NA12 Brady Hound + V-33 Stork CarrierLast of the Kyoukai Senki kits I had on order. Kinda wanted to

NA12 Brady Hound + V-33 Stork Carrier

Last of the Kyoukai Senki kits I had on order. Kinda wanted to get the V2 of the black boss unit, but could never find one on sale. I actually really like the designs from this series; they’re very modern and different from a lot of other Real Mech shows we get, and I enjoy that. I’d be very curious to see the designer(s) for this series do other stuff, like I’d love to see how they’d do a Gundam and how different it would be from, say, G40 which was created to be very realistic, or even Senkiitself since all its units are terrestrial and not space fairing.

The Good: These were very fun builds. The Brady Hound does a few things that surprised me and there was a lot of cool parts usage. It’s also very posable despite how weird its shoulders appear at first. It also comes with a swappable ‘off’ head.

The Stork Carrier was also fun. Definitely more simple than the APC, but has a few neat features to it, and a much more involved gimmick with how it tows the Brady Hound around.

It also comes with a few new accessories; a pair of shoulder mounted shields with small firearms inside, a pair of small automatic weapons, and a storage backpack. I would like to have upgraded my Kenbu with them, but they’re designed to be used with a specific kit, so I ended up not assembling them.

The Bad: The Brady Hound’s shoulders take a lot of force to assemble, and should be flush to the flight units. If you’re not careful, or don’t push them in all the way, you can easily stress the insides. And those shoulders do fall apart more frequently than I’d like, whether it be the winglets falling or armor popping off. The head’s also a little loose, but weirdly hard to swap out.

Similar to the APC, the Stork is just a giant accessory, but while the APC can be used with multiple kits and its additional part can as well, the Stork can only be used with the Brady Hound, and its new shoulder shields are also meant to be used with one specific kit.

The Details: Like the other Senkikits, not a ton of details to be added here. Just panel lining, fill, and optics (metallic green). Same with the Stork, except with a lot more fill and no optics. I did paint the edges of the wings (originally stickers) black, and the tips of its hidden missiles white and red.

Overall, the Brady is a good kit and good design. The Stork is also good, but definitely more passable since it’s just an accessory. If you’re a fan of MS like the Zaku, I think you might dig this one. While I do like the Bunyip more, this is a bit more traditional in design, which more people might appreciate.