I had thought initially the bad rep this kit has was overblown and that I would grow to like it more, but no such luck-- this thing is flimsy, and while I didn't have the trouble with the elbow assembly like others have described I can definitively say that this kit's ankles are absolutely awful. The feet love to pop off, and the polycaps in the ankles have actually cracked, which I have not had as an issue with any of the other dozen or so polycap using master grades I have built. The hands, too, are fragile, and while I had no issues with the MG Dom 1.5's perfect grade style hands, I can say that this kit's are some of the most infuriating I have ever worked with. The middle fingers are dedicated to popping out upon even the slightest nudge, and the problem only gets worse the more times you have to pop them back in. I've stopped touching the hands entirely out of fear that I might have to glue the middle fingers in place. The skirt armor is very difficult to position, tending to sag towards the ground as they are too loose to resist Earth's gravity. The accessories are fine, but aren't much new- they mostly consist of parts from the 2.0, with only a couple of new parts. TL/DR: Buy the Origin master grade or even the 2.0 if you want a good 1/100 Gundam.

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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