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Gul Tiger is rather infamous among OJR fans, and for good reason-it's blinding orange and yellow, and for all its claims of being a cat, seems to be at least part accordian. But with the wise addition of black, Gul Tiger pulls off a striking coloration that one could argue is suited toward its specialty, shock warfare. Startle the enemy with your cheeselike armor, and then blow them away! The next time someone tells you only rexy dragony things have CPCs, smack them with a Gul Tiger, because that's what that big barrel is for: a handy compact CPC, no doubt powered down so Gul Tiger doesn't go flying (because that would be bad).
Despite all its detractors, Gul Tiger doesn't come cheap. You'll have to hunt one down on eBay, and it'll likely be built. Mine was. Normally I take Zoids apart and clean them to have the fun of rebuilding, but I encountered an...issue...with my Gul Tiger. Its previous owner had superglued it completely together, something that you Should Not Do with Zoids. To add insult to injury, the motor wouldn't start and the eyes were glued in wrong, prying the two sides of Gul Tiger's head apart.
After failing to get the eyes out of the head (I tried a blade, the tip of which is now stuck in Gul Tiger's eyes), I took trying to jar the motor to life the only way I could-insert battery, wiggle legs. To my relief (and amazement at the durability of the little motors), Gul Tiger gurgled to life.
Movie clip: Gul Tiger stomps
Movie clip: Blurry Gul Tiger...with sound!
(If you get no video, you need Xvid)
Once I'd removed a bunch of spiderwebs from its legs (rubbing alcohol was handy, as it dried the sticky webballs out) and peeled off all the half-dead stickers, I was left with a reasonably coherent Gul Tiger, still clinging to his Guylos logos and protecting a very Zenebas-y Guylos pilot. I then stole the pilot and gave it to Dark Horn. I'm nice, aren't I? I don't think Gul Tiger's ever quite gotten over that, as he now likes to eat spare pilots and blind people's artistic sensibilities by combining a green Demantis pilot with his orange and yellow head.
In motion, you wouldn't know Gul Tiger has one-piece legs. Thanks to its lower profile, it pulls off a cranky rolling stomp, looking like some unholy combination of an office chair and a peevish housecat brought to life. One has to wonder how it reaches its top speed-a respectable 260 kph. Does it bounce?
I can't comment on its construction otherwise, but it looks like it would have been cool in a gradeuppy way. I want one I can build. Color aside, it's a very unique and sleek design and I like it quite a lot, though it won't be to everyone's taste-it's very different from standard cats of the NJR. If you dig blinding or don't mind painting something pricy, Gul Tiger's a Zoid to keep in mind, even though it's rarely first on anyone's must-have list.
Written April 14th, 2006