Cute and cool! I tried to arrange the M.S.G modeling support goods "Progress Body" in my own way, which allows you to enjoy the true essence of Okawara Mecha! Taiyuki's Weekend Plastic Modeling Vol. 41

When you are a working adult, you tend to have a lot of plastic models piled up in your busy life. ...... In this series, Yasuyuki Tai, a voice actor who loves robots and plastic models, takes on the challenge of building plastic models on your behalf!

The concept is "even busy working people can make it this far on their weekends off. There are only two rules: bare bones assembly and a production period of one to two days! If you read this series, you will surely find the plastic model you want to build.

So, "Weekend Plastic Model Making by Voice Actor Taiyuki! Weekend Plastic Model! Let's start the 41st issue!

Vol. 41 M.S.G Modeling Support Goods "Progress Body

This time, we'd like to introduce Kotobukiya's M.S.G Modeling Support Goods "Progress Body".

The "Modeling Support Goods" is a series of products released by Kotobukiya that includes a variety of parts to support modeling, and thanks to the 3mm common axis, they can be used with Frame Arms and other products from the company.

The M.S.G Modeling Support Goods "Progress Body" introduced this time, although it is called "modeling support," is an item that sets itself apart from other items in the same series!　It is a transformable robot plastic kit that can be enjoyed as a stand-alone item!

As a robot lover, there was no way I could pass this up!

So let's get started!

First, let's take a look at the package.

Here are pictures of the painted finished sample in Jet Mode and Robot Mode. Both of them have a cute SD body shape, but the design and posing are very cool.

Assembly is easy!　It took about 45 minutes to complete.

Although the coloring is a bit subdued, the goggles made of clear parts on the face and the large wings on the legs are a cool design with heroic symbols.

The horn-shaped parts on the forehead may be a sign of an ace.

Only the red parts of the body are stickers, the rest is color-coded using molded colors.

Wing-type stabilizers on the back. The waist is equipped with a booster.

The canopy on the back of the head is also a clear part.

Next, let's take a look at the range of motion.

The head can be slightly tilted and rotated. The body is connected to the shaft.

The connection between the arms and torso is a ball joint, so the shoulder joints can be rotated without difficulty. Elbows can be bent approximately 90 degrees.

Wrist can be rotated by shaft connection.

The arms can be raised horizontally about 60°.

In addition to the forward/backward swing with the ball joints at the shoulder joints, a large forward swing is possible with the movable core parts of the body.

The torso can rotate 360° by connecting the axis.

The hip joints are ball-jointed, and the legs can be opened to the position shown.

Next is the movable leg part.

The legs can swing forward and backward.

Thanks to the ball joint at the hip joint, there is also some roll movement.

The knees can be bent about 45 degrees. The ankles are also connected with ball joints, so the toes can be extended and tilted to the side as shown. Rotation is also possible.

The wing binders on the back are ball-jointed.

The waist booster has a shaft connection and can swing up and down. Both are useful for dynamic posing.

A long-barreled handgun is included as a weapon in a one-part configuration.

The handgun can be mounted in joint holes in various parts, including the waist and outer thighs in robot mode.

The powerful pose on the ground is also good, but ......

The aircraft can also transform into flight mode. The figure can be posed floating using Kotobukiya's "New Flying Base" or other commercially available stands!

Use the joint holes on the back and hips for posing.

There it is!

A cool shot with the handgun cocked to the side!

Ora ora ora!　Fall down!　Drop!"
The horns on the forehead can be detached and held as a small handgun.

Slash!
The leg wings can be attached to the arms to make them slashing weapons! (Delusional setting)

That guy!　He's shooting at me from afar!
The long-barrel handgun also has joint holes on both sides, to which the leg wings can be attached to create a bowgun-like shape for stable, medium-range shooting mode! (Delusional setting)

And now, let me introduce one of the features of this item: its transformation into jet mode!

The instruction manual provides a clear explanation of the disassembled head, upper body, and lower body, but the transformation is possible without disassembling the body.

