Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC / MG

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (1/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (2/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (3/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (4/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (5/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (6/7)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. (7/7)

Upper body

Head

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Back section (1/3)

Back section

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Shoulders and arms (1/3)

Shoulders and arms

Weapons

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - The legs are identical to the standard Crest. (1/3)

The legs are identical to the standard Crest.

The backpack features a gimmick where the Over Boost opens up.

Leftover parts.
Most of them are Crest parts.

Articulation is a straightforward 90-degree style.

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - The Crest series has short thighs, so getting a deep crouch pose is tough a

The Crest series has short thighs, so getting a deep crouch pose is tough as expected.

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Cannon action pose (1/4)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Cannon action pose (2/4)

Cannon action pose

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Machine gun firing pose (1/4)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Machine gun firing pose (2/4)

Machine gun firing pose

You can remove the cannon on the back and swap both sides out for missiles.

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Action pose using the forearm laser blades (1/4)

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Action pose using the forearm laser blades (2/4)

Action pose using the forearm laser blades

Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. - Together with the standard Crest. The color has changed from gray-tone to b

Together with the standard Crest.
The color has changed from gray-tone to blue-tone.

The lower body is identical to the standard version.

Together with the Crest Dual Face.

The arm parts are shared with the Dual Face.

The Crest trio. All three look great. :-)

The third entry in the ongoing Crest variation lineup is the CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. First off, unlike the gray-tone of the standard Crest, this one switches to a blue-tone color scheme, which gives it a slightly fresh and crisp feel.

Setting aside the molded color, if you look at the overall design, the lower body is the same as the standard Crest, the arms and head are shared with the Dual Face, and only the torso core has a different design. So if you look closely, it does feel a bit like a mix-and-match job — but that's kind of the whole concept behind Armored Core, so it makes sense that a kit like this would come out.

The overall kit quality is similar to the standard Crest, with joint strength being pretty decent. That said, since the upper body follows the Dual Face, the shoulder joint strength feels a bit weaker compared to the hip, knee, and ankle joints of the lower half. Still, the overall silhouette isn't overly bulky, so it feels relatively stable.

The Armored Core series tends to be stingy when it comes to open/close gimmicks, but the Close-Quarters Battle Ver. does give you the service of an opening Over Boost section on the back. The overall detail and molding is quite refined, so the opening gimmick comes off pretty well.

It is essentially a kit cobbled together from similar existing kits, but the different color scheme and unique combination still give it its own personality as a variation. When the Armored Core plastic model series first kicked off with its mix-and-match mechanic concept, I was a little worried we'd see endless variations like this — but if this is the level of reuse we're talking about, it's acceptable enough. The change in molded color probably plays a big part in that.

Either way, since it's based on the Crest body — which has the most solid quality among the Armored Core kit lineup — overall satisfaction with this kit is relatively high. :-)

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Armored Core CR-075U2 Close-Quarters Battle Ver. | 2007. 5 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.