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Hey people, so I was trying to find out a way of immersing myself in mecha even more and I settled on the idea of making funny little reviews about the gundam kits I've built on my blog so here it is tee hee
(Very minor spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury season 1 episode 6 ahead)
I present to you:
Demi Trainer A.K.A baby's first gundam kit
This is what kickstarted my addiction to building these little guys and honestly it was such a blast as my first experience with it! I saw the HG (1/144) model of this mobile suit in a nerd shop I was in that I was told had these kits and I figured it was a good starting point. I liked the idea of the training mech from g-witch acting as training wheels for me building these kits.
Fun Facts About the Demi Trainer
the MSJ-121 Demi Trainer is a mobile suit seen in The Witch From Mercury series, and is primarily used by students in Asticassia as a mobile suit to train with (hence the name Demi Trainer)
The Demi Trainer is just one model in a series of other Demi mobile suits! Other Demi models we see throughout the series are the MSJ-OP122 Demi Garrison (seen early on when Suletta Mercury's Gundam Aerial is being detained after her first duel), the MSJ-R122 Demi Barding, which is a more advanced model of mobile suit, equipped with more armaments, while still maintaining the Demi model philosophy. There's also Chuchu's iconic MSJ-105CC Demi Trainer, which is an older model that has been heavily modified by Chuchu in order to compete with more modern iterations of Demi mobile suits.
Our primary experience with Demi Trainer in the show is when Suletta Mercury is tasked with piloting one as part of her spotting exam, where she has a particularly difficult time passing it. It honestly made me feel really sad when I watched it for the first time :(
The Design of Demi Trainer
I really love how this mobile suit looks! It's a very simple design but I feel it's so effective at conveying it's primary purpose: to be a baseline training model for mobile suits. It's a lightweight mobile suit with minimal modifications done to it so that it can achieve high mobility and it's easy to maintain. It also looks very much like something a company would mass-produce for an institution like Asticassia.
Demi Trainers are used with a standard set of equipment, which includes a simple shield, a beam gun for ranged combat, a saber stick for melee combat, a combat knife, as well as the Daedalus multi-tool, which can be shaped and transformed into a variety of tools. This makes Demi Trainer a very versatile mobile suit, appropriate for use in many different situations. It doesn't seem to come with any sort of flight module, though that makes sense, as I imagine those are quite expensive to include on mobile suits, and this is meant as a simple trainer mech.
Of course, since it's heavily used in Asticassia, Demi Trainer also has an equipable antenna module for use in duels within the academy.
The Demi mobile suits are known for their extensive customisability, and the Demi Trainer is no different! You can even see these aspects within the design of this mobile suit. There are many little slots and places where you can modify Demi Trainer and potentially add modules or armaments, and you can see the extent of this modification in Chuchu's modified Demi Trainer, despite it being an older model. I'd really love to see what kind of modifications other student in the academy would apply to their Demi Trainers!
Building the Kit
My experience with building this gunpla kit was a blast! I was so excited to get started on this, and the kit did not disappoint! It wasn't too complex so that I was overwhelmed, but it also wasn't so simple that I was bored. Hearing all the clicks and feeling the pieces snap together as I built it was extremely satisfying, and I really like how the instruction booklet was structured.
You're not told to put individual parts of the mobile suit together until you've built a number of modules beforehand. For example, the instructions tell you to build the head, body and arms before telling you to put those parts together, and I think that makes the experience more satisfying. The same structure applies for the waist and legs of the kit, and being able to put all of the parts together at the end is such a good feeling! Of course, you can totally ignore the structure of the booklet and put parts together as you build them, which is also fine.
The kit also comes with a variety of stickers, and with the help of hindsight after having built 2 more kits after this one (which I also plan on reviewing), I can confidently say that the stickers for the Demi Trainer are probably the easiest to apply based on my limited experience! You get a small choice of stickers too, mainly a choice of what colour you want the middle torso portion to be. Of course, I picked purple because it's my favourite colour, but other choices also include red, blue, yellow and pink.
At one point while building this kit, I tried to take a part out so I could hear and feel the click of it again as I assembled it, but I accidentally applied too much force into it and the piece snapped, which make me panic but thankfully I had some glue to repair it, which was a huge relief. Not a fault of the kit itself, just my own excitement getting the better of me! Though I will recommend to be careful when assembling these kits if you're not experienced, and be gentle with them.
