山海经：白虎机甲 白芒上将
The White Tiger
- 主题系列
- 2023
- 679
小鲁班Sluban
M38-B1236
- 2023-12-15
- 零件数 679 pcs
- 包装尺寸 47.5x33x6.7 cm
- 成品 17.6x29.7 cm
With this set I think I fully submitted to becoming a fan of Sluban :) Well, at least of what they are doing with their mechs - I strongly believe they currently have little to no competition on the market. Mechs of the other brands are either ugly, or cost double or triple of what Sluban has to offer. There are some exceptions, but in general - Sluban is far ahead.
This set is a part of 4 sets series dedicated to the Chinese "Classic of Mountains and Seas". All mechs have elements of the said beasts, besides colours my White Dragon has a tail, tiger "head" on the chest and "claws".
It took me 4,5 hours to build and of course stickers took most of the time again, though there were a bit less than in previous mechs. They are transparent like in Centaurus set, so again they look great, but hard to apply, you should be careful not only about the edges but also about every small damn particle of dust.
The instructions are clear as always and easy to follow. Bags are numbered (12 bags). The building process was pleasant despite stickers because after building several Sluban mechs that belongs to consequent series I now actually SEE how the company further develops and improves their technics and design decisions. It's like you can feel they know the weak spots of previous mechs ant try to fix them. White Tiger is sturdy and super stable. It is impossible to guarantee no decorations can fall off, but they really try. I especially like the arms and hands, I believe these are actually best I've seen so far in any mech - massive, stable and detailed.
The cons are similar to other massive mechs, except they have managed to make it stable - the ratchet joints are in hips and knees. The mech is still not highly "pose-able", but not because of stability issues, but more because of legs decoration - the parts that goes down from the knees don't look good when the knee is "bent".
The mech can hold both of its weapons, that are identical (just "left" and "right" version) and are interesting and unusual builds by themselves. All in all, another great set, congrats to Sluban and hope they will continue with new interesting series.
This set is a part of 4 sets series dedicated to the Chinese "Classic of Mountains and Seas". All mechs have elements of the said beasts, besides colours my White Dragon has a tail, tiger "head" on the chest and "claws".
It took me 4,5 hours to build and of course stickers took most of the time again, though there were a bit less than in previous mechs. They are transparent like in Centaurus set, so again they look great, but hard to apply, you should be careful not only about the edges but also about every small damn particle of dust.
The instructions are clear as always and easy to follow. Bags are numbered (12 bags). The building process was pleasant despite stickers because after building several Sluban mechs that belongs to consequent series I now actually SEE how the company further develops and improves their technics and design decisions. It's like you can feel they know the weak spots of previous mechs ant try to fix them. White Tiger is sturdy and super stable. It is impossible to guarantee no decorations can fall off, but they really try. I especially like the arms and hands, I believe these are actually best I've seen so far in any mech - massive, stable and detailed.
The cons are similar to other massive mechs, except they have managed to make it stable - the ratchet joints are in hips and knees. The mech is still not highly "pose-able", but not because of stability issues, but more because of legs decoration - the parts that goes down from the knees don't look good when the knee is "bent".
The mech can hold both of its weapons, that are identical (just "left" and "right" version) and are interesting and unusual builds by themselves. All in all, another great set, congrats to Sluban and hope they will continue with new interesting series.