WAVE x Academy's "Galian" is a bit amazing with its excellent parts division, undergate, and color separation! Voice actor Yasuyuki Tai challenges to create an example!

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, the 82nd episode of "Seiyuu Taiyuki's Weekend Plastic Model Making! Let's start the 82nd issue!

Taiyuki's Weekend Plastic Model Show Vol. 82 1/72 Scale Gallian

Among the many Sunrise robot anime, "Galian" is a one-of-a-kind work that combines hard science fiction and a fantasy worldview.

The strong staff includes original story and director Ryosuke Takahashi, mechanical design by Kunio Okawara and Yutaka Izubuchi, and character design by Norio Shioyama. The story is set in a medieval European-like world called "Earth," the fifth planet of the Irastand solar system. The main character, Prince Jordi (a.k.a. Jojo), a survivor of the Border royal family whose country was destroyed, challenges his enemy, Myrdal, and the story is told over a total of 25 episodes.

The robots that appeared in the series were called "armored soldiers," and many of them fit the world view, such as Galian, the Iron Giant, Promachis, the centaur-shaped man-horse soldier, and Wingal, the flying type.

The kit introduced here is a snap model kit of the legendary Iron Giant, Galian the Crimson Armored Trooper, which the main character Jojo encountered in the caves of the White Valley.

The kit was jointly developed by WAVE, a Japanese model maker, and Academy, a Korean model maker. 1/72 scale is very easy to assemble, and the completed figure is close to the image in the movie, and it can even transform into a flying form (Big Falcon).
The ingenious partitioning of the parts, the use of undergates, and moderate rearrangement allow this kit to be assembled to a satisfactory appearance without the need to remove the joints or paint the parts.

Let's take a look at the completed assembly!

Since the announcement of the kit, I have been wondering about the white lines in the center of the face and the yellow lines on the arms and other parts. I was wondering how these lines would be handled, or if stickers would be used, but they have all been reproduced only by dividing the parts.

I was impressed by the fact that the style was hardly rearranged, and the details were faithfully reproduced as depicted in the play.

The head is constructed by attaching the face, side and back of the head parts to the middle block. The crystal portion of the forehead is a pre-painted part.

The body has a main block in the center for the cockpit and other parts, and the armor and other parts are assembled around it. It is easy to assemble and as you can see, gate marks are barely visible. In this image, gates can be seen only in a few places on the shoulder armor.

The upper arms and forearms are connected with spherical joint parts. White, yellow, and red parts are color-coded by dividing the parts. There are no parts on the arms that require joint processing.

Color-coding around the waist is also mostly reproduced by dividing parts. Even the inside of the waist slit is color-coded.

Only the upper leg blocks are sandwiched between parts from the left and right, but the joints here have been stepped down.

The armor on the left and right sides of the waist is connected to the shaft.

The legs from the knees down are well balanced and voluminous. The ankle shape is also a simple surface structure, but I think this is good for Galian.

Intake molding on the upper surface of the shoulder armor and backpack. The inside of the part that becomes the nose of the flying armored model also has a backing part with mechanical details.

Lifting up the hood-like parts, you can see the details of the rear armor.

The backpack is also sandwiched between the two parts, but thanks to the ingenuity of the dividing line, the joints are not noticeable.

The color-coding of the waist armor is also reproduced in all parts. The thrusters that are deployed during the flying armored transformation can be found in the thighs.

The curvature and bulge of the calf is also a very ideal shape. The joints are arranged in a modern style, but the shape is exquisite, without going beyond the Gallian style.

The four dash wheels on the sole have also been reproduced. The details are also in keeping with the world view. The roller dash action, a familiar action in Takahashi's works, is an invention!

The head has a ball joint connection. The head swings back and forth on the underside of the neck.

It can also be tilted slightly to the left or right at the chest. Movable parts are built in without compromising the style and shape of the figure.

