Kit Review

Straight build

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Size comparison with a cigarette pack. It's quite small — in fact, it's the smallest of all

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's quite small — in fact, it's the smallest of all the Super Robot Wars kits.

Size comparison with HGUC / MG.

Upper body

Head

The shape on the back of the head looks like rolled-up hair, which is pretty interesting.
It's actually a weapon called the Roll Cannon.

The uniquely shaped arms and shoulders.

Back section.

The center front of the skirt-shaped section is open.

The feminine legs.

Oh my, how embarrassing...
A look under the skirt.

The Fairlion Type-S's weapon, the Assault Blade.
It's a bit large compared to the body size.

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Posed on the included dedicated stand. Since the feet are small and it's hard to keep it st

Posed on the included dedicated stand.
Since the feet are small and it's hard to keep it standing on its own, it's much easier to just leave it on the stand.

Includes one set of open hands, one set of fists, and one sword-gripping hand.

The style and volume of the open hands are quite unique.
The fingers are really short.. ^^;

The Assault Blade with a decent level of color separation applied.

Leftover parts.

Articulation.
The unusual shape makes it a bit hard to figure out how it's supposed to move.

The arms can bend quite a bit, but..

Due to the joint structure, the shoulders can only move up and down a little.

The skirt around the waist can be angled within about a 30-degree range.

The 5 structures attached to the hem of the skirt can each rotate individually.

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Assault Blade action. Somehow, it just feels like a weapon that doesn't quite suit this fem

Assault Blade action.
Somehow, it just feels like a weapon that doesn't quite suit this feminine unit..

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - With so many things hanging off it, even a simple pose ends up looking pretty dynamic. (1/4

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - With so many things hanging off it, even a simple pose ends up looking pretty dynamic. (2/4

With so many things hanging off it, even a simple pose ends up looking pretty dynamic.

The Tesla Drive attached to the shoulders can rotate 180 degrees forward and backward.

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Tesla Drive action. (1/4)

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Tesla Drive action. (2/4)

Tesla Drive action.

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Action pose with the Sonic Swayer on the forearm rotated forward. (1/4)

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Action pose with the Sonic Swayer on the forearm rotated forward. (2/4)

Action pose with the Sonic Swayer on the forearm rotated forward.

Super Robot War Fairlion Type-S - Together with the Hückebein. The Hückebein is already on the small side, but the Fairlion T

Together with the Hückebein.
The Hückebein is already on the small side, but the Fairlion Type-S is really tiny;

The feminine character, Fairlion Type-S, has joined the Super Robot Wars lineup. It has a strangely similar vibe to Fei-Yen from Virtual-On, so it almost looks like a Katoki Hajime design — but it's actually the work of mecha designer Ono Seiji.

First of all, this kit... is really small. Just looking at the photos you might think, "oh, it's just a bit small," but seeing it in person is actually a bit of a shock..;; You'd probably expect it to be at least as big as an HGUC kit, but looking at the actual limbs, the body looks even smaller than a 1/144 Gunpla. The in-universe height is only 15.4m, so the kit ends up being smaller than every Super Robot Wars kit that came before it. You might ask, "so what's the problem with it being small?" — well, the problem is that when you consider the ¥3,500 price tag, it feels a little... rough.

Despite the small size, true to Kotobukiya's style, the color separation is done quite carefully, which means the individual parts end up being pretty tiny. As befitting a feminine unit, the skirt section's detail and articulation are fairly well done, and the rotation gimmicks for the Tesla Drive and Sonic Swayer are faithfully reproduced.

Due to the nature of the design, the range of motion isn't great, but with so many things hanging off it, the action poses still come out more dynamic than average — though the joint strength doesn't seem all that impressive. The limbs look way too frail to be holding that big Assault Blade, and since the feet are small, standing it on a flat surface is a bit of a struggle, making the stand pretty much essential. Also, compared to other recent Super Robot Wars kits, the snap-fit connections aren't as solid, so this is a kit where gluing a lot of the joints is recommended.

Overall, the quality isn't bad enough to deserve a lot of criticism, but the biggest sticking point is probably the very small size for the price. It's not quite "must-buy" quality that would justify paying MG prices for a kit smaller than an HGUC. That said, feminine mecha like this are pretty rare, so it definitely has some novelty value — and I think there's clearly an audience for it. :-)

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

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.