Kit Review

Straight build + panel lining + decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body, front and back. Overall pretty simple~.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - For the eye camera section, you can choose between a dome sticker, or a glitter sticker

For the eye camera section, you can choose between a dome sticker, or a glitter sticker + clear parts.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The olive-colored lettering on the chest is a sticker, but on the shoulder shield it's

The olive-colored lettering on the chest is a sticker, but on the shoulder shield it's actually a separate part. Nice~.

That armor is no joke..

The arms. Really simple;

Chunky legs

The wheels on the sole and heel. Gives off a real sense of weight.

Outer armor removed

Inner frame. Still covers pretty much the whole body.

Upper body frame, front and back. The frame feels fairly simple overall too.

The cockpit section. The cockpit is simple too-

Armor frame

Hip joint and thigh frame

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Arm frame. The elbow uses a unique double-frame structure. Not entirely sure why they w

Arm frame. The elbow uses a unique double-frame structure.
Not entirely sure why they went with that design..;

Leg frame

There's molded detail on the inside of the armor panels too.

There's an instrument panel inside the chest cover, but... it's pretty simple.

Molded detail on the inside of the backpack and head too.

Inner skirt molding. The structure only has side skirts.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Beyond the molding... the inside of the leg armor also has a cast-metal-like surface te

Beyond the molding... the inside of the leg armor also has a cast-metal-like surface texture.
Funny how the outside doesn't have anything like that, but they went and applied this premium treatment on the inside.

The heel wheels and the molded detail inside the wheels.

Everything folds up fine overall... but it's so chunky you can barely tell.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The ankle connector pins tend to pop out easily, which is a downside. Also, there's sur

The ankle connector pins tend to pop out easily, which is a downside.
Also, there's surprisingly little lateral ankle tilt,
so despite the big feet, the ground contact isn't great ^^;

The unique double shoulder joint structure..

Weapons.

Weapons that attach to the shoulders and backpack. The triple rocket launcher has rockets loaded inside.
By combining these weapons, you can configure three different forms as shown below.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Wait — this kit only includes one shoulder shield and one rocket launcher each, so the

Wait — this kit only includes one shoulder shield and one rocket launcher each,
so to build the proper artillery/close-combat configuration you need to buy two kits— that's what it says -_-;

Standard weapons.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - G-BATM-05 Gatling gun. Rounded, stubby, and simple. If you look closely, there are no s

G-BATM-05 Gatling gun.
Rounded, stubby, and simple. If you look closely, there are no seam lines...

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - It's constructed like this — an inner frame with a single-piece outer armor shell over

It's constructed like this — an inner frame with a single-piece outer armor shell over it. Very cool!

Inner frame of the Gatling gun.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The Gatling gun comes with a total of 4 magazines, and the spare magazines can be mount

The Gatling gun comes with a total of 4 magazines, and the spare magazines can be mounted under the backpack like this.

This is the G-BATM 52G machine gun.

It can be separated like that, which also helps minimize seam lines.

It's secured with double pegs, so the grip is very solid.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The HR-SAT Anti-AT Rifle included as a bonus. This isn't a weapon Fatty uses — it's for

The HR-SAT Anti-AT Rifle included as a bonus.
This isn't a weapon Fatty uses — it's for the pilot to use against ATs on foot.
The detail is pretty nice.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Another bonus... a dedicated Anti-AT Rifle carrying case made from origami. Folds up ea

Another bonus...
A dedicated Anti-AT Rifle carrying case made from origami. Folds up easily and simply.
One piece is the lid, the other is the bottom of the box.

So yeah... you store it like that.

Pilot figure. This time there's no standing figure included.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The pilot seated in the cockpit. Since the pilot's control sticks plug into the cockpit

The pilot seated in the cockpit.
Since the pilot's control sticks plug into the cockpit, he stays in place nicely.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The chest cover opens up nice and wide like that... the issue is you have to lift the b

The chest cover opens up nice and wide like that...
The issue is you have to lift the back of the cover up first before opening it, and that part is pretty stiff so it's a bit of a struggle.

You can also open the small hatch. For foot odor ventilation? (lol)

Articulation...
Everything bends about as far as it should. But yeah, it's chunky so ^^;

The double-jointed shoulders pull off some pretty convincing poses.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Thanks to the double-jointed shoulders, the arms can swing forward quite a bit without

Thanks to the double-jointed shoulders, the arms can swing forward quite a bit
without needing any separate forward/backward swing mechanism.

The neck rotates well, and the camera eye rotates nicely too.

The double-jointed waist can rotate a full 360 degrees.. ^^

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - When you lift the front foot, all the gliding wheels are exposed, and in-universe it ca

When you lift the front foot, all the gliding wheels are exposed, and in-universe it can roll along... but
on the actual kit the wheels are stiff so it doesn't slide around.

