Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

You can attach two different colored blades to the bottom of the rifle.

The neck and knee joints from the original Architect frame have been replaced with new parts.

Leftover parts

Articulation of the limbs that's hard to get a read on

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Action poses (1/3)

Action poses

Together with the Frame Arms Rei-Dao, the design that served as the base for this kit.

TRANSFORMATION 1 : FLIGHT FORM

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - To get into flight mode, first rotate the shield boosters on the sides of the legs to a vert

To get into flight mode, first rotate the shield boosters on the sides of the legs to a vertical position.

Spread the shield on the back upward, and then...

Position the arms at the angle shown above when viewed from the side.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Then lay it face-down, rotate the wings, and point the feet upward — transformation complete

Then lay it face-down, rotate the wings, and point the feet upward — transformation complete, just like that.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Flight mode. It's a surprisingly simple transformation, but it looks way better than you'd e

Flight mode.
It's a surprisingly simple transformation, but it looks way better than you'd expect.

Underside

TRANSFORMATION 2 : O CUTLASS

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - To convert to the O Cutlass, you first need to swap out the front head unit with the one on

To convert to the O Cutlass, you first need to swap out the front head unit with the one on the right.
At this point, you can choose between clear green or transparent parts for the eye section.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Remove the left-side parts from the upper body and replace them with the right-side parts to

Remove the left-side parts from the upper body and replace them with the right-side parts to reassemble.
The parts being swapped are both chest ducts and one waist joint.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - The waist joint shown above is the part used for the Bergflinker — as you can see, it's a sq

The waist joint shown above is the part used for the Bergflinker,
and as you can see, it's a square joint part, so forward/backward movement isn't possible.
This was intentionally locked down to prevent the upper body from tipping backward due to its weight.
When converting to the O Cutlass, you swap it back to a standard round joint part to restore that movement.

Also swap out the front skirt on the lower body with the smaller part on the right.

Detach the hands, armor, and wings from the arms, then

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - disassemble the arms and legs as shown above, swap the forearm and shin parts between them,

disassemble the arms and legs as shown above, swap the forearm and shin parts between them, and reassemble.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - At this point, adjust the peg inside the shield booster that was on the arm and attach it to

At this point, adjust the peg inside the shield booster that was on the arm and attach it to the knee,
and add one separate extra part inside the knee as well.

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Remove the articulated connector from the structure on the back, adjust the fixing pins, and

Remove the articulated connector from the structure on the back, adjust the fixing pins, and form it into a shield shape.

Pull out the rifle's grip as shown above, then

apply the four separately included hands to complete the conversion.

The O Cutlass, born from this process of disassembly and reassembly

Bergflinker parts left over after building the O Cutlass

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - O Cutlass action pose (1/4)

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - O Cutlass action pose (2/4)

O Cutlass action pose

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker - Together with the Frame Arms Ji-Dao, the original design it's based on. Only the head, chest

Together with the Frame Arms Ji-Dao, the original design it's based on.
Only the head, chest, and weapons are different — everything else is the same structure.

The Bergflinker has been released as the 54th kit in the Frame Arms lineup. It's based on the Frame Arms Ji-Dao/Rei-Dao, with a new head, chest, wing parts, and weapons added on top. It can be converted and reconfigured into two different forms.

The Bergflinker's body configuration is nearly identical to the Rei-Dao, with the main difference being that the shield boosters have moved from the shoulders down to the sides of the legs. On top of that, a new head and chest have been added along with massive wings and a rifle on the shoulders, which gives the overall silhouette a pretty dramatically different feel. The original shield is also now mounted vertically on the back — so just by adding new parts and repositioning existing ones, you get quite a different look.

The Architect inner frame uses a revised version with noticeably solid joint strength, holding whatever pose you put it in without any issues. On top of that, you can attach four different clear parts blades to the rifle. The articulation isn't exceptional, but the kit has great volume, so it looks good even with fairly simple poses.

The transformation into flight mode is way simpler than you'd expect — just fold and extend a few parts and you're done. It's basically just spreading the wings and nose out and laying it face-down, but somehow it comes together as a surprisingly convincing aircraft. The stability after transformation is solid too, and the end result quality is pretty impressive given how straightforward the process is.

You can also swap out some parts and rearrange the body to convert it into the O Cutlass, though it feels less like a transformation and more like a full disassembly and reassembly, so it's not something you'd do on a whim. The waist in particular requires a complete teardown to swap out the core joint part — it's not so much difficult as it is just tedious. Anyway, the resulting silhouette is unmistakably modeled after the Frame Arms Ji-Dao, and aside from the head, chest, and weapons, the rest of the body is identical to the Ji-Dao.

It's a bit of a hassle, but the appeal here is that you get two different robot configurations plus a convincing flight mode from a simple transformation. Stability is also impressive for such a complex-looking kit, so if the style works for you, this is definitely worth recommending. :-)

Frame Arms XFA-CnB Bergflinker | 2021.2 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.