Kit Review
Straight build
Looking up close, you can clearly tell that compared to the normal version (left), the Metallic Color version (right)
definitely has pearl added, giving it a noticeably higher gloss.
Straight build
Looking up close, you can clearly tell that compared to the normal version (left), the Metallic Color version (right)
definitely has pearl added, giving it a noticeably higher gloss.
This kit is the Rein Weißritter Metallic Color ver., released as an overseas exclusive alongside the Dygenguar, and features an Extra Finish-style coating in the Kotobukiya fashion.
The Rein Weißritter itself already sports one of the most striking color combinations in Kotobukiya's Super Robot Wars lineup, and with the semi-gloss metallic coating added on top, it looks even more dazzling and glamorous. In photos it's not dramatically different from the normal version, but in person you can easily tell the matte normal version apart from the semi-gloss metallic one. Compared to the Dygenguar Metallic Color version released alongside it, the color shift from the normal version is actually a bit more noticeable here.
The original kit already had decent joint strength, and with the coating applied it feels even tighter, so it holds any pose nice and firmly. The arm and waist joints in particular are pretty impressive — they can hold up that massive Howling Launcher horizontally without any trouble. ^^
The articulation was never really its strong suit to begin with, but this thing has such a stunning and flashy color combination and proportions that just standing it on a shelf is more than enough to make it look imposing. Kits that look this good straight out of the box with no extra work are pretty rare — you could probably count them on one hand. And on top of that, despite being a limited coating version, it was sold at the same price as the normal version, so the value for money is really outstanding. Kotobukiya, you're too good to us! :-)
Super Robot War Rein Weiβritter : Metalic Color ver. | 2010. 8 | ¥4,800
AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.