Shoulder armor can be raised. In a basic robot kit, there is a roll axis between the shoulders and arms, but in this kit, instead of that, roll rotation is possible at the upper and lower joints of the elbow joints. Instead, the upper and lower elbow joints can be flexibly movable.

The legs can be opened to the state shown in the photo. It is enough to make her pose in a cool way.

This spherical joint and the base of the forearms are double-jointed.

Standing on one knee is also possible. Roll rotation is possible at the upper part of the thigh.

The knee is double-jointed. The ankles are pull-out and the ground contact is much better than it looks.

There are no axle holes for connecting to a commercially available display stand, so we recommend using a pedestal that can be inserted between the kit and a display stand if you want to pose the figure in a jumping or other floating pose.

The cockpit hatch on the chest can be opened and closed. Jojo is sitting inside.

Both left and right flat hands in the image are included. When boarding and disembarking, the control buttons on these palms could be used to hide Galian underground.

In addition, Jojo also comes with a standing pose. This is also 1/72.

Can be snapped at the base of the wrist. In addition, the connection to the forearms is made with ball joint type poly parts with the head shaved off, so it is possible to roll, etc.

The poly parts can be replaced with the whole poly parts, but since they are connected to the wrists with C-shaped joints, be careful not to pinch the base and pull them out, otherwise the poly parts will remain on the forearms.

(*A pre-painted wrist is used because the image taken before painting was damaged.)

The handle of the Gallian Sword is a movable part and can be reproduced in both stowed and deployed states.

The sword can be fixed in a dedicated grip. Each wrist comes with a left and right hand, so it is possible to grip the sword with the left hand.

The sword comes with two types of blade parts: a standard one and a whip-shaped one that is synonymous with the Gallian sword.

This sword is another great invention in the world of robot animation!

The whip-shaped blade is also made of regular plastic material, so a little ingenuity is required to give it a look.

In this case, we prepared boiling water in a pot, submerged the parts in the boiling water, and bent them when they became soft.

Never directly roast the parts over a fire, as it is dangerous.

Since the shoulder joints are drawable, the left hand can also be replaced with a weapon grip to simulate a double-handed Galian Sword.

The abdomen can also be bent backward to this point. The ankles are a combination of movable axes, so there is a sense of stability.

Now, let's explain the complete transformation to the flying armored type!

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Transformation into flying armored form!

Rotate the head to face backward and raise the hood-like parts on the back to store the face.

Slide the upper arms down slightly, push the forearms in so that the elbow joints fit inside the arm parts, and the arm transformation is complete. The back of the hand was shown as the front figure in the instructions, so we will proceed with the deformation with this wrist orientation.

The main thruster is exposed by bending it forward from the movable part on the thigh, not the hip joint.

The vertical tail fins, which were stored in the waist side armor, are put up and the knees are bent at the reverse joints.

By adjusting the angle of the ankles to match the knees bent inverted at the joints, the complete transformation is successfully completed!

This unique flight form is another characteristic of the Gallian.

It is a relatively simple transformation mechanism, but it is surprisingly difficult to reproduce the style and movement before and after the transformation so solidly.

Perhaps it was only possible because of the 1/72 scale, including the details of each part.

The flying form of this model is ideal for displaying in a floating state.

Although 1/72 scale, the kit itself is relatively lightweight because it is composed of a minimum number of parts. Therefore, it is not difficult to display the model using a commercially available pedestal.

After all, it would be nice to display the flying form in a floating position.

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Plus a little extra work!

Now, it's time for the usual "plus a little work," but since it is summer vacation time, I considered the range of content I could do assuming I used Friday night to Sunday night, and the parts division is very good, so I decided to do this: ...... ↓

All painted!

I think it is no longer a review article, but an example of work!　But please forgive me, because this was done in a little over two days again!

Let me explain the painting process. Basically, lacquer paint is used.

