Series: Master Grade (MG) 1/100
Title: MS-09R Rick Dom
Release Date: 10/1999
Suggested Price: ¥ 4000
No. of Parts: ??? + polycaps + film stickers + dry transfers
Plastic colors: purple, black, red, gray
Gimmicks: giant bazooka, beam bazooka, heat saber

Introduction

Contributor: Elliott "Hiddenpower" Solomon
Date: October 20, 2003

First up I'd like to say this kit is huge. Although it's short, the legs and stocky proportions make it beastly in comparison to any other model (save the MG Dom).

Head

This is a nice head; the mono-eye is attached to a polycap inside the skull and is protected by a plastic visor which can be removed. If you want to adjust the eye position, its accomplished by removing the outer armor of the head, which is well engineered and easy to do.

Torso

The torso on this baby is fairly standard. It's nice and heavy though which makes the model seem a lot bigger when you pick it up. The heat saber is attached to the back with a simple clip that fits around the blade and is stopped by the handle.

Arms

This is one of the things I really love this model for. The arms are beautifully made and have no visible seam lines, although there are some seam lines on the ball part of the shoulder but they don't show that badly. The most important thing about this model is the beautiful hands it has; each finger is individually poseable on a ball joint and are jointed in the middle as well. The arms are pretty strong and as you will see from my pictures it can
hold the Beam bazooka off the desk with ease.

Legs

I really like these legs despite having such huge feet (no that does not mean it's good in bed :p). They have a lot of mobility and the Rick Dom can accomplish most poses you want to try.

Weapons and Accessories

The giant bazooka is the same as the one that comes with the Dom. It's nice but the barrel shows too easily that the inside isn't hollow. The beam bazooka however doesn't show that it isn't hollow the entire way through as it's just deep enough to obscure your sight of the bottom. Also, be warned this thing is huge.

Conclusion

Overall this model is my favorite out of my currently built Master Grade kits and I'd rate it over the MG Nu as being the best kit overall as it's absolutely flawless (whereas the MG Nu has the annoyingly loose fin funnels).

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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