There are not that many plastic models where anticipation swells even before opening the box, and where your feelings heighten just by imagining the completed figure. However, this MODEROID RoboCop 2 is an existence that fully exceeds those expectations. With a large size of approximately 22 cm in total height upon completion, the overwhelming sense of intimidation felt in the movie resurrects right before your eyes the moment it is assembled. If displayed on a shelf, it radiates a presence carrying a slightly different flavor from surrounding models, allowing you to enjoy an impact to the extent that makes you involuntarily stop your feet and want to gaze at it, thinking, “So this is that Cain.”

That this kit is charming is not only due to it being large. The characteristic silhouette and complex mechanical design are carefully three-dimensionalized down to the fine details, firmly replicating the strange atmosphere seen in the movie. Not to mention the armor overflowing with a profound weight and the machine-like inorganic details, even the unique proportions are faithfully expressed, allowing you to fully savor the worldview of the work from whichever angle it is viewed after completion. Movie fans will naturally have memories resurrected, thinking “that's that scene,” and will involuntarily find themselves impressed by the level of completion as a model too.

The point of not ending with just visual completeness is also a charm unique to this kit. The joints throughout the body articulate widely, and because the two characteristic sub-arms can also be moved freely, you can replicate the impressive poses from the film with your own hands. Furthermore, interchangeable parts capable of shifting the head monitor to its deployed state are prepared, and being able to stage different expressions via three types of monitor graphic stickers is also a fun point. Since the opening and closing of the abdomen hatch can also be expressed through swapping, there is the joy of devising ways to display it while imagining various scenes within a single plastic model.

Directing your eyes to the fine parts, the dedication as a product is conveyed even further. Lead wires are adopted for the cables of the arm sections, and because a flexible tube material is used for the abdomen, a machine-like texture and three-dimensional feeling are expressed more naturally. Because it stages a realistic atmosphere that cannot be fully replicated by simple molded parts alone, the immersive feeling into the work deepens the more you proceed with the assembly. Through the accumulation of such ingenuity for these fine details, the sense of satisfaction when completed becomes one step grander.

In large-scale kits, whether it can be displayed stably even when posed is a point of concern, but this model has that point firmly considered as well. Because pre-assembled click joints are adopted for the lower body, the posture can be firmly maintained even with a heavy airframe. From bold action poses to grand standing figures, it is easy to display in accordance with your own image, offering a sense of security that allows you to enjoy a stable display even as time passes. Furthermore, if you apply the water-slide decals, the amount of information in the fine details increases, tightening the level of completion of the entire work even further.

The MODEROID RoboCop 2 is a highly complete kit where you can taste the joy of assembling it as a plastic model and the pleasure of displaying it after completion, while faithfully replicating the impact of the giant cyborg that appeared in the movie. Precise details, abundant articulation gimmicks, a material selection dedicated down to the fine details, and the overwhelming presence unique to a large-scale model are brilliantly fused, making the production time itself a special experience. Not to mention those who want to thoroughly savor the world of the film on hand, even for those searching for impactful mecha models, it will surely become an attractive piece that can be enjoyed with affection for a long time.