Plamo 7 day Challenge - Day two: GN-XIII [ESF Type]

Info

Unit type: general purpose mass production mobile suit
Overall height: 19.0 meters
Overall weight: 69.8 metric tons
Equipment: GN Tau Drive
Armament: GN lance w/rifle x 1, GN vulcan gun x 2, GN claw x 2, GN shield x 1, GN beam saber x 2, GN beam rifle x 1, GN bazooka x 1, GN grenade

Note: The Main Unit use by many faction in Gundam 00 season 2, this unit color is used by ESF or Earth Sphere Federation Army. The Red Color of this unit were used by A-law. Overall performance of GN-XIII seem to be quite higher than original Gn-X that use in season one. Gn-XIII can be armed with assort of Weapon and GN Tau Drive which able them to surpassed the old mass produce model such as Tieren use by HLR, Over Flag used by Union and Enact used by AEU. GN-XIII achievement in battle field is that a squad of GN-XIII under A-Law command were able to fight with the previous generation Gundam ( Gundam Exia R).

Box Art

GN-XIII as appear in anime

GN-XIII Armed with the main weapon GN-Lance (Lance Mode) and GN Shield

Showing Range of articulation

Armed With GN-Lance (Gun mode) on the right hand and GN Beam Rifle on the left hand

Review Score

Color: 4/5 { Color is very similar to what appear in anime, only few sticker is needed}

Detail: 3.5/5 { only few part that different from previous GN-X kit }

Equipment: 3.5/5 {Only GN lance ,GN beam rifle and two beam sever were included)

Articulation: 3.5/5 { Standard HG articulation, and every part is holding well allow ranges of movement }

Price: 4/5 { for 1200 yen price, it an standard price for HG }

Review Note: This kit is practically a repainted version of GN-XIII A-law type which released before this one. The kit come with everything the come with the A-law type as well, so in my opinion if you already brought the A-Law type, you might want to skip this guy.otherwise this is an OK kit but it would be better for both A-Law and ESF type kit should include the Long-Range rifle part in the kit like GN-X did.

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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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