Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

One Piece Red Force - Various angles (1/7)

One Piece Red Force - Various angles (2/7)

One Piece Red Force - Various angles (3/7)

One Piece Red Force - Various angles (4/7)

One Piece Red Force - Various angles (5/7)

Various angles

One Piece Red Force - Detailed shots of various parts of the hull. Again, a large number of seals are used, and due to the li

Detailed shots of various parts of the hull.
Again, a large number of seals are used, and due to the limitations of the scale, the net sections are left plain and flat.

One Piece Red Force - The sails are nicely detailed with a lot of fine, intricate work packed in. (1/4)

One Piece Red Force - The sails are nicely detailed with a lot of fine, intricate work packed in. (2/4)

The sails are nicely detailed with a lot of fine, intricate work packed in.

One Piece Red Force - The netting in the middle doesn't sit flush and kind of floats up awkwardly.. I had no choice but to gl

The netting in the middle doesn't sit flush and kind of floats up awkwardly..
I had no choice but to glue it down.

There's a hole in the bottom of the ship, so you can mount it on an Action Base 2 or similar stand.

To place it on the wave parts, you'll need to remove the bottom piece.

One Piece Red Force - The Red Force cutting through the waves! (1/5)

One Piece Red Force - The Red Force cutting through the waves! (2/5)

One Piece Red Force - The Red Force cutting through the waves! (3/5)

The Red Force cutting through the waves!

One Piece Red Force - Together with the Thousand Sunny and Going Merry. The Red Force looks a bit busy with all those sails,

Together with the Thousand Sunny and Going Merry.
The Red Force looks a bit busy with all those sails, but maybe because the sails themselves are on the smaller side,
it actually ends up looking less voluminous overall.

The 4th entry in the One Piece Grand Ship Collection is the Red Force. Unlike the Thousand Sunny or Going Merry, this one has never been made into a plastic model before, so it feels pretty fresh — and on top of that, it's a multi-sail ship unlike the previous entries, which makes it even more unique. ^^

First off, all seven white sails are nicely reproduced right down to each individual wrinkle, and the hull detail feels a bit more intricate and packed compared to the previous kits. That's probably because the ship itself is much larger in the lore, though the kit size is still on par with the others (non-scale, so Bandai does whatever they want..). If anything, that makes it an even better showcase of what the Grand Ship Collection is all about — small but impressively detailed. ^^

Just like the previous kits, it relies heavily on seals rather than color separation.. but they blend in well with the hull without feeling too out of place. The sail areas use a nicely flexible material, so the seals go on cleanly. That said, the netting in the middle doesn't sit flush against the hull, so glue seems necessary there — and a few other parts (especially around the masts) feel a bit loose compared to earlier kits, so a little gluing is probably unavoidable.

There are no moving parts to speak of, so it's purely a display kit — but it really captures the essence of this series: small, cute, and charming. Displayed alongside the Thousand Sunny and Going Merry, it makes for an absolutely adorable little setup. :-)

Red Force | 2012. 4 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.