Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

White Tiger's weapons are all included as well.

The newly added Prototype Cannon

New armor has also been added to the shoulders, which can be attached optionally.

Leftover parts.

Limb articulation

Kneeling pose

Aerial firing pose

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger - Black Stone Sword action (1/4)

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger - Black Stone Sword action (2/4)

Black Stone Sword action

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger - Together with the Frame Arms White Tiger. Apart from the Prototype Cannon, the difference is the added armor on th

Together with the Frame Arms White Tiger.
Apart from the Prototype Cannon, the difference is the added armor on the arms and legs.

Shadow Tiger has been released as a variation kit of the Frame Arms White Tiger. The base body is the same as the White Tiger, but with darker molded colors and added armor on the arms and legs. A Prototype Cannon is included as a new weapon, and the rest of the weapons are carried over from the White Tiger as-is.

Since 95% of the parts are identical to the White Tiger, all the structural characteristics are the same as well. Joint strength is decent, but the balance between individual joints isn't great — and the shoulders popping off way too easily is still a hard flaw to forgive. On the plus side, the wide variety of weapons and excellent articulation are worth praising, and while getting a pose set up can be frustrating, once you do lock it in, it holds well, which is a relief.

Since so little has been added, the change in color comes across far more strongly than any of the new parts — but either way, this kit shows relatively solid stability for a Frame Arms kit, so if the style appeals to you, it seems like it'd be a fun build. :-)

Frame Arms Shadow Tiger | 2018.2 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.