I followed a tutorial on YouTube to put together the Gundam because the instruction manual was in Japanese. The gunpla looks awesome once it's assembled. I did have problems with the mesh tubing, I burned the ends to prevent it from freying it sort of worked maybe trying gluing the mesh to wire or tapping it. The kneecaps would pop off but that can be fixed. I did break the black chest part, but it stayed put when I put on the rest of armor on.

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Considering the first RG is did was the RX-78-2 this is a massive improvement. Its much more stable and joints are more cooperative that initial designs (biggest example of this is the skirt armor). I’ve seen a decent amount of reviews mention fraying on the cloth tubing. A tip I can give for that is to cut the cloth parts about 1mm longer than the instructions call for and VERY LIGHTLY touching the ends to a lighter (this will melt the plastic fibers on the ends together to prevent fraying while installing).

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Out of all of the early real grades, this one seems to hold up the best out of the rest of the rgs with advanced ms frames. All the plastic on here is dark so it makes for a pretty great beginner/novice kit. the only issues that i have are the mesh wiring and the waist armor. you have to cut them super specifically to size and installing them is an absolute pain. the mesh also has a tendency to fray very easily. and the waist armor i just wished it snapped on somewhere but that's just personal preference

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