This kit is the 1/72 HG Sirbine Special Coating, released as a Premium Bandai online exclusive. It's based on the HG Sirbinereleased as a Premium Bandai online exclusive in 2021, with a coating applied on top. It features a white titanium finish, a gold coating in the style of an Extra Finish, and sparkle-infused melanin clear molded wings.
Since the titanium finish coating is optimized for white, the result is a smooth, premium-looking shine that really stands out. The gold plated surfaces also came out nicely with a subtle semi-gloss, so the overall harmony and quality of the coating is excellent. The base kit itself already showed solid quality with great articulation and joint strength, so in every way this deserves to be called a top-tier plated kit. There are no changes to the parts lineup whatsoever, so for this review you really just need to take a good look at the updated plated surfaces.
As far as the coating goes, it came out really satisfyingly well. The price jumping from ¥3,800 to ¥8,500 — a ¥4,700 increase — is a bit of a sting, though. That said, if you're a fan of plated kits and love the Sirbine design, this is definitely worth going for. :-)
HG Sirbine Special Coating | 2024.8 | ¥8,500
AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.
