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Part 3: Land Machine (AKA Land Lion)
As with Sky Machine, either of these names is acceptable, both having been used interchangeably by Toei & Bandai to describe the unit. Like Sky Machine, Land Machine is a really complex and interesting little figure when fully assembled. And also like it, a number of pre-painted parts are included! In this case it's 3 chunks of the Lion's head as well as the component that will eventually become Live Robo's chest. Like the others this one comes with my favorite weird Minipla Candy too! A label sheet is included to add some minor details such as the black square on the cannons.

You can see from the parts breakdown photos that there's a decent amount going on in the construction of this figure, and most of that complexity comes into play with the Live Robo formation. But as an individual, Land Machine is fairly basic. We get an opening jaw, a moving tail, the Lion Cannons positioned in the rear can angle up or down and spin just a bit side to side though it's tight. The front legs have two usable joints, the upper one inside the chest doesn't have much play to it, while the lower leg mostly moves backward, with a hinged paw on the end. Each piece won't move much on it's own, but together they do a decent amount. The hind legs are the same really, albeit with a little more to 'em thanks to the parts that will become the bicep for Live Robo.

Land Machine also comes with 3 additional fists for Live Robo. 2 of which are bulkier versions of the regular fists stored within the Land Machine's hind legs. The bulkier fists can't be used for transformation but do give the Robo a more accurate look for posing. The third hand is an angled down right fist meant for holding the Chojuken/Super Beast Sword. Also included is a small peg adapter for the Display Base that Sky Machine came with. It plugs into two slots directly underneath the forward legs on Land Machine to give it the effect of jumping forward. Of the 3 Machines on their own, Land Machine is by far the best. Just a really cool little lion mecha.