The best gunpla kit ever..! Now you've seen everything! Thank you Katoki Hajime!
Why this kit
No matter which review website you go, no matter who you asked for opinion, they'll recommend one kit. And here I recommend the same kit. The Nu Gundam ver Ka.
Kit Details
The Nu Gundam ver Ka kit was released in December 2012, a D1 box kit with 25 runners and 592 parts. You also get 1 big sheet of water slide decals, 1 sheet of shiny stickers and 1 sheet of stickers for color variants. This kit is priced at RM 255.
Build / Difficulty
(Score: +2)
Building this kit is a joy. There are so many parts involve in building this kit up. The build is a combination of small parts which gives you the most amount of details. Look at the amount of parts that goes into building the legs alone. Subarashi!
The internal frame is impressive. You'll get a small amount of green psycho frame. And the amount of details and variations that made into this kit is just astounding.
Again, being a Katoki Hajime redesigned kit, there's a lot of work needed for detailing and the decals. I would really prefer separate color parts for color separation instead of using stickers.
I took 5 weeks to complete this build. Every single part of this kit is complicated and requires a lot of attention. Plus, there's a massive amount of water slide decals. Phew!
Looks / Details
(Score: +2)
Best looking kit ever! And this is a huge kit, easily towers over kits most of master grade kit. Here's the Nu Gundam standing alongside the destroy mode Unicorn. Putting the fins funnels on, this kit is going to look big and awesome on your shelf.
Few fans complained the psycho frame spoiled the originality of this kit. But you can always choose not to reveal the psycho frame and this kit still looks great.
Not to forget, you can also include the LED kit in this kit. The LED is optional and does not come with the box. However, it doesn't really add much to the look and the putting in the LED kit is a bit tough since the head unit is not easily accessible.
Accessories
(Score: +1)
You'll get a beam rifle, a hyper bazooke, a shield, 2 beam sabers and 6 fin funnels.
Every single accessories are well detailed, comes in great color variation and the right amount of decals.
Articulation / Pose ability
(Score: Neutral)
The kit is capable of wide range of movement and is good with pose ability. However, because so many parts went into making this kit extremely detailed, the stability of the kit is a bit compromised.
Things fall off a lot. And all those transforming part of the kit feels a bit flimsy. Getting everything right requires some patience. And then we go to the fin funnels. The fins funnels are flimsy as hell and will fall off once you move the kit around. The mechanism for holding the fins funnels together works but not great. The trick is to remove the fin funnels, get the pose you want and put the fin funnels back on.
Shelf presence
(Score: +2)
This kit definitely stands out on your shelf. There's so many color variation, so much details and as I mentioned earlier, this is a big kit.
This kit comes with a custom action base that enables you to mount the fin funnels on. If you have lots of shelf space to sacrifice, why not consider getting the double or even triple fin funnel add on pack.
So much awesomeness in a box.
Bonus
(Score: +3)
This kit looks superb right out of the box. But there's so much more option to make this kit looks even more awesome.
1) Get the triple fin funnel add on pack + effect parts.
2) The the LED add on + black light for it to glow in the dark.
3) Do the LED kit conversion just like the Unicorn.
Summary and Rating
(Total Score: +10)
This kit is as awesome as it can get. All gunpla builders should never not build this kit. It's kind of pricey but all the money you spend on this kit is well worth it. Because this kit is so amazing, you might get post version ka syndrome for your next build.
Gundam: Nu Gundam
Code: RX-93
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack
Pilot: Amuro Ray
Faction: Londo Bell
Weapons: Beam Saber, Large Beam Saber, Beam Rifle, Hyper Bazooka, Fin Funnels
Release: December 2012
Box: D1
Runner: 25
Parts: 592
Price: 7000 yen
Pundit: Must have!
Variants
Few variants of this kit that you can also consider.
1) Gundam Mark II ver 2.0 (2005) - Roughly the same frame, and have lots of play-ability.
2) Nu Gundam (2000) - Original version. Not recommended since the ver ka is so much more awesome.
3) Hi Nu Gundam ver Ka (2014) - Amuro's other MS. Less awesome compared to this one.
Dalong's Review
Dalong's Score: 120
Up Next: Aile Strike Gundam ver RM
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