Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
True to its 1/6 scale, it stands tall at 30.5cm.

Roughly the same size as a PG First.

1/6 Stormtrooper - Detail close-ups — just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12. (1/

1/6 Stormtrooper - Detail close-ups — just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12. (2/

1/6 Stormtrooper - Detail close-ups — just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12. (3/

1/6 Stormtrooper - Detail close-ups — just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12. (4/

1/6 Stormtrooper - Detail close-ups — just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12. (5/

Detail shots
Just looking at the exterior, it's honestly hard to tell apart from the 1/12.

It can stand on its own without the stand, at least.

The dedicated clear stand secures the figure by wrapping around the waist.

Interchangeable finger-style hands are included.

Comes with an E-11 Blaster, SE-14r Short Range Combat Pistol, and DTL-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle.

The bipod legs on the Heavy Blaster Rifle are interchangeable.

Befitting the large scale, the weapon detail is really nice.

The blaster can be stored in the holster on the side.

The articulation feels like a step down compared to the 1/12..

Shoulder and waist articulation.

The elbows and knees do have a slide gimmick built in.

It's there to extend the joints as shown and gain a bit more range of motion.

The toe tips are articulated too, and the ankles bend sideways quite a bit.

Pointing pose.

Blaster pose.

Blaster ready-to-fire pose.

Kneeling pose

1/6 Stormtrooper - Pistol firing pose. (1/3)

Pistol firing pose.

Heavy Blaster pose.

1/6 Stormtrooper - Heavy Blaster prone firing pose. (1/3)

Heavy Blaster prone firing pose.

Together with the 1/12 Stormtrooper.

This kit is the Stormtrooper released in the large 1/6 scale, and it comes in at ¥6,500 — significantly cheaper than other companies' finished figures at the same scale. True to its large scale, the finished height is 30.5cm, putting it on par with a PG Gundam in terms of sheer bulk. That said, the exterior detail on the 1/12 is also pretty well done, so just looking at photos, you honestly can't feel much of a difference between the two scales (...)

The white armor has the same gloss injection finish as the 1/12, giving it a impressive shine straight out of the box without any painting. The elbows and knees feature slide-type joint extension gimmicks to increase the range of motion. The issue, though, is that even with those extension gimmicks, the arm articulation is still more limited than the 1/12 — likely because the larger size creates durability constraints that put a cap on things. That said, the joint strength — always a concern with larger kits — is implemented solidly enough that you can pull off stable poses without worry.

Three weapons are included: the E-11 Blaster, SE-14r Short Range Combat Pistol, and DTL-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle, with the bipod legs on the Heavy Blaster Rifle being interchangeable. A clear stand that grips around the waist is also included to support the figure's weight, though if you get the center of gravity right, it can hold poses just fine without the stand.

To sum up the overall impression — honestly, rather than having any special gimmicks unique to the large scale, it feels more like a blown-up copy of the 1/12. There's no revolutionary change to the internal structure like you'd see going from HG to PG, and in Gunpla terms, it feels like a Mega Size kit — just bigger, nothing more.

That said, the sheer size combined with a clean enough visual makes this a kit worth having — you get a convincingly large Stormtrooper at a lower price than a finished figure, and that's the real appeal here. For Star Wars fans, a big chunky Stormtrooper model kit like this is probably just irresistible on its own. :-)

1/6 Stormtrooper | 2016.12 | ¥6,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.