A very nice kit, but the “gold” plastic is brittle and weak. The black plastic is not much better - Sharp nippers are a must.
Care must be taken in construction or else things will snap. Apart from that, the build is mostly standard Astray and fun.
The kit is getting cheaper, nice! I got two, one is going to be a standard paint job, the other I’ve attached pics here:
One day build. Sprayed on the runner with no undercoat as Alclad pale gold and SpazStix (chrome with 25% holographic to graunch it up a bit) are hot enough to bond and give a more matt texture due to interactions with the plastics. Used some Alclad steel w/10% SpazSitx chrome for the weapons runner which did not interact with the paint giving a smoother finish.
Nub touchups with AK metallics (TODO) and the usual panel liner. Red bits in Tanya metallic bright red. Red stickers will get a skim with metallic paint as well to unstickerize them.
My takeaway is that if you’re going to paint it properly or use enamel panel liners then primer is a must, though I did like the unprimed effect. Mask pegs and joints for painting ad it may bust the weak plastic. Not happened to me, but nearly!
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Cool but NOT newbie friendly.
A very nice kit, but the “gold” plastic is brittle and weak. The black plastic is not much better - Sharp nippers are a must.Care must be taken in construction or else things will snap. Apart from that, the build is mostly standard Astray and fun.The kit is getting cheaper, nice! I got two, one is going to be a standard paint job, the other I’ve attached pics here:One day build. Sprayed on the runner with no undercoat as Alclad pale gold and SpazStix (chrome with 25% holographic to graunch it up a bit) are hot enough to bond and give a more matt texture due to interactions with the plastics. Used some Alclad steel w/10% SpazSitx chrome for the weapons runner which did not interact with the paint giving a smoother finish. Nub touchups with AK metallics (TODO) and the usual panel liner. Red bits in Tanya metallic bright red. Red stickers will get a skim with metallic paint as well to unstickerize them.My takeaway is that if you’re going to paint it properly or use enamel panel liners then primer is a must, though I did like the unprimed effect. Mask pegs and joints for painting ad it may bust the weak plastic. Not happened to me, but nearly!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
A very nice kit, but the “gold” plastic is brittle and weak. The black plastic is not much better - Sharp nippers are a must.
Care must be taken in construction or else things will snap. Apart from that, the build is mostly standard Astray and fun.
The kit is getting cheaper, nice! I got two, one is going to be a standard paint job, the other I’ve attached pics here:
One day build. Sprayed on the runner with no undercoat as Alclad pale gold and SpazStix (chrome with 25% holographic to graunch it up a bit) are hot enough to bond and give a more matt texture due to interactions with the plastics. Used some Alclad steel w/10% SpazSitx chrome for the weapons runner which did not interact with the paint giving a smoother finish.
Nub touchups with AK metallics (TODO) and the usual panel liner. Red bits in Tanya metallic bright red. Red stickers will get a skim with metallic paint as well to unstickerize them.
My takeaway is that if you’re going to paint it properly or use enamel panel liners then primer is a must, though I did like the unprimed effect. Mask pegs and joints for painting ad it may bust the weak plastic. Not happened to me, but nearly!
Care must be taken in construction or else things will snap. Apart from that, the build is mostly standard Astray and fun.
The kit is getting cheaper, nice! I got two, one is going to be a standard paint job, the other I’ve attached pics here:
One day build. Sprayed on the runner with no undercoat as Alclad pale gold and SpazStix (chrome with 25% holographic to graunch it up a bit) are hot enough to bond and give a more matt texture due to interactions with the plastics. Used some Alclad steel w/10% SpazSitx chrome for the weapons runner which did not interact with the paint giving a smoother finish.
Nub touchups with AK metallics (TODO) and the usual panel liner. Red bits in Tanya metallic bright red. Red stickers will get a skim with metallic paint as well to unstickerize them.
My takeaway is that if you’re going to paint it properly or use enamel panel liners then primer is a must, though I did like the unprimed effect. Mask pegs and joints for painting ad it may bust the weak plastic. Not happened to me, but nearly!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
I really enjoyed this kit build. It is a fantastic Looking unit but the one down side to this one is the sidr skirtpieces arr really loose snd prone to falling off alot
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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2014
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
the instructions are in Japanese but if you google what the symbols mean it will be super easy to follow
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
This was my first Gundam I ever built, the instructions are in Japanese but if you google what the symbols mean it will be super easy to follow. I built this in under 4 hours and it was lots of fun! I would recommend this for anyone wanting to try out Gundam building, I also have a stand for this and it is a must in my opinion. With the stand you can fully articulate the model and display it correctly.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
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