so here's a short review of the Silver Castle SD Sazabi, right away i would like to begin, parts separation, fantastic.. all the small parts you'd expect to be a sticker, is not a sticker.. in fact the only stickers (in terms of colors, not decals) is the eye and the camera lens

PARTS SEPARATION!


2x yellow plates! one clear yellow, the other normal yellow.. find it a bit redundant as even the vents are in clear yellow as well.. the only ones not in clear yellow are the emblem pieces.. even the beam effect is given in both colors


i have to say the waist pipes are quite a bother.. little thing to note, the back skirt uses a thin peg to peg into the waist piece, which is f***ing retarded.. i broke the peg because it was too tight, so be sure to trim it down before you put it in, the peg itself is already so thin and the waist armor is prone to a lot of movement due to the legs being so massive.. in any case, BEFORE you put on the backskirt, put on the yellow pipe and peg the bottom half of the body onto the top half first.. otherwise you'll risk breaking the back skirt and even if you don't, it's MUCH harder to peg the 2 halves together with the massive back skirt in the way


great eye sticker, can feel/see the texture too


so far so good, amazing head detailing (but it's going to get covered up anyway


done! conclusion, BRICK! while it looks amazing, the build is horrible, every part feels tight and uncomfortable to pose.. mainly because the arm still uses that stupid pin joint Epyon had and is very prone to breaking


i love the gun though, very filled out, no hollow bits, it's one entire piece only but it's covered on both sides, unlike B's older SDs which have one side hollowed out

so final thoughts

POSITIVES
-amazing detail
-excellent parts separation
-very nice looking, water decals i think? felt like water slides have not applied them though
-very bulky, very Sazabi-like
-clear beams!! and even clear arms to hold the funnels
-some extra pieces to make Sazabi Evo if you feel so inclined

NEGATIVES
-still uses the same stupid system as Epyon, although it is slightly tougher now, joints are still very uncomfortable to move, especially when you have the stupid pin joint on the elbow and a very tight shoulder joint, can't pose much when you feel the elbow will give way before the shoulder ball joint turns
-fragile construction, overusage of single pegs (seems to be only one the skirt armors) that can break easily.. my backskirt's peg broke and i had to fashion another peg to glue it in place
-only 3 open funnels but 6 arms (3 clear yellow 3 yellow)
-funnel holders/arms can peg into the base BUT CANNOT PEG INTO HIS BACKPACK like B's Sazabi, meaning if u want to launch the funnels, you need to use the provided base

unsure positive or negative
-panel line channels are VERY deep.. might need to go in there with some paints, but very good detailing.. too bad it's hard to pick them out with my panel lining marker

i think that's about it, the verdict, i'd say, get it.. he looks amazing.. but you really need to spend time with this one, some trimming needed to make him properly posable, otherwise he's going to end up difficult to pose and a brick, but that doesn't make him a terrible display piece
SC is on the right track, i love their detailing and design, but the only thing i hate is their horrible inner frame tech.. they really need to do something about it or scrap it entirely, it's much too fragile to be properly used IMO