[Shadow Moon]

Got my Kyoryujin today! When this set was first revealed I hated it. I thought they looked like something fisher price would put out. However as better scans and pictures came out I started to warm up to them. Then after watching a demo of the figure in action I liked what I saw and pre ordered him. Now having him in my hands I'm really glad I did! No picture or scan can do him justice he looks soooo much better in person.

This is our 3rd T-rex robo and I have to say he's the best yet IMHO. With his massive size and bulk Gabutrya is a beast! He might not looks as intimidating as Tyranno from Abaranger/Dinothunder but his bulk makes up for that. Though Stegotchi and Dricera aren't as impressive as Gabutrya they both have their own charm and its nice to get a stegosaurus to change things up a little bit.

While the battery gimmick is neat I think its a little tedious. Like we saw in episode two for the gimmick to work Gabutyra must first chomp on the batteries to recognize them. Because the there's nothing in the shoulder connectors to tell it what battery is being inserted its all in Gabutrya's mouth. So everytime to watch to switch dino's your going to have to take the battery out of the dino insert it into Gybu's mouth take back out and then put in back into the dino and combine. Instead of doing all that they should have just had the pin readers in the shoulders or in all three places. But I guess that's what makes the gimmick unique and add more play value for the kids. Who I guess have more patience than me. The only real complaint I have is the sound is very loud. After doing it two times trying different things my ears were ringing. I feel sorry for Japanese parents having to put up with that.

Anyway Kyoryujin is a solid purchase and one you shouldn't miss out on if your liking what you see of the show so far. Best of all he's enjoyable as is with out waiting for future upgrades or collecting every singe battery!