GN-0000 00 GUNDAM

My, my, a Gundam that has four zeros for a mobile suit number that goes by the name of 00 Gundam, from the same series.

Being an Entry Grade kit, there isn't a lot of pieces for assembly. Thankfully they do provide some stickers to keep the figure looking more lively.

You'll see that Entry Grade kits only look good from the front. Most of these kits are hollow at the back. However I'm sure kit-bashers out there have a way of sealing the gaps at the back to make the model kits look better.

00 Gundam comes with the GN Sword II.

There isn't much you can do about articulation, but this kit serves well as a display unit among other 1/144 scaled Gundams.

GAT-X105 STRIKE GUNDAM

The Strike Gundam comes from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED universe. What you're looking at is the Entry Grade version which basically means that the mecha has very few pieces required to assemble.

All I have done is to add silver linings onto the robot.

This kit also comes with two accessories, which are the beam rifle & sword.

From this view, you can see that articulation is very limited. It's a pity that I don't know much about air brushing. I'm sure there are fans and collectors out there that would do a good job in transforming this mold into something of similar, or much better appearance than the usual 1/144 scaled Strike Gundam.

GN-001 GUNDAM EXIA

Gundam Exia comes from the animated series Mobile Suit Gundam 00. In the anime series, this mecha was developed primarily for closed combat battles.

What you're seeing here is Gundam Exia from the Entry Grade kit. It is a basic 1/144 scaled mecha. I've attempted to add some color to this mecha by putting on marker ink.

The only weapon that this robot comes with is the GN long blade.

View of Gundam Exia from other angles with the GN long blade.

Articulation is very tight as the joints of the leg ar being obstructed by the hips. In terms of the arms, there is only one way movement.

I have stopped collecting Gundam from a couple of years as I no longer have the luxury of time in assembling these model kits. The other main point is that there's hardly any resale value for these plastic injection kits.

Here's a sample image that I found of how this figure would look like if you were to put your heart & effort into air brushing and painting it. One thing about me, I have zero knowledge in such works.

RX-78 GUNDAM

   

Sometime in late 2011, Bandai came up with a new Entry Grade series of Gundams. In this review let us take a look at the original version of the Gundam series where it all first started, the RX-78 Gundam.

 

 

Being an entry level, this 1/144 scaled kit doesn't come with many pieces. Assembling it is as easy as a BB Gundam kit. There are only three color schemes to this mecha, which is white, blue & red. The good things about the kit is that it comes with a sticker sheet, which makes the toy look a bit more attractive, as compared to the original RX-78 that came out over two decades ago.

RX-78 comes with two accessories which are the shield & beam rifle.

Since this is an Entry Grade mecha, don't have any expectation for it to be as poseable as your ordinary 1/144 scaled Gundams. There are only five points for you to move this Gundam about.