Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Various angles (1/6)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Various angles (2/6)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Various angles (3/6)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Detail shots (1/4)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Outer armor removed

Frame shots.

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Frame detail shots. The Eva series frames are basically all identical. (1/4)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Frame detail shots. The Eva series frames are basically all identical. (2/4)

Frame detail shots.
The Eva series frames are basically all identical.

The parts at the back of the neck have been changed from the existing Unit-00/01/02.

Weapon loadout.

A new weapon has been added — a long, ultra-long-range rifle.

Ultra-long-range rifle details and articulated parts

A total of 16 hands are included — that's 2 more than the Unit-01 DX set and Unit-00.

The 2 additional hands included specifically for the ultra-long-range rifle

The new hands lock securely into the grooves on the ultra-long-range rifle.

Being dedicated hands, they fit together really cleanly.

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - The entry plug gimmick and the progressive knife storage gimmick in the shoulder are the same a

The entry plug gimmick and the progressive knife storage gimmick in the shoulder are the same as before.

A few leftover parts

The articulation is identical to Unit-01/Unit-00/Unit-02.

The butt-poke pose from the box art (...)

Progressive knife draw pose

Progressive knife action

Palette rifle action

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Unit-08's signature pose — ultra-long-range rifle firing stance (1/4)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha - Unit-08's signature pose — ultra-long-range rifle firing stance (2/4)

Unit-08's signature pose — ultra-long-range rifle firing stance

Thanks to the dedicated hands, it pairs really well with the main body.

Ultra-long-range rifle firing pose in a slightly different stance

Together with RG Evangelion Unit-00/Unit-01/Unit-02.

Straight build

This kit is the RG Evangelion Production Model (Wille Custom) Unit-08 alpha, the fourth release in the RG Eva series. Like the previous kits, most of the body uses the same construction as before with just the molded colors changed, while the head and a few other parts have been revised and new weapons added. This time around, the new weapon is a very elongated ultra-long-range rifle.

So all the structural characteristics, articulation, joint strength, and gimmicks of the body are identical to the RG Unit-01/Unit-00/Unit-02. It's capable of a wide variety of poses thanks to its impressive articulation, but it's still a kit where you need to move the joints carefully due to their somewhat finicky nature. (Photos of the articulation and more detailed info are all covered in the RG Evangelion Unit-01 review)

So for this review, you'll want to focus on what sets it apart from the previous Evas. The most striking thing is the soft, rosy pink molded color — it has a subtle yet premium feel to it. The parts that changed on the body are the head and some parts on the back, and the uniquely shaped head has been cleanly pulled off with excellent color separation.

The most novel part worth checking out in this kit is ultimately the ultra-long-range rifle — it's not as bulky as the positron rifle that came with the Unit-00 DX set, but it's even longer. And it's not just long — the distinctive barrel section has been rendered in great three-dimensional detail, with a level of sculpting that really suits the RG title.

The Evangelion series has always been a string of color variant releases from the start, but each one has such a strong, distinctive color palette that you never really get tired of them. And a beautiful, delicate pink Eva at that!!! If this is your kind of thing, it's a high-quality RG kit that's well worth building :-)

RG Evangelion Unit-08 alpha | 2021.1 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.