Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC/MG.
This one's got a pretty solid build for a 1/144 kit.

Upper body

Head with pointy ears

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - The arm section has some pretty impressive color separation. (1/3)

The arm section has some pretty impressive color separation.

Wings and backpack section.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Chunky legs. They feel a bit similar to Alteisen's, which makes sense since Alteisen is es

Chunky legs.
They feel a bit similar to Alteisen's,
which makes sense since Alteisen is essentially the Gespenst Mk-III.

Feet section.

Weapons loadout.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Mega Beam Rifle. It's interesting how the pipes have separate color separation. (1/3)

Mega Beam Rifle.
It's interesting how the pipes have separate color separation.

Hand parts.
For some reason the detail looks a little lacking compared to previous kits.

Articulation is roughly 90 degrees.
Pretty decent for its size..

Interestingly, the front skirt moves forward and backward independently.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Action poses. The limited articulation makes dynamic poses a bit tricky. (1/3)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Action poses. The limited articulation makes dynamic poses a bit tricky. (2/3)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Action poses. The limited articulation makes dynamic poses a bit tricky. (3/3)

Action pose.
The limited articulation makes dynamic poses a bit tricky.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Mega Beam Rifle firing pose. (1/6)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Mega Beam Rifle firing pose. (2/6)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Mega Beam Rifle firing pose. (3/6)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Mega Beam Rifle firing pose. (4/6)

Mega Beam Rifle firing pose.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - You can hold it with both hands too. (Which is a bit tricky with Kotobukiya kits..) (1/3)

You can hold it with both hands too. (Which is a bit tricky with Kotobukiya kits..)

You can also rotate the wings.

Wings spread out.
They're small enough that it doesn't really make much of a difference..

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - A flashy beam saber action called the Mega Plasma Cutter. (1/4)

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - A flashy beam saber action called the Mega Plasma Cutter. (2/4)

A flashy beam saber action called the Mega Plasma Cutter.

There's just this one lonely leftover part.

Super Robot War Gespenst Mk-II is a big boy.

Size comparison with the 1/144 Hückebein.
The Gespenst Mk-II is a big boy.

Together with the similarly-sized Cybuster.

Super Robot War Ges p enst Mk-II - Together with Alteisen, which has a surprisingly similar look. Technically, Alteisen is li

Together with Alteisen, which has a surprisingly similar look.
Technically, Alteisen is like the Gespenst's successor unit.

The Gespenst Mk-II, which had quite a prominent role in the SRW anime, has been released as the 11th SRW kit. Following Cybuster and Alteisen, it's another big-bodied unit — line all three up side by side and they're all about the same size. It definitely feels more substantial than your typical 1/144.

Now... you might look at the somewhat hunched posture and silhouette and think "I've seen this somewhere before!" That's because the Gespenst's mecha designer is none other than Kunio Okawara. All sorts of different designers are involved in SRW mecha design — alongside Hajime Katoki, who leads the R-series and Hückebein series, the great original Gundam designer himself has also dipped his toes in like this.

First things first — with a big kit like this you need to check the durability, and the joint strength is pretty decent for a Kotobukiya kit. The articulation isn't great, but the joints are solid enough to hold action poses, and it stands on its own without any issues. It seems like after learning their lesson with Alteisen, the hip joints on these chunky-legged kits don't get loose as easily anymore. Of course, you'll still need to glue the main parts to prevent unnecessary limb separation — that hasn't changed.

The color separation on the small yellow and red accents scattered around the body is fairly well done, and thanks to that, even though the whole body is blue, it still has a nice little bit of visual variety to it.

Overall the kit quality is solidly "decent"... but it's also the kind of kit that somehow feels a bit bland once you're done building it. Setting aside personal taste on the unique design, there's just something... a little empty about it? If you're a fan of Kunio Okawara's work or have a thing for the Gespenst, it's definitely worth building — but for anyone who doesn't know the unit's background, it's hard to imagine them reaching for this one. ^^;

Super Robot War Gespenst Mk-II | 2006. 10 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.