Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack
It's a large kit at 25cm tall.

Grande Scale Architect - Various angles (1/6)

Grande Scale Architect - Various angles (2/6)

Grande Scale Architect - Various angles (3/6)

Grande Scale Architect - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Grande Scale Architect - Detail shots (1/4)

Grande Scale Architect - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The face can be swapped between three expressions.

A total of 7 hand types are included.

Bonus auxiliary joint parts included

Leftover parts

Limb articulation

Grande Scale Architect - Waist articulation (1/3)

Waist articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Kneeling is possible, but the pose looks a bit awkward.

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (1/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (2/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (3/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (4/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (5/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (6/9)

Grande Scale Architect - Various poses (7/9)

Various poses

Together with the Frame Arms Girl Architect.

Grande Scale Architect - Frame Arms Girl Grande Scale group shot. Just looking at the photos it might not seem all that diffe

Frame Arms Girl Grande Scale group shot.
Just looking at the photos, it might not seem all that different from the regular size,
but in person it has the kind of presence you'd get from lining up four 25cm PGs side by side.

This kit is the Architect released as part of the Frame Arms Girl Grande Scale line. Just like the previous entries, Frame Arms Girl Architecthas been scaled up into a larger kit. The parts layout is basically an expanded copy of the original Architect overall, though the chest area has slightly more refined color separation.

The basic characteristics are the same as the previous entries, but the joint strength balance feels subtly improved. Compared to the three previous Grande Scale kits (Gourai, Innocentia, and Stiletto), the articulation is on par, but the joint strength feels more consistently solid across the board. The previous Stiletto in particular had a waist joint breakage issue, but thankfully this kit goes together without any problems. Either way, thanks to the improved overall quality and solid joint strength, poses hold well no matter what position you put it in.

On the downside, there are absolutely no weapons or accessories included, so you're limited to swapping hands and striking various poses. A few bonus joint parts are provided, but without any built-in weapons they don't really have much use.

All that said, this seems to be the most well-rounded Grande Scale release yet, with solid stability that really holds up given its size. Hopefully future kits will have their joints tuned this well too. Either way, it's a very well-made large-scale girl pla, and the satisfaction that comes from the sheer size is pretty significant — it's a shame that's hard to convey through photos alone, but if you're a girl pla fan, this is definitely a series worth trying at least once. :-)

Grande Scale Architect | 2025.10 | ¥9,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.