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MRC-F20
SUMO
Series: 1/100 Title: MRC-F20 SUMO Release Date: 1999 Suggested Price: ¥ 2500 No. of Parts: 112 + 42 polycaps Plastic colors: gold-painted transparent silver, gray, clear yellow, brown, clear purple, black Gimmicks: beam pistol, I-field Generator with 2 'beams', 2 heat fans, opening chest
Contributor: Chris 'KokopelliChindi' Knudtson Date: February 3, 2004 A gold huge plated kit from the Turn A series. This is the SUMO used by Harry Ord, captain of the royal guard.
The head is simple, a top and a bottom half the sandwich the faceplate and a polycap. You have to choose which of the faces you put in the head and switching them is a pain. The sticker for the 'closed' face looks perfect, but the silver face looks flat and fake. The head only has side-to-side motion due to its mushroom-like shape.
Again, simple. The chest is a 3 part inner structure that has some kind of 'Helical Phase Hyperoscillation Gauge-Collapser-Pile' (???) in it. This is enclosed by the gold outer armor that the cockpit, back armor, and backpack attach to. The front of the chest slides out and up to reveal the HPHGCP. The octagonal backpack has an interesting shape with a lot of panel lines. The cockpit is made of 2 halves that make the cylinder and the little Harry figure, and a clear purple cover piece. The chest plugs into a barrel-like lower torso. Its design allows the SUMO to twist in any direction like a person. This all plugs into the 3-part hip structure with no skirt armor. This is real important for the leg movement. The back of the hips has a plug for the heat fan.
As with all parts of the SUMO, the arms are massive. The shoulders/upper arms are made up of a huge inner ball that's covered by gold armor. The back plate will scrape against this somewhat when you rotate it back and scrape off the plating, so be careful. This is also where the most noticeable scars are. The elbow is a sphere, that lets the arm twist in any direction at the joint. The lower arm has an inner part with simple details that's covered in gold armor. There's a plug for the I-field generator on each arm. Hands are massive with 3 moveable joined fingers and independent trigger finger, but a fixed thumb. They attach with a ball joint to the arms. The fingers are hollow on the inside, but with the hands in fists or holding weapons, no one will notice.
The hips have a sphere-like construction that plugs into the torso. This, along with the lack of skirt armor, allows the SUMO to kneel, do a running pose, almost anything you can think of! The back of the legs has a neat raised white structure going down the back of them. There is no knee block. The awesome design of the SUMO has one sliding joint on the upper leg that plugs into a sliding joint on the lower leg. The lower leg has a part in the back that pops up to reveal some kind of inner thrusters. The flaring ankle guard covers all scars on the lower legs. The feet are large and blocky which supports the weigh of the SUMO well. Watch out how you connect the 'toe' part, the top and bottom are very similar but only the right way give the SUMO stability.
The big SUMO has some little weapons. First off a small, but chunky beam pistol. This has a golden hand guard on it that the SUMO has some problems holding and supporting. Good poses are possible, but it's a bit of a balancing act. There are two heat fans, one for fighting, and one that folds for storage on the back of the hips. The folding one is hollow on the side that faces the SUMO, but the body gets in the way of seeing most of that. The other heat fan is easily held and twists in the middle. The I-field generator is another massive, simple 3-part accessory. It plugs into either arm fine and doesn't weigh it down. Two clear beams are included, one short and one long. Both have details molded into them.
This kit is the probably best deal you could ask for, it's as impressive as a MG at a HG price. Its hands down the most flexible model I have owing to the design. Scars are barely noticeable. Almost all are hidden or in areas that you won't notice unless you know they're there. The size and gold plating just scream for attention. Painting is minimal, but painting the panel lines does wonders for presentation. I really suggest wearing gloves or something when working on this thing or you'll get fingerprints on it. This kit is has tons of great things going for it: simple, flexible, easy construction, hides scars, comes out looking like a million bucks. Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars <<back to Gundam |
