This kit turns out fantastic but it had the finnicky-ness of an rg. a lot of color correcting stickers, like those making the shield orange, are very glossy and look very much like stickers unless you do a little sumpin to em. Lots of tiny parts where nub removal means removing a large chunk of the part itself. That being said, it does come with a stand. which is absolutely necessary. Once it's together and on that thing you can get some pretty dope poses out of it and it has TONS of shelf presence with a lot going on to set and pose to your liking. I do really recommend this kit, but if a normal HG takes you 1-2 hours this will be closer to 3-4 if you take your time properly and try to square it away. word of warning. there are a ton of small parts to put on this especially the very many RCS thrusters on the legs and shoulders. if you do put some glue down to guarantee things like the elbow pads don't fall off, just be careful as the slot for the elbow pad goes directly through to the actual joint. I had the elbow snap right off when trying to pose it because the glue got through and froze the joint in place. YMMV. Be careful when using glue for the small

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I absolutely love the design of this mobile suit and it is rendered in impressive detail for a high grade. There's a lot of plastic in this box, even for its price, making it significantly heavier than all of my other high grades. The majority of its parts are also much smaller than most high grade builds, giving it an impressive amount of detail and color separation. There's so many accessories strapped to this build that it could've ended up looking busy and unfocused, but it manages to have the perfect amount of complexity while still striking a memorable silhouette. Though, being such a complicated design, you're still given a few dozen stickers to make it entirely screen-accurate. This design is one that would be really difficult to make entirely accurate in 1/144 scale and the designers did an impressive job even if it will take you a good amount of effort to make it 100% faithful. The articulation also surprised me a bit. Being so heavy and bulky, I expected it to either be inflexible or floppy, but it confidently holds its weight and the only part that's gotten loose is the wrist after I replaced the hand part multiple times. The elbows and knees each have two points of articulation, though their full range of motion is blocked by the armor. The waist has a ball joint too, but there is an armor part that keeps it stiff. Overall, sturdiness seems to have been prioritized over articulation, but it still delivers in both categories. Like mentioned earlier, this kit may take a bit of extra effort to get everything you want out of it, but the final result is dynamic and eye-catching. This is a must-try if you see it in stock.

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Great fit, easy to build with great color separation. I wish the extra arms were articulated and had a better range of move on the backpack but I've built both verka FA-78 and Psycho Zaku before the hg versions. You can use parts from the balden or powered arms options kits to achieve tje articulation. They will be larger though. It's not an advanced build either but has lots of stuff so it could be a great kit for a new builder that's got a couple builds done or for a veteran that wants to just quickly build something that's not too basic

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