Kit Review

Straight build + Waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Four old-release Vifam series kits are bundled together.

Articulation that's very much old-kit style.

Some leftover parts remain from the Vifam.

1/144 VIFAM with SLING PANNIER

1/144 Vifam with Sling Pannier

Weapons and hand configuration

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - The limbs spread out quite a bit to the sides, and the shoulders also move forward and back

The limbs spread out quite a bit to the sides, and the shoulders also move forward and backward.

Sling Pannier deployment

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - Action pose (1/4)

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - Together with the HG Vifam with Sling Pannier. You can really feel the huge gap in years be

Together with the HG Vifam with Sling Pannier.
You can really feel the huge gap in years between them.

1/144 DILFAM

1/144 Dilfam

Weapons and hand configuration

Lift the backpack up and you can see the escape pod stored inside.

Escape pod

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - The limbs spread out to the sides to a reasonable degree, and the shoulders also move forwa

The limbs spread out to the sides to a reasonable degree, and the shoulders also move forward and backward.

Action pose

1/24 ALLOVER

1/24 Aulover

Weapons and hand configuration

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - The elbows don't articulate, but you can swap in a pre-bent arm with the elbow at 90 degree

The elbows don't articulate, but
you can swap in a pre-bent arm with the elbow at 90 degrees instead.

Open the canopy and there's an upper-body figure of Roddy Shuffle inside.

Vifam Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 - A separate figure of Claire Barbland is also included — the proportions and sculpt are wond

A separate figure of Claire Barbland is also included —
the proportions and sculpt are wonderfully old-school.

The legs don't spread out to the sides, but the arms do raise up to a reasonable degree.

Action pose

1/144 WUG

1/144 Ugh

Weapons and hand configuration

The round verniers on the backpack rotate.

The three fingers on the left arm also move slightly.

The front and back of the feet articulate independently.

Action pose

This kit is the Round Vernian Vifam Set 1, a repackage of the old-release Vifam kits. Like the L-Gaim and Dragonar before it, it's a re-release commemorating the launch of the HG Vifam, and it bundles four old-release Vifam kits together.

Set 1 includes four kits bundled together: the 1/144 Vifam with Sling Pannier, Dilfam, Ugh, and the 1/24 Aulover. True to their old-kit nature, assembly is 100% glue-based, and the molded colors are pretty basic — just a single color or two at most. Being such old kits, the runners aren't in great shape either, with quite a few flashes and mushed-out areas, so they definitely need a lot of work. On top of that, the overall articulation and joint strength aren't great, with several loose joints at the shoulders, forearms, and elsewhere.

Even though these are old-release kits, there are some special points worth noting: the Vifam's Sling Pannier can be deployed with moving parts, and the Dilfam has a detachable escape pod on the back of the body. The Aulover features an opening canopy, and as a bonus, a wonderfully old-school Claire Barbland figure is included. Overall though, the articulation isn't really up to pulling off dynamic poses, which is why so many modelers back in the day used to do joint modifications on these kits.

As is the case with re-releases like this, it's really a kit aimed at old-school fans who have fond memories of Vifam. I'm part of the generation that used to build Vifam, Neofam, and the like as a kid, so getting to build these again was genuinely moving in its own way. By today's standards, though, they're so incredibly dated that it's hard to even talk about quality as such. That said, if you've got any nostalgia for classic real-robot plastic models, this should make for a nice little trip down memory lane. :-)

Round Vernian Vifam Set 1 | 2023.1 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.