My girlfriend received the Metal Earth Millennium Falcon kit from her brother for Christmas, so I decided to pick up another set for myself so we could work on them simultaneously. Fortunately, the new line of Rogue One models had just turned up in stores, so I was able to pick up this very cool K-2SO for $11.99US ($16.74NZ).
All-in-all, K-2 is a very nice model - once you've got him built, at least. There were a few complications along the way, not least of which was the extreme fragility of some of the pieces. I like to think of myself as a fairly careful builder, but some pieces - in particular the hands - broke while merely being removed from the sprue with clippers. It was nothing a little super-glue couldn't fix, but still a tad frustrating. Further, K-2's flimsy joints (which are, of course, endemic to the character, so not Metal Earth's fault) mean that even when the connections are made as tightly as possible, there's still a lot of movement in the finished figure. This causes K-2 to sway a lot, and often fall over completely. Once again, a tiny dab of super glue seemed the best solution to eradicate this movement.
Once assembled and secured, however, K-2 looks absolutely phenomenal. The exquisite detailing - particularly around the face - really bring this character to life. Best of all, he's designed to be perfectly in scale with Metal Earth's earlier R2-D2 model, so the pair will look great standing together!
