Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC / MG

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (1/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (2/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (3/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (4/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (5/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (6/7)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. (7/7)

Upper body.
Uniquely, it comes with two machine guns.

Head section

The mono-eye is realistically reproduced with a small clear part.

Arm section

The crest engraved on the left shoulder

Weapons

Back section

Legs.
The lower body is identical to the Gaia.

The weapons on the back

Quite a few leftover parts remain.

The articulation itself is pretty good.

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Shooting poses. Some fairly dynamic leg poses are possible too. (1/4)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Shooting poses. Some fairly dynamic leg poses are possible too. (2/4)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Shooting poses. Some fairly dynamic leg poses are possible too. (3/4)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Shooting poses. Some fairly dynamic leg poses are possible too. (4/4)

Firing pose.
Some fairly dynamic leg poses are possible too.

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Attack poses with the rockets and missiles on the back. (1/4)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Attack poses with the rockets and missiles on the back. (2/4)

Attack poses with the rockets and missiles on the back.

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Striking a cool pose. (1/4)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. - Striking a cool pose. (2/4)

Striking a cool pose.

Together with the Crest normal version.

The arms are the same as the Crest normal version.

Together with the Gaia.

The lower body is identical to the Gaia.

The CREST Fascinator Ver. has been released as yet another variation in the ongoing Crest lineup.
The arms share the same structure as the Crest normal version, the lower body is identical to the Gaia, and the head and torso are newly designed for this kit. Unlike the previous Crest kits, it sports a distinctive purple color scheme — though it's hard to say the molded color is particularly impressive.

Overall articulation is relatively good, but since the lower body structure is borrowed from the older Gaia, the joint strength feels a bit shaky. Maybe because of that, even when you try to pose it, it can be a little tricky to pull off natural-looking stances despite the decent articulation. On the other hand, the arms — carried over from the Crest — are comparatively solid. As a result, the kit's structural quality feels like it sits somewhere between the Gaia and the Crest.

It's an Armored Core kit with a unique color scheme and a straightforward design — the kind of kit you can just build and enjoy without any fuss. :-)

Armored Core CREST Fascinator Ver. | 2008. 5 | ¥4,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.