I was so so happy when the kit was finished and I could play around with it! Building it is half the fun, and the other half is posing it in all sorts of cool ways! You've seen some pictures of that already, but I also have some gifs of the kit spinning on a little turntable saved for the end.
The HG Demi Trainer kit comes with just the shield, saber stick and beam gun that I mentioned previously, which I personally don't mind too much but of course having more options for equipment is always a good thing. Thankfully you can buy an expansion set for Demi Trainer that includes a beam rifle, gatling gun, combat knife, 4-cell hand missile launcher and open hand parts, as well as some smaller extras. I personally don't have this expansion kit but I would love to get it at some point!
Overall, I think this is a fantastic kit to build, particularly if you are new to gunpla and are looking for a place to start. The Witch From Mercury kits are some of the best quality I think I've seen in gunpla (again, from my limited experience) and if you love the series and want to collect gunpla, you can't go wrong with getting this kit. The posable nature and movement of the kit itself is great, which I think is really cool and allows for some creative shots to be made with them!
This is a little series of posts that I hope to continue in the future! If you have any suggestions on things to add or change please let me know! I'm open to constructive criticism :)
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FSL01-F Fancy Aile
Y'know, airplane-witch-hamster is not a combination I've ever thought of experimenting with myself. It works surprisingly well together, though. Yeah, bought this one to have a companion for Crossmessiah. Very weird kit, lot of weird decisions, but still quite fun.
The Good: The best part of this kit is the build. It has so many weirdly shaped parts and interesting parts usage. The final product isn't bad either, with good above the waist posability, and a fun gimmick in the hamster.
The Bad: Terrible feet, and a not great stand make this one difficult to balance without tripoding it with its broom. And while I do like the build, there're some weird parts additions and omissions? Like, it includes the smallest rings for the hair I've ever seen, but doesn't do the white and black at the top of the head? Just a little strange.
The Details: There were a number of small white and yellow stripe details that I added in with paint, in addition to the usual panel lining. I also filled in a lot of the thruster detail with black. The hamster required quite a bit of paint, and I added the blue to the stand.
I tried several different things for the eyes, from painting them silver, to including an iris. I eventually settled on painting them black, and used a toothpick to put a white dot in the top left corner of the eye to create a faux glare to match the official art.
Overall, it's not as straightforward as Crossmessiah, and requires quite a bit more love to get on model, but it's a fun build regardless. Its posability below the waist leaves a lot to be desired, but above the waist is fine. I wouldn't have grabbed it if I didn't have Crossmessiah, but I think it's the only female Medarot kit? So it is unique.
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Tiny little pirate man is complete, The RG Crossbone Gundam. This kit was Sick as hell, looks fucking fantastic. The build was quite fun (except for the parts where I was terrified of losing one of the tiny microscopic pieces) Really glad to finally worked up the courage to build him, as he'd been in my backlog for a little under a year.
Also OH MY GOD HE'S SO TINY
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Latest model Gundam Arial from the Witch from Mercury(WFM), the Primary hero unit piloted by Suletta. For those who have not watched the show I highly recommend commend it. Having watched all the other Gundam series this one has definitely earned a top spot IMO. The story is one of the best and not like every other one. The character development is excellent, the music and animation is top notch. We can’t forget the mechs each one unique and wonderfully designed.
That said this model is the Full Mechanics(FM) 1/100 scale model and it was an absolute joy to build. With a nice fairly simple build that was on a touch more complex then a High Grade(HG) but not quite the complexity of a Master grade (MG) build. The color separation and details are excellent. Not to mention it can pose up a storm with little to nothing getting in the way of mobility. With the way this unit built out I am really looking forward to another FM model in the line, I would love to see more WFM mobile suits get the 1/100 scale treatment. Case if they ended up being half as good as this kit this would still be awesome. If you’re thinking of giving Gunpla a try this kit will not disappoint, even if it is the only kit you decide to get.
On a side note this is also the first time I have ever used water slide decals. They where quite time consuming to do but I gotta say they really take the model to a whole other level. I think I will be doing them more going forward.
For those following I will be working on other Witch from Mercury units, it likely won’t be a full spread of the MS cast but it will be a good number of them.
