Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Detail shots (1/4)

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Half-armor removed shot

The frame structure looks completely different from the previous Strike Interceptor.

The short barrel form of the Type-25 Variable Shotgun is provided as a separate part.

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Normally it's stored separately on the backpack, but when in use, you have to detach it and c

Normally it's stored separately on the backpack, but when in use, you have to detach it and combine it with the short barrel form.

Two extra hands and a police badge.

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - The feet are small and the sole structure isn't great, so the ground contact is really poor.

The feet are small and the sole structure isn't great, so the ground contact is really poor. T_T

The simple stand that used to come with BB Senshi kits is included here in a clear material.

The limb articulation itself is pretty good.

The side skirts move in two stages.

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - It's the police! (a.k.a. the badge flash shot) (1/3)

It's the police! (a.k.a. the badge flash shot)

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Action pose with the long barrel attached (1/4)

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Action pose with the long barrel attached (2/4)

Action pose with the long barrel attached

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Airborne two-handed firing pose (1/3)

Airborne two-handed firing pose

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma - Two-handed firing pose (1/3)

Two-handed firing pose

Together with the Strike Interceptor.

The Elf Sigma from the anime Active Raid has been released as part of the Figure-rise Standard lineup. The skeleton structure is completely different from the previously released Strike Interceptor, with an entirely new frame design — though some joint parts are still shared between the two.

Overall, the straight build quality is quite high thanks to the excellent frame structure and color separation. That said, compared to the Strike Interceptor, this kit has a lot more stuff hanging off it and the moving parts are more complex, making it a much trickier kit to handle. In particular, the rings attached to the sides of the shoulders tend to pop off easily, so you may want to glue them in place — though the Type-25 Variable Shotgun parts that mount onto those rings also tend to fall off along with them. Gluing them down is a bit awkward given the detach-and-attach functionality, and having things keep falling off while posing really cranks up the frustration level. -_-

On top of that, the feet are small and the soles aren't flat, so stability on flat surfaces is pretty poor. Fortunately, a clear simple stand is included, so it's probably best to display it on the stand whenever possible. Even so, the articulation and joint strength are solid, so if you get a good pose going on the stand, it can look pretty awesome. The Type-25 Variable Shotgun is well-reproduced in both the short form and the long barrel combined form, and with the police badge and dedicated hands included, you can pull off the badge flash shot just as naturally as with the Strike Interceptor.

So from the perspective of an articulated action model kit, the quality is impressive — but the weak attachment of all those hanging parts makes it a less satisfying kit than the Strike Interceptor. Since this is ultimately a product aimed at fans of the original anime, I'd recommend it to anyone who's just happy to see this mech get the plastic model treatment. :-)

Figurerise Standard Elf Sigma | 2016. 8 | ¥2,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.