Move both arms forward.

Jump up the calf covers of both legs, extend the toes and close the covers again.

Rotate the lower body 180° with the rotation axis at the waist.

Split the crotch joints to the left and right and deploy each 90°.

Tilt the body forward. ......

The waist front armor is opened to the left and right to form the horizontal tail fin. Wing binders are also folded backward.

Both legs are turned forward using the ball joints at the hip joints.

Wing binders to vertical tail fin. Turn the toes forward to complete the deformation.

A magnificent small jet plane is completed!

The clear parts of the canopy are vivid. The silhouette of the jet is also very cool!

Here is a side view. It looks like both arms are suspended on the underside of the fuselage.

The horn parts on the head will be used as a machine gun in the jet plane mode.

From the back.

The booster on the waist seems to be the main propulsion unit.

Diagonal view from behind. You can see the position of the main wings, horizontal tail plane and vertical tail plane.

Handguns can be connected to joints in various parts of the fuselage. This time, we placed them on the top of the fuselage.

The canopy can be opened and closed. Inside there are details like seats and consoles.

You will want to have a figure of the pilot.

Both arms can be used as skids to keep the aircraft stable for landing.

I was concerned about using the arms as skids as they are, so I attached Weapon Unit 19 "Freestyle Shield" parts.

The bottom of the fuselage now has an amphibian look.

Even in robot mode, it can be used as a fixed arm shield!

Even bolder!　Parts from "Extended Arms 04 (SA-16 Stiletto Extension Parts Set)" are attached.

The weight may have increased and the speed may have decreased, but four machine guns have been added at once.

In robot mode, we moved it to the shoulder, which also gave it a surprisingly good silhouette!

The shield and machine gun destroy the enemy!

With the sword deployed, it can also be used in close combat!

You can also add various equipment to the joints of each part of the fuselage to expand the range of play.

The more parts you have from Kotobukiya, the more equipment you can add,

Now, for this "plus a little work," I would like to apply some partial painting to the basic parts.

Since the number of colors is inevitably reduced due to the small number of runners, let's add some simple colors.

This time, I used "Bright Silver" from Gaianotes and "Mirror Sheet Gold" from ABC Hobby, which is not a paint.

Bright Silver was used to paint the wings. Mirror Sheet Gold was applied to the slit-shaped areas.

It is different from the sample photo on the package, but it is easy to paint like this.

I wondered where to paint the wing binders.

The slits on the forearms are shining in gold.

By painting the leg wings separately, it gives the arms a more slashing weapon look when they are equipped with the arms.

Gold sheets are also applied to the shoulder details.

Gold sheet is also applied to the thruster-like parts on both legs. How about this as a color addition?

The color coding is also very effective in the jet plane mode!　Please compare with the previous photo of the jet plane mode.

This time, I only added two more colors for a "weekend plastic modeling" project, but if you have time, you can try more detailed painting.

This internal frame is the "core" of the Progress body. In fact, this is very important, and although it is assembled like this, it is actually a collection of small joint parts. In other words, it can be assembled in a pattern different from the one in the instruction manual.

In fact, Kotobukiya has a new series in the works that will use these various combination patterns!

It is called "Evoloid!

Designed by Kunio Okawara and featuring characters by Koichi Tohkita, this new series of plastic kits will use the same core parts as the Progress body!

As mentioned earlier, this core can be assembled into various forms, allowing you to create your own original transformable robot based on your own ideas, in addition to the modes that will be released as products!

The already announced lineup includes robots that transform into fighter planes, tanks, dinosaurs, and lions, with many more items to come!

With the comic series also in the works, you can either recreate the mecha from the play, or create a completely original mecha! We can't help but have high expectations.

Personally, this is my favorite genre of Okawara mecha, where "cool" and "cute" coexist, so I will continue to follow this series in the future!

First of all, "Jetton" and "E-Rex" are about to be released!

Everyone!　Check it out!