Kotobukiya 1/72 Scale CR-Hogire Noblesse Oblige Armored Core Series Model Kit

There’s a lot to cover here so I’ll break it down into the good and the badThe good-the build is overall pretty fun and involved-aesthetics: this kit has SO MUCH detail. Panel lining will really make this kit pop.-nice accessories. Multiple weapons, and hands including expressive poses.The bad-part separation. This kit will look terrible if you straight build it with no extra effort. The gold pieces are actually BROWN and there’s not as much black as you see in the demo photos. I spent way WAAAAY more time painting this kit than I did building it to get decent results. The all of the weapons (2 guns, beam sword, and back units) are molded in white only which was a HUGE disappointment.-Price. These kits are long discontinued and will GOUGE you. I picked mine up for $75 which is a steal compared to nowadays, but even that felt like too much money.-the plastic. Builders of older Gundam will be familiar with this type of brittle plastic. It handles nubs pretty well if you use high quality nippers, but the small amount of paint thinner that was used for the panel lining caused the plastic to have micro-cracks in several places. I would almost recommend not using a liquid panel liner.-poly caps. They are a dead technology that make weight imbalanced kits like this hard to pose. The shoulder joints are weak, and the ankles will work to keep the kit upright, but don’t expect much for longevity.-no attachment for an action base. I haven’t tried the attachment that scoops the kit up by the hip joints, but this kit has wider hips than any Gundam I’ve build so I don’t think it will fit.-opposability. This kit will not do sick action poses. It will stand in one place on your shelf and you just have to deal with it.I would only recommend this kit to very experienced builders.

I really enjoyed putting this model together. Like all of the Kotobukiya Armored Core models, it's real easy to put together. There were only a few small pieces that needed to be glued or painted. The only real complaint I have is with the Wing Cannons (laser weapons on the back). They're easy to put together, but when completed, they don't always stay the way you want, and the pieces that connect the individual cannons can crack/break easily, especially after you've clear-coated them. Once cracked, there's wiggle room that lets the pieces move in ways you don't want. Other than that, this was pretty fun to assemble. it comes with 5 weapons: 1.) Rifle (Right Arm); 2.) Laser Blade (Left Arm); 3 & 4.) Wing Cannons (Left & Right Back); 5.) Rifle (not shown). Although there aren't specific paint instructions for the extra rifle, it is shown in pictures on the box, and you can see how it's supposed to be painted to match the rest of the model. Whether you've assembled models before or not, this is a fun & easy one to put together.

The nx06 noblesse oblige is another great kit from kotobukiya's armored core series. If you've assembled a few of them, you generally come to expect things like a high level of detail, small parts and modular assembly. This model follows that formula and offers around 15 hours of assembly time (without painting). The optional step of painting should be mentioned, as it will require quite a bit of painting to achieve the look advertised on the box and manual. The box art actually shows a picture of an unpainted sample of the model, which is the result you will achieve without painting. I'm very satisfied with how it looks out of the box (more white and less gold and black) so painting wasn't really necessary in this case. NX06 noblesse oblige comes loaded with accessories, moves and poses as well as any other AC kit I've assembled and looks very impressive when completed. A very detailed and excellently designed model throughout. Good work kotobukiya.

Mine came with a board which was missing a part of the head, so minus a star.I’m going to order markers to color the shoulder weapons and stabilizers on the hips, so that it looks more complete, but otherwise the thing is a beast!

I've only just started building it, so I won't comment on how it looks finished. The model was advertised as new, but the box I got was already opened with signs of wear on it. Missing decals and a stand, I don't know if they were meant to come with the model or not because it was opened. Other than that, as far as I can tell, nothing else is missing, but I guess only time will tell. After I purchased the White Glint with V.O.B. model kit, I was extremely excited for this one, but the difference in quality is pretty apparent.

This kit is a good kit but I wish that plastic used to make the weapons more closely resembled the shade of the AC itself while Noblesse Oblige is white the hands and weapons are a light gray shade

Love this model. Awesome design and model detail.

Exactly as description says. Do not expect for this product to come with a stand like the white glint model with the over boost.

Das Paket kam schneller als erwartet, und es gibt nichts zu bemängeln. gerne wider!

ただ頭のクリアパーツが取れた上に一瞬で折れると言う謎の事態に陥りました。壽屋さんは説明書に接着剤について書いてほしいですそれ以外は完璧です、武器に塗装が必要ですが塗装をしてドライブラシで整えたときはすごくカッコいいですよ!アーマードコアシリーズのプラモを作ったのは初めてですが、難なく組むことができました初心者の方にもおすすめです

さすがはネクスト，ディテールが非常に緻密です。自分は，ガンプラやら旧作ACやら作ってきましたが，まずパーツの量，説明書のページ数から見るに苦戦しそうだと思いました。まあしかし，ここまではオーギルのレビューというものです。肝心の「破壊天使砲」なのですが…真っ白だと!?じょ，冗談じゃ…塗装が苦手な自分には辛いのです。しかし，コレを完成度高く組み立て無ければ，ディテールがかわいそうです。やってみせますよ，我が名にかけて！

まず、コトブキヤがプラモを作っていること自体が驚きでした。プラモといえばバ○ダイくらいしかないと、子供の頃から思っていたので・・・。プラモを作ろうとするのは何年振りでしょう。今回は、塗装を含めての制作にしようと思っているため、まず1体目はということで、やはり見た目のインパクトが大きかったノブリス・オブリージュをチョイス。塗装といっても、先日フィギュアの複製に色を塗ったのが初めてだったので、トーシローもいいとこですが、もうランナーごと筆塗りで大ざっぱに色分け。パーツを組み合わせた後に、塗り残しを塗っていくようにしました。私が制作しようとしているのは、自分専用の機体なので、緑基調のカモフラにしようかと。もうノブリス・オブリージュの白もへったくれもない感じです。各部位ごとに組んでみて、特に合わせ目が出てくるのは肩アーマーですかね。設定同様白に塗ろうとするのであれば、肩は線が目立つかな。逆に、その合わせ目をスミ入れする溝にすればどうなんだろう。また、組む際に気をつけたいパーツは、羽レーザー。特に連結部分は割とキツくて、ヘタするとポキッといくかも知れないので注意を。

腕肩のポリキャップがヘタり易く銃の重さに負けてしまう。常時構えポーズをし続けるのは経年劣化（半年程で）で不可能になる。予備ポリキャップを初めから同梱するか何だかの対策をして欲しい。かっこいいけど天使砲部分の色分けが皆無で真っ白な部分があり足りない。