Scale: 1/11

Parts: 47 tan, 6 clear, all injection molded styrene

Instructions: 1 page, with painting call outs

Decals: None

Molding Quality: 8

Detail: 7

Accuracy: 7

MSRP: About $20 USD, available at most hobby shops.

Overall Rating: 8 - nice kit, though with many of the same problems as their original Robot issue.

What You Get

Like all Polar kits, this one comes in a sturdy box tough enough to withstand even airline baggage handlers (don't ask how I know that). Once you free the box from the extra-thick cellophane, you'll find over fifty parts inside. Unlike the original Robot release, which was molded in an ABS plastic, this kit is molded in a normal styrene - albiet a pretty hard one. This is good news, in that regular model glues will actually keep the parts together (see my review of the old Robot for what it took to be assembled). The clear parts are admirably clear, though a little bit scuffed in this particular kit. Nothing a little polishing couldn't fix though.

What's new is the Dr. Smith figure and the base. The Doc is broke down into ten or so pieces, which includes a nice looking laser pistol. The base is the same base as the previous kit, though with a new section grafted on to accomodate the new figure.

Detail pon this kit is, for the most part, the same as on the previous Robot. It appears that Polar has cleaned up the molds a bit - the Robot's treads do not exhibit the ugly mold seams the first issue did, for instance. It does appear, however, that previous inaccuracies are still present (see that other review for details).

Dr Smith, however, is nicely done. Overall, he's well detailed and correctly proportioned. I particularly like the way they've captured Smith's typically sour expression. A quick dry fit of the parts didn't show any surprises, though I'm sure the seams will need as much work as any other Polar kit (in other words, fit isn't horrible, but don't throw away the putty!).

Conclusions