Kotobukiya Amored Core

C02-URANUS

Kit Review

Straight build

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Size comparison with HGUC / MG

Size comparison with HGUC / MG

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Armored Core C02-URANUS - Upper body (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Upper body (2/2)

Upper body

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Head (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Head (2/2)

Head

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Arms and weapons (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Arms and weapons (2/2)

Arms and weapons

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Weapon section (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Weapon section (2/2)

Weapon section

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Back section (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Back section (2/2)

Back section

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Legs (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Legs (2/2)

Legs

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st Armored Core C02-URANUS - Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately, so the color separation on the st

Similar to Selena, every tiny little part is broken up separately,
the color separation on the straight build is excellent — but assembly is a bit of a pain..

Armored Core C02-URANUS - There are very few leftover parts.

There are very few leftover parts.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Articulation is relatively excellent

Articulation is relatively excellent

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Squatting poses are reproduced fairly well. (1/2) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Squatting poses are reproduced fairly well. (2/2)

Squatting poses are reproduced fairly well.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Kneeling poses can be reproduced naturally too. (1/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Kneeling poses can be reproduced naturally too. (2/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Kneeling poses can be reproduced naturally too. (3/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Kneeling poses can be reproduced naturally too. (4/4)

Kneeling poses can be reproduced naturally too.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Shooting pose (1/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Shooting pose (2/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Shooting pose (3/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Shooting pose (4/4)

Shooting pose

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Beam sword action (1/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Beam sword action (2/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Beam sword action (3/4) Armored Core C02-URANUS - Beam sword action (4/4)

Beam sword action

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Together with the Crest normal version. The body is completely different, but they share just one ba Armored Core C02-URANUS - Together with the Crest normal version. The body is completely different, but they share just one ba

Together with the Crest normal version.
The body is completely different, but they share just one backpack weapon.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Together with the Crest lightweight version released just before this one.

Together with the Crest lightweight version released just before this one.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Together with Gaia. It might look like some parts were reused, but C02-URANUS is essentially an all-

Together with Gaia.
It might look like some parts were reused, but
C02-URANUS is essentially an all-new kit.

Armored Core C02-URANUS - Together with Selena, which shares the exact same color scheme. Not just the colors — the overall as

Together with Selena, which shares the exact same color scheme.
Not just the colors — the overall assembly feel is similar too.

Following the Crest variations, C02-URANUS has been released as the next new kit. Rather than being a parts-combination kit like Gaia or Crest, this is an entirely new kit built from scratch, head to toe. It does share one backpack weapon with the Crest normal version, but every other part is brand new.

As you can see, the color scheme is identical to the existing Selena, and while the silhouette is much slimmer than Selena, the assembly style feels oddly similar. Selena had a notoriously large number of tiny fiddly parts that required a lot of care during assembly, but thanks to that, the color separation was about as close to perfect as it gets. C02-URANUS similarly has a lot of small parts, so the color separation is excellent — but it does make for a kit that's a bit of a pain to put together. As a result, it takes quite a bit longer to build than it looks, roughly the time it'd take to build about three MGs.

Another thing — Selena had somewhat weak joints due to its bulk, but thankfully C02-URANUS has a slender frame so joint issues are barely a concern. Articulation is also among the best of any Armored Core kit, with kneeling poses coming out quite naturally and most action poses pulling off without a hitch.

Anyway, this is a kit that demands more care with small parts than just about any other Armored Core kit, so it does require a bit of patience to build — but once finished, the color separation, articulation, and joint strength are all satisfying, which is why I'd consider it one of the top-tier kits in the Armored Core lineup. :-)

Armored Core C02-URANUS | 2007. 9 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.