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Minipla Plastic Model Sevenger (Ultraman Z)

 


The first articulated version of Sevenger (or Sevengar), that loveable robot from Ultraman Z, is here. It is a Minipla Plastic Model kit that you put together. I've never been into model kits, even though I enjoy being creative, but this was fairly easy to assemble. 







He came with an instruction sheet, four sheets of plastic parts that you break off and snap on together (no glue required), a sheet of stickers, a cardboard with photo of his hangar on it to use as a background, and a small piece of gum. The stickers are for his 3 pairs of eyes and his black panels on his upper torso. Honestly, those stickers were probably the most challenging. I peeled them off with tweezers and carefully placed them in their designated location, though a few of the panels I put on slightly crooked, and one of his "mean" eyes didn't get perfectly centered, but I guess I didn't do too bad. I've always been fairly good at assembling furniture, so I managed to put him together in under an hour. Once he's completed, he comes with 3 pairs of eyes (mean, crosses and regular lowered brows), 2 pairs of hands (fists and open palm), and a single right hand that's pointing. Each hand has a peg that you plug into the arm, and the palm hands have an extra swivel that allows you to articulate them, though this needs to be done by pressing it into the socket, as the force of moving it can cause the peg to pop out. As for the eyes, you pull them out from the sides, remove the front part, peg the desired eyes into the socket, then plug the entire eye panel into the holes in the middle of the "face". 







Sevenger's articulation is pretty good for being a clunky robot. His neck can swivel all the way around so his head and eyes can look in any direction, his shoulder and thighs are on ball pegs that can be moved all the way around and out a bit, single jointed elbows and knees that still have very good range, swiveled regular hands, forearms that can pop off to duplicate his shooting fist attack, his upper torso and waist can swivel completely around and bend to all sides, and his ankles are on ball joints that have a cut on the inner foot, allowing for impressive ankle tilt. He can kneel, spread his legs wide, stand on one foot, do a few yoga poses... not bad for a character that's a machine made of metal. When he was released and I saw how easy he was to assemble and the fun poses he could do, I had to get one. Sevenger was one of my favorite things about Ultraman Z; he seems to have become a fan favorite, and deservedly so!







The details of the sculpt are fantastic. They captured all the panels and lines of his "armor", the spring-like ridges of his joints, his jet packs clip into his back, as does his small battery pack. Now that I think of it, I did have to glue that battery pack in as it would fit loosely and I didn't want it to fall out every time I picked him up. As for his dark sticker panels, once you got them in the designated location, you press them in and the sculpt lines show through, giving them more extra detail. There are some square pegs that stick out of his arms and legs, but you could probably snap those off with some tool kit clippers if you want. That doesn't bother me much, so I left them as is.







I'm really pleased with how well Sevenger turned out. He originally made his debut in 1974's Ultraman Leo, as one of Ultraseven's capsule monsters. For Ultraman Z, they updated him and gave him a clean, more sleek look, and he ended up stealing the scenes in every episode he was featured in, so I couldn't resist getting this model kit. S.H. Figuarts are going to release their version of him in June (which I've already pre-ordered). But for now, this Minipla version is great, was very affordable, and an absolute must have if you love Sevenger. This model kit is surprisingly solid.







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