Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Frame Arms Durga II - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms Durga II - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

With the additional armor removed.

The inner frame.

Frame Arms Durga II - Comparing it to the Magatsuki released in 2014, a lot of it looks similar — but look closely and you'll

Comparing it to the Magatsuki released in 2014, a lot of it looks similar.
But look closely and you'll see that Durga II is essentially a rearranged version of the Magatsuki's shoulder, elbow, side skirt, and shin armor pieces.

So in the end, these are the newly added parts that are unique to Durga II.

There's also a newly added hand part for gripping weapons at an angle.

The large sword known as the Daito comes with two different blade options.

Frame Arms Durga II - The one on the left is the large blade called the Berungrust, and the one on the right has the standard

The one on the left is the large blade called the Berungrust, and the one on the right has the standard Daito blade attached.

The lancer weapon called the Heilang.
The parts combination is gorgeous.

The tip can be detached and used separately as a short lance.

The cool-looking shield can have both ends spread apart to form a pincer attack configuration.

The shield can be plugged into the side of the forearm,

or the handle can be attached so it's held in the hand.

The structure on top of the head has a connector piece that can be swapped out.

The left is called Normal Mode, and the right is called Jamming Mode.

Leftover parts.

Articulation is on par with the Magatsuki, which shares the same inner frame.

Frame Arms Durga II - Heilang action pose (1/3)

Heilang action pose

Frame Arms Durga II - Daito action pose (1/3)

Daito action pose

Berungrust aerial slash pose

The Berungrust blade can be split in two and held separately in each hand.

Frame Arms Durga II - Shield pincer attack pose (1/3)

Shield pincer attack pose

Together with the Magatsuki.

The 30th Frame Arms kit has arrived — Durga II (Zwei), with a knight-like design. The pointed helmet, feathers, and lancer give it a very medieval knight vibe, but it's actually a variation kit of the Magatsuki, which had a Japanese samurai aesthetic.

As you can see from the comparison photos above, about 90% of the armor parts are shared with the Magatsuki, with only a few exceptions — the positions of the armor pieces have just been shuffled around. For example, the Magatsuki's shoulder armor moves to the backpack, the side skirts move to the shoulders, the forearm armor gets rotated 90 degrees, and the knee armor gets flipped 180 degrees — and that gives you Durga II.

Then slap on a medieval-style helmet and add the lancer, Daito, and shield, and it completely transforms into what feels like a totally different kit. It's clearly made up of mostly the same parts, yet it looks so different — which makes you think the rearrangement was actually pretty clever.

The newly added Daito can be fitted with two different blade types, and the larger of the two — the Berungrust — can be split in half and held separately in each hand. The stylishly designed Heilang lancer can have its tip removed for use as a separate short lance, and the ends of the shield can be spread open like pincers for an attack configuration.

It's a fun kit in that it manages to feel like a completely different design without throwing in a ton of new parts — and it really makes good use of the fact that this is an original design with no anime or source material tying it down. The joint strength on the frame also feels sturdier than the earlier kits, possibly thanks to improved polycaps, so it holds poses pretty well. Either way, if you like the design and style, this is definitely a kit worth building. :-)

Frame Arms Durga II | 2016.2 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.