Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode from various angles (1/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode from various angles (2/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode from various angles (3/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode from various angles (4/6)

Full Armor mode from various angles

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode detail shots (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode detail shots (2/4)

Full Armor mode detail shots

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Light Armor mode with the Full Armor removed (1/3)

Light Armor mode with the Full Armor removed

Light Armor mode exclusive parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Costume mode with the Light Armor also removed (1/3)

Costume mode with the Light Armor also removed

Costume mode exclusive parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Base body with the costume removed as well (1/3)

Base body with the costume removed as well

Base body exclusive underwear parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions, and there are also 3 blank faces

The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions,
and there are also 3 blank faces included for waterslide decals.

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - A greatsword is included as a weapon, and with the addition of joint parts it can be moun

A greatsword is included as a weapon, and with the addition of joint parts it can be mounted on the side of the leg.

Only 3 hand parts are included.

You can swap in a part with the headband removed.

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Since the back of the head is large and heavy, the joint tends to break easily during pos

Since the back of the head is large and heavy, the joint tends to break easily during posing (happened to me too... T_T).
Kotobukiya must have anticipated this, because thankfully there's one spare joint part for the back of the head included.

Optional parts that can be used in a variety of ways

Leftover parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Since the base body is the same, the basic articulation is pretty much identical to the p

Since the base body is the same, the basic articulation is pretty much identical to the previous releases.

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Poses of the bare figure (1/5)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Poses of the bare figure (2/5)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Poses of the bare figure (3/5)

Poses of the bare figure

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Poses in costume mode (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Poses in costume mode (2/4)

Poses in costume mode

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Light Armor mode poses (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Light Armor mode poses (2/4)

Light Armor mode poses

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode poses. (1/5)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode poses. (2/5)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin - Full Armor mode poses. (3/5)

Full Armor mode poses.

Together with the previous releases, Megami Device Buster Doll Gunner and Knight.

This kit is the Buster Doll Paladin, the third release in Kotobukiya's Buster Doll series. Following the same concept as before, Buster Doll Gunner's Machinika Block2-M base body is reused as-is. This time around, the concept is a swordswoman wielding a greatsword.

The base body and overall construction follow the same approach as the previous releases, so the four modes — base body / costume / Light Armor / Full Armor — are all still here. It comes with large head antenna and shoulder decorations/cape attached, but the joint strength and part connections are solid enough that stability isn't something you need to worry about. That said, the joint can break easily when posing the large, heavy back of the head — particularly, the weaker joint parts can snap if you rotate it. Thankfully there's one spare joint part included so you can swap it out, but you'll want to be careful about breakage when rotating the back of the head.

Since this is very much a variation kit following a well-established format, for this review you really just need to take a good look at the new swordswoman-style visuals. The quality of the base body is excellent, so if the style appeals to you, this is a kit you can grab without hesitation. :-)

Megami Device Buster Doll Paladin | 2024.6 | ¥6,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.