Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - First, the Snipe + armored body configuration. (1/6)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - First, the Snipe + armored body configuration. (2/6)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - First, the Snipe + armored body configuration. (3/6)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - First, the Snipe + armored body configuration. (4/6)

First, the Snipe + armored body configuration.

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Detail shots (1/4)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The long-range sniper gun barrel can be swapped between two different styles.

Snipe and Grapple each come with 3 face parts,
and Grapple has a wider variety of expressions.

The helmet can be configured in two different styles.

Snipe's helmet and Grapple's helmet.

Six large hands are included exclusively for Grapple.

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Three neck parts in different colors are included separately so you can attach heads from oth

Three neck parts in different colors are included separately so you can attach heads from other kits as well.

Leftover parts.

Snipe's base body.

The back of the head is articulated.

To switch to Grapple, you have to disassemble the body and swap out all the skin-tone parts.

Grapple's base body.

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Snipe and Grapple base body poses. (1/4)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Snipe and Grapple base body poses. (2/4)

Snipe and Grapple base body poses.

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Switching to the armored configuration means yet another round of disassembly and reassembly

Switching to the armored configuration means yet another round of disassembly and reassembly — what a pain. (I'm losing my mind here..)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Snipe action poses. (1/3)

Snipe action poses.

Snipe action poses 2.

Snipe — action poses with helmet on.

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple - Snipe fully masked, kneeling shooting pose. (1/3)

Snipe fully masked, kneeling shooting pose.

Grapple with armor on.

Grapple action poses.

Grapple — kneeling action poses.

Grapple action poses with helmet on.

Together with the previous release, Assault.

Kotobukiya's new girlpla mechanic model kit lineup — the second entry in the WISM Megami Device series, Snipe/Grapple, has been released. The overall structure is the same as the previous Assault/Scout, with more than half the runners being reused.

This kit lets you build two different characters — Snipe with a light skin tone and Grapple with a bronzed skin tone — but there's still only one body, so you have to keep disassembling and reassembling to switch between them, which is a bit of a hassle. On top of that, switching to the armored configuration requires yet another round of disassembly, and the helmet comes in two styles as well, so you can put together quite a wide variety of combinations.

Lately, both Bandai and Kotobukiya have been putting out a lot of kits with tons of possible configurations, but honestly, working through all those combinations one by one is quite the grind.. (^^;) It's not exactly fun from a reviewer's standpoint, but I guess these kinds of kits are selling well these days.

Snipe is, as the name suggests, a sniper-concept character armed with a long-range sniper gun, and the barrel can be swapped between two different styles. Grapple is a cat-themed character, and there's a fun factor in posing her with those big hands in a clawing action.

The overall articulation and joint strength are solid, so posing is pretty easy — though because the feet are small, you'll often need the included stand. One thing to note: the swap-out hands tend to pop off at the wrist pretty frequently, which can get annoying.

Anyway, if you're into girlpla mechanic model kits, this is definitely one worth checking out — have a look at the style, and if it's your thing, it's well worth picking up. :-)

Megami Device Snipe / Grapple | 2017.1 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.