Kit Review

Straight build

The shine is dizzying @_@

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version (1/2)

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version (2/2)

The underside. Dazzling from top to bottom.

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - The rear thruster area. The plating doesn't quite reach into the deeper recesses, so

The rear thruster area. The plating doesn't quite reach into the deeper recesses,
so the light green molded color shows through underneath.

Close-up shot. You can clearly see my reflection holding the camera in the finish. :-)

With all accessories attached in full-option mode.

The Lohengrin and the twin-barrel high-energy rapid-fire blaze cannon.

The launch catapult and the side Valiant.

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - Load everything on and it's quite the flashy set of options. Though the heavy reflect

Load everything on and it's quite the flashy set of options.
Though the heavy reflections actually make it look a bit less three-dimensional...

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - One thing though — the plating on this kit is applied pretty thick, so if you don't s

One thing though — the plating on this kit is applied pretty thick, so if you don't shave down the peg holes a bit before assembly,
it's seriously tough going trying to get everything to fit together.

Four 1/1700 scale MS figures.

1/1700 Aile Strike Gundam. Small as it is, the plating is done properly.

1/1700 Buster Gundam. All sparkly..

1/1700 Moebius Zero and Sky Grasper.

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - Recreating the launch scene from the catapult. (1/3)

Recreating the launch scene from the catapult.

Configured as the Dominion.

The Dominion, sister ship of the Arch Angel..

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - Comparison with the standard version. The plated version definitely wins when it come

Comparison with the standard version. The plated version definitely wins when it comes to depth and presence..

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version - Together with the color-coated limited edition EX Albion. Both are plated versions, b

Together with the color-coated limited edition EX Albion. Both are plated versions, but the concept is completely different.
The difference between semi-gloss color coating and high-gloss (or mirror-finish;) coating..

Unlike the Argama and Albion, the Arch Angel coating version limited edition was released as a plated coating version — meaning it's covered entirely in a single metallic color. Thanks to that mirror-like plating finish, the already massive Arch Angel looks absolutely dazzling. ^_^;

The coating quality is pretty impressive — it's mirror-level shine where you can see your face reflected no matter where you look. That said, the coating layer is so thick that the snap-fit connections are quite stiff in places. Some sections of the hull are hard to get fully seated, so if you want everything to fit snugly, you'll need to trim down the inner pegs a bit with a knife.

The mirror finish does pick up fingerprints fairly easily, which is a bit of a downside — but the shine is so intense that they're actually less noticeable than you'd expect. Personally, I find the semi-gloss color-separated coating a bit more appealing than this kind of full mirror-plated finish. ^_^;;

EX Model Arch Angel ~ Coating Version | 2005.9 | ¥5,500 | 1/1700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.