Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Various angles (1/7)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Various angles (2/7)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Various angles (3/7)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Various angles (4/7)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Various angles (5/7)

Various angles

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Detail shots (1/4)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Two armor pieces with stand joint connectors are included.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - One replaces the lower body armor, and the other replaces the u

One replaces the lower body armor, and the other replaces the upper body armor to attach to the stand.

The included Action Base

Limb articulation

The jaw and tongue move independently from each other.

Forward/backward waist articulation

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - The hip joints move flexibly in multiple directions, making it

The hip joints move flexibly in multiple directions, making it easy to get the pose you want.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - The tail is made up of 4 multi-jointed segments, but the range

The tail is made up of 4 multi-jointed segments, but the range of motion is pretty limited.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - The wings have a lot of articulated joints built in — they do a

The wings have a lot of articulated joints built in.
They do a decent job of supporting those massive wings, but some of the joints are stiff, so you'll want to be careful not to break anything.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Action pose 1 (1/3)

Action pose 1

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Roaring pose (1/3)

Roaring pose

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Flight pose (1/5)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Flight pose (2/5)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Flight pose (3/5)

Flight pose

EXPANDING THE WINGS

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - To achieve the "Wing Spread" configuration, you first need to f

To achieve the "Wing Spread" configuration, you first need to fold the shoulders down as shown above.

Fold the large protrusions on the wings inward, then

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Straighten out the wing joints, then rotate the large wings as

Straighten out the wing joints, then rotate the large wings as shown above.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - At this point, align the direction of the joint parts connectin

At this point, align the direction of the joint parts connecting the large wings as shown above, then

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Rotate the small wings that were on the inside and reposition t

Rotate the small wings that were on the inside and reposition them to the outside of the large wings.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Fold the structure connecting the shoulders backward and tuck i

Fold the structure connecting the shoulders backward and tuck it in as shown above.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Finally, bend the wing joints forward to form the circular shap

Finally, bend the wing joints forward to form the circular shape and the transformation is complete.
Getting both wings to fit together perfectly in practice is actually not that easy.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - The "Wing Spread" configuration. Despite the name, it feels les

The "Wing Spread" configuration.
Despite the name, it feels less like the wings are spread out and more like they're curled up into a circle.

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra - Alongside the Figure-rise Standard Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The

Alongside the Figure-rise Standard Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
The Winged Dragon of Ra is the bigger of the two in terms of body size, but it loses out on wing size.

This kit is the Advent of the Three Phantom Gods - The Winged Dragon of Ra, released as part of the Figure-rise Standard series. It's one of the most powerful monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters — a golden dragon character. It's not gold-plated, but the two-tone gold molded color gives it a really striking, flashy look.

First off, the gold molded color is a clear step up from the typical gold molding you see on other kits — it really stands out. It's the kind of color that could easily look muddy, but various premium techniques seem to have been applied to give it a distinctly different feel. That said, the material is hard like gloss injection, which makes cleaning up gate marks a bit of a pain. On the flip side, the articulated joint areas use a softer material, so the joints actually feel smoother to move than you'd expect.

As you can see in the photos above, this is quite a large kit. With the wings fully spread, it spans about 40cm and takes up a lot of display space. The wings are especially massive and have a lot of moving parts, so posing takes some time — but as long as you get the center of gravity right, there's no major issue with posing or getting it to stand upright. The overall joint strength is also pretty solid, so poses hold well once set.

Given the nature of the character, there are no separate accessories beyond the main body, but two stand joint parts are included. One swaps with the back armor and the other with the belly armor so you can mount it on a stand. It connects securely to the included black Action Base, but the problem is that the kit is just too big and heavy. You'll need to pay close attention to the center of gravity when putting it on the stand, or it can topple over sideways. It would've been nice if they'd included a sturdier Action Base — that's a bit of a letdown.

As a bonus gimmick, you can recreate the Wing Spread, but the process is a bit tricky. You have to reposition the wings in various ways and curl the body into a circular shape, which is harder than it sounds. You'll need to carefully follow the manual and make sure you're bending the wing joints in the right directions.

The wing joints are also the biggest disappointment with this kit. The articulation and joint strength on the arms and legs are great, but the wings — with all their multiple joints — feel a bit worrying. Some parts move smoothly while others are stiff, so the balance across the wing joints isn't great. There are even some spots that look like they could snap if you apply force the wrong way, so you'll really need to be careful when moving the wings.

So this is a kit with some clear strengths and weaknesses. The massive size and flashy gold molded color are impressive, but the large, fragile-feeling wing joints make it a tricky kit to handle. Still, there's something genuinely exciting about seeing one of the most powerful monster card characters brought to life in three dimensions like this — for Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, this should be a pretty meaningful kit. :-)

Figurerise Standard The Winged Dragon of Ra | 2024.10 | ¥7,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.