GUNDAM - MG 1/100 FA-78 Full Armour Gundam Thunderbolt - Model Kit, BAN207589

This gundam is great and it was perfect to customise. That’s five stars from me

Probably my toughest build so far and this is my 5th MG 1/100. It comes with fairly sturdy stand that takes the full weight of the Gundam and with it’s accessories attached. IMPORTANT! You really need to read through ALL the instructions at least once BEFORE starting your build. Especially the legs and arms. It is fairly forgiving when it comes to mistakes. Just read and then read again when following instructions. Take it slow and steady, the end result makes it all worth it.

I enjoy building my previous model high grade and now I am going to enjoy building the master grade which is going to be epic but equally as difficult. I am very grateful of the service done by the provider. They help me a lots of problems that faces during the postage, which it didn't inculcate for some reason. I will highly recommend buying from here and the quality of these product are top gun. In future I will be buying from here again.

My first Gundam but it's a massive pain to put together and it's extremely fragile just a slight touch could make something fall off.

A good build for experienced model kit builders and can be challenging at times but a good end result

Fast delivery. Can't go wrong with this kit

This kit is indeed a challenge. Assembling it is tricky in some places, so here are several ideas to make it easier: - Calm down and read the instructions twice before inserting arms into place, or one or both of them might get a broken peg and will slide out of socket when rotated. Eqsily fixed with modelglue or superglue - Don't stack the joint wraps too much, or piercing it with pegs and getting it under the armor will drive you crazy. It WILL wrinkle and get between pieces you are trying to connect. Fixing one layer is plenty. It may not make sense in text, but you might figure what i mean out once you start applying the covers. - Use the extra long black piece from base runner to wrinkle up the plastic covers. It's longer, so i found it more convinient - Take your time to check the last pages of instruction book to use the gimmicks properly. You will learn how to open the cockpit in full armor mode and how to fix sub-arms folded out . Also the decaling map is there - The included base is kinda bad. The model in its final form is very heavy and can barely be supported by it. I recommend you use standard 1/100 stand for this model, it works much better and lifts the kit a lot more, increasing the immersion. - Probably watch other people assembling it on youtube. In general makes your life easier. - You're better off glueing some parts, like the blue piece on top of heads V-fin, or knee thrusters, these come off too easily The kit itself is great. It's definetly the most fun i experienced assembling a model. Its big (the backpack and shields on sub-arms do wonders to increase its presence), gimmicky, almost flawless in terms of general build (as said above, take time to attach arms properly), very posable and relies mostly on waterslide decals instead of stickers. The biggest problem is that it's a bit awkward to handle with backpack and weapons attached because of the size and weigh, so posing it requires patience. And the size is also a huge pro, it does matter in terms of giant robots. Minor issues i personally have with it: - The biggest one - arm joints are not that tight. Complex shoulders and elbows cannot bear the weight of twin cannon with shield and disassembling thevelbow for tightening is going to be absolute aids, so i'll pass with loose elbows until it really pushes me. - Lack of waist hinge/balljoint. It can't arch back or crunch. This is due to a corefighter which is actually put inside the hollow torso. I just think it would've benefited from having at least some kind of hinge, would've allowed to do more dynamic poses in its 'slim' mode with armor ditched - Swappable hands. Just because i love articulated hands of zaku too much. - Backpack can slide apart while handeling. Again, modelglue to thicken things up - Primary weapons have "sledges" on top, to which the shields connect. On my kit the tiny notches on these sledges were weaker than sledge-to-shield connection and broke down, starting to come off too easy. One more time, superglue.

Agréablement surprise par sa taille une fois terminée..les pièces sont faciles a assembler avec les instructions qui sont parfaitement claires..mon fils de 14 ans a adoré..

me ha encantado . aunque un escudo no se queda en su sitio

Great product! The owners of Japan Treasure Mart are super friendly and very helpful in ensuring that you are receiving what you want. Highly recommend supporting their business!! 👍🏼😊

El paquete llego en perfecto estado, muy buen embalaje, un Ver. Ka muy divertido de armar y posar.