OLD Silhouette Formula 91 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai

Release 1992.12

Price ¥1,800

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Runners (1/7)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Runners (2/7)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Runners (3/7)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Runners (4/7)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Runners (5/7)

Runners

Stickers and seals

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Newly added runners for the RXF91 Kai. The rest are the same runners carried over from the origi

Newly added runners for the RXF91 Kai. The rest are the same runners carried over from the original 1/100 RXF91.

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Parts diagram (1/3)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (1/8)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (2/8)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (3/8)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (4/8)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (5/8)

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Manual (6/8)

Manual

Straight build + stickers & seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Some of the original RXF91 parts are left over as leftover parts.

Limb articulation is the same as the RXF91.

New Vesbar articulation

The Vesbar itself also has some articulated sections.

Beam rifle + beam shield action pose

Beam saber + beam shield action pose

OLD 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai - Vesbar attack pose (1/3)

Vesbar attack pose

Together with the original Gundam RXF91.

The 6th entry in the Silhouette Formula series is the 1/100 Gundam RXF91 Kai, the successor to the RXF91. As you can see in the comparison photos above, it's a version with changes to the upper body, shoulders, Vesbar, and weapons compared to the RXF91. The larger Vesbar does give it a beefier, more voluminous look, but since more parts remain unchanged than not, it doesn't really feel like a drastically different unit.

The limbs and basic frame are carried straight over from the 1/100 RXF91, so the structural characteristics are identical — but the larger weapons and Vesbar make the joint strength feel relatively worse by comparison. The hands don't seem to have enough grip strength to hold the big rifle securely, and the heavier Vesbar makes it harder to keep the body balanced. All of this makes the overall build quality feel like a step down from the RXF91.

The larger Vesbar does at least make firing poses look more dynamic, but aside from that, the structural instability stands out more than any improvements. If they were going to do a variation, they really should have either made more significant changes throughout, or at least reinforced the structure to handle the added bulk.

All in all, this is a variation that doesn't quite match the quality of the original — it's not a kit I'd really recommend unless you're specifically trying to collect the entire Silhouette Formula series. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.10.16]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.