MG GF13-017NJII G Gundam (Bandai)

Right, this is the 2nd MG of the Fighting Century that I have assembled, the G Gundam ;) Same with the previous Shining Gundam, I got this from the recent warehouse sales.

Manufacturer: Bandai
Scale: 1/100
Grade: MG
Origin: Gundam G Fighting Century
Price: 2500 Yen


Part 1: Runners

Same as Shining, not a lot of runners for an MG, but the parts separations are quite nicely done ;)

Part 2: Skeleton Build

Legs

Very well articulated :) Just wished that the hip joints were like the v2.0 kits.

Arms

Exactly same skeleton as the Shining Gundam so they are very nicely articulated too ;) Easily the best forearm skeleton design for my taste as the design allows the forearm to turn even with the outer armor for good posing options.

Body

Same as Shining too :p Pretty standard for MG with pull-out mechanism for the shoulder. It uses a ball-joint to connect to the lower body so it added some degree of posing possibility as well. There is also the big "emptiness" for the core-lander from the back and also the body armor to be indented for the cross-arms pose ;)

Complete Skeleton

Except the hip joints (ball-joints), all are excellent! Very good pose-ability too ;)

Part 3: Legs

Parts separations are nicely done. The bending of the knees and ankles are hindered a bit by the armor but not a big issue :)

Part 4: Arms

The articulation maintained with the outer armors ;)

This kit comes with a pair of God Fingers, and 3 sets of rubber hands (open/posing, close fists, sword-holding) instead of the articulated-fingers hands from the recent MGs... I do not have any issue with this but hardcore fans would replace them with other options in the market :p

Same as Shining, the gauntlets could be turned around the forearm allowing great dynamic posing ;)

Part 5: Torso/Lower Body

The skirts are nicely done and it does not get into the way while posing ;)

Part 6: Head

Pretty standard Gundam head :p

Part 7: Upper Body & Lower Body

Once again, parts separation are done nicely. The upper body could be tilted forward and backward slightly due to the use of ball joint in the mid section ;)

Part 8: Core-Lander

Pretty straight-forward core-lander with nice parts separations and transformation mechanism ;)

Part 9: Normal Mode

This is a very easy but fun MG to assemble ;)

Part 10: Hyper Mode

Godo Fingaaaa.... Sek Ha Tien Kyu Ken!

Part 11: You know who's next ;)

Quick Review

Parts/Color Separations

Parts and color separations are very well done! It makes painting easy for pro and it looks good too in straight build ;)


Articulations

Same as Shining, the articulations are nearly excellent for comparing to today's technology, and I believe it is one-of-a-kind when this kit is first launch ;)

• Head/Neck: Very good!
  
• Shoulder: Fantastic! Very highly pose-able with the pull-out mechanism.
  
• Arm/Elbow: Excellent!
  
• Wrist: Normal+.
• Hand: not articulated...
• Waist: Good.
  
• Skirt Armour: Good.
  
• Hip/Tight: Normal+!
  
• Knee: Excellent!
• Ankle: Excellent!
  

Looks and Feels

This is a nice kit and I had fun assembling it ;) Sad to say that the HGFC version is having better overall articulations due the the plus points in the hip/leg joints but I still like this MG very much.

I would highly recommend this kit to MG beginner as this is pretty simple to assemble with a price tag of 2500 Yen (about RM90). This is an excellent choice for both quality and economy.


Fin ;)