Metal Skin Panic MADOX by Goodsmile
![](/albums/img/5/3/1/1641531-116405-20-p.jpg "MADOX-01 poster that came with my Animeigo Blu-Ray (art by Mercy Rabbit). Signature & ST-00 (Ellie's "Hammerhead" suit) sketch by the designer/director Shinji Aramaki when I met him at Otakon 2023! | View full picture")
![](/albums/img/5/3/0/1641530-116405-92-p.jpg "Seems to be a snap kit (no mention of glue/cement) that I can find in the instructions. Some of the parts take some "oomph" to assemble and leave some gaps. | View full picture")
![](/albums/img/5/3/5/1641535-116405-57-p.jpg "Quick painting of his "body" because it appears that, aside from his backside (which has equipment on it) and his head, you only get peeks of him through all of the equipment and armor. | View full picture")
![](/albums/img/3/5/2/1680352-116405-59-p.jpg "The kit only comes with the "01" unit number decal, so I'm going to rummage through leftovers from other kits to see if I can slightly mimic labels like the fire extinguisher, shoulder armor plaques, etc. | View full picture")
![](/albums/img/2/0/7/1762207-116405-45-p.png "Settei and translated notes from AnimEigo's "Unobtanium" blu-ray release. These notes were to alert animators regarding details when a scene called for a close-up. Mesh was not included in the kit, so the hunt was on for this "finishing detail." ;) | View full picture")
![](/albums/img/4/5/0/1763450-116405-52-p.jpg "Profiles "in the subway." | View full picture")
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Jennifer FranklinI can't believe that even primed your paint is chipping, that must be incredibly frustrating. It's looking really good though. Very nice detail work on the face.
CaptGPFThis is going to be an interesting build on an Anime classic. Watching to see how this turns out. 😀.
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A kit I never expected to ever see!
The kit comes molded in color (but I will be painting for detail) and includes a number of weapon options. 🙂
That said, I was a bit disappointed that:
A) The pilot is not Ellie Kusumoto nor Kouji. It's the test pilot seen during the title sequence that has about 1-second of screen time!?! LOL
B) The armor suit's toes are not articulated - they are perpendicular for "flat-footed" stance, only. 🙁
C) The instruction booklet is missing information regarding some pieces! 😮
If you want to replicate Kouji's unit, you need to replace the right arm forearm cap with the one different from the one indicated (the one you want isn't mentioned!) and the related arm-mounted mini-gatling for that is shown only to show the 2 pieces required to assemble it. There's no mention of where to mount it nor that 1 of the rubber ammo belts gets attached (or where to attach the other end of that to the suit)! :[
N.B. This appears to be a 'snap-fit' kit and some parts actually take a little muscling to get them together. That said, I used CA glue on much of the armor, particularly the half-pieces just to prevent seam gaps.
