Zoids Ice Phoenix A custom made Fire Phoenix, upgraded in various ways and adapted for use in colder climates. The weapon systems for Ice Phoenix have been changed quite a bit, the Phoenix cannons have been swapped for Honoo pulse laser rifles, and small rear facing light caliber guns have been added as well. The wings have been heavily modified for extreme speeds and aerial combat. It’s feathers have been swapped with custom metal Zi and in addition have been mounted with two concealed laser blades underneath the outermost feathers, similar to those found on a Storm Sworder. The Phoenix has also been equipped with Wind Dancer Boosters to increase its already impressive speed even further. The talons have also been replaced with stronger and more useful claws. Fusion with the liger zero is still possible after these upgrades, however this Phoenix is more than capable of holding its own even amongst the most advanced aerial Zoids.
Model Description: Holy crap this was an interesting thing to make, it started out as such a simple idea, “zoid articuno” simple right? Nope. I just kept finding more and more things I wanted to do with this zoid, the wings have three points of articulation a piece. Closest to the body the can rotate and move up and down, the center of the wings, connected to the wind boosters have a hinge joint, and the other connection to the wind boosters allows the ends of the wings to swivel forward and back. I chopped off the Phoenix cannons which didn’t impress me much, and then cut apart it’s feathers and then repositioned them as you see now. That was a pain, I added new guns and custom made plexiglass laser blades too! I even experimented with gradient paint on the feathers which I think turned out great. Oh and I made it a long feather articuno tail which I love. As a result of my customizing this zoid is no longer capable of fusing with the tomy liger zero, it now is capable of fusing with the koto hmm liger zero however. Anyway this was a fun but time consuming and stressful model to make, let me know what you think!