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- Schwarzette is indefinitely out of stock but I'm lucky enough to grab the last Calibarn, excited
- she finally arrives
- on the runner the faceplate is broken into three pieces
#I'm crying#I cannot return it anyway because a) it's out of stock now and wouldn't get an exchange b) I already started assembly#well... time for emergency plastic surgery#I was so excited because the reviews were so good#but I understand I just got unlucky#talk about cursed Gundam#she got punched in the face too hard in the battle#gundam#gunpla
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HGUC G-Line Standard Armor
Premium Bandai exclusive, unfortunately. Such an awesome, solid kit with good articulation. Pretty solid color separation too (though worth noting that I did paint the missing details) and good playability. I prefer the unarmored version due to aesthetics alone, but the armor pieces stay on solidly.
I recommend looking up the G-Line in Japanese (ジーライン) in sites like Buyee if you want to buy it for a decent price too, since... well, P-Bandai.
Recommended!
I'd happily answer any questions you have about the kit - feel free to ask.
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Hi, Zack!
Finished up the Hobby Hizack, barring a few stickers. As somebody who wanted the Hobby Hizack as a kit since I saw Char’s Counterattack this is pretty neat, but I do have some mixed feelings here and there. Call this a pseudo-review:
PROS:
Great part separation, stickers are mostly for vent and vernier details. Impressed the shoulder thrusters are separate parts!
Articulation is great for a High Grade. It’s got the Zaku II Revive’s swivel-elbow-thing so you can spin the forearm around while it’s bent AND it has a dropping hip joint to get better kicks and a great ab crunch.
Solid construction. Everything holds together nicely despite all the joints. Feels really good to pose and handle.
CONS:
Oddly enough they abandon the “chin switch” monoeye control in favor of popping the head open like the old HG Zaku II. Better than the static monoeyes of old but still strange.
The front skirt clashes with the waist when tilted past a normal walking angle… so making use of the dropping hip means you have to scrape parts past each other. It’s a weird tolerance oversight.
No hand options. You only get the “holding” hands.
Price. Previously a Side F exclusive and now P-Bandai, it came out to about $30. With no accessories either, that’s a pretty penny for a High Grade.
NOTES:
The Hobby Hizack being a civilian-use machine explains no weapons, but in absence of Hizack weapons I would have liked at least one open hand.
This design borrows some elements from the Hizack Custom, which has no model kit. The shoulder armor and leg boosters can be considered “exclusive” as such.
Despite originating from Char’s Counterattack this model is based on Advance of Zeta’s design. Given the different aesthetics it’s gonna stick out next to your CCA models.
Final Thoughts
The Hizack was derived from the Zaku II F2 in lore, and while I don’t have a standard Hizack I do have an F2. Interestingly, the AOZ proportions of the Hizack line-up quite well with the F2. I’ll have to see how a standard Hizack fares when I get one later down the line.
Overall I grabbed this because I really like the Hobby Hizack as this civilian-ified mobile suit that’s also derivative of the Zaku II. It’s got great shelf presence, is a really fun build, and has some excellent engineering, but the only turn off is exclusivity and price. I certainly don’t regret picking this up but I’d say only go for it if you’re a diehard fan of AOZ or Zaku derivatives in general.
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Today I’m reviewing a kit I built about 4 years ago: The RG Gundam Exia!
This kit drew me in the minute I saw it. I always loved the design of the Exia, but the old HG really needs a lot of TLC to look good and the MG has problems with standing. So I thought the RG was the best compromise of the two. It certainly is, I can say that much. It isn’t problem free, but it is better than those two kits by a mark.
The kit goes together well, but does require a trained hand. This kit, like most RG’s, is not beginner friendly. Fragile pieces need just enough force to snap into place, pins need to be cut to the edge without too much cut off, parts need to be flack free to fit right etc. If you’re just starting gunpla, this kit will not be your best choice I assure you. But the more practiced builders will be rewarded with a kit that needs no paint whatsoever and has immense amounts of detail.
This kit is also remarkably flexible. Unlike the other RG’s I own (I only have 4, but still) not a single piece popped off the Exia whilst posing for this review. The accessories all fit into the hands well, but I’m disappointed that the RG flex hands have no way to hold the GN swords, leaving you to have no choice but to use the larger HG hands they included with the kit. They are slightly too large for the kit, so I just gripped them in as best as possible. Another gripe is the beam sabers. They do have pins to be fitted to the hands, but only 2 of them. The other pair do not have the pins necessary to fit them in the hands, meaning if you lose one you’re left with the same issue as the GN swords.
