Frame Arms SA-17 Rapiere English Manual & Color Guide

I have to say that my interest in the Frame Arms original title line of Kotobukiya has been piqued after seeing the EXF-10/32 Greifen. So because of this I took at gander at the SA-17 Rapiere that was released earlier this year.

The Rapiere is a female form mecha and is based off the SA-16 Stylet. But I guess the correct term should be is that its an upgrade of that earlier design. The Rapiere is designed for agility and speed and comes packed with a Spiral Rifle and a Naginata.

The 1/100 Frame Arms SA-17 Rapiere is selling for $$$ at Amazon, 2480 yen at Amiami, 3600 yen at HobbyLink Japan, 2880 yen at Hobby Search, $34.99 at Kotobukiya US.



Construction Manual and Color Guide for the 1/100 was translated to English from the Japanese manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla & Model Kit Review site. For the meaning of the symbols found in the Kotobukiya's model kit manual, kindly refer to this older post.

Paints Used & Paint Conversion Equivalents:

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Aqueous Hobby Color	Mr. Color	Tamiya	Vallejo Model Color	Vallejo Model Air	Revell Enamel	Revell Acrylic	Humbrol Enamel	Humbrol Acrylic
Black (H2)	Black (C2)	Black (X1)	Glossy Black (70.861)	--	black (solid matt) (32107)	black (Gloss) (36107)	Black (Gloss) (21)	Black (Gloss) (21)
Cobalt Blue (H35)	Cobalt Blue (C80)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Daytona Green/Bright Green (H26)	Daytona Green/Bright Green (C66)	--	--	--	emerald green (solid matt) (32161)	Emerald Green (Gloss) (36161)	Emerald (Gloss) (2)	Emerald (Gloss) (2)
Midnight Blue (H55)	Midnight Blue (C71)	Royal Blue (X3)	--	--	--	--	Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15)	--
Neutral Gray (H53)	Neutral Gray (C13)	Neutral Gray (XF53)	Neutral Grey (70.992)	--	--	--	US Compass Grey (Satin) (128)	US Compass Grey (Satin) (128)
Orange Yellow (H24)	Orange Yellow (C58)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Red (H3)	Red (C3)	Red (X7)	Carmine Red (70.908)	--	fiery red (solid matt) (32131)	Fiery Red (Gloss) (36131)	Bright Red (Gloss) (19)	Bright Red (Gloss) (19)
Silver (H8)	Silver (C8)	Flat Aluminium (XF16)	Silver (Metallic) (70.997)	Silver RLM01 (Metallic) (71.063)	sliver (solid metallic) (32190)	Silver (solid metallic) (36190)	Silver (metallic) (11)	Silver (metallic) (11)
White (H1)	White (C1)	White (X2)	Gloss White (70.842)	--	white (solid gloss) (32104)	white (Gloss) (36104)	White (Gloss) (22)	White (Gloss) (22)
Wine Red/Maroon (H43)	Wine Red/Maroon (C100)	--	Red (70.926)	--	32132	36132	Crimson (Gloss) (20)	--