Gray parts such as joint parts are painted with Kreos Black Iron Color and Gaia Color Frame Metallic 2. Yellow parts are Gaia Color Vivid Orange. White parts are Gaia Color EX White. Red parts were painted with Model Kasten Fire Red with Gaia Color Oxide Red surfacer as a base. The pipe-like parts and the edge of the intakes were partially painted with Creos Water-based Sword Strike Blue as a color insert.

Finally, all parts were washed with Kreos Weathering Color Grand Brown.

The finish was matted, the forehead jewelry was painted Gaia Color Primary Metallic Blue, and the eyes were painted CREOS Fluorescent Yellow. Parts that did not need to be disassembled except for the moving parts were fixed with adhesives for easy handling after completion.

Around the eyes, I traced with 0.03 mm Pigma.

Basically, the painting is done with lacquer, so even if the edge of the shoulder intakes and other parts protrude, they can be gently wiped off with a water-based Hobby Color solvent.

If the degree to which the weathering color is wiped off by washing is varied, it may be possible to create a more excavated mechanical look.

The upper arm and elbow pipes are also partially painted. The reason why I do not explain about the smearing is because I did not smear them. The color in the grooves is a substitute for smearing by wiping off the weathering color so that it remains in the grooves.

The ◎ molding on the side armor, which is not shown in the lower part of the photo, is probably a detail to prevent sink marks, and there is a movable axis for the vertical tail fin on the back side.

The mechanical details inside the hood parts are very good when smudged. The backpack intake ruffles are painted as well as the shoulder armor.

Lower body.

The paint, Fire Red, is a red suitable for fire trucks and the like, but the weathering color wash has made it a bit darker. In the case of GALIAN, even if the paint is wiped off a little messily, it is acceptable in terms of settings, so adjust the amount of wiping off according to the image.

While the body of the Galian Sword is a bit stained, the blade of the Galian Sword is painted in Gaia Cara Star Bright Silver. Since it is the only weapon of the initial Gallian, the color scheme is based on the image that it is made of a material that can maintain a good cutting condition.

Flying armored type.

It looks great unassembled, but when I imagine the world of Galian, I wanted to add some kind of stain. There might be bald choro silver with a dry brush. This time, as I said, I didn't have enough time to do that much. ......

It looks so realistic and nice when you see it with the weathering on.

From the back.

In the anime, the wrists are in the same orientation as in the human form, so I reproduced them in this picture.

The six thrusters have been given a "kimo~chi" (burnt) look. They are ancient excavated weapons, and I could imagine that they must have been used a lot if they had been active in previous civilizations.

For the dash wheels, I initially thought they might be made of the same rubber-like material as cars, but I thought they might not be replaceable, so I assumed they would be made of something else with a gripping power. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the sole and the wheels are painted in different colors.

Finally, the final pose.

The size of the figure is moderate and easy to handle, and it is not difficult to assemble. The kit has a good style before and after the transformation, and it is possible to pose the figure in almost any way you want.

This time, I painted all the parts, but I think the kit looks great even with just weathering the molded colors. As long as the kit is not damaged, even if the weathering fails a little, I think it is possible to say, "That's just a mess! So, even if you are a plastic modeling beginner, why don't you take this opportunity to try weathering with this kit?

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Still, if the workmanship is this good, we can't help but have high expectations for the "Azalt Gallian," a heavily-armed Gallian.

Undergate was also adopted, so I would like to see the "Wingal Gee", the beloved machine of rival High Chartat, in silver plated version ....... (If it is possible, Wingal could be a variation of Wingal too!)

Anyway, "Galian of the Armored World" has many armored soldiers that symbolize the work, so please enhance the product lineup with the OVA version of "Iron Crest" in mind.

[Product information

1/72 scale GALIAN

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. Price: 6,380 yen (tax included)

・Manufacturer: WAVE

Tai Yuuki

Born two days before the broadcast of "Invincible Superhero Zambot 3. He has loved toys (especially robots) since his childhood and started building plastic models in elementary school. Even after becoming a voice actor, his love of robot toys and plastic models has not changed, and he debuted as a writer at Akiba Research Institute.