Even with these issues, the kits still poses really well and is definitely proof that the RG line still has a place in gunpla, despite what some fans think.
I give the RG Exia 8/10 - a few flaws, but nothing a little patience won’t fix.
#mack reviews#Gundam 00#mobile suit gundam#Gundam Exia#Real Grade#GUNDAM#celestial being#setsuna seiei#gunpla#rg#Mobile Suit#action figure#Model kit
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HG Gundam Helios Review
HG Gundam Helios Review
The flagship Gundam from Gundam Breaker Mobile can now be in the palm of your hands! But is it worth it? Oh totally
The High Grade line of Gundam Model kits has been constantly improving with every model and the whole line is completely different than what it was ten years ago. The Gundam Helios is definitely a new generation of HGs! All the parts are color correct except for a few…
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Continuing my little gunpla review series, I wanna say thank you so much to everyone that liked and reblogged my Demi Trainer post! It means so much to me and every like I get on it makes me incredibly happy <3
This review is gonna be all about...
Gundam Lfrith Thorn
I wasn't expecting to build this kit so soon but I saw it in my local nerd store and I just had to pick it up, I really love the design on this one and I can't wait to tell yous all about it! Building this felt like an appropriate step-up from the Demi Trainer.
Lfrith Thorn in the Show
(Spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury episode 12 and beyond ahead)
EDM-GA-02 Gundam Lfrith Thorn is a Gundam-type mobile suit developed by Ochs Earth Corporation for Dawn of Fold, the anti-spacian organisation. It's a heavily modified version of the XGF-01 Gundam Lfrith Pre-Production Model, which can be seen in the prologue episode of the show.
This Gundam is piloted by Norea Du Noc, a member of Dawn of Fold. She was trained from a young age to be a mobile suit pilot, and has strong ideals and a deep hatred of all spacians. She's a hot-headed earthian terrorist who believes in attaining the organisation's goals through violence. A perfect pilot for this offensive-oriented Gundam!
As I mentioned previously, Lfrith Thorn is a heavily modified version of the Lfrith Pre-Production Model, which allows the Lfrith Thorn to utilise GUND technology. It was created alongside the Lfrith Ur, and the two can be seen as sort of sisters, as one compensates for the other's weaknesses. It's a very cool dynamic that I really enjoyed seeing in the show!
Lfrith Thorn is seen multiple times throughout the show, but main appearances include episode 12, when it attacks Plant Quetta alongside the Lfrith Ur. It also appears in episode 14, fighting in the Rumble Ring and causing mayhem, once again alongside the Lfrith Ur. We see it once more in episode 20, when Norea goes on a rampage in Asticassia, before she is calmed down by Elan Ceres and her Gundam is subsequently destroyed by the security forces. Seeing this Gundam in action was always a pleasure to see in the show, and Norea's hot-headed yet focused personality really made it stand out as an effective combat mech, especially when paired with Lfrith Ur! I wish we got to see more of it but what we did see was an absolute treat.
The Design of Lfrith Thorn
I. LOVE. THIS. DESIGN. SO MUCH! It's so cool and it all makes sense for what this Gundam is supposed to achieve! It can look quite goofy, especially with those long arms and chunkier legs, but there's purpose to that design choice! Lfrith Thorn excels at offensive skirmishes and intense combat scenarios, providing heavy fire support to her sister, Lfrith Ur.
Lfrith Thorn comes equipped with a variety of weapons that allow it to adapt to any combat situation. It's primary weapon is the beam diffuse gun, a large firearm that fires energy scatter beams. It can be wielded with one hand or with both, allowing for more accurate and focused fire. Beam saber units are stored within the Lfrith Thorn's forearms, allowing for quick deployment when engaging in melee combat. It can also equip beam sabers on its hand if needed, though this Gundam is better suited for longer-range combat. A long and narrow shield can be seen on it's right arm, which can be used to deflect incoming fire, though it is not particularly effective due to how small it is. The huge cannon mounted on Lfrith Thorn's back is the phased array cannon. It fires a powerful beam which allows for wider-ranged attacks. This cannon is only operable when the Gundam's permet score reaches 3 or higher, making it a very risk-reward oriented weapon!
