[ShiShiLeo]

Bioman Robo is complete.





Thoughts: The Bioman robo is classic blocky sentai and the kit doesn't disappoint in the looks department. It is simple design and the accessories are nice and minimal. For people who can only dream of ever owning the original DX toy, the Mini-Pla is an excellent stand in. But I might still caution those who aren't experienced with model kits.

The fully assembled kit is great, with really good transformation. But the build process was perhaps more laborious than any other mini-pla kit I've done. Strangely, I had some pieces that didn't fit flush and I had to do a bit of sanding and remolding to get it right. And I can't even tell if it was just a particular bad mold- from my experience, it actually looks like just a bad fitting piece and all kits will be like this.

Worse yet are the stickers. I actually like the retro look of most of them, but the problem is they don't fit as perfect as you might be used to. Stickers kind of run off the edge ever so much, which means when you handle the model the stickers will peel and whiten. A lot of these stickers it would be very hard to replace with paint; at least with my typical techniques.

On the bright side, you only build 2 things here. Which was a nice break from the 5 robots found in modern sentai. I especially like the clear cockpits. Though you'll never be able to see it, I even painted the little pilots inside.

The other small nitpicks: Bioman Robo is back-heavy and will fall backwards often. The shield fits very loose in the hand. Lastly, the shield was a pain to paint, I should've just used the sticker.

But come on! Look at this thing. Looks like a vintage toy that sprang to life!