Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (1/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (2/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (3/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (4/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (5/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga (6/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Detail shots (1/4)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - It uses the same LED unit as the Ultraman A/B types, but you have to detach the uppe

It uses the same LED unit as the Ultraman A/B types,
but you have to detach the upper body just to flip the switch — pretty inconvenient.

The lighting effect is the same as before.

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Weapons, accessories, and stand. The open hand doesn't have a separate hand back par

Weapons, accessories, and stand.
The open hand doesn't have a separate hand back part, so it shares one with the fist hand.

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - To attach the Zepellion Spear or the Finisher Pose effect parts, you need to swap ou

To attach the Zepellion Spear or the Finisher Pose effect parts, you need to swap out the rear elbow parts
for the ones with holes.

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - The Finisher Pose effect parts are nearly clear, so they're hard to see under bright

The Finisher Pose effect parts are nearly clear, so they're hard to see under bright lighting.

You have to remove the butt armor before you can plug in the stand joint part.

The leg articulation is absolutely incredible.

The hip joints splay out wide to the sides and rotate almost a full 180 degrees.

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - The waist uses a multi-joint setup for multi-stage movement, but the range of motion

The waist uses a multi-joint setup for multi-stage movement, but the range of motion isn't as wide as you'd expect.

You can even pull off a crouching pose like that..!!

It can do yoga poses too.

It can even pull off a seiza pose.

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Action pose (1/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Action pose (2/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Action pose (3/6)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Action pose (4/6)

Action pose

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga - Finisher Pose. The effect parts are so transparent they're barely visible under ligh

Finisher Pose.
The effect parts are so transparent they're barely visible under lighting.

Zepellion Spear pose

Together with Ultraman A type.

This kit is the Ultraman Suit Tiga released as a Figure-rise Standard. Unlike the previous Ultraman kits that came out with similar builds and formats but just different looks, this one features a completely different joint structure. The exterior also does a great job of recreating the flashy color combination design through advanced color separation and stickers.

Starting with the most improved aspect — the articulation — it features a hip joint structure unlike anything I've seen before. The hips splay out wide to the sides while the internal rotation gimmick moves without restriction, making it possible to pull off surprisingly impressive poses. The torso and arms aren't much different from before, but the leg range of motion is honestly the best we've seen on any plastic model kit to date. The joint strength is solid enough too, so whatever pose you put it in, it holds well. The waist, however, is reproduced with a fairly precise multi-stage joint, but the range of motion isn't all that wide given the structure. It's probably partly due to the LED unit, and it does leave a slight feeling of wanting more compared to the outstanding leg articulation.

Since the original design's color combination is so complex, a higher level of color separation has been applied compared to previous kits. On top of that, a generous amount of stickers are included to cover what color separation alone can't handle, so the straight build quality is excellent. The Extra Finish coating also looks great, and the gloss on the gross injection parts has a really nice sheen to it.

For weapons, you get the Finisher Pose effect parts and the Zepellion Spear — to attach these, you need to swap the forearm armor for the versions with holes. Inside the torso, the same LED unit from the A/B types is used, but to access the switch you have to fully detach the upper body. Since the mode actually changes every time you press the switch, you end up needing to press it pretty often — and having to detach the upper body every single time is quite a hassle and even risks breakage, so be careful. There's also a clear stand included, but to connect the stand joint part to the body you have to remove the butt armor, which is a bit of a pain as well.

To sum it up, there's some inconvenience with operating the LED unit and attaching the stand, but this is a kit that really shines with its top-tier exterior quality and best-ever articulation. When it comes to dynamic leg movement, it's the Best of Best among not just Gunpla but all Bandai action figure model kits — and that alone makes it worth recommending. :-)

Figurerise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga | 2020. 2 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.