Kotobukiya Gigantic Arms

Movable Crawler

Kit Review

Straight build

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Size comparison with a cigarette pack (1/2) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Size comparison with a cigarette pack (2/2)

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Leftover parts. Some of these are also needed when combining into the Powered Guardian.

Leftover parts.
Some of these are also needed when combining into the Powered Guardian.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Combined with the upper body of Frame Arms Zenrai.

Combined with the upper body of Frame Arms Zenrai.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Together with Zenrai. A tank configuration scene. (1/3) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Together with Zenrai. A tank configuration scene. (2/3) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Together with Zenrai. A tank configuration scene. (3/3)

Together with Zenrai. A tank configuration scene.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses using the crawler legs are possible too. (1/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses using the crawler legs are possible too. (2/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses using the crawler legs are possible too. (3/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses using the crawler legs are possible too. (4/4)

Action poses using the crawler legs are possible too.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Together with the simultaneously released Blitz Gunner.

Together with the simultaneously released Blitz Gunner.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Combined with the Blitz Gunner to form the Powered Guardian. (1/2) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Combined with the Blitz Gunner to form the Powered Guardian. (2/2)

Combined with the Blitz Gunner to form the Powered Guardian.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses with Materia Normal Version riding on top. (1/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses with Materia Normal Version riding on top. (2/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses with Materia Normal Version riding on top. (3/4) Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Action poses with Materia Normal Version riding on top. (4/4)

Action poses with Materia Normal Version riding on top.

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler - Together with the yellowish original Powered Guardian.

Together with the yellowish original Powered Guardian.

The third kit in the Gigantic Arms line is the Movable Crawler — a repackaged release of the lower body section from the Powered Arms. Combined with the simultaneously released Blitz Gunner, it can combine into the Powered Guardian. The price comes in at ¥2,400, which is half the price of the Powered Guardian (¥4,800) and the same price as the Blitz Gunner.

Other than the molded color changing to gray, there are no other changes, so there's nothing new to look at here. That said, when paired with the Zenrai upper body in the same gray tone, they go together really naturally without any sense of mismatch. The combination ends up looking a lot like Loto, the tank-type MS from Unicorn, only noticeably bigger.

Like the Blitz Gunner, the joints hold their position well, making it fun and stable to play around with. That said, since it's more intended to be combined with a Frame Arms upper body rather than used alongside a Frame Arms Girl, it feels a bit less versatile than the Blitz Gunner. 

Like the Blitz Gunner, this is a repackage of an existing kit — but the significance here is that it comes in gray, a more universally appealing color. Rather than building it on its own, this feels like a kit that's best used by combining it with the Blitz Gunner to put together a gray Powered Guardian. :-)

Gigantic Arms Movable Crawler | 2016.10 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.