Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Frame Arms JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Frame Arms JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA - The EA version gets a new head, two large shoulder units on top of the shoulders, and a new

The EA version gets a new head, two large shoulder units on top of the shoulders, and a new handgun added to the armament.

The center section of the handgun can be detached and used as a head unit.

All of the original Ji-Dao's armaments are included as well.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation is the same as the original Ji-Dao.

Large shoulder unit articulation

With the arms getting heavier, shoulder joint popping has gotten noticeably worse.

Handgun action

Frame Arms JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA - Large shoulder unit poses (1/3)

Large shoulder unit poses

New head unit + original armament combo action

Together with the original Ji-Dao.

As the 41st Frame Arms kit, a Ji-Dao variation — the JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA — has been released. The original Ji-Dao's molded colors have been changed to lighter shades, and a new head unit, large shoulder units, and a handgun have been added. There are no other structural changes to the main body.

Along with the molded color change, the large shoulder units give the kit a noticeably different silhouette, and you can also detach parts from the new handgun to use as a head unit. The large shoulder units on top of the shoulders have various points of articulation, so they can be positioned in all sorts of configurations and orientations.

Even with the improved Frame Architect applied, the large shoulder units of the EA version have made the joint strength feel a bit shaky. In particular, the shoulder joints tend to pop out easily during posing due to the heavy arms. That said, despite feeling a little loose, the pose-holding isn't actually that bad in a strange way — though it's hard to call the joints sturdy overall. Either way, this has become a kit that's a bit too much for the Frame Architect body to handle on its own.

Setting aside the iffy joint strength, it's a kit that delivers decent quality and style, and if you reinforce the joints just a little, it's a pretty good-looking Frame Arms kit. :-)

Frame Arms JX-25F/RC Ji-Dao EA | 2018.8 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.