Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's way smaller than I expected.

With the weapons and extra armor removed

Base body

Frame Arms Girl Sylphy - The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions, and a blank face for painting along with wa

The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions,
A blank face for painting and waterslide decals are also included.

There's an anchor that moves on the back of the heel.

A compact stand sized to match the kit is included.

Frame Arms Girl Sylphy - The part on the underside of the center wing section can be swapped out for a stand attachment part,

The part on the underside of the center wing section can be swapped out for a stand attachment part,
but since the torso already has a hole for the stand, it's not really necessary.

A neck joint part is included that lets you attach heads from other girlplas.

Frame Arms Girl Sylphy - Trying out the head from Megami Device Chaos & Pretty Witch. The face is more of an adult type,

Trying out the head from Megami Device Chaos & Pretty Witch.
The face is more of an adult type, so it doesn't really feel like a great fit..

Joint parts for attaching MSG weapon series accessories are also included.

Only one official leftover part.

The articulation on the arms and legs is surprisingly good.

There's a slide mechanism that drops the hip joint downward,
so the thighs can raise up pretty high.

The waist movement is pretty flexible too.

Movement of the wings and twin tails

Base body poses

Punch pose

Even a tricky pose like hugging the knees is possible.

Frame Arms Girl Sylphy - Rifle action (1/3)

Rifle action

Blade action

Compared to a Frame Arms Girl, it's roughly half the size.

A new type of kit has joined Kotobukiya's flagship Frame Arms Girl lineup — Sylphy in a chibi form. It's about half the size of a regular Frame Arms Girl kit, with both the face and body done in a young child style.

True to Kotobukiya form, it's made up of a surprisingly large number of parts for its size, and thanks to that, even a straight build delivers excellent color separation and visuals. What's especially impressive is that despite the small size, it's packed with various articulation gimmicks that deliver a jaw-dropping level of poseability — the arms and legs fold up nicely, and with the hip slide gimmick on top of that, you're getting articulation on par with a top-tier Gunpla.

Because it's so small, joint strength isn't an issue — if anything, the joints feel slightly stiff. That actually works in your favor, letting you hold all kinds of dynamic poses and display it stably. The weapon accessories aren't the most varied, but you can detach and reattach the twin tails, knee armor, wings, and so on.

That said, ¥4,500 for something this tiny does make you think — yep, that's Kotobukiya value for you! (that's sarcasm..) Still, it's plenty cute and the build quality feels solid, so if this style is your thing, it's a fun kit I'd definitely recommend. :-)

Frame Arms Girl Sylphy | 2018.9 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.