Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - Detail shots (1/4)

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The eyes can be swapped out in 4 different ways.

The medal stored in the back.

Same hand configuration as previous releases.

New speech bubble parts are included.

Leftover parts.

Probably due to the transformation gimmick, the articulation seems to be the worst in the series.

"I'm just a dummy, so I have no idea what you guys are on about."

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - "You little rascal!!!" (1/3)

"You little rascal!!!"

"Let's all do our best together!"

To transform into Reckless Mode, you first need to detach the arms and legs from the body.

Rotate the leg joints around and pop out the wheels to transform them like shown on the right.

The arms are again separated piece by piece as shown above.

Then use the separate parts to form the front wheel.

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - Swap the shoulder and forearm sections around and attach them, and the arm transformation is comp

Swap the shoulder and forearm sections around and attach them, and the arm transformation is complete.

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - Vroom~~ Reattach the transformed limbs to the body and it shifts into Reckless Mode, shaped like

Vroom~~
Reattach the transformed limbs to the body and it shifts into Reckless Mode, shaped like a bike.

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis - Together with Gunnose and Metabee. The color scheme is similar, but the designs are all completel

Together with Gunnose and Metabee.
The color scheme is similar, but the designs are all completely different.

The sixth kit in the Medabots robot character lineup is Saikachis. Design-wise it follows the same concept as the Gunnose–Metabee line, but what sets it apart is the built-in transformation gimmick.

The basic setup is the same as previous kits — you get a face visor that swaps out 4 ways, a medal storage function, and 3 hand parts. The articulation is the worst in the series, probably because of the transformation gimmick. More than the articulation itself, the bigger problem is that the polycap ball joints don't hold well, so the limbs keep popping off constantly during posing T_T This wobbly joint issue is common across the previous kits too, but Saikachis seems to have it the worst of the bunch.

Setting aside the joints and articulation, the straight build looks the most striking of any kit in the Medabots series. The transformation gimmick that shifts the limbs into a bike-shaped Reckless Mode is a pretty fresh touch. At a glance it might just look like it's lying face-down, but there's actually quite a bit of rotation and transformation going on to pull it off convincingly.

Either way, this kit has a bit of a split personality — it's the most visually impressive in the Medabots lineup, but also the one with the shakiest joints. On top of that, it's got a transformation feature that none of the other kits have, so it definitely stands out in its own way. It's a kit made for Medabots fans at the end of the day, but if you're picking just one from the series, Saikachis is probably the most fun of the bunch. :-)

Medarot KBT05-C Saikachis | 2012. 2 | ¥3,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.