MG 1/100 SWORD IMPULSE GUNDAM

Product Description

Includes

• Impulse Gundam
  • 2 Anti-Armor Knives
  • Core Splendor
    • 1/100 Shinn Asuka figurine (standing)
    • 1/100 Lunamaria Hawke figurine (standing)
  • β Sword Silhouette pack
    • 1 pair of Anti-Ship Swords
    • 1 pair of Beam Boomerangs
    • Silhouette Flyer
  • Manipulators
    • Poseable (1 pair)
    • Weapon-holding (1 pair)
• Beam Rifle
• Shield
  • Foldable adapter
• 1/100 Shinn Asuka figurine (standing)
• 1/100 Lunamaria Hawke figurine (standing)
• Rear adapter for Striker Packs
• Adapter for Chest Flyer
• Adapter for Leg Flyer
• Adapter for Force Silhouette
• Launchpad for Force Silhouette
• Landing Gears for Shield
• Landing Gears for Leg Flyer

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, and pivot on a C-clip.
• The shoulders can raise upwards (Due to being used with transformation). and slightly swing frontwards.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Both the elbow and knees are double-jointed.
• The manipulators...
  • Can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • Can pivot on each wrist.
  • Feature 3+1+1 articulation on the fingers.
• The waist can rotate on a ball-and-socket joint, though it must be pulled up to do so.
• Front, side, and rear skirt armors are poseable to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
• The upper thigh joints can swing frontwards/backwards on a peg, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each piece.
• The ankles can pivot back and forth, thought it can barely tilt sideways due to the limited space.
• The front foot parts can pivot.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable.
• Any of the weapons can be wielded by the poseable hands.
  • Each palm features molded tabs for gripping stability.
• Cockpit parts and panels can be rearranged to reveal an inner cockpit.
• Anti-armor knives can be optionally removed from the waist racks as handheld weapons.
  • Anti-armor knives are foldable.
• If one chooses, the shield can convert into default and expanded states.
• Beam Rifle's grip can swivel left and right.
• Beam Rifle can be also mount onto the rear waist for storage.
• The Anti-Ship Swords can be optionally removed from the Sword Silhouette pack as handheld weapons, with the blade being extendable.
  • The weapons can be wielded by either of the two pairs of Manipulators, although it's recommended to use the non-articulated hands.
• The Beam Boomerangs can be optionally removed from the silhouette's mount as handheld weapons.
  • If the boomerangs aren't removed from the mount, it can be detached into a single physical weapon.
• Impulse's main body can separate into Chest & Leg Flyers.
  • Chest & Leg Flyers can be displayed in two ways: Either with the included landing gears (if it's on a flat surface) or with the Action Base 1 (sold separately) via an adapter.
• Core Splendor is fully transformable.
  • Core Splendor's cockpit hatch can be opened to reveal pilot figurine.
• Sword Silhouette pack can attach on/remove from the Impulse Gundam.
  • If one wishes to attach the Striker Packs, use the included unique adapter.
• Sword Silhouette can be displayed in two ways: Either with the included Launchpad or with the Action Base 1 (sold separately) via an adapter.
• The additional rear adapter allows the Impulse to mount the Aile Striker from the MG Aile Strike Gundam The I.W.S.P. from the MG Strike Gundam IWSP/MG Strike Gundam E IWSP, and the Launcher/Sword Striker packs from the MG Launcher/Sword Strike Gundam.
• Sword Impulse Gundam can mount onto Action Bases 1 or 4 with the included adapter.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some details are needed to be 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.
  • If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
• The middle, ring, pinky fingers can be sliced off for individual articulation. (NOTE: May decrease gripping stability.)

Variants

• Later reissues of the Gunpla from September 2018 will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo.

Notes & Trivia

• The Anti-Ship swords are entirely a new mold. The minor differences include is the black-colored hilt and the extendable/retractable blade.
• One of the surplus pieces from the L Runner is presumed to be one of the pieces for the Gunpla's future variants, such as the Blast Impulse.