The weird triple-jointed knees for the landing stance

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Fatty's landing stance (1/4)

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Fatty's landing stance (2/4)

Fatty's landing stance

Unlike the Scopedog, the legs fold forward.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - The landing stance is also the pose for boarding the pilot. (1/3)

The landing stance is also the pose for boarding the pilot.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Gatling gun action po~se (1/4)

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Gatling gun action po~se (2/4)

Gatling gun action po~se

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - I thought the chunky armor would make it tough... but surprisingly, the two-handed weap

I thought the chunky armor would make it tough...
but surprisingly, the two-handed weapon-holding pose comes out really well.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Machine gun action. Somehow... this kit is a bit tricky to pull off a wide variety of p

Machine gun action.
Somehow... this kit is a bit tricky to pull off a wide variety of poses.

A weapon in each hand!

Kind of gives off Hong Kong action movie vibes..

Together with the similarly armed Scopedog Turbo Custom.
Fatty is way bigger.

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - I thought the Scopedog's armor was pretty impressive... but next to Fatty it looks almo

I thought the Scopedog's armor was pretty impressive...
but next to Fatty it looks almost cute;
Fatty's armor is less "tough guy" and more like... a big, saggy old man's gut — the color doesn't help either.. (hey..hey!)

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Together with the previously released Scopedog / Brutish Dog. The biggest significance

Together with the previously released Scopedog / Brutish Dog.
The biggest significance of Fatty is that it's a "surprisingly all-new tooling."
Thought they'd just keep reusing the same molds...

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom - Compared to the MG First 2.0. Quite a size difference, right? ;;; Feels like you could

Compared to the MG First 2.0.
Quite a size difference, right? ;;;
Feels like you could tell First to just climb into the cockpit-

Straight build

A legend of real robot anime — Fatty from the new Armored Trooper VOTOMS animation "Pailsen Files" has joined the 1/20 VOTOMS lineup. The ground type has been released first, and there's a good chance a space-type variation will follow.

"Fatty" — as the name suggests, it means a fat one. Nicknamed "Chubby-".
Literally has the kind of (droopy) armor that would make even the well-armored Scopedog step aside —
it's an overall very chunky-looking unit. First off, this kit uses absolutely none of the existing Scopedog
parts — it's a completely new mold kit. Doesn't look like there's a whole lot they can reuse from this one,
which was honestly a bit surprising.

Overall, the color separation and parts breakdown are excellent — there are plenty of solid single-piece armor panels, so seam lines are barely visible. The joints are nice and stiff too, with no loose spots anywhere. Weapons are secured with double-peg locks, so the grip is very solid, and the articulation does its best to fold up properly. There's a full-body inner frame, and the landing pose is reproduced cleanly as well.

The inner frame and outer armor construction on the Gatling gun in particular gives it a really premium feel. On top of that, the bonus Anti-AT Rifle included is quite cute and nicely done. And as an extra bonus, there's even an origami case to play around with~

If you've built the 1/20 Scopedog before, you're probably wondering — what's different about the Fatty? Well, the overall quality is clean and solid, but compared to the Scopedog, there's a bit of a gap in terms of detail. The Fatty's design itself is a simple look with no rivets, so that's part of it — but no matter where you look, the whole thing has a simple feel to it. Put nicely, it's "clean and simple." Put less nicely, it's a bit plain. :-)

In the end, from the inner frame to the outer armor, the detail is noticeably simpler compared to the Scopedog. So if you go in expecting Scopedog-level detail, you might come away a little disappointed. It's not nearly as well-known as the Scopedog, yet it's a completely new mold kit — which means higher development costs — so it's hard to shake the suspicion that they cut corners on the detail side to save on development expenses.

The joint articulation is good, but this kit gives the impression that it can't pull off a wide variety of action poses. The ankle joints are a bit inefficient — the wide feet have trouble making full contact with the ground, which hurts stability a bit. The side-to-side ankle movement in particular is awkward, and the ankles have a tendency to pop out, which is a downside. Then again, the Scopedog also had oddly limited action poses for some reason.

I've been reviewing this somewhat negatively, but that's all in comparison to the 1/20 Scopedog. It's only natural that expecting the same level of care that went into the Scopedog would be a stretch. Just looking at the kit on its own merits though — the satisfying feel of large parts snapping together easily is nice, and with a full inner frame plus various bonuses, it's actually a pretty fun build. When you actually sit down and build it, it really does go together smoothly and effortlessly. Especially recommended for anyone who likes a kit with a big, beefy build. Seeing it in person rather than in photos, it really does feel not just well-built, but downright *chunky*.

That said, since the Fatty isn't exactly a well-known unit, this one's probably best recommended for fans who enjoyed Fang of the Sun Dougram, people who prefer big beefy kits, or those who want large parts and an easy build. It's not exactly a new release that's getting a lot of attention, but it feels like a kit that shows "this is the baseline standard for Bandai model kits these days." :-)

1/20 B ATM-03 Fatty Ground Custom | 2007.7 | ¥5,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.