General Grievous is one of those Star Wars characters that should have an action figure from every company, being a visually interesting design and having a lot of play value. But before this Bandai model kit the only toy we’ve had is the Disney Elite version. And that’s just sad.
Because that thing was terrible. Sure, not bad as a stand-in, but you didn’t want to look at it too closely. Or try to move it. Or attempt to have it stand for any period of time.
Thankfully, this model kit has none of those problems.
Sure, it’s clean. It’s a model kit. You gotta work at it, putting it together and then painting it. But the build here is fantastically intricate. Slightly frustrating, that neck took me a few goes, but as you complete each body part it’s hard not to stare at it for a bit, wondering how you took all those little parts and built this wonderfully detailed piece. By the end it’s so satisfying that it’s hard not to smile.
And that’s not even stepping into the realm of articulation yet. This thing has it in spades. The elbows don’t go past 90 degrees but otherwise it does everything you want it to do. And one of the perks of it being a model is that it is light, which some people find to be a drawback with the rest of the Bandai kits. Here it totally works in it’s favor. Because of the lack of heaviness it stands in nearly any position you can imagine, even with the odd Grievous proportions and stature. This was my biggest worry and the figure passes that test with flying colors.
The lightsabers are larger than 1/12 scale for whatever reason and the cape isn’t the greatest thing in the world but this is the Grievous I’ve been waiting for since Star Wars figures went 6-inch. It’s so good I’m not sure a MAFEX or S.H. Figuarts would win out for shelf supremacy in my display. Don’t get me wrong, I’d still buy them, I’d have to at least compare with my own hands, but this kit is going to be hard to beat.
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