Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's so small that the cigarette pack looks gigantic.

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - The face can be swapped out in 3 different styles — the blank face is designed to have water-

The face can be swapped out in 3 different styles —
The blank face is designed to have waterslide decals applied to it.

Weapons & hand configurations

A cute little clear stand is included in the box.

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - To mount it on the stand, you'll need to attach a Hexa Gear-style hexagonal joint part to the

To mount it on the stand, you'll need to attach a Hexa Gear-style hexagonal joint part to the back.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Despite its small size, you can extend the articulation range by pulling the hip joints downw

Despite its small size, you can extend the articulation range by pulling the hip joints downward.

Cute head-tilt~ pose

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Poses using the weapons (1/6)

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Poses using the weapons (2/6)

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Poses using the weapons (3/6)

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Poses using the weapons (4/6)

Poses using the weapons

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Together with the Frame Arms Girl Gourai. The head sculpt and overall size are nearly identic

Together with the Frame Arms Girl Gourai.
The head sculpt and overall size are nearly identical.

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - Together with the Frame Arms Girl Hand Scale Gourai. I already thought the Hand Scale was rea

Together with the Frame Arms Girl Hand Scale Gourai.
I already thought the Hand Scale was really small, but the Qpmini is even smaller.

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai - A compact little size that fits right in the palm of your hand.. The close-up photos alone mi

A compact little size that fits right in the palm of your hand..
The close-up photos alone might not give you a real sense of it, but seeing it in person, it's genuinely tiny.

This kit is the Qpmini Gourai, released as a new addition to the Frame Arms Girl lineup. As you can see in the photos above, it's an SD-style kit with a 3-head-tall chibi proportion. The body is a scaled-down SD version of the Frame Arms Girl Hand Scale, while the head is the same size and shape as the standard Gourai.

The end result is a kit that's even smaller than the already-tiny Hand Scale. The body parts are smaller than the Hand Scale's too, so for anyone whose eyesight isn't what it used to be (myself included T_T), assembly is quite a challenge. The parts are hard to grip, which makes cleanup and building a real struggle. Looking only at the macro close-up shots above, it might not seem that small — but seeing it in person, it's the kind of kit that'll genuinely catch you off guard with just how tiny it is.

Sure, it's almost too small — but it's also a kit that absolutely explodes with SD girl-pla cuteness. Small as it is, every joint moves: arms, knees, waist, ankles — you name it, giving you plenty of posing options. Joint strength is solid too, so poses hold well. A cute little dedicated stand is included, and with the joint part attached you can even display it in a mid-air pose. On top of that, one of the three swappable faces is a blank face for waterslide decals, so you can mix and match expressions from the included decal sheet to your liking.

So yes, it's absolutely tiny — but it's come out as an incredibly adorable little kit. If you can push through the stress of assembling parts measured in single-digit millimeters, the satisfaction once it's done is pretty rewarding. Either way, if the goal was to capture that signature SD cuteness, I'd say the result is a success. :-)

Frame Arms Girl Qpmini Gourai | 2023.1 | ¥2,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.