Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Left armor removed & frame shots. (1/3)

Left armor removed & frame shots.

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - A dedicated hand part for gripping the large drill lance is included separately, and the grip is so

A dedicated hand part for gripping the large drill lance is included separately,
and the grip is solid enough that there are no issues holding it in place.

You can extend the shield and pop out the KEP rounds stored inside.

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - You can combine it with the drill lance like this to set up a KEP round firing pose. In practice, i

You can combine it with the drill lance like this to set up a KEP round firing pose.
In practice, it feels like the shield's bigger purpose is actually to support the weight of the heavy drill lance..

You can plug the drill into the knee to recreate the drill knee look.

For a kit with this kind of bulky build, the articulation is actually not bad at all.

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - The shield is connected via a multi-jointed sub-arm, letting you position it freely, and the sub-ar

The shield is connected via a multi-jointed sub-arm, letting you position it freely,
and the sub-arm holds its position nice and firmly.

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Sword action (1/3)

Sword action

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Drill lance + KEP round firing scene (1/3)

Drill lance + KEP round firing scene

Drill knee action

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar - Together with HG Gundam Kimaris and Gundam Vidar. The name is a mashup of both, but it looks a lot

Together with HG Gundam Kimaris and Gundam Vidar.
The name is a mashup of both, but it looks a lot more like Kimaris than Vidar.

The 35th IBO HG release is Gundam Kimaris Vidar — a kit whose very name sounds like a mashup machine. As you can see, it feels more like an upgraded Kimaris than anything related to Vidar, and the even more massive drill lance along with the two freely poseable shields make quite an impression.

First off, it uses Gundam Frame No. 2, so the inner frame has a similar feel to Barbatos. The body is on the chunky side, so articulation feels pretty average. On top of that, the unique high-heel-style foot structure, the oversized skirt armor, and the large weapons it's carrying all make it tricky to get a clean pose. That said, it's a relief that the dedicated hand part for gripping the drill lance holds on firmly. With a weapon this big you'd normally worry about the grip giving out, but they've handled that problem well here.

The shields mounted on the back via multi-jointed sub-arms can be positioned in quite a variety of angles and configurations, and the joint strength on those sub-arms is excellent, so whatever position you put them in they stay put. The shields can also be reconfigured with the KEP rounds popped out and the length extended, letting you combine them with the drill lance for a firing pose. In this configuration the shields also double as support for the drill lance, which is actually what makes it possible to pull off that pose you see in the review photos above — holding that big, heavy drill lance up high.

There's also a small drill part included that plugs into the knee to recreate the unique drill knee pose, and overall this is just a kit bursting with personality in all sorts of ways.

Sure, it takes a bit of fiddling to get a good pose going, but the visuals are striking and the stability is better than you'd expect, making it a genuinely fun kit to play around with. It's clearly a step up in quality from the HG Gundam Kimaris, so if you're an Iron-Blooded Orphans fan, you should be able to enjoy this one without any major complaints. :-)

HG Gundam Kimaris Vidar | 2017.3 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.