Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Hobby Talk: Model Kit Review, MG ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam (Revised)

Kit Details
Gundam: Providence Gundam
Code: ZGMF-X13A
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
Pilot: Rau Le Creuset
Faction: ZAFT
Weapons: MA-M221 Judicium Beam Rifle, Dragoon System with big and small dragoon pod.
Release: March 2017
Box: D2
Runner: 16
Parts: 399
Price: 5000 yen






Build / Difficulty
(Score: Neutral)
Good: New things Bandai tried like rubber pipes and mold in pilot (no more figurine).
Bad: Heavily reused from Freedom 2.0.  Lots of big parts (not a fan of it) which seems like an afterthought.  Repetitive once you get to the dragoons and have tons of panel lining to do.
Difficulty: Hard
Panel Line: Super a lot of lining.
Decals: Quite a bunch, stickers and dry transfers.








Looks / Details
(Score: +2)
Good: Looks awesome.  Bad guys color, sharp looks and over-sized weapons fit for a final boss.  And the red ZAFT action base from the premium box looks fantastic.
Bad: Rau Le Creuset is a bad guy.




Accessories
(Score: +1)
You get: XXL Judicium beam rifle, a super huge composite shield which providence wore like a glove and a super big and long beam effect part.  And a set of dragoon launchers as standard.






Articulation / Pose ability
(Score: +1)
Good: Great posing potential thanks to the Freedom 2.0 frame.  Solid kit.
Bad: Back heavy and the over-sized armor, turtle shell backpack, weapon and shield restrict a lot of movement and limits the amount of poses.



Shelf presence
(Score: +1)
Good: Really evil looks with the color scheme and the menacing look.  Add ons like the dragoon launchers and the beam effect parts makes the kit looks really huge.
Bad: Needs a lot of display space to look as evil as possible.




Bonus
(Score: +1)
Bonus 1: Dragoon effect parts

Summary and Rating
(Total Score: +5)
X Avoid
O Consider
X Shortlist
X Buy

Great kit to consider to complete the SEED trio.  This kit captures all the essence of a bad guy Gundam and did it perfectly.  It has a same great inner frame but posing is a bit of a challenge.




Variants
None




Dalong's Review
Dalong's Score: 104

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