Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Die Hexe aus Merkur - #07 Gundam Pharact, Bandai Spirits HG 1/144 Modellbausatz, 8 x 30 x 19 cm

I guess there are a lot of people out there who are bored and haven’t figured out what to do with their lives, depression and loneliness kick in especially on those rainy evenings in autumn and winter, most of the books on the shelf have been read and YouTube has no positive things to show. That’s why I went out of my safe space and purchased a Gundam Model Kit or Gunpla for short plus some of the tools necessary to build it. Boy was I in for a treat. I’ve been modelling when I was younger and stopped as I grew mature and forgot about the joy model building can bring. So when those rainy days came a year ago, I thought to myself just “waste” your time and build one of these Gundams. So I did and it was great, those evenings after work were very productive listening to music and building these complex models was like meditation therapy. So every time I need time to spend focussed I order a new set, so here we are this is my January anti depressant. Enjoy

プラスチックが薄い上に形状が複雑だからと剥離剤の塗りっぷりが凄い。まずは洗浄

Looks really good when built. Nice size

Me encanto y llegó al día siguiente, excelente calidad y servicio

Correu tudo bem até à montagem dos pés que teimam em nem ficar em posição normal nem em posição de vôo. Melhor montar num suporte.

All of the WfM Gundam kits have a pretty high standard of quality, and this kit is no exception. One of the main gimmicks in this line is using stickers under clear plastic parts. It looks especially good on this kit because of the slightly dark clear plastic and way the clear parts are shaped like a lens. Reminds me of the RG 00 Setsuna kits with a great effect. The large shoulder binders also remind me of the 00 Gundam’s shoulder binders. Is this the evil 00 Gundam? LOL.Anyway, the build is also very solid like other kits as part of this line since there are no Polycaps. The overall aesthetic is dark and menacing. I particularly like the design of the torso. I also like the design of the head. If you want the lens on the head to look like the image on the box, do not use the sticker. The red part will show through naturally. The feet on this kit are huge and remind me of the Lupus Rex’s feet. The feet have some other cool features like folding up into a claw and the beam saber part can be attached into the sole. I have heard complaints from reviewers that the parts of the feet attached on clips can become too weak to let the kit stand on its own after time. I personally have not had this issue yet, but I do believe it as my Entry Grade RX Gundam has become completely floppy over time. The clips to attach the shoulder binders on are weak though. I do not feel like this is a good design. It uses clips, but I don’t understand why it couldn’t use a couple of joined pegs or a ball joint. If you pick up this kit and shake it around, it will stay still like a statue but the shoulder binders will flop around. Despite that downside, there are a lot of great points of articulation and gimmicks packed into those shoulder units.In terms of accessories and bonuses, you really just get the cool giant sniper rifle. It’s simple but it looks great in the hand of the Gundam. You also get a couple beam sabers. The forearms can split open and the beam saber handles can be stored away in there. Cool feature. You also get GUND-Bits that store away in the shoulder units, but you will need a sold-separately stand set to display them in flight. Finally, you get a bonus open left hand. There aren’t many opportunities for panel lining so even if you’re new to Gunpla it will look good straight-built.All in all this is another good release. If you like dark Gundams and snipers, this will appeal to you especially. Even if you’re new to Gunpla building, you can build this as your first kit - it’s not too complex. The only difficult part might be applying the stickers if you’ve never done something like that before. My only big complaint is in the design of the arms attaching the shoulder units, besides that the kit was fun to build and looks great even just standing there.