Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

Two head options are included — Phase 1 and Phase 2.

The Phase 2 head can also be fitted with a macrobinocular.

A DC-15 rifle and DC-15 blaster are included.

Articulation is a bit worse than the Stormtrooper.

The waist only bends backward, though it gets a decent range in that direction.

Rifle pose

Blaster pose

1/12 Clone Trooper - Kneeling pose (1/3)

Kneeling pose

Rifle firing pose

Together with the 1/12 Stormtrooper.

The Clone Trooper, who appears in the earlier Star Wars episodes, has now been released as part of Bandai's Star Wars lineup. As everyone knows, Episodes 1–3 were made after Episodes 4–6, so the Clone Trooper actually showed up later in real-world release order — but within the Star Wars timeline, they're the predecessors of the Stormtroopers.

The overall kit layout is the same as the Stormtrooper, with just the exterior design changed. For the head, both the Phase 1 version and the Phase 2 version (which appears in the later episodes) are included. The Phase 2 head can be fitted with a macrobinocular, and the kit comes with two weapons: a DC-15 blaster and a DC-15 rifle.

The kit shares the same structure as the 1/12 Stormtrooper, but the articulation isn't quite as good — the elbow range of motion in particular is noticeably more limited. That said, the joint layout is still solid enough to pull off a variety of characteristic poses, and the overall build quality feels just as clean as the 1/12 Stormtrooper.

With the Clone Trooper following the Stormtrooper into the lineup, this kit marks the start of Bandai's Star Wars line expanding into Episodes 1–3, which had previously been focused on Episodes 4–6. It may not have quite the same mainstream appeal as the Stormtrooper, but for fans who love the entire Star Wars saga, it's a solid, welcome addition to the collection. :-)

1/12 Clone Trooper | 2016.6 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.