Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Detail shots (1/5)

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Detail shots (2/5)

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Detail shots (3/5)

Detail shots

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - The red clear parts on the bottom of the feet serve as a kind of stand. Due to the foot desig

The red clear parts on the bottom of the feet serve as a kind of stand.
Due to the foot design, it seems nearly impossible to keep it standing without them.

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - So even in the manual, they show it with the red clear stand removed, using the separately so

So even in the manual, they show it with the red clear stand removed,
using the separately sold Kotobukiya-exclusive display stand to keep it upright.

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - The hammer shotgun even uses a real metal chain, which gives it a pretty realistic look. That

The hammer shotgun even uses a real metal chain, which gives it a pretty realistic look.
The hammer is supposed to plug into the muzzle end, but it's so loose it falls out constantly. -_-;;

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - On the back, there's a sword called the Slash Edge, and at the tip of its scabbard there's al

On the back, there's a sword called the Slash Edge, and at the tip of its scabbard there's also a weapon called the Hydsis Cannon.

Four effect parts shaped like blades, called the Ion Laser Cutter, are included.

Leftover parts.

The articulation is the same as the original Revanant Eye.

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Double Ion Laser Cutter action (1/3)

Double Ion Laser Cutter action

Ion Laser Cutter action 2

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Hammer shotgun action. There's no real place to hang the hammer, so it just ends up dangling

Hammer shotgun action.
There's no real place to hang the hammer, so it just ends up dangling there like that... ^^;

Hammer shotgun + Slash Edge action

Hydsis Cannon action

All the parts from the original Revanant Eye are included as well.

Built as the standard Revanant Eye

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Revanant Eye action poses (1/3)

Revanant Eye action poses

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir - Together with the original Revanant Eye. The foot design is different, so there's quite a not

Together with the original Revanant Eye.
The foot design is different, so there's quite a noticeable height difference.

This kit is the Frame Arms: Revanant Eye Aegir, a Kotobukiya Shop exclusive. It takes the original Revanant Eye and swaps the molded color to a blue-and-white combination, with newly designed head, shoulders, backpack, feet, and weapons.

The newly redesigned parts give it a sleeker, more elongated look compared to the original — but the problem is that the stability hasn't kept up with that design, making it a real challenge just to keep it standing. T_T It's not an exaggeration to say there's barely a single part from head to toe that locks in firmly, so you'll really want to use glue liberally during assembly. Even then, the various moving parts — especially the shoulder armor and the weapons on the back — don't hold well, which made getting each review photo quite a struggle. ;;

Maybe because of that, even the manual recommends using a Kotobukiya stand just to keep it in a standing pose — and using the stand does make posing noticeably easier. It helps with action poses too, but since parts keep falling off here and there due to weak connections, you still have to stay on your toes the whole time...

There are quite a few new weapons added for the Aegir. The hammer shotgun, which even uses a real metal chain, looks great in terms of detail, but the connection between the shotgun and the hammer is so weak that you basically have to keep them separated. The Slash Edge that mounts on the back has a scabbard that keeps popping off, though thankfully the grip is decent once it's in hand. At the very back of the Slash Edge scabbard there's also a pistol-type weapon called the Hydsis Cannon, and the Ion Laser Cutter — with its handle stored on the side — comes with four clear blade parts in total. The weapon options are quite impressive, and on top of that, all the original Revanant Eye parts are included so you can also build it in the original configuration.

As a Kotobukiya exclusive, it's a solid kit in that it offers more variety than just a simple color variant or a couple of extra weapons. That said, the joint strength of the Frame Architect internals and the various add-on weapons does leave something to be desired. It's more of a display mecha kit to enjoy for its style than a proper action figure kit — but if you go in wanting to appreciate the unique design, it's not a bad time at all. :-)

Frame Arms Revanant Eye Aegir | 2013.8 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.