Kit Review

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MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version (1/2)

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version (2/2)

Upper body front shot

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - The arms. The plating thickness is a bit uneven, so you can sometimes get color d

The arms. The plating thickness is a bit uneven, so
you can sometimes get color differences like a two-tone plating effect, like on the forearm in the photo above.

The arms have quite a few visible gate marks.

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - Mirror-smooth and chunky leg cylinders... There are gate marks on the seam lines,

Mirror-smooth and chunky leg cylinders... There are gate marks on the seam lines, but
the shine is so strong they're not really that noticeable.

The inner frame is standard molded plastic.

Head section

The whole body is just dripping with gloss.

Action pose.

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - The included 1/20 Char figure. It's the same one that comes with the Zaku II Char

The included 1/20 Char figure.
It's the same one that comes with the Zaku II Char's Custom coating version.

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - Alongside the normal version MG Rick Dom Char's Custom. The normal version Char's

Alongside the normal version MG Rick Dom Char's Custom.
The normal version Char's Rick Dom includes Char's custom rifle, but it's not included in this coating version.
That's because this kit is just the standard mass-production Rick Dom kit with plating applied.

Together with the coating & clear limited edition mass-production Rick Dom.

All four Rick Doms assembled!

Together with the official coating version Zaku II Char's Custom.

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - The impact of that red plating... The Rick Dom's plating is a more vivid and deep

The impact of that red plating... The Rick Dom's plating is a more vivid and deeper red.

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - The overall plating quality is clearly better on the Rick Dom coating version. Yo

The overall plating quality is clearly better on the Rick Dom coating version.
You can see the Zaku's legs reflected in the Rick Dom's leg cylinders.
(If you look closely, you can also spot me shooting in my tank top and my camera too ;)

MG Char's Rick-Dom ~ Coating version - True to its reputation as *that guy's* personal unit, this kit has an intense red

True to its reputation as *that guy's* personal unit, this kit has an intense red shine.

The Rick Dom Char's Custom has been released as a plated limited edition. There's already a normal version MG Rick Dom Char's Custom, but this kit was released as a limited edition before that — it's essentially the standard mass-production Rick Dom kit with plating applied. So Char's custom rifle that came with the MG Rick Dom Char's Custom is not included here.

The overall plating quality is incredibly smooth, giving the entire body a mirror-like feel all over. Just looking at the photos above, you can see plenty of shots where the camera is reflected like a mirror, right? ^^ The big chunky leg cylinders in particular offer enough reflectivity to check whether you've got spinach stuck in your teeth. (Speaking from experience...? ;) That said, this level of high-reflectivity plating doesn't fully come through in studio photography, so just know that in person it shines even more brilliantly than in the photos.

A 1/20 Char figure is also included, and it's the exact same one that comes with the Zaku II Char's Custom coating version, one of the official coating releases. Comparing the plating quality to the Zaku II Char's Custom coating version, this one is significantly better.

Either way, in terms of reflectivity and shine as a plated kit, this one is absolutely top-tier. :-)

MG Char' Rick-Dom ~ Coating version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.