailer to God Ginrai mode, I'll just start from
Super Ginrai robot mode. Separate the armored trailer in two
parts then connect them to the bottom of God Ginrai's legs creating
his feet. There is a protruding part which connects to the gap
at the rear of his legs. Once you insert this piece it should
snap into place. Now take the top of the armored trailer part
which is grey and connect it to God Ginrai's back where the two peg
holes are located. Fold down the connector piece downward
behind his head so that it rests on top of the recently connected
piece. Now connect the God Wings to the peg holes on the
backpack. Take the metallic-Orange grille and attach it to his torso
which locks into place. Now attach all of the weapons as shown
in the photos provided.
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