Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (1/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (2/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (3/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (4/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (5/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin (6/6)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Detail shots (1/4)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

4 types of soft-material hands

The open hand in particular has great depth to it.

Leftover parts

Maybe it's because of the slim build, but the articulation is pretty good.

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - The green clear parts that look like they're attached to the shoulders are actually

The green clear parts that look like they're attached to the shoulders are actually mounted on the torso.
They look oddly cool, but they do get in the way a bit when moving the shoulders. -.-

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Thanks to the two-stage hip joints, the leg articulation has become much more flexib

Thanks to the two-stage hip joints, the leg articulation has become much more flexible.

Wing articulation

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Cool aerial action pose (1/3)

Cool aerial action pose

Integral Discalibur action pose on the ground

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Integral Discalibur action pose in the air (1/3)

Integral Discalibur action pose in the air

Transformation

To transform, you need to disassemble all the wings and limbs as shown above.

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Rotate the purple feather sections on the wings 90 degrees, then spread them up and

Rotate the purple feather sections on the wings 90 degrees, then spread them up and down.

Separate parts for the transformation body and ankle pieces are needed.

Add the ankle parts and reattach the feet and legs.

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - The main body swaps out between the robot form and the black bird form as shown abov

The main body swaps out between the robot form and the black bird form as shown above.

Reassemble the parts to build the black bird form.

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Black bird on the stand (1/7)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Black bird on the stand (2/7)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Black bird on the stand (3/7)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Black bird on the stand (4/7)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin - Black bird on the stand (5/7)

Black bird on the stand

Underside view

Black bird with wings folded, configured in a landed pose

Together with its predecessor, the Astranagun.

Shulawga Sin from Super Robot Wars Z3: Tengoku-hen has made its appearance as a Kotobukiya plastic model. True to Kotobukiya's Super Robot Wars kit style, it already looks stunning even as a straight build. The original mech is so colorful that some colors didn't quite make it into the kit, but even so, the color separation is pretty well done and it still comes across as plenty colorful.

As is typical with Kotobukiya kits, this wasn't developed to meet the strict safety regulations required for the North American market, so there are a ton of sharp parts. That gives the whole thing a nice edgy, sharp look — but there are quite a few spots that'll poke you during assembly or when handling the finished kit. I actually drew a little blood from my finger while building it. (...)

Overall joint strength is decent enough that stability isn't really a major issue, and it can stand upright just fine even with those big wings attached. The two-stage hip joints do help extend the leg's range of motion somewhat, but the articulation itself feels a little stiff — it doesn't fold up with that satisfying snap. On the flip side, the visuals are so striking that even a slight pose looks great, and the soft-material hand parts in particular have excellent depth to them, making them a real highlight when posing.

A transformation gimmick into black bird (Kuro Tori) form is included, though it's not a full transformation — similar to the HGUC Z Gundam, it's a disassemble-and-reassemble affair. The center torso section is separate between the robot and bird forms, so you have to remove the limbs and wings from the robot body and reattach them to the bird body. Thanks to this approach, the proportions in black bird form come out really clean, and with those massive wings it makes for quite an impressive display.

This kit definitely has its merits — you get outstanding visual quality and impact from a simple straight build. That said, ¥9,200 still feels pretty steep. Kotobukiya's prices seem to be heading further and further into the stratosphere, which is a bit of a bummer. On top of that, with so many sharp parts, people with sensitive fingers might not have the most enjoyable building experience.

Anyway, if you were a big fan of this mech in the Super Robot Wars games, the quality is definitely there to justify picking it up — but the price-to-content ratio is pretty rough, so it's hard to give it an outright recommendation. :-)

Super Robot War Non Scale Shulawga Sin | 2016.12 | ¥9,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.