Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body

Head

Arms

Back section

Legs

A total of 8 hands are included.

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - The shield on the side of the arm can be selectively mounted on either the shoulder or forearm by swappin

The shield on the side of the arm can be selectively mounted on either the shoulder or forearm by swapping the attachment piece.

Parts left over after detaching from the frame body.

Most of the wrist connector parts end up as leftover parts.

The structures on the front/rear of the feet fold out and...

...can act as a support stand like this.

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Firing pose using the support stands. Pretty convincing, right? (1/5)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Firing pose using the support stands. Pretty convincing, right? (2/5)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Firing pose using the support stands. Pretty convincing, right? (3/5)

Firing pose using the support stands.
Pretty convincing, right?

You can also lower the cover on top of the head to hide the eyes.

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Defensive firing pose using the shoulder shield (1/5)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Defensive firing pose using the shoulder shield (2/5)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Defensive firing pose using the shoulder shield (3/5)

Defensive firing pose using the shoulder shield

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Dagger action (1/4)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Dagger action (2/4)

Dagger action

This kit can also be converted into the Gourai.

Converted into the Gourai.

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Together with the original color Kou-Rai.

The trio: Kou-Rai, Ryurai, and Jenrai.

This kit is an original Frame Arms unit called the Kou-Rai, continuing the tank-type mecha lineage that started with the Kou-Rai and Jenrai before it. The concept behind the kit's composition is the same as the Jenrai — armor is simply added on top of the Kou-Rai kit — so as shown in the review above, it can also be built as the Kou-Rai.

It has a bulkier, more voluminous look compared to the Kou-Rai and Jenrai, with two massive cannons mounted on the backpack much like a Guncannon, and large shield-type armor fitted on the arms. It also has articulated support stands on the legs for cannon-firing mode, which lets you pull off some pretty convincing firing poses.

Since the basic kit composition is the same as the Kou-Rai, the relatively solid joint strength and sharp molding are at the same level as well — overall quality sits at upper-mid grade.

For an original kit without much of a background story, the tank-type design seems to have resonated well enough in the market to keep producing tank-type variations. It's still one of the most consistently well-made lineups among Kotobukiya kits, so if you're into that heavy, chunky design aesthetic, I'd say it's definitely worth building at least once. :-)

Frame Arms Ryurai-Kai | 2010.10 | ¥3,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.