28/02/2024
KIT REVIEW: Furai Model Non-scale MEGAZORD
• Kit line: Furai Model
• Scale: Non
• Release Type: Retail release
• Release Date: November 2023
• Retail Price: $109USD
• Product Height: 21cm tall
• Material: ABS, POM
• Parts count: 280+
• Manufacturer: Flame Toys
The kit is finally complete! And it’s been a very enjoyable build overall. Things to note:
There are a LOT of tight connections and joints – I had to loosen a few of them to avoid stress marks and ensure they don’t break, as well as get some to fit together in the first place. All the eyes of the Zords are separate pieces and are TINY! Be careful you don't lose them during assembly!
The finished assembly in the pictures has absolutely no stickers applied. With a little touch-up paint and panel lining, this guy will look perfect!
Most of the silver parts are undergated in a very clever way. I went in with my silver marker to cover up the nub marks, but about 90% of them end up hidden away when assembled.
There are lots of key joints that have been reinforced with metal pins in them to help manage hi-stress points, especially with articulation and transformation.
The entire final kit feels solid, despite being rather lighter than I expected. The articulation can be rather limiting, though. The feet in particular cannot lay completely flat and can cause minor issues when standing. You’ll need to finagle the Sabre-toothed Tiger and Triceratops heads and legs to help keep the kit even on the ground when posing. Sometimes, parts will bang into each other, such as the front armor hitting the hips when you rotate the waist. The shoulders have limited articulation, and the elbows only bend up to 90 degrees unless you manipulate part of the arm transformation joints. You’ll also have to unpeg the T-Rex tail to allow the waist to swivel.
Assembly was also faster than I expected – it’s not much more complex than its Super Minipla counterpart. Cleanup was quick due to the small gates, and it really helps that the parts were segregated according to Zord.
Transformations and the final combination is relatively painless and easy, with absolute minimal partsforming – only the cannons and sword have no place to go on the kits unless held or mounted. This is one of the best all-encompassing combining model kits I have ever built. And I’ve built loads of Super Minipla, and Moderoid kits, which feature significant amounts of partsforming.
Mounting the kit on a stand helps add more poseability, but finding one with a connector will be tricky, depending on what products you have access to. The stand that worked for me was the HobbyMio Action Figure Display Base.
Final word: This was a most enjoyable experience, and you’ll get a great action figure out of it, though the price point may be a turn-off depending on where you buy it. I’ve seen this kit go for as much as 50% markup for what few suppliers I was able to find online that carries Furai Model kits. I was lucky and got my copy for about $105 at a local brick-and-mortar store, which was around the original retail price. Thus, I would only recommend this for diehard Power Rangers/Sentai fans.
