Plamo 7 day Challenge - Day one: Gundam Astraea Type F

BOX ART

Info

Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Overall height: 18.3 meters
Overall weight: 55.1 metric tons
Equipment: GN Drive, Trans-Am system

Manufacture: Krung Thep

Pilot: Fon Spark

Appearance: Gundam 00F/Gundam 00P/ Gundam 00I (side story)

Note: Gundam Astraea (including Type F/F-2) is the Prototype of Exia Gundam which manufacture back 10 year before the Gundam 00 first season story take place. This Gundam were originally equip with Original GN Drive, meaning it can able to access Tran-Am ability. But when Fon Spark found type F, it were equip with innovator modifies Tau Drive. Type F original color were black, which Fon Spark change the color to red and equip it with ton of weapon. Type F actually have Gundam face but equipped with mask in order to disguise it Gundam status. Type F achievement in side story consist of able to annihilated a squad of GNX-III, and Able to Fight a squad of MS pilot by Innovator.

Standard Stance

Type F with Proto GN Sword

Fully Equipped Type F (GN Launcher, GN shield, GN Pistol x 2, GN Hammer, GN Beam Rifle, GN Beam Saber x 2, NGN Bazooka, GN Hand Missile)

Type F with NGN Bazooka Proto GN Sword

Type F with GN Launcher and GN Beam Rifle

Review Score

Color: 4/5 { Color is almost exact match to the profile page, only few minor detail is missing }

Detail: 3.5/5 { Few overlook minor detail, like the opening hole in the shoulder area }

Equipment: 4.5/5 { I will give 0.5 point more if they gave me pair of GN Launcher and GN hand Missile)

Articulation: 3/5 { Standard HG articulation, but some part is too lose like the chest armor }

Price: 4/5 { for 1800 yen price, it worth every yen }

Review Note: This kit actually more like a set of Exia Gundam with Dengenki's magazine Astraea Part combo pack with collection of weapon. Since Original Exia cost 1200 yen, Dengenki's Magazine price cost 1200 yen so total cost is 2400 yen alone excluding weapon. for 1800 yen price, i would say it worth every yen if you are collecting the HG00 line. For this Gunpla using Exia as base meaning it also suffer from the same problem as the first Gunpla in HG00 line. The joint that attach L&R chest piece to shoulder is too loose/weak to hold it in place when posing. While their is also minor detail problem like hole in shoulder part where the Exia arm cable suppose to be. The trade off of this problem is that you can actually construct a complete Exia with given part with all original weapon and shield.

The equipment given with this kit is good in both quantity and quality. This kit include the weapon that was equipped by other MS in the show, such as GN hand Missile use by Gundam Kyrios during the Laboratory raid in season 1 and NGN Bazooka Use by GNX-III in season 2. And for fan who cant afford the GN-Arm Type-D , this kit also include the GN pistol and Holder that is used by Gundam Dyunames in season 1, which used to be only included with GN-Arm Type-D. As mention earlier if they Include another GN Launcher and GN hand Missile and increase the price to 2000 yen, this kit will be perfect.

***side note***

My apology for being late with this project for my Blog, Due to the Song Klan Holiday my family shop is very busy during this season. And I'm on Holiday from college, so i have to help with the family business. so during the day time i don't really have time to assemble and take photo of the Gunpla i planned to review. It also that i injured my finger since Sunday. So it hard for me to assemble Gunpla or even use a mouse.

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