Kotobukiya Metal Gear

Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.]

Kit Review

Straight build

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (1/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (2/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (3/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (4/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (5/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (6/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (7/8) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Various angles (8/8)

Various angles

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Detail shots. The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blow

Detail shots.
The overall look shows battle damage with numerous armor panels blown off.

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Cockpit hatch open

Cockpit hatch open

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Accessory figures included in the box

Accessory figures included in the box

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - The hatch opens, gimmicks, and articulation are all the same as the original, but Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - The hatch opens, gimmicks, and articulation are all the same as the original, but Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - The hatch opens, gimmicks, and articulation are all the same as the original, but

The hatch opens, gimmicks, and articulation are all the same as the original,
but some hatches are set as having been blown off from damage.

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - There are quite a lot of leftover parts. In other words, that's just how many area

There are quite a lot of leftover parts.
In other words, that's just how many areas are depicted as damaged.

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Boarding scene recreation (1/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Boarding scene recreation (2/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Boarding scene recreation (3/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Boarding scene recreation (4/4)

Boarding scene recreation

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose (1/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose (2/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose (3/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose (4/4)

Action pose

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose 2 (1/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose 2 (2/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose 2 (3/4) Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Action pose 2 (4/4)

Action pose 2

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] - Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex. Think of this kit as a damaged versio

Comparison with the original Metal Gear Rex.
Think of this kit as a damaged version of the original Rex with a large number of its weapons and armor panels blown off.

This kit is the Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] released as part of Kotobukiya's Metal Gear series. Based on the previously released Metal Gear Rex, it's a kit where a large number of armor panels and weapons have been swapped out for damaged parts. It's essentially a damaged version, and no fewer than 6 brand-new runners have been added.

The basic frame, joints, and accessory layout are the same as the original. All the head/torso/leg articulation and extension gimmicks, as well as the missile hatch open gimmick, are carried over intact. That said, since a good number of the hatch covers on the legs and torso are depicted as destroyed, there are fewer areas that actually open up. The leg extension gimmick and cockpit hatch open gimmick are also still there, and with solid joint strength you can pull off all kinds of unique poses.

Since the damaged parts are applied from head to toe, comparing it to the original kit it feels like more than half the exterior has changed. As a result, quite a few of the original intact parts end up as leftover parts. Still, for a variation kit this damaged version has a surprisingly strong sense of originality — even for me, having built the original Rex twice, it felt genuinely fresh. The level of detail put into recreating all those broken areas all over the place is really something, and it makes you think, "yep, that's Kotobukiya for you."

So this damaged version kit delivers a different kind of fun thanks to new sculpts that exceed expectations. Since the original kit is from 2012, the snap-fit can be a little iffy in some spots, and you may need to glue certain parts together. Even so, the overall sculpt, build experience, and visuals all make for an attractive mecha kit. Whether you're a Metal Gear fan or just someone who enjoys this kind of mecha model kit, this seems like a fun kit well worth recommending. :-)

Metal Gear Rex [Metal Gear Solid 4 Ver.] | 2016.10 | ¥9,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.