GX-53 Daitarn 3 SOC Review by Gold

The following review was originally prepared by Gold on 5/24/10 on the Robot-Japan Forum:

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Opening Credits

Box

Trays

Haran Banjo’s car, the Mach Patrol

Note when transforming it to Mach Attacker, pull out the front first before flipping out the wings otherwise you’ll risk possible paint scratching:

Mach Attacker (Canopy cannot be opened)

DaiFighter (note that the DaiFighter’s front landing gears are the plastic Daitank treads, I overlooked that on the first transformation)

Daitank

The default tank treads cannot support Daitarn’s weight. The add-on treads are the way to go.

My friend recommends taping the treads like so to prevent scratches on Daitarn’s torso.

“Daitarn, come here!”

“Daitarn 3!”

Daitarn 3’s famous opening speech every time he starts a battle with a Megaborg:
“For Earth, for all mankind, Daitarn 3 will crush the evil ambitions of the Meganoids!
If you don’t fear the shine of this sun, come at me!”

Daitarn 3’s Weapons

Daitarn Cannon, Hammer, Big Web, Zanber

Daitarn Fan, Snapper

Daitarn Missile

Missile is removable

Daitarn Cannon

Daitarn Zanber

Daitarn Javelin

Daitarn Snapper

Daitarn Hammer
Interesting trivia, the “Hammer” ejects from Daitarn’s ankle (in the show, not in the toy) while his other weapons eject from either his side (Daitarn Snapper) or his knees (Fan, Javelin, Zanber)

Daitarn Fan

The two halves of the Fan can be joined together to form a bigger shield.

Daitarn 3’s finishing move:
Borrowing the power of the sun!
Sure kill attack!
SUN ATTACK!

DAITARN CRASH!!!

Accessory stand

Similar to Zambot 3, the accessories are piled up together rather neatly instead of using the traditional display base (which I would’ve preferred). Still, there are some accessories that don’t go into the stand:

Daitarn with his older “brother” Zambot 3 (Zambot came out in 1977, Daitarn in 1978, both were created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and shared the same production staff over at Sunrise)

Height comparison – without the antennae, the height difference is actually only a half inch between the two (9.75″ and 10.25″)

From Super Robot Wars: Daitarn 3 and Zambot 3’s Sun Moon Attack.