Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Goldran Sky Goldran - Detail shots (1/4)

Goldran Sky Goldran - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Sky Goldran backpack

Sorakage swapped with the Sky Goldran backpack to build Goldran

A face part (right) is also included to build Golswordran.

Goldran Sky Goldran - Along with the face, chest parts for Golswordran are included as well, though swapping them out is a bi

Along with the face, chest parts for Golswordran are included as well, though swapping them out is a bit of a hassle.

Golswordran

The Super Dragon Sword is included as the weapon.

Goldran Sky Goldran - There are 4 hand types in total, but the open hand type has the back-of-hand parts without color separa

There are 4 hand types in total, but the open hand type has the back-of-hand parts without color separation.

The weapon-holding hands have a wrist rotation gimmick, which is a big help when posing.

The Leg Buster can be deployed too.

Leftover parts

Arm and leg articulation similar to other Brave kits

The shoulder's up/down and forward/back range of motion is quite wide and flexible.

The waist rotates in two stages.

There's also a joint that lets the wrist bend inward.

The front part of the feet articulates individually.

Wing articulation

Goldran Sky Goldran - Goldran action pose (1/4)

Goldran Sky Goldran - Goldran action pose (2/4)

Goldran action pose

Goldran Sky Goldran - Sky Goldran action pose (3/7)

Goldran Sky Goldran - Sky Goldran action pose (4/7)

Goldran Sky Goldran - Sky Goldran action pose (5/7)

Sky Goldran action pose

Goldran Sky Goldran - Golswordran action pose (1/3)

Golswordran action pose

Just like the previous kits, you can detach the armor and combine it with Brave Girl.

You need to plug in an extra joint part inside the chest armor to attach it.

Goldran Sky Goldran - Combined with Brave Girl. The Goldran armor is so big and heavy that Brave Girl's joints really struggl

Combined with Brave Girl.
The Goldran armor is so big and heavy that Brave Girl's joints really struggle to hold it up.
Just getting it to stand still like that is incredibly difficult (took about 15 minutes just to get a straight standing shot..)

Action pose

Together with Great Exkaiser and J-Decker, which share the same joint parts.

Sky Goldran from the series Brave of Gold Goldran (known in Korea as Golden Robot Goldrun) has been released as a Brave plastic model kit by Kotobukiya. It uses the same joint and hand parts as the previous Great Exkaiser and J-Decker kits, but since the design is completely different, it looks like an entirely new kit visually.

First off, you can swap parts to configure several different forms — swap the backpack for Goldran, or swap the face and chest parts for Golswordran. One thing to note though: the clear red chest part for Goldran is transparent, so the mounting holes for the Golswordran chest parts inside are left completely visible. You'd probably be better off covering those inner holes with stickers or something.

The molded color is rendered in a yellowish tone that's sort of gold-ish, but it looks pretty cheap, so opinions will be divided. A gold plating like the name suggests would make it look quite flashy, but that'll probably only show up as a limited release. Weapons-wise, the Super Dragon Sword and its scabbard are included, along with four large, well-proportioned hand types. The only issue is that the open hands come out with black backs instead of yellow — it seems like a side effect of using shared runners, since all of them should technically have yellow hand backs.

In terms of articulation, it's on par with the previous kits that use the same inner frame, but the shoulder range of motion is notably wide. On top of that, there's a joint that lets the wrist bend inward along with the armor, plus the hands themselves can rotate at the wrist — so you can pull off a convincing sword-drawing pose as well as all kinds of dynamic poses. Like the previous kits, you can also do a crossover with Cross Frame Girl Brave Girl, but the sheer size and weight of the armor makes it really tough for Brave Girl to hold up. It's even hard to just get her standing upright, so it's not really a combo I'd recommend.

That said, if you have fond memories of Brave of Gold Goldran, this is going to be a very welcome item. The value for money still isn't great at ¥7800, but it's a mid-to-upper tier kit among Kotobukiya's lineup, so it's definitely worth recommending as a nostalgia trip.

Goldran Sky Goldran | 2021.2 | ¥7,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.