Kit Review

Straight build
+ stickers

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. (1/5)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. (2/5)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. (3/5)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. (4/5)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. (5/5)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - The Thousand Sunny itself is made up of 100% identical parts, molded colors, and

The Thousand Sunny itself is made up of 100% identical parts, molded colors, and stickers as the previous release.

The only new parts in the New World ver. are the figures.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - In the end, the concept of this kit is basically a shameless cash-grab to show of

In the end, the concept of this kit is basically a shameless cash-grab
just to show off the characters cheering on the deck. ^^;

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Characters cheering on the deck. (1/6)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Characters cheering on the deck. (2/6)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Characters cheering on the deck. (3/6)

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Characters cheering on the deck. (4/6)

Characters cheering on the deck.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Comparison with the character figures from the previously released normal version

Comparison with the character figures from the previously released normal version (left).
The only difference is that all the varied poses from the normal version have been changed to cheering poses.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Comparison of the Luffy figure. (Normal version on the left from here on.) The po

Comparison of the Luffy figure. (Normal version on the left from here on.)
The pose has been changed from sitting to arms-spread cheering.

Changes to the Brook figure.
He's been given a more lively pose.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Changes to the Franky figure. Not just the pose — the overall bulk has gotten big

Changes to the Franky figure.
Not just the pose — the overall bulk has gotten bigger too.

Changes to the Sanji figure.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Changes to the Chopper figure. The pose has been changed from sitting to standing

Changes to the Chopper figure.
The pose has been changed from sitting to standing,
but his arms are so adorably stubby it's hard to tell if he's raising them or not. (lol)

Changes to the Usopp figure.

Changes to the Nami figure.

Changes to the Robin figure.
Her outfit has changed too.

One Piece Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. - Changes to the Zoro figure. He's still sitting, but at least he's got his arm rai

Changes to the Zoro figure.
He's still sitting, but at least he's got his arm raised now.

The One Piece ship series that just keeps on going — the 4th entry is the Thousand Sunny ~ New World ver. It's a kit where only the figures have been changed from the original Thousand Sunny, with the ship itself containing 100% identical parts, molded colors, runners, stickers, and seals.

All the updated figures have been changed to cheering poses, but honestly, calling this a variation based on just that much feels like a bit of a cheat — it's a pretty shameless cash-grab. ^^; I had my suspicions, but I didn't think they'd really just swap out a single figure runner and call it a day. ㅡ_ㅡ;

The Thousand Sunny itself has better build feel and quality than the Going Merry, so there's definitely fun to be had building it — but putting out multiple versions like this isn't exactly welcome. If you're going to recycle the kit, at least change something else, or throw in some bonus parts. That's my one gripe.

In conclusion, this kit is hard to recommend for anyone who's already built the original Thousand Sunny, but since the kit quality itself is excellent, if you haven't built it yet, you can just pick whichever of the two versions you prefer based on the figure poses. :-)

Thousand-Sunny ~ New World ver. | 2011. 10 | ¥3,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.