Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body

Shoulder and forearm parts changed for Linebarrel Overdrive

Linebarrel Overdrive - The fully spread Linebarrel Overdrive tail.. (1/3)

The fully spread Linebarrel Overdrive tail..

Linebarrel Overdrive - The Executor added for Linebarrel Overdrive. The complete lack of color separation is a bit

The Executor added for Linebarrel Overdrive.
The complete lack of color separation is a bit of a bummer..

The head and torso are the same as the original.

Posed on the stand

Leftover parts.
Looking at the leftover parts makes it easy to see what's been changed.

The excellent articulation is naturally the same as the original.

Linebarrel Overdrive - Action pose (1/3)

Action pose

Linebarrel Overdrive - Executor action (1/4)

Linebarrel Overdrive - Executor action (2/4)

Executor action

Linebarrel Overdrive - Running pose (1/3)

Running pose

Linebarrel Overdrive - Dual-wield action (1/4)

Linebarrel Overdrive - Dual-wield action (2/4)

Dual-wield action

All three Linebarrels released so far.

Comparison with the standard Linebarrel

Comparing with the standard version, you can see the shoulder and forearm armor has changed.

The tail section differs in whether it's deployed or not.

And the Executor weapon has been added exclusively for Linebarrel Overdrive.

The Linebarrel Overdrive version has been released with expanded parts throughout. Compared to the standard version, the differences are: expanded shoulder/forearm armor, the stabilizers are in an open deployed form, and the Executor weapon has been added. Thanks to these additional parts, the price has gone up ¥700 from ¥3800 to ¥4500.

For starters, all the parts from the original standard Linebarrel are included, so you can choose to build either the standard or Overdrive version — though there's really no reason to buy the Overdrive just to build it in standard form.. ;;

The expanded units are definitely a step up in presence compared to the standard version, and the stabilizers in particular, spread out wildly like a nine-tailed fox, give it quite a flashy look. The core body itself shares the same traits as the original standard version — great articulation, great color separation, and solid joint strength — so it feels really satisfying when you strike action poses.

The one thing that bugs me is the color separation on the added Executor weapon is just plain terrible.. But regardless, it's definitely got better display impact than the standard version overall.

If you're a fan of Linebarrel and love flashy mecha, this is a great kit worth building without any worries about quality. That said, as with all Kotobukiya kits.. it does take a certain amount of courage to shell out ¥4500 for a small kit that's only 1/144 scale ^^;

Linebarrel Overdrive | 2009. 6 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.