Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Size comparison with HGUC / MG. It's right in the middle.

Size comparison with HGUC / MG
It's just about right in the middle size-wise.

Upper body. The color combination is quite striking.

Head

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Left arm and the triple Gatling cannon mounted on it (1/3)

Left arm and the triple Gatling cannon mounted on it

Right arm and the Stag Beetle Crasher mounted on it

The chunky backpack.

Legs

Two rubber pipes are attached to the heels, adding a nice touch of detail.

Yeah... articulation is something like less than 90 degrees, so...

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Probably because there's so much stuff hanging off the forearms, the elbow polycaps are weak a

Probably because there's so much stuff hanging off the forearms, the elbow polycaps are weak and the arms pop off easily.
Since you can just glue this part down, it's better for your sanity to go ahead and do that.

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Firing pose (1/3)

Firing pose

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Gatling cannon, fire! (1/3)

Gatling cannon, fire!

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Pincer attack (1/3)

Pincer attack

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - The left arm's Gatling cannon has a sword stored inside — lift the locking pin and it can be d

The left arm's Gatling cannon has a sword stored inside —
Lift the locking pin and it can be detached.

Draw!

Super Robot War Wildw u rger - Sword action (1/3)

Sword action

Together with the Hückebein.
You can feel Hajime Katoki's presence in both of them.

Following the Hückebein, the third Super Robot Wars kit is the Wildwurger Heavy Armor. This time around, the Wildwurger was released in its heavy armor form — the Jacket Armor additional plating layered over the slim base body (commonly known as the High Mobility Type). Of course, given the small scale, the armor isn't removable; it's just modeled in the fully armored configuration.

As a kit, this is technically the second Super Robot Wars kit developed, and the quality has improved quite a bit compared to the Hückebein. It almost feels like the mold technology jumped up several levels overnight. Even at the small 1/144 scale, the color separation is really nice, so even a straight build gives you a great range of colors.

Compared to the Hückebein with its flimsy polycaps, the overall polycap strength is much better here, and the chronic shoulder and knee joint popping issues have been significantly reduced. (Meaning they're not completely gone, though...) That said, because there's a lot of weaponry hanging off the forearms, the forearm polycaps are a bit weak and do pop off — but since it's a part you can safely glue, just bond it and you're good.

Of course, like the Hückebein, the articulation is pretty lacking, but the proportions, design, and colors are so good that it looks great with even a little posing. Being a Hajime Katoki design — someone who's involved in most modern Gunpla engineering — it gives off a slight Gundam vibe while still having plenty of that Super Robot Wars personality.

Also, the Wildwurger's signature weapons — the triple Gatling cannon and the Stag Beetle Crasher — are both reproduced with impressive precision for the scale, and details like the rubber pipes on the back of the ankles show that a lot of care went into the finer points.

All in all, this is a kit that's in a completely different league from the Hückebein, and it's one of the most worthwhile builds across the entire Super Robot Wars kit lineup. That said, the snap-fit connections are still a bit iffy in places, so it's pretty much essential to glue any joints that feel loose. Kotobukiya kits tend to have pretty inconsistent quality, but the Wildwurger is surprisingly good for an early release. Even if you've had your doubts about Kotobukiya kits, you can build this one with a feel that's pretty close to a Bandai Gunpla.

Either way, if you're a fan of Hajime Katoki's designs or a Super Robot Wars fan, this is a great kit worth giving a shot. :-)

Super Robot War Wildwurger | 2004. 10 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.