Kotobukiya D Style

Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice

Kit Review

Straight build

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (1/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (2/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (3/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (4/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (5/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (6/7) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice (7/7)

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Upper body and head (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Upper body and head (2/2)

Upper body and head

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Back and shoulder area (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Back and shoulder area (2/2)

Back and shoulder area

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Legs (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Legs (2/2)

Legs

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Weapons (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Weapons (2/2)

Weapons

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - The cannons on the back can be deployed. (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - The cannons on the back can be deployed. (2/2)

The cannons on the back can be deployed.

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - True to the D-Style, articulation is pretty limited.. ^^; The forearms can bend and

True to the D-Style, articulation is pretty limited.. ^^;
The forearms can bend and the shoulders rotate, but the legs are still solid one-piece units with no knee movement.

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 1 (1/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 1 (2/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 1 (3/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 1 (4/4)

Action pose 1

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 2 (1/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 2 (2/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 2 (3/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Action pose 2 (4/4)

Action pose 2

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - The over-boost open gimmick on the back is recreated using a parts-swap system.

The over-boost open gimmick on the back is recreated using a parts-swap system.

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Over-boost deployed. (right side) (1/2) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Over-boost deployed. (right side) (2/2)

Over-boost deployed. (right side)

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Flight pose using the Kotobukiya display stand (1/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Flight pose using the Kotobukiya display stand (2/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Flight pose using the Kotobukiya display stand (3/4) D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Flight pose using the Kotobukiya display stand (4/4)

Flight pose using the Kotobukiya display stand

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Together with the D-Style White Glint.

Together with the D-Style White Glint.

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice - Together with the Aaliyah from the original Armored Core: For Answer series. The Aal

Together with the Aaliyah from the original Armored Core: For Answer series.
The Aaliyah Supplice did come out as a limited release too, but since I haven't built it yet, I shot it alongside the original version instead. ^^;

The 10th kit in the D-Style lineup is the Armored Core: For Answer Aaliyah - Supplice (Night Battle Version), following the White Glint. This one was previously released as a limited edition in 1/72 scale, and it was quite a stylish little thing back then.

The overall layout is similar to the White Glint, but the kit quality has improved a bit. The D-Style White Glint looked great but the limb joints popped out way too easily, which was a bit of a pain.. The D-Style Supplice still has some joint looseness in the legs, but it's at least better than before. Articulation isn't something you'd expect much from anyway, but the level of detail is impressive for its small size, and the over-boost on the back is recreated with a parts-swap system too. D-Style kits generally go together pretty well without glue compared to other Koto kits, but I'd still recommend gluing the D-Style Armored Core series together. This kit also has a few spots where the fit is a bit iffy.

Personally, the D-Style Armored Core series is cute in its own way, but with so much stuff hanging off of them, they feel a bit awkward as chibi mecha that are supposed to be simple and charming. That said, if you're not expecting much in the way of articulation and you just love compact, finely detailed little figures, I think this is a kit you can have a lot of fun with. ^^

D Style Rayleonard 03-Aaliyah Supplice | 2011. 10 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.