Ultraman MOC Plans Review: Brick-Built Giants of Light

Ultraman has represented Japanese tokusatsu culture since the original series aired in 1966, and the story of the Giants of Light defending Earth has moved generation after generation of viewers, right through to the newest era of heroes. Ultraman MOC plans are how those giant heroes come back in brick form. This review walks through several of the most popular plans in detail, from the original Ultraman to the kaiju they fight.

Ultraman designs are harder to brick than they look. The characters are mostly silver and red with very thin color separations, their faces have to be instantly recognizable, and their bodies are unusually slim compared with a standard minifigure or mech build. Each of the plans below solves those problems in a different way, which makes them a good study set for anyone interested in figure building in general.

1. Top Ultraman MOC Plans

All four plans below are display models rather than play sets. They cover the range from a medium-difficulty figure you can finish in a few evenings to a high-difficulty diorama.

1. Original Ultraman

• Plan name: Ultraman Type A, 1:20 scale posable model
• Part count: around 1,100 pieces
• Difficulty: medium
• Rating: ★★★★★

This Ultraman MOC plan reproduces the signature look of the original Ultraman. The silver-and-red body is built from smooth tiles and curved slopes, so the color blocking stays clean, and the color timer on the chest uses a transparent blue round brick. The head is the real highlight: the angular facial contours and the classic oval eye shape are instantly recognizable, which is the hardest thing to get right in any Ultraman build.

2. Ultraman Zero

• Plan name: Ultraman Zero, Ultimate Zero form
• Part count: around 1,400 pieces
• Difficulty: medium-high
• Rating: ★★★★★

Zero's twin Sluggers are his signature weapons, and the plan builds them from wedge bricks and blade pieces. The blue line work across the body is reproduced carefully with 1x1 bricks and tiles, so the stripes stay thin instead of blobby. Articulated joints let the finished model hold a wide range of fighting poses, which matters for a character whose appeal is all about motion.

3. Ultraman Tiga

• Plan name: Ultraman Tiga, Multi Type
• Part count: around 1,000 pieces
• Difficulty: medium
• Rating: ★★★★☆

Tiga's red, purple and silver palette is strikingly bold in brick. The diamond-shaped energy indicator on the chest is built from specially shaped elements. Of the Tiga forms, Multi Type has the most balanced body proportions, which makes it the friendliest entry point for a first Tiga build.

4. Gomora

• Plan name: Gomora diorama duel set
• Part count: around 1,600 pieces
• Difficulty: high
• Rating: ★★★★★

This one includes the Gomora kaiju and a ruined city diorama, so it can be displayed together with an Ultraman figure. Gomora's huge tail and head horn are built from a large number of curved slopes, and the accuracy is very high.

2. Key Building Points

1. Body proportions

Ultraman's long, slender body is the main challenge. Keep the finished height between 25 and 35 cm so the limbs, torso and head stay in proportion; that range is the sweet spot where thin legs still read as legs and the chest details do not get cramped.

2. Facial features

The silver face and the signature eye design depend on a precise combination of bricks. Transparent red or yellow bricks recreate the glowing eye effect.

3. Signature moves

Finishing moves such as the Spacium Beam and the Emerium Beam are built from transparent effect pieces and hose elements, so the figure can be posed in the classic beam-firing stance.

3. More Tokusatsu Brick Plans

On brickplan.cn you will find mecha and tokusatsu MOC plans beyond Ultraman, including EVA LEGO plans and a Gundam brick set review. We recommend downloading high-resolution plans through our BrickPlans PDF format for a smoother building experience.

Final Thoughts

Ultraman MOC plans keep the legend of the Giants of Light alive in the brick world. From the original Ultraman to Zero, every plan is a tribute to the Ultraman spirit. Head over to brickplan.cn and start building your own Giant of Light.