Let's assemble Takara's 1/100 "Giant God Gorg" and learn the secrets of "armored robots" [80's B-Grade Anime Plastic Model Natural History] Vol. 15

This is the first time since Wingal ( # ) in "Kikoukai Galian" that we have featured a Takara-made robot plastic model. This time, "Giant God Gorg" (1984) was written and directed by animator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The year before, Yasuhiko had directed the theatrical animation "Crusher Joe" (1983), and Takara was also in charge of the plastic modeling of that "Jou". In other words, it can be said that Takara at that time was a good match for Yasuhiko's works, and it comes to mind that Takara had almost no connection with Yoshiyuki Tomino's works, .......

Now, this "Giant God Gorg". The main character was reluctant to board the main robot, but in the latter half of the movie, the cockpit was found to be on the chest, and I remember being puzzled. I remember being puzzled. Looking at the box of this kit, I found the following: ......

First of all, the main character, Yuu Tagami, is depicted in the celluloid drawing. However, as you know, the layout with the pilot drawn in this position was a common practice for robot plastic models of the time

▲ And Yuu is also on the head of Gorg. It is quite rare that the main character is depicted as one with the robot in the box art, isn't it?

I feel that this is Takara's basic stance, inherited from "Fang of the Sun Dougram" (1981) and "Armored Trooper Votoms" (1983). Dougram" had a pilot sitting in the cockpit, and "Votoms" included a figure in a standing pose to give a sense of scale. ......It is a characteristic of Takara's robot plastic models that they tried to show humans and robots at the same time as much as possible. I wonder if this is the case.
Now, let's take a look at the parts of Yuu's figure that we are interested in.

▲ Maybe because of the 1/100 scale, if you ask me if this is Yasuhiko's character, I would say "hmmm ......", but his right hand is a separate part. It's nice to see that the parts that are key points in the design, such as the elbows and boots, have been sculpted to stand out.

I was a bit ahead of myself and only looked at the Yu-U parts, but this kit is molded in two colors. Let's start with the greenish colored runner where Yuyu's parts are located.

The head, chest, shoulders, and guns are molded in this color. Considering the reason for molding in this color, it does not seem so inevitable. ...... Gorg's whole body is one color. Was it for the convenience of the molding factory, or was it taken into consideration so that accents could be added even without paint?

In addition to this green runner, there are two other runners molded in blue resin. Let's take a look at those as well.

These two runners were pulled from a single mold, folded in two, and placed in a box. The sides of the waist, legs, and arms have engraved lines. These parts are painted black in the cell, but from a modeling point of view, it can be said to be a point that gives the model a sense of precision.

Takara was concentrating on producing armor-like robots during this period, as in the case of "Kikoukai Galian" (1984), which began airing somewhat later in the year. In addition, the design of robots was not limited to Gundam-like weaponry, but also progressed into the world of decorative fantasy.

▲ Decals are included for the gold-colored engraved part and the red part on the chest. You can see where to apply them by looking at the box art, etc., but neither the instructions nor the painting instructions specify where to apply them. Perhaps they included the decals to reduce the number of paints used as much as possible?

As far as I could see in the runner state, the lines of this kit are quite good. How will it turn out when assembled?　And how will Yuyu's figure interact with the main body of Gorg?　First of all, let's try to assemble it!　Of course, this time it will be unpainted!