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The year is 2026. You’ve built a so many gunpla kits, your shelves are packed with chonky boys. But something is missing. It’s starting to look like a sausage fest. Your collection needs some feminine energy. So you pick up one of those “mecha musume” kits featuring cute female characters. She looks great on the box art. But then you build her. She’s tiny. Not just that, her proportions are silly. Her head is too big for her body. Her arms are fragile, and can’t hold her huge weapons without breaking off at the wrist or elbow. And painting her? Forget about it. the parts are just too small. Once you put together just one of her limbs, you’ll start to second guess your purchase. Enter Starflower Lily. This astonishingly beautiful kit has none of these problems. First of all, at roughly 8.5 inches, she’s taller than most Master Grade kits. Her proportions are heroic, long and graceful. Her joints are extremely well designed. Even with metallic paint applied, she maintains her full range of motion. The kit comes with an incredible array of build options. Her body, her rifle, her lance, and shield, all have multiple “psychoframe” colors to choose from. I chose clear orange to match her flaming head, but there’s also clear blue and a lovely shade of gold. Her head has three options, each of which is magnetized at the neck for quick-swapping between them. Her main weapon can be converted into a skirt. Her chest has “flesh” or “robot” parts to choose from, and while this part is not magnetic, it’s rather easy to switch out. Her hand options are numerous and very well designed. The ones that grasp her weapons are integrated into the weapon handles, which is a brilliant choice for practical posing reasons, especially considering how huge the weapons are. Finally, this kit comes with some really nice waterslide decals, and the display stand is the best you will find anywhere. I cannot recommend this kit enough. It is the best female robot model kit ever designed, and nothing else comes close.

I don’t watch IBO, but this Mobile suit is really cool. The build is fun and easy. This kit is highly flexible and does great poses. The silhouette is reminiscent of Armored Core or Zone of the Enders. One of the best features is the simple hand design which is just a little claw that can hold pretty much anything.

This is obviously the ReHaize. Just as Neo Zeon stole the Hazenthley and painted it red, according to the lore, “Wildfire Models” has somehow produced this incredible work of space piracy. At half the price which Bandai would have charged. I painted mine green.

The Messala is a super advanced Titans mobile armor, and this kit does it justice. It has a surprising amount of “shelf presence.” It’s bigger than a Gaplant, and although as not as tall as a Baund Doc, certainly looks heavier due to its beefy limbs and enormous thrusters. It’s like a Byarlant on steroids. Its undercarriage is nicely sculpted, so you get the feel of very high-tech machinery covered in thick armor plating. It’s a great kit for AoZ kitbashing as well. For example, the thrusters could be combined with a Hazel to make a Kelderek Holst. Another great feature of this kit is the fantastic display stand, which comes with slots and compartments for all the optional parts and accessories. This display stand is fully adjustable, complete with metal screws to make it more robust, and even has adapter parts for use with other model kits.

A little overpriced. Comes with 2 bayonet beam rifles and 3 huge shields. Not sure what to do with them, as there’s no way it could carry all 3 without the arms falling off. I put one of the shields on his back, which looks good. The knees are a little weak, but not as bad as the YujiaoLand ZZ Gundam legs. Overall an awesome upgrade to one of the best mobile suits of all time. The most difficult part of the build is the wings. The instructions are misleading, and the assembly requires a lot of glue and drilling.

This kit is a refreshing change from your average Gunpla kits. It also feels like a more realistic design. A natural progression for Boston Dynamics style quadrupeds with huge tank cannons. Some of the parts are tiny, but the build is still pretty quick. More complex than an HG, but not as many parts as an RG. Also the little scavenger works well as a multipurpose desk accessory (see pics). To top it off, this kit has some of the best female mini pilot figurines available anywhere.

Arr matey, this Crossbone Gundam here do be far more than worth the askin’ price. And smuggle yerself a cache of booty with a resin kit too. Shiver me timbers! 🏴‍☠️

The ultimate resin conversion kit for the ultimate prototype mobile suit. Stellar quality and presentation. Five stars.

This kit is awesome. Surprisingly big, elegant design. Wonderful poses. Cool equipment. Quick, fun build time.

The photos speak for themselves. I love this kit. Mine isn't even that good compared to what is possible with this resin. Yes, it's expensive. Yes, it's a lot of work. Yes, it's worth it.

The kit comes with several hand options. Fists, shooting poses, and open palm. The fingers are non-articulated, which is my preference. The hand armor looks much cooler than the default square design in the MG kit.