Star Wars 1/12

Death Trooper

Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

1/12 Death Trooper - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Detail shots

1/12 Death Trooper - You can choose to build either the Specialist Type on the left or the Normal Type on the right.

You can choose to build either the Specialist Type on the left or the Normal Type on the right.

1/12 Death Trooper - Normal Type Death Trooper. (1/2) 1/12 Death Trooper - Normal Type Death Trooper. (2/2)

Normal Type Death Trooper.

1/12 Death Trooper - Weapons included are the DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle, E-11D Blaster Rifle, and Blaster Pistol.

Weapons included are the DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle, E-11D Blaster Rifle, and Blaster Pistol.

1/12 Death Trooper - The Blaster Pistol can also be holstered on the right hip.

The Blaster Pistol can also be holstered on the right hip.

1/12 Death Trooper - A total of 5 hands are included.

A total of 5 hands are included.

1/12 Death Trooper - Standard articulation on the limbs.

Standard articulation on the limbs.

1/12 Death Trooper - A kneeling pose is possible, but it looks a bit unnatural. (1/2) 1/12 Death Trooper - A kneeling pose is possible, but it looks a bit unnatural. (2/2)

A kneeling pose is possible, but it looks a bit unnatural.

1/12 Death Trooper - Blaster Rifle pose (1/2) 1/12 Death Trooper - Blaster Rifle pose (2/2)

Blaster Rifle pose

1/12 Death Trooper - Heavy Blaster Rifle firing pose (1/2) 1/12 Death Trooper - Heavy Blaster Rifle firing pose (2/2)

Heavy Blaster Rifle firing pose

1/12 Death Trooper - Normal Type Blaster Pistol firing pose (1/3) 1/12 Death Trooper - Normal Type Blaster Pistol firing pose (2/3) 1/12 Death Trooper - Normal Type Blaster Pistol firing pose (3/3)

Normal Type Blaster Pistol firing pose

1/12 Death Trooper - Together with the original 1/12 Stormtrooper.

Together with the original 1/12 Stormtrooper.

This kit is the 1/12 Death Trooper from Star Wars Rogue One. Thanks to the gloss injection-treated black armor, it already looks great even as a straight build, and depending on which weapons you attach, you can choose to build it as either the Normal Type or Specialist Type. 

Three weapons are included — the DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle, E-11D Blaster Rifle, and Blaster Pistol — and the Blaster Pistol can be holstered on the right side of the belt. Everything else about the kit's basic composition and features feels pretty much the same as the existing Stormtrooper, with solid buildability and decent articulation.

That said, there are a few spots where parts don't hold on as well as other kits — specifically, when building the Specialist Type, the various weapon pouches that attach to the chest tend to fall off pretty easily. Parts that dangle around like that are probably better off just being glued down.

It's not a particularly flashy kit, but there's something meaningful about the jet-black Death Trooper from the film getting a plastic model release. It's definitely worth recommending to anyone who enjoyed Rogue One. :-)

1/12 Death Trooper | 2016.11 | ¥3,100

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.