I got this kit a while ago and ever since then I've had some problems, but let's start positive. The detail is great, the little yellow vents can move, and I'm a sucker for cool articulation with the thighs moving when the knees bend... Okay now for the negatives. The skirt is incredibly loose, and god forbid the shoulders are in place. The hands... GOD I HATE THE HANDS. They're really posable, which again, I love more articulation, but also how they executed it is bad. I remember getting to the hands and soon enough the left one now has only four fingers. Aside from some loose pieces, round stickers that I despise, and the hands (I hate the hand btw), the build is a fun one, but the gundam you're given is a meh. I could see someone able to get through these, but I wasn't as lucky.

This was the weirdest build I've ever done. A lot of strange design choices and downright frustrating aspects, such as parts that don't really snap into place but instead just kind of hang in place. My biggest beef is the set of gold stickers for some parts that could've easily just been color separated. The elbow stickers in particular were impossible to keep in place after assembly, so I opted to just use a marker instead. The hands are fully articulate, but also very finicky and prone to falling out while posing. I had to glue several parts because they just wouldn't stay in place. One of the side skirt pieces was very loose. That said, I weirdly enjoyed the build as a whole, and the finished product looks great even with stickers instead of water decals. I will say that this is not a beginner-friendly build by any stretch, but for more experienced builders, this is a deeply flawed but worthwhile kit.

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This is the first kit I've ever just quit building. The only reason I know it looks good is I gave it to my friend to finish. It's the most overdesigned kit I've ever seen. I genuinely don't know what they were thinking with the elbow joint. Nothing snaps, nothing fits, you just have to try to hold still and pray you can get everything lined up. There are so many tiny parts that just don't add detail and could have been simplified. I really wanted to paint a Rx-78 and the idea of taking this mess apart and putting it back together a second time filled was just to much for me to bear. My only good thing to say about this kit is the color separation looks great. Other than that, it just a miserable experience.