#MASS PRODUCTION EVA 01 MOVIE#

It would have made more sense to include Rei, Gendo, or even Kozo. Asuka wore her pilot suit throughout the Eva-05 encounter (and I don't think she even wore the dress at all in the movie), and Koji had nothing to do with Eva-05 at all. Inexplicably, the model also comes with Asuka in a dress and Koji model figures for you to paint. The Lance of Longinus is not included, despite the fact that every Eva-05 (technically) used that weapon. Also included is a black pallet rifle which is nice, but makes no sense as not only did the Eva-05 not use this weapon, but it never even appeared in the same scenes as them.

#MASS PRODUCTION EVA 01 MOVIE#

The glaive needs to be painted black, which makes no sense considering in the movie it was entirely black aside from the gleam on the edge of the blade and the dark grey handle. There is no entry plug, or mechanism for it. Disappointing the Lilith head wasn't included, but understandable as a human face is more difficult to make than a robot's. This is so the head can fit on with the wings, as they take up too much space for the standard head. Face is at the same location as standard). The second head included is simply the standard grinning head, with the neck inverted (curving upside down. It's also difficult to stand/pose when the wings are on, so I recommend putting up strings to make it 'fly'. The wings are also huge, and take up a lot of space. The arms also don't bend, and the shoulders are very limited once the wings are put on. This is the only 97' model I have (other than the disappointing but very rare Sachiel), so I'm not sure if it's the entire line or just this model, but it lacks the rubber limbs the newer models have. I honestly recommend just painting/drawing on the lips/teeth. It's 90% white though, requires a large amount of black paint to look like it does in both the movie and image above, and the stickers are very flimsy+difficult to apply. Five sets of hands are included, as are the Pallet Gun, Progressive Knife, Two swords (long & short) with scabbards, the inner Eva head and a red metallic-plated 'core.Once finished, the product looks just fine. Also, in addition to doing all the things that the LM-HG kits do, this kit's shoulder panels open (both sides) for weapon storage, and a plug-in power pack (takes 2 AAA batteries) lights up the EVA logos on its shoulders. This structure, the designers say, give it durability and possibility well beyond what you are used to seeing in Bandai HG and MG kits. This rubber suit is then covered in turn by the usual outer plastic panels. An inner, posable skeleton of heavy-duty, semi-hard plastic is covered by soft, black, rubber covers that conceal the inner frame at the 'gaps' in the EVA's armour at joints, on the abdomen and other places. The basic structure is completely different from the existing LM-HG kits.

The completed item stands 34.5cm high, bigger than nearly every other EVA kit that has been released. Without question, this is the ultimate EVA kit.

Mass production eva 01