Product Description
GUNDAM SEED (1/144-HG)
- Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L
- Tactical Arms
- 1 pair of Armor Schneiders
- Manipulators
- Weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Open-palm (1 pair)
- Display Stand for Tactical Arms
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can swivel/tilt on a double-sided ball-jointed neck.
- The torso can tilt frontward, or backward in some extent.
- Shoulder joints can slightly tilt frontwards/raise upwards.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg and socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- The elbows are double-jointed.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can turn 360 degrees.
- The side waist armors can pivot.
- The hip joint axis can swing frontwards/backwards on one side.
- The upper thigh joints can...
- Swing frontwards (and backwards in some extent) on a peg joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- Rotate on each piece.
- The legs feature double-jointed knee parts.
- The ankles can tilt/swivel.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- The hands are swappable.
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by either of the default hands.
- Tactical Arms II can convert into Sword form, Gatling form, & backpack.
- Hand-held Armor Schneiders can be optionally detached from the thighs as handheld weapons.
- The foot-mounted Armor Schneiders can slide out.
- Gundam Astray Blue Frame 2nd L can mount onto any Action Bases. (sold separately)
Tips & Tricks
- For better results, some or most of the details are needed to applied/panel lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers/marking decals and if any, painted details.
Customizing based tips
- The head parts and the Beam Saber/Backpack combo from the HG Gundam Astray Red Frame with Flight Unit (or the HG Gundam Astray Blue Frame) can swap with the kit's head and the Tactical Arms to form Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G.Â
- If you use the HG Red Frame's parts, repaint on the red pieces is required.
- If you use the HG Blue Frame's parts, some modifications are required.
- The angled weapon-holding hands from the HG Sengoku Astray Gundam can be used on this Gunpla. (Repaint required)
- The ball-and-socket shoulder joints from the HGGBB Gundam Astray Red Frame Inversion can be used on this Gunpla. (Repaint required to match with the kit's plastic color)