Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack
It's noticeably smaller than previous Armored Core kits.

Upper body front and back

View of the lower back area.

The head is incredibly tiny.. seriously, it's like a little pea.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Arm section. (1/3)

Arm section.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Various weapons can be mounted on both shoulders. (1/3)

Various weapons can be mounted on both shoulders.

Leg front and rear views.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - A closer look at just the lower body. Pretty compact and intricate detailing. (1/3)

A closer look at just the lower body.
Pretty compact and intricate detailing.

You can choose to build either the UAM-10/L (left) or UAM-10/R (right).

The left arm can also be built as either the UAM-10/L (left) or UAM-10/R (right).

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - The left leg can be swapped between the ULG-10A (left) and ULG-11 (right). Same goes for the ri

The left leg can be swapped between the ULG-10A (left) and ULG-11 (right).
Same goes for the right leg.

UAM-10/L arms combined with ULG-10A legs.
The most stripped-down configuration.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Two types of joints are included for the ankles and hip joints — movable and fixed. You can eit

Two types of joints are included for the ankles and hip joints.
Both movable and fixed versions are provided,
so you can either build them fully locked with durability in mind, or go with standard articulated joints.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - The Sniper cannon comes in two configurations — here it's built as the HARICOT SC61.

The Sniper cannon comes in two configurations,
and here it's built as the HARICOT SC61 first.

Built as the ERBSEN SC62, which adds heat dissipation fins and a few extra structural details.

The barrel can fold 180 degrees.

A large grip is also included as a bonus so it can be used with other kits.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - The battle rifle can also be configured two ways — here it's built as the shorter KO-2H4/PODENK

The battle rifle can also be configured two ways,
and here it's built as the shorter KO-2H4/PODENKA first.

With the extra parts attached, built as the KO-2H6/STREKOZA.

Standard rifle.

Parts are included to recreate the weapon bay deployment scene on the UAM-10/R shoulder.

The leg armor on the ULG-10/A can be configured to open out on both sides.

The leg's base section can be spread out to the rear/sides to act as a support stand.

The side supports pop off pretty easily though, which makes them a bit of a nuisance..

Two parts are provided for the center of the foot..

You can swap in a kneeling-pose foot like this.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Comparing the right foot against the standard left foot makes it easy to see what the differenc

Comparing the right foot against the standard left foot makes it easy to see what the difference is.

A dedicated stand is also included.

There aren't many leftover parts.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - The design makes it a bit hard to get a read on the overall shape.. but the limbs fold almost c

The design makes it a bit hard to get a read on the overall shape..
But the limbs fold almost completely, showing off surprisingly good articulation.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - The hip joint mechanism is really unique — it spreads outward to both sides using the rear end

The hip joint mechanism is really unique,
it spreads outward to both sides using the rear end as the pivot point.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Kneeling pose using the special foot parts. (1/4)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Kneeling pose using the special foot parts. (2/4)

Kneeling pose using the special foot parts.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Action pose with shoulder weapon bay exposed. (1/4)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Action pose with shoulder weapon bay exposed. (2/4)

Action pose with shoulder weapon bay exposed.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Battle rifle firing pose. (1/5)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Battle rifle firing pose. (2/5)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Battle rifle firing pose. (3/5)

Battle rifle firing pose.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Sniper cannon firing pose. (1/4)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Sniper cannon firing pose. (2/4)

Sniper cannon firing pose.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Laser blade action pose. (1/4)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Laser blade action pose. (2/4)

Laser blade action pose.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - UAM-10/L + ULG-10A rifle firing pose. (1/4)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - UAM-10/L + ULG-10A rifle firing pose. (2/4)

UAM-10/L + ULG-10A rifle firing pose.

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni - Comparing it against Sunshine, one of the older Armored Core kits, really shows just how small

Comparing it against Sunshine, one of the older Armored Core kits,
really shows just how small this new Armored Core V series is.

After a long wait, the first kit in the new Armored Core V series has arrived — and it's the UCR-10/L Agni. It's smaller than previous Armored Core kits, but the level of detail feels like a massive upgrade. ^^

I'd heard it was supposed to be small in-universe, so staring at all those runners and parts before building had me a bit puzzled.. but once it was finished, the actual size genuinely surprised me. ;; If the older Armored Core kits felt like 1/100 scale, this AC V series feels more like 1/144. But the part count has gone up and so has the price — which means that much more intricate detailing packed in.

So yes, it's small — but in terms of crisp, three-dimensional detail, this might just be the best in the entire Armored Core lineup. The compact yet chunky proportions, combined with all the military-style structures and weapons, give it a seriously cool look. That said, it still shares the same issue as its predecessors — snap-fitting without glue feels a bit unreliable.

Another thing that sets this apart from previous kits is that most of the joints are done without polycaps. Only three polycaps are used in total, at the waist and ankles — everything else is straight plastic-on-plastic. That means no loose joints anywhere, and everything is nice and tight, but the flip side is that some joints are so stiff they're actually a bit uncomfortable to move.. Great for holding poses once you get there, but parts do tend to pop off in the process of bending things into position — not much you can do about that.

One more quirk worth mentioning: the hip and ankle joints — which take the most stress — let you choose between movable and fixed versions. But since even the movable joints are incredibly stiff, the fixed joint parts feel almost unnecessary in practice. I can give them a little credit for the thoughtful idea, though. ^^;

A dedicated stand is included with this kit. You can get it to stand or hold poses without it, but with so much stuff hanging off it, balancing the center of gravity is trickier than you'd expect. The stand really helps lock in a pose regardless of what position you're going for, so it ends up being pretty useful. Most stands are there for aerial display, but this one is actually designed from the ground up as a support base for standing mode.

The UCR-10/L Agni also offers a bunch of parts-swapping options — you can selectively build different arm and leg configurations, including the shoulder and knee armor, to recreate various loadouts just like in the game. That said, the swapping process is pretty involved and fiddly.. so unless you're doing a review like me, there's a good chance most people will just pick the most fully-loaded configuration and stick with it.

To wrap things up — this is a pretty different beast compared to previous Armored Core kits. Part of that is just down to the Armored Core V setting itself, but either way, it's smaller, more detailed, and more expensive than its predecessors. Personally, I found the build process genuinely interesting, and the unexpected style and presence of the finished kit left me pretty impressed. If you can get past the price-to-size sting of ¥5800, this is a pretty interesting addition for mecha modelers. :-)

Armored Core V UCR-10/L Agni | 2013. 5 | ¥5,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.