Considering how heavy all of these weapons are on this Gundam, it's very important for it to keep stable when fighting on the ground. This is where those goofy design choices I mentioned earlier come in! The heavy legs and longer arms result in a lower center of gravity, making the Lfrith Thorn more stable when providing fire support! The thrusters on it's rear waist also offer extra stability, being able to counter the recoil and pushback from sustained fire if needed. Even the feet are used for stability, being able to dig into any softer ground material the Lfrith Thorn may be standing on, and providing even more stability! Everything about this design is so coherent, despite it's inherent goofiness, and I absolutely am in love with it!
Naturally, one would compare the Lfrith Thorn and Lfrith Ur, as they are often seen in combat together. You can see the more support-oriented design philosophy of the Lfrith Thorn when looking at both Gundams side by side. Despite the heavy weaponry, the frame of the mech is visibly more lightweight, allowing the Lfrith Thorn to reposition more easily. The Lfrith Ur is meant to be on the frontline, while the Lfrith Thorn supports it from afar. It's an awesome dynamic and I think both Gundams are designed really well around this cooperation!
In the first section of this review I mentioned that the Lfrith Thorn is a modified version of the Gundam Lfrith Pre-Production Model, and you can definitely see some aspects of that design incorporated into this one! You can see this mainly in the body of the Gundam, as it retains that flatter, more extruded chest to house the pilot and shell unit. The back-mounted cannons are still present in both designs, though the cannons themselves are quite different between the Lfrith Thorn and the Pre-Production Model. You can also see a more refined version of the shoulder pads, as they are more exaggerated and armoured on the Lfrith Thorn.
Honestly, researching Lfrith Thorn led me down a very deep rabbit hole when it comes to design inspirations and origins and I feel like I could make a family tree that connects MANY of the Gundam designs in this show!
Building the Kit
Much like the Demi Trainer, this was super fun to build! I was so excited to finally build a Gundam, and this did not disappoint, for the most part!
A lot of the same satisfying aspects of building the kit itself that I mentioned in my Demi Trainer review can be said here too. Fitting all the pieces together, hearing the clicks and seeing it come together is extremely satisfying and enhances the experience a lot! The stickers on this kit are more complex, and you have more choice with them, namely being able to either put stickers on it that show the Lfrith Thorn with no permet score, or a high permet score. I decided to use the high permet score stickers of course, because that looks a lot cooler to me! I found these stickers really tough to put on, as some of them are really small and need a lot of precision to place properly, and this was only my second kit. I hadn't developed a strategy for placing stickers yet and it shows in some parts of my build.
The Lfrith Thorn kit comes with a few extra pieces that allow for some really neat customisability! For example, you have the option of using a closed hand, which allows the Lfrith Thorn to hold weapons, or an open hand, which can look dramatic and badass when posing it. Even that small amount of choice with the kit makes for a lot of different things you can do with it and I think that's awesome!
As much as I love Lfrith Thorn and as much as I enjoyed building this kit, I do have a few complaints with it. To start, I personally find that the head movement on this kit is very limited, and the head has fallen off of my kit many times when I was trying to pose it and make it look in certain directions. I understand there being limitations in the range of movement, but I find it to be a little bit too limited here. I also think that the beam sword pieces are a little too easy to bend, and I recommend taking extra good care to not put too much force on them when handling them. Mine are very slightly misshapen now, and while it's not too exaggerated, it still sucks to see.
Other than that though, the kit was super fun to build, and it's by far the easiest to pose when comparing all of the kits I've built so far! The stable design philosophy of the Lfrith Thorn actually translates really well to this kit, and it's noticeably more stable to pose than other kits! It was really cool to see honestly and noticing that inspired me to start this series in the first place, so thank you Lfrith Thorn!
Once again, thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged my previous post, seeing the attention my Demi Trainer review got inspired me to continue with this, and I want to make even more reviews and design studies now! As always, constructive criticism is welcome, as well as likes and reblogs!
I'm hoping to get those action base kits at some point so I can have more freedom in posing my kits, so look forward to that!
