Incredible original design, and lives up to the name Durandal with his unique, and massive greatsword/railgun combo weapon. The photographs by Kotobukiya do NOT do this model justice, he looks incredible in person. And so far, is my favorite looking mecha kit I have built. He poses super well, and is quite mobile despite his chunkier frame. I can easily picture him sliding around with his boosters like an Armored Core. Overall quite stable and solid, except for a few fiddly parts on the chest and shoulders, that may need a little glue or touch-ups for stability if you want to pose it more often. Main gripe is the yellow plastic is much less "gold" in person, and a much worse, uglier, crayola goldenrod color with swirls in it, giving it a cheap look. This color also shows nib marks and stress very very easily. The garishness of that gold plastic has convinced me to re-paint him, and maybe spice up the otherwise boring and decal-less plain white and gold. Aside from the garishness of the yellow plastic in person, and the flimsier parts on the upper body, I have very few complaints. Generally I feel that koto kits are slightly overpriced because their build quality is sometimes lacking. This is one of the few I would consider paying full-price for. Attached photo is a loose snap-build before I paint him, so ignore the seams, they are actually hardly noticeable once tightly pieced together.

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