The most basic of Ginrai's forms, his human form, is cast in orange, with black used for his lower legs, giving them the appearance of combat boots. Blue is used for his eyes, and his transformation to engine mode is very simple. In engine mode, mettalic orange is used for the top of the engine.
Ginrai's cab is cast in die-cast metal, giving it a solid heavy feel. He is painted bright orange, and features translucent orange windows, and metallic orange smokestacks. Red is used as a secondary color.
His tranformation pattern is very simple. Ginrai's engine form is atached to the front of his cab; this unlocks his powermaster system, and allows him to transform.
In robot mode, blue is used for his chest, while silver is used for his grill. An Autobot symbol is featured on his right shoulder, and his optics are blue. His joints are very limited, featuring only elbow joints; thanks to his tranformation pattern, he can be placed into a seated position. He can be armed with two rifles, both painted black.
Ginrai's trailer is nicely painted, and is rather impressive. Ginrai's rifles can be mounted on top of it, and two additional heavy gun can be attached to the front. The trailer can be turned into a base as well. It also features storage for his fully combined mode head, as well as his engine when it is not attached.
Super Ginrai, is the combination made by combining Ginrai's cab with the trailer. In reality, while quite large, it is too out of proportion to be believable.
Apex Bomber is Ginrai's partner, and turns into an additional trailer. His paint job consists of mostly red, with metallic orange for the front of his trailer mode. He can be attached to the back of Ginrai’s trailer. His transformation pattern consists of rearranging his different pieces, and reassembling him. In robot mode, he stands slightly taller than cab Ginrai, and about the same level as Super Ginrai.
For articulation, his arms can move up and down, and so can his head.
Fire Guts Ginrai’s full combined mode is created by disassembling Apex Bomber, and attaching the different parts onto Ginrai as armor. This full combined mode looks far more proportionate than Super Ginrai, and is very impressive. For articulation, he has shoulder joints, and can move his legs outward to give him a slightly more dynamic stance.
One last bonus, is the fact that his packaging can be re-used; he can easily be placed back into his box for storage.
Fire Guts Ginrai, while lacking articulation, easily makes up for any shortcomings thanks to his impressive design. He comes highly recommended, and makes an excellent, and unique, addition to any collection.
Note: This picture gallery also includes comparison images with the Power Master Optimus Prime re-issue figure. Ginrai and Optimus are not the same character, even though a version of Ginrai (pictured) was included with the Prime re-issue figure.
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