#EDM-GA-02 Gundam Lfrith Thorn#lfrith thorn#gundam#gundam lfrith thorn#g witch#witch from mercury#review#gunpla#gundam witch from mercury#norea du noc#mecha
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GN-0000DVR/II Gundam 00 Diver Arc
Let's continue our very unneeded and out-of-date deconstruction of Build Metaverse with looking at how the show handled Build Divers. As far as characters go, it probably did the best overall job, with four of the six main cast members returning, as well as Magee. We also get to see them interact with each other, and not just Rio or characters from other seasons. Having both Riku and Ayame get new Gunpla is also a big bonus.
Though I am not without complaints, as this is another instance where they put the original character designs over the updated ones, and it's even more egregious here because those aged up versions of those characters interacted directly with the Re:Rise cast and had decent screen time, unlike Sei who was only ever hinted at. It's pushing nostalgia for something that's not even 5 years old.
The Kit: The kit is mostly the 00 Diver again with a few new pieces, though unlike the Shin Burning, it's a bit more hit or miss. The GN Drives are probably the best we've ever gotten on a High Grade, with the full wing units capable of a ton of poses and gimmicks, and the Drives themselves being multi-layered and capable of opening and closing. They also use metallic stickers for the GN Particle effect.
But things like the chest and horns aren't as great, feeling loose in places. It's the first time since the Seltsam that I've had to glue something to keep it in place. And I understand why they chose to redo the Diver instead of the Sky, since we recently got the 00 Sky Moebius, but it's weird that Riku is the only character to not get his ultimate unit upgraded.
The Details: Apart from the usual panel lining and black fill, I used metallic green underneath the translucent green elements, similar to what I did with the Shin Burning. I also used metallic blue on the eyes, cameras, and a few other places like the feet and elbows.
And, as I mentioned, the chest would not hold together, so I had to use a dab of glue to hold it in place.
Overall, while the tolerance issues were a bummer, I can definitely see myself buying multiples of this kit in the future just for those GN Drives. They're that good. Apart from all that, it's a decent kit with a lot of non-intrusive gimmicks. So I'd say it's a good grab, but be aware of its issues.
#Gundam#Gundam Build Metaverse#Gundam Build Divers#Gunpla#Gundam 00 Diver#Gundam 00 Diver Arc#HG#High Grade#Model Kit#Review#1/144#1/144 Scale
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OMG Space oomfie! Finished the Full Mechanics Aerial, absolutely amazing build, it 100% stands up to all the great things I've heard about her. Beautiful kit, beautiful articulation. Sadly the one I bought was missing decals for some reason, but as someone kindly recommended, I'll just get the Waterslides, I need some practice with them anyway before I start putting slides on some of my PBandai kits.
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finished working on this model kit tonight, it is the rune god spirit from the anime Magic Knights Rayearth, back from the late 90s. Though the model kit is from last year which I was quite surprised to find, I also found the kits for the other three sprit armors from the show. Which I will be working on next.
This is a push fit model no glue required, and colors are pre molded, with a couple parts that also came pre-painted. The pre printed parts (in the head and face) where a surprise. Having built a few Gundams I am used to the eyes and some other deals being stickers.
Over all the build came together easily, with no lose parts, though some of the joints are quite stiff with plastic on plastic joints. So once posed it’s not going to move. It also came with 4 sets of pre-posed hands each with their own back armor plates. Which I also found quite nice and an alternate set of metallic wings that can be used instead of the white angle like wings.
While over all a good build and I look forward to doing the others in the series. There are a couple points I found a little disappointing. The tail only has three points of movement, and are rather limited, other locations like the head, and feet are also rather restricted on the articulation. But not enough to be a major turn off just don’t expect super dynamic poses. There where also a couple points where their where some minor gaps with some parts nothing a little plastic cement couldn’t address. The sprues where a mixed bag of undergated parts and no undergating which lead to some nubs and stress marks that are easily visible that could have been avoided if the undergating was consistent.
Over all I would say a 4 out of 5
Show: Magic Knights Rayearth
Model from: Good Smile Co.
#Rayearth#rune god#mech#good smile company#model kit#gunpla#model#review#clamp manga#anime#magical world#magic knight rayearth#clamp anime#Rune#God#hobby#plastic model
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Some fun from editing the transcript for tomorrows episode: Starship Troopers!
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