Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

All the black areas are covered with the included seals.

Detail shots

The underside detail is pretty convincing.

Detail of the mechanical parts

All the hatches and doors open.

Front hatch open

The Asuma figure seated in the driver's seat

The side doors are just plugged in to hold them in place — there are no actual hinges.

Detail inside the hatches

The light on top can move slightly.

Including Asuma in the driver's seat, there's a generous total of 6 figures included.

Noa and Shinobu figures

Ohta and Shinshi figures

Hiromi figure. The gun detail is decent enough.

Alongside the same-scale 1/35 MG Ingram Unit 1. They match up really well.

Also with Unit 1 equipped with reactive armor.

Group shot with Units 1, 2, and 3

Following the MG Patlabor series, the 1/35 scale Labor Special Control Vehicle has been released as an EX model. Honestly, it would've been nicer if it had come bundled with the MG series instead of being a separate EX release... but either way, it's out as an EX model, and it'll run you a whopping ¥3,800;; (more expensive than the MG Ingram)

The kit's detail itself is solid, the underside detail — which is a good measure of quality for vehicle models — is excellent, and all the hatches open. So it's very faithful to what a kit like this should be. Being a typical EX model, there's no color separation at all, but it's not a particularly difficult kit to paint either. The black areas can be roughly color-matched using the included seals.

The 6 included figures do look nice, but... I can't help thinking it would've been better to cut down on the figures and lower the price a bit. The MG Ingram series already comes with plenty of similar figures anyway. ^^;

Anyway, the kit itself is fine — it's just the price that's a bit iffy. There isn't really that much to say about it in text, so have a look at the photos and judge for yourself. ^_^

EX Model Special Control Vehicle | 2001.8 | ¥3,800 | 1/35

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.