Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Various angles (1/6)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Various angles (2/6)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Various angles (3/6)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Detail shots (1/4)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Separate crab arms with articulated claws are included.

Monkey Crab Rodi configuration

Weapons include a 100mm submachine gun, a crowbar, and a shield.

Shield interior detail

Grenades are stored inside both side skirts.

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Three hands are included in total — the standard hands plus one dedicated gren

Three hands are included in total — the standard hands plus one dedicated grenade-holding hand.

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - The head is mostly fixed in place, but you can open the hatch and rotate the m

The head is mostly fixed in place, but you can open the hatch and rotate the mono-eye.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation

The foot claws can be spread open, and the rear section can be folded in half.

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Waist articulation

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - 100mm submachine gun + crowbar pose (1/3)

100mm submachine gun + crowbar pose

Grenade pose

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Monkey Crab Rodi poses (1/5)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Monkey Crab Rodi poses (2/5)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi - Monkey Crab Rodi poses (3/5)

Monkey Crab Rodi poses

Together with the HG Man Rodi & Land Man Rodi.

Together with the HG Gundam Hajiroboshi.

It's been a while since we've had an Iron-Blooded Orphans kit — the Monkey Rodi (Unit 598) / Monkey Crab Rodi from Urdr-Hunt has been released as an HG. It's based on the existing HG Man Rodi, with three new runners added to the mix. Aside from the torso parts and some of the inner frame, most of the parts are newly tooled.

The look is fresh, but since the underlying frame is similar, the overall build quality feels on par with the original kit. Being based on a 2015 kit, the joints move more smoothly compared to the stiffer polycap-less HGs we've been seeing lately. On the flip side, it doesn't quite have that modern kit feel — it's very much like building an HG that's about ten years old. That said, it's not loose or anything; articulation and joint strength are both perfectly decent.

As the kit name suggests, you can swap the arms to switch between the Monkey Rodi (Unit 598) and the Monkey Crab Rodi configurations. The Monkey Rodi comes with a 100mm submachine gun, a crowbar, and a shield, while the crab arms feature four articulated claws. On top of that, the grenades stored inside the side skirts are also reproduced, and a dedicated grenade-holding hand is included so you can pose it holding one.

All in all, it's a solid, no-frills HG kit — whether you enjoy it will probably come down to personal taste on the design more than anything else. If you're an Iron-Blooded Orphans fan or just dig the look, it's a fun, low-stress build. :-)

HG 598's Monkey Rodi / Monkey Crab Rodi | 2025. 11 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.