HGUC #047 RX-78 NT-1 Gundam Alex - 0080 War in the Pocket

Product Description

Includes

• RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"
  • 2 Gatling Guns
  • 2 Beam Saber hilts
  • Manipulators
    • Weapon-holding (1 pair)
    • Trigger-finger (right)
• Beam Rifle
• Beam Saber
• Shield
• Chobham Armor parts

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel on a ball joint.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Arm joints can be bent up to 90 degrees.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate 360 degrees, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor (and the Chobham Armor) parts.
• Front and side skirt armors can pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
• The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable skirt armor.
• Leg joints can be bent up to 100 degrees.
• The ankles can tilt/pivot in a limited manner.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The right hand is swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective hands.
• Beam Saber handles can be optionally removed from the backpack if one prefers to display the Gundam NT-1 with the single-colored Beam Saber part.
• Gatling Guns on the Gundam NT-1's arms can be rearranged into firing mode via parts swapping.
• Chobham Armor parts can be optionally installed into the Alex.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be painted/panel-lined with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals and painted details.
• The Beam Saber hilts are compatible with the SB-6 Beam Saber effect parts from other kits.
• The chest Chobham Armor can be removed from the body with the beam saber still mounted on: Remove the front and back armor pieces before taking off the side pieces.
• For painters, exercise caution while installing the Beam Rifle + Trigger hand parts on the right forearm: The front end of the painted forearm may chip off if one attempts to mount it with the forearm facing sideways.

Customizing-based tips

• If one wishes, the kit can use the yellow surplus pieces from the HGUC Gundam AN-01 "Tristan" to replace the orange parts.

B-Club related customizations

• High Detail Manipulator (DX Pack) 63 can be used for this kit.
• 1/144 c.o.v.e.r-kit for HGUC RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex" can be used to upgrade this kit.
• 1/144 c.o.v.e.r-kit Full Armor Alex parts for HGUC Gundam NT-1 can be used for this kit to remodel into 1/144 Full Armor Alex.

Variants

• Reissues of the Gunpla from September 2018 onward will feature a blue Bandai Spirits logo.
• HGUC RX-78AN-01 Gundam AN-01 "Tristan" (A Runner Plate)

Notes & Trivia

• The painted samples depict the Gundam NT-1's joints as dark gray, while the unpainted pieces are molded in show-accurate mechanical gray.