I love how the 00 mobile suits look, so I was excited for this kit. However, I had quite a bit of trouble with it. The Avalanche armor likes to come off or be loose, the clear ribbons for the shoulders were a pain, and the hands can't seem to hold any of the GN blades. It does need the base included to stay standing as well, but that's more tolerable.

I've done 8 MGs, and this is the first one to disappoint me. Don't get me wrong - it has a lot going for it on paper: great shelf presence due to the bulkiness of the design; lots of gimmicks - including the iridescent/holographic ribbons distributed throughout the suit; and comes with a action base! I really enjoyed making the weapons for this kit - they were simple, look deadly (the sword/knife are very sharp!), and have some excellent color separation. However, there are lots of loose parts (leg, back skirt, heel armor, chest vent armor), which makes posing the MS an adventure every time. I ended up gluing some pieces together. I also really dislike the fact that it does not peg to the included stand - it's the saddle type of attachment to the bottom of the pants. IMO this limits the types of poses you can do with the unit, although you may not want to put it into anything extreme, as it may just blow up on you. The MS is currently in a weird saddle position on the action base because I'm scared to touch it - kind of offsets the whole "shelf presence" thing.

Let's be honest.... This gundam model kit is BAD... many, many loose parts. Many, many keep falling off. Keeping on those front and back chest protectors . Loosy-Goosy. Putting on those foot skidders are almost impossible to keep on.