Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC / MG.
The build surpasses the standard size of a 1/100 Gunpla.

Beefy upper body

Head

The Grungust series really doesn't mess around with those shoulder pads..

The arms with killer color separation

Back section

Those two massive drills on the back are quite a sight.

The skirt section.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - The legs. Fantastic color separation as expected. (1/3)

The legs.
Fantastic color separation as expected.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - The large and small Type-3 Zankantou. Sharp-eyed folks will notice it's the same sword as D

The large and small Type-3 Zankantou.
Sharp-eyed folks will notice it's the same sword as Dygenguar's..
Well, the sword was originally named after the Grungust Type-3, so it's called the Type-3 Zankantou,
and Dygenguar just borrowed it..

Hands include 1 set of fists/open hands and 1 sword-gripping hand.

Leftover parts

Articulation is decent enough.

The small wing-like structures on the forearms can also rotate.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Holding the massive Type-3 Zankantou. (1/3)

Holding the massive Type-3 Zankantou.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - The joints are pretty solid, so it holds that big sword up in the air without any trouble.

The joints are pretty solid, so it holds that big sword up in the air without any trouble.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Action poses with the small Type-3 Zankantou before deploying. (1/3)

Action poses with the small Type-3 Zankantou before deploying.

Pull the drills off the back for a moment..

and swap them in place of the hands to mount on the arms.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Drill Boost Knuckle action! The shoulder joints are solid enough to hold it straight up ver

Drill Boost Knuckle action!
The shoulder joints are solid enough to hold it straight up vertically.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Double Drill Boost Knuckle action! (1/4)

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Double Drill Boost Knuckle action! (2/4)

Double Drill Boost Knuckle action!

Together with the Grungust Type-0.

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 - Both are masterpieces with great builds and killer color separation. The joints are surpris

Both are masterpieces with great builds and killer color separation.
The joints are surprisingly solid for their size, making them some of the highest quality kits in the Kotobukiya lineup.

Together with the Hückebein.
The Grungust is basically 1/100 scale in size.

Following the Grungust Type-0, the Type-3 has now been released. Just like the Type-0, the Type-3 is quite a large kit, and it shows off an incredibly complex and flashy color separation that's every bit as impressive as the Type-0's. As you build it, you'll find color separation in all sorts of places that Bandai would never bother with, and the color scheme itself is even more vivid and eye-catching than the Type-0 — almost to the point of feeling a little over-the-top.

For starters, the sheer size puts it among the largest Super Robot Wars kits out there, with a build that easily dwarfs most MGs. The overall quality is very similar to the Type-0 — it's a high-quality kit with incredible color separation, decent articulation, and surprisingly solid joint strength that you wouldn't expect from Kotobukiya(?).

This kit includes the two Type-3 Zankantou from Dygenguar's kit, runners and all — and as the name suggests, these swords originally belong to the Grungust Type-3. With Dygenguar, the joint strength was a bit shaky when holding that big Zankantou, but the original owner's — the Grungust Type-3's — joints are solid enough to hold any pose without issue.

As you can tell just from the photos without any explanation, this is a great kit with stunning color separation and solid build quality. The color combination is flashy, though... I'd say the Type-0, with its crisp contrast between black and bright colors, has a slightly more composed feel to its design. Either way, even if you've had doubts about Kotobukiya's quality, this is a recommended kit you can dive into without hesitation. :-)

Super Robot War Grungust Type-3 | 2009. 3 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.