HG

Dorado [ovm-e]

Kit Review

Straight build

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Dorado [ovm-e] (1/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (2/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (3/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (4/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (5/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (6/7) HG Dorado [ovm-e] (7/7)

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Upper body and head (1/2) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Upper body and head (2/2)

Upper body and head

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Back and beam vulcans (1/2) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Back and beam vulcans (2/2)

Back and beam vulcans

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Legs (1/2) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Legs (2/2)

Legs

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Beam vulcans mounted on both arms

Beam vulcans mounted on both arms

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Articulation is pretty good.

Articulation is pretty good.

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Unlike the Gafran, there are no transformation wings, but the skirt is split into three sections for arti

Unlike the Gafran, there are no transformation wings, but the skirt is split into three sections for articulation.

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Beam rifle firing pose (1/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Beam rifle firing pose (2/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Beam rifle firing pose (3/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Beam rifle firing pose (4/4)

Beam rifle firing pose

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Holding the beam rifle sideways (1/3) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Holding the beam rifle sideways (2/3) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Holding the beam rifle sideways (3/3)

Holding the beam rifle sideways

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Aerial firing pose using Action Base 2 (1/3) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Aerial firing pose using Action Base 2 (2/3) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Aerial firing pose using Action Base 2 (3/3)

Aerial firing pose using Action Base 2

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Triple beam vulcan action pose (1/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Triple beam vulcan action pose (2/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Triple beam vulcan action pose (3/4) HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Triple beam vulcan action pose (4/4)

Triple beam vulcan action pose

HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Alongside the similarly styled Gafran. It looks similar to the Gafran at first glance, but look closely a HG Dorado [ovm-e] - Alongside the similarly styled Gafran. It looks similar to the Gafran at first glance, but look closely a

Alongside the similarly styled Gafran.
It looks similar to the Gafran at first glance, but look closely and the design itself is 100% different.
The large wing/side skirts have been downsized, the transformation feature is gone, and it's got a sleeker look overall.

The Dorado, a mobile suit with a similar vibe to the Gafran, has been released as an HG kit. At first glance it might look like just a Gafran with slightly different skirt proportions and head design, but take a closer look and you'll see it's a completely different 100% new mold kit — same style, totally different shape. The Gafran's massive side skirts have been scaled down, and in exchange there's no transformation gimmick, giving this one a sleeker, more action-oriented feel.

As that slim body suggests, this kit has excellent articulation and makes it easy to pull off dynamic action poses. The three-section folding beam rifle — which looks almost like a tail — can be angled up or to the side to use as separate weapons, and it definitely looks cooler on a stand than just sitting on a flat surface. ^^

It trades the transformation gimmick for great action potential, and if you like the style, it's a kit that'll definitely satisfy. Personally, I think a kit like this — focused on mobility and action — is way more fun to work with than a half-baked transformer. :-)

HG Dorado [ovm-e] | 2012.1 | ¥1,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.