MG GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser (Daban)

Hi guys, here's my review for the long awaited Daban MG 00 Raiser ;)

Manufacturer: Daban
Scale: 1/100
Grade: MG
Origin: Gundam 00
Price: RM145 (Interested? Contact me at DuelMasterNG@yahoo.com)

Please take note that I only did some panel lining on this kit since the color separations are done to near perfect ;)




Section 1: Runners

Detailing are very good! I would say it is up to 98% as good compare to the original. However, I don't like the finishing of the plastics... it is a bit too glossy for my taste but can easily fixed with flat top-coat :p

The plastic is a little soft so do take extra caution during trimming ;)



















Section 2: Decals & Accessories

This kit comes with 1 set of dry-sticker (yellow background below), 1 set of dry-transfer (light-blue background below), and the usual foil stickers.

The quality of the dry-stickers and dry-transfer are as good as the original, and the foil stickers are not bad at all :) Usually I skip the foil stickers but in the case of 00 Raiser, we do need them for the GN condensers :P





For the 1st batch of production, 5 LEDs are included (only for 1st batch, so good luck if you have not get your unit). Surely the quality cannot match with the original but it'll get the job done ;)





Section 3: Weaponry

Well, in case you are not familiar with 00, this kit comes with 2x Beam Saber, 2x GN Shield, 2x GN Sword II, and 1x GN Sword III.



GN Sword III




Section 4: Skeleton Build - 0 Raiser

Just for those of you who owned the NG version and curious, the 0 Raiser does comes with inner frame ;)






Section 5: Skeleton Build - 00 Gundam

The Legs

Detailing are very good, and arrticulations are very good! Very close to the original ;)




The Waist

Pretty straight-forward build ;)




The Chest

The pull-out mechanism would allow the shoulder joints to be pulled out for more dynamic posing. The upperbody can swing left & right, where the torso joint allow swinging front & back ;)




The Shoulders

Straight-forward build :)



The Arms

Excellent articulations for the arms! The elbow joints are a bit tight, but this is a good issue ;)



The Head

Excellent parts separations. I did not use the sticker for the eyes, and I forgot to put the stickers for the GN condenser (the ears) and decided to keep it that way :P




The Naked 00 Gundam with GN Sword III :P







Section 6: The GN Drives

Pretty nicely done backpack with twin GN drives ;) There's a locking mechanism to prevent the GN drive dropping down when in docking mode (00 Raiser) due to the weight of the wings :P





Section 7: Skeleton Build - Posing :P

The Naked 00 Gundam with GN Drives :P





The Naked 00 Gundam Posing with GN Sword II :P





The Naked 00 Raiser :P







Section 8: The Legs

Pretty straight-forward build with very good articulations. Parts separations are well done with no snap-fit issue ;)

Recommendation: Apply a tad bit of super glue on the edge of the green transparent parts (GN condenser) so that it sticks ;)





Section 9: Waist

A very nice waist ;) Setsuna's Gundam have no front skirts so hindrance is very minimum. The hip joints can move up & down depending on posing requirement.





Section 10: Chest

Excellent parts separations with good articulations, even this is the chest we are talking about :P Snap-fitting pretty well here too ;)





Section 11: Arms

Nicely articulated despite the elbow joints are a bit tight :P This kit comes with a pair of usual MG articulated hands, and a part of fixed hands with exchangeable fingers for various posing ;)





Section 12: Shoulders

Pretty straight-forward build and nothing much to mention :P

Section 13: Semi-Completed Mecha

Purposely leaving the right arm and left leg naked for photo ops :P

Section 14: 00 Gundam

Ready to Launch

00 Gundam, Launching














00 Gundam with GN Sword II & GN Shield











Section 15: 0 Raiser with GN Sword III










Section 16: 00 Raiser with Raiser Sword!














Quick Review

Plastic Quality and Detailing

Detailing for this kit is excellent... I would say this is as close as 98% to the original. As for the plastic, I personally do not like the finishing to be this glossy but nothing cannot be fixed with the flat top-coat ;)

The plastic quality is a bit softer than the usual Gao Gao/TT Hongli quality so one have to be a little extra caution when trimming.

The semi-transparent parts could have been a little more shinier but they are not, so I'm a bit disappointed by that :P


Articulations

Articulations are very good!

• Head/Neck: Good!
• Shoulder: Excellent!
• Arm/Elbow: Excellent!
• Wrist: Excellent.
• Hand: Good.
• Waist: Good.
• Skirt Armour: Good.
• Hip/Tight: Excellent.
• Knee: Excellent.
• Ankle: Good.
• Feet: Good.

Looks and Feels

The detailing is pretty good and come close to 98% of the original! The plastic quality is a bit softer than the usual Gao Gao/TT Hongli quality but this is no issue at all. A little disappointment is that the semi-transparent parts could have been a little more shinier but they are not :P

The snap-fit is very nicely done as I do not have any issue at all snapfitting the whole kit. The joints are also tight enough to hold the position even with some challenging poses ;)

Overall, this kit is VERY nice and a very viable replacement of the original if you are tight in budget or want to customise additional 00 Raiser i.e. Inspector color ;)

As usual, for those of you who can afford, do buy and support original ;)


Fin :)