MG Crossbone Gundam X-1 ver.Ka

Product Description

Includes

• Crossbone Gundam
  • Core Fighter
    • 2 Beam Sabers
  • 1 pair of Scissor Anchors (with Wires)
  • Heat Dagger handles
    • 1 pair of solid wires
  • Beam Shield/Brand Marker
  • ABC (Anti-Beam Coating) Mantle
• Buster Gun
• Beam Zanber
• Heat Dagger blades
• Beam Shield/Brand Marker effect parts
• 1/100 Tobia Arronax figurines (standing, sitting)

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• Manipulators feature 3+1+1 articulation on the fingers.
• The head can rotate, tilt, and move forward/backward via a hinge & ball joint neck.
• The torso can tilt back and forth in a limited manner.
• The shoulder joints can swing frontwards and/or lift upwards.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The shoulder armors can swing up to avoid interference with the upwards arm articulation.
• The upper elbows can turn.
• Both the arms and legs feature double-jointed elbow and knee parts.
• The waist can rotate 360 degrees, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor parts.
• The upper thigh joints can swing frontwards/backwards on a peg-and-socket joint, raise horizontally and/or rotate on each piece.
  • Skirt armors can lift up to avoid interference.
• The ankles can tilt left or right in a limited manner.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• Any of the weapons can be wielded by the articulated hands.
  • Each palm features a molded peg for gripping stability.
• Core Fighter hatch (or along with the Crossbone's cockpit if docked with it) can be opened to reveal pilot figurine.
• Back skirt armor can be built into either the original or with the X-1 Kai/X-1 "Kai Kai" parts. 
• Face unit can convert into Heat Radiation Face Open mode.
• Left arm's Beam Shield/Brand Marker can be converted into activated mode.
• Core Fighter can optionally detach from the Crossbone Gundam.
  • Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the Core Fighter itself.
• Heat Dagger handles can be optionally removed from the thigh units.
• Heat Dagger blades can combine with either the handles or the leg's sole units.
• Beam Gun and Beam Zanber can combine to form Zanbuster.
  • Beam Gun and Beam Zanbers can optionally mount onto the side waist armors. (Left is for Beam Zanber, and Right is for the Buster Gun.)
• Front skirt armor can convert into Scissor Anchors.
• The Mantle can optionally mount onto the Crossbone Gundam.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results:
  • Some of most of the details are needed to be applied/panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
  • Carefully refer to the instructions on how to cut the lower section of the mantles.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers/marking decals and if any, painted details.

B-Club related customizations

• The Peacock Smasher from the 1/100 WA-26 Skull Heart Conversion Parts can be used for this kit. 
• The 1/100 c・o・v・e・r-kit Gun-EZ for MG Crossbone Gundam can be used to mount onto the kit's frame to create Gun-EZ.

Variants

Italicized item/s are exclusives.

• Future reissues of the Gunpla from September 2018 onward will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo.
• MG XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth
• MG XM-X2 Crossbone Gundam X-2 (Ver. Ka)
• MG XM-X3 Crossbone Gundam X-3 (Ver. Ka)
• MG XM-X2ex Crossbone Gundam X-2 Kai (Ver. Ka)
• MG XM-X0 Crossbone Gundam X-0 (Ver. Ka)
• XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 "Patchwork"

Notes & Trivia

• Not counting resin kits, this Gunpla is the first MG iteration of the Crossbone Gundam unit.
• Though the figurine is labeled as Tobia, the scale height of the figurine is completely incorrect; Tobia is supposed to be slightly smaller (due to his age) than the other pilots. However; you can unofficially repurpose the figurine as Kincade Nau (Seabook Arno) instead.