This kit is the Bicorn, released as part of the Gigantic Arms series. It was released in 2019 as a Gigantic Arms Lucifer's Wingreworked version of the Unicorn form that came with that kit — now featuring a heavier molded color scheme, plus newly sculpted parts for the two horns (Bicorn).
The original Unicorn head antenna is included as well, but aside from the Bicorn head antennae, everything else is identical — making this essentially a 99% color variant kit. The transformation gimmick from beast mode to humanoid mode is carried over as-is, so check the Lucifer's Wing review for details on the gimmick and transformation process. As a bonus, clear transparent parts are also provided as an alternative to the clear violet parts.
To sum up the features alongside its companion kit, Gigantic Arms Dark Bird— Gigantic Arms Lucifer's Wing has essentially been split into two separate products: the harpy form becoming Dark Bird, and the Unicorn form becoming Bicorn. The molded colors have been changed to a heavier, darker palette, and both kits include clear transparent parts as a bonus. One difference worth noting is that unlike Dark Bird, which is a straight color variant, Bicorn does include a small number of newly sculpted parts.
That said, Dark Bird (¥7,200) and Bicorn (¥7,400) together come to ¥14,600 — a whopping ¥4,800 more than the combined Lucifer's Wing kit at ¥9,800. It feels like a lot to chalk up to the bonus clear parts and the new head antenna sculpt. It could just be four years of price increases, but either way, it's a price gap that's a bit hard to wrap your head around.
Just like the original Lucifer's Wing, combining Dark Bird and Bicorn gives you a massive powered suit. The combining process is still legendarily complex — disassembling and reassembling both kits takes roughly an hour, and it's absolutely impossible without the manual. The end result still looks incredible, but the joint strength isn't quite up to the task of supporting that huge powered suit bulk, so even standing it upright is a challenge T_T
All in all, it's essentially a color variant kit, but the unique concept of a mechanical horse in a heavy, dark color scheme is a real selling point. There's also the fun of having a Frame Arms Girl ride it or doing a centaur collab, and the overall build quality is above average. The process of combining it with Dark Bird into a powered suit is genuinely impressive on multiple levels — if you're a hardcore mecha model fan, it's definitely worth taking on at least once :-)
Gigantic Arms Bicorn | 2023.6 | ¥7,400
AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.