OLD Victory Gundam

1/144 Rig Shokew

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew Box
Release 1993.11
Price ¥500
BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info
OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Box side view (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Box side view (2/2)

Box side view

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Runners

Runners

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Clear runners, background card, and polycap frame runner.

Clear runners, background card, and polycap frame runner.

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Some runners can be stacked and assembled all at once.

Some runners can be stacked and assembled all at once.

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Parts (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Manual & design specs on the back of the card (1/3) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Manual & design specs on the back of the card (2/3) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Manual & design specs on the back of the card (3/3)

Manual & design specs on the back of the card

Straight build + Stickers

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew (2/2)

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Clear stand, beam shield, and beam sabers

Clear stand, beam shield, and beam sabers

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - The polycap frame for the skirt isn't used.

The polycap frame for the skirt isn't used.

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Weapons included: beam rifle, hand beam gun, beam fan, and more.

Weapons included: beam rifle, hand beam gun, beam fan, and more.

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Limb articulation

Limb articulation

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Hand beam gun action (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Hand beam gun action (2/2)

Hand beam gun action

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Beam saber action

Beam saber action

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Beam rifle action (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Beam rifle action (2/2)

Beam rifle action

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Beam saber + beam shield action (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Beam saber + beam shield action (2/2)

Beam saber + beam shield action

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - With the background card.

With the background card.

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Background card action (1/2) OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - Background card action (2/2)

Background card action

OLD 1/144 Rig Shokew - With the 1/144 Zoloat.

With the 1/144 Zoloat.

The Rig Shokew is the 13th kit in the old 1/144 V Gundam series. It's got a name that's a bit of a mouthful, and the body is molded entirely in a single yellow color with minimal seals used, so the straight build looks a little plain, to be honest.

Design-wise, it's a Zanscare Empire mobile suit, but the body silhouette looks more like a Federation unit, which makes it a bit confusing to place. It feels like the same old pattern repeating itself — Zanscare Empire kits, being the villain faction, tend to get the short end of the stick when it comes to color separation.

The kit stays true to the series concept, carrying over the polycap frame, clear runners, and background card. The only exception is the skirt-fixing polycap for the lower body, which wasn't reused here. The background card features a newly drawn space setting.

Interestingly, this kit has noticeably better joint strength compared to its predecessors. The joints hold well, but the shoulder range of motion is unusually limited, which makes posing a bit of a hassle.

The Rig Shokew is a pretty obscure unit that only die-hard Gundam fans would recognize, so it's at least noteworthy that it got a 1/144 release at all. Outside of having surprisingly solid joints for an old kit, there isn't much else to recommend here. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.11.12]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.