Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
Yep, it's small..

Upper body

Head

Back section

Nadesico Alstromeria - Arms and legs (1/3)

Arms and legs

This kit also includes a same-scale Batta.

The unmanned weapon, Batta.
Looks like a creepy bug.. -.-

The underside is even more disgustingly detailed.

The Alstromeria can also detach its Assault Pit, just like the Aestivalis.

The Assault Pit, which is basically a core fighter of sorts

Nadesico Alstromeria - Unlike the Aestivalis, it has a unique weapon on the forearms. You remove the armor panels on both sid

Unlike the Aestivalis, it has a unique weapon on the forearms.
You remove the armor panels on both sides of the forearm, attach the 3 claws, and then..

Nadesico Alstromeria - ...slide them forward like this to wrap around the fist, and you've got the close-combat claw configur

...slide them forward like this to wrap around the fist, and you've got the close-combat claw configuration.

Leftover parts.

The articulation isn't much different from the Aestivalis.

Nadesico Alstromeria - Striking a pose.. (1/3)

Striking a pose..

Nadesico Alstromeria - Rail gun firing pose (1/4)

Nadesico Alstromeria - Rail gun firing pose (2/4)

Rail gun firing pose

Nadesico Alstromeria - Alstromeria's signature close-combat claw action pose (1/4)

Nadesico Alstromeria - Alstromeria's signature close-combat claw action pose (2/4)

Alstromeria's signature close-combat claw action pose

Comparison with the Aestivalis.
The head, shoulders, forearms, knees, and backpack are different.

Nadesico Alstromeria - The wing section of the backpack is the same as the Aestivalis, which serves as the base unit for the

The wing section of the backpack is the same as the Aestivalis, which serves as the base unit for the Black Sarena.

Nadesico Alstromeria - Together with the 3 previously released Aestivalis units. They're all so tiny it feels like splitting

Together with the 3 previously released Aestivalis units.
They're all so tiny it feels like splitting hairs... ;

The Alstromeria has been released as the latest addition to Kotobukiya's Nadesico series. It's essentially developed as a successor to the Aestivalis, with changes to the head, shoulders, forearms, knees, and more. The rest of the parts are shared with the existing Aestivalis kits, so at a glance it doesn't look all that different aside from the color scheme — and the kit's characteristics are pretty much the same too.

It's a very small kit, but true to Kotobukiya form, a lot of parts go into it — (I always wonder where all those parts end up;) — the articulation is decent, and the joint strength is solid, so it's pretty easy to pose.

One unique feature of the Alstromeria is that it can be equipped with claws on the forearms — you can attach a total of 6 claws across both arms to set it up as a close-combat weapon configuration.

It's a series that keeps milking the same mold over and over, but each one has its own distinctive color scheme and they're fairly easy to build, so if you're a Nadesico fan, this seems like a kit you can have a good time with. :-)

Nadesico Alstromeria | 2009. 11 | ¥2,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.