What's with the long name? That's how Italian people named their products I guess.
Why this kit
The Wing Fenice is always one of my favorite Gundam from the Build Fighters series. I wanted to get this kit before, but it went out of stock pretty fast. Probably many others agreed with me that this is a better looking Wing Gundam's variant. Plus I never build a Wing Gundam frame before.
Kit Details
The Wing Fenice Rinascita kit was released in June 2015, a D1 box kit with 20 runners and 462 parts. You get 1 big sheet of stickers but most of the stickers are unused according to the manual. This kit is priced at RM 170.
Build / Difficulty
(Score: -1)
This kit is complicated because of the transformation. The internal frame has a lot of complicated movements that resulted in small frame pieces holding everything together. This directly contributes to the kit being a bit fragile and feels like it'll snap when you try to bend the joints. You'll need to take extra time to understand the transformation mechanics to avoid damaging the kit if you ever wanted to transform this kit.
And there's lots of small pieces and these will fall off easily. Even larger pieces feels it'll fall off at any given time.
And then, there's the problem with bad nubs. Bad nubs are the main enemy of this kit. Despite being a 2015 kit and the claim of having entirely new runners, the nubs are horrible. And it's especially bad and painfully visible on the green armor which makes up around 50% of the outlook of this kit.
This kit takes me 2 weeks to complete the build. Not much detailing is needed, not much stickers to apply. But spend some times on the nubs. I didn't do a good job on it myself.
Looks / Details
(Score: +1)
Despite all the downfall, this kit looks amazing. The red, white and green color scheme is unique and quite a departure from classic Gundam colors. There's fair amount of details thanks to the complicated assemblies of small parts but the lack of decals does make the kit look less busy. The looks are further enhanced by lots of sharp edges and posing this with the pink curtain effect is a must.
However the bad nubs cannot be unseen. Although you get almost similar parts from the Wing Zero custom, but the older Wing Zero custom kit appears to have nubs at less visible place, equally obvious but more distinctively hidden.
Accessories
(Score: +1)
You get a buster rifle, an uzi type handgun, a beam sword which can be combined into a super big beam cannon. Lot's of play ability there.
You also get a huge rinascita wing shield which stores another beam saber. On top of these, you get pink curtain effect parts and an action base.
Articulation / Pose ability
(Score: -1)
Although this kit has a wide range of movement, having lots of add ons to the kit e.g thrusters, big weapons and shield, the pose ability greatly limited. And having a weaker internal frame to accommodate the transformation, means you'll get weaker joint which doesn't help with the weight issue.
The kit is very top heavy given the big wings and weapons. An action base is included for a reason cause this kit needs to be airborne. You can get the kit to stand but expect it to fall over a lot. Stick it on the action base and you're good.
Shelf presence
(Score: +1)
Unique colors, way oversize weapons and shield, big wings, effect parts. This kit definitely attracts attention. This kit looks good, and since it retains most of the unique features from the original Wing Gundam, fans almost will recognize it immediately.
Bonus
(Score: +1)
I never did the transformation, not ever since the less fun experience from the Aegis Gundam. The transformation looks way better than the original Wing. It's a new kit they said.
Summary and Rating
(Total Score: +2)
This kit looks great. But for the looks, there are too much penalty to pay on the build, the horrible nubs and the kinda shaky internal frame. And it don't really pose that well thanks to everything it has around it that prevents it from moving.
Possibly the best looking Wing Gundam variant. The bird mode looks good. But the quality's doesn't look like its from 2015, but more like a recycled 2004 kit.
Gundam: Wing Gundam Fenice Rinascita
Code: XXXG-01Wfr
Series: Gundam Build Fighters
Pilot: Ricardo Fellini
Weapons: Beam Mantle, Beam Saber, Buster Rifle, Handgun
Release: June 2015
Box: D1
Runner: 20
Parts: 462
Price: 4800 yen
Pundit: Get it if you're a fan of BF, else go safe and get either Yuy Heero's MS.
Variants
This kit is actually a derivative from the original Wing.
1) Wing 0 Custom (2004) - For the wings...
2) Wing Ver Ka (2004) - Katoki's version of Wing EW
3) Wing Gundam EW (2010) - The other variant of the Wing
4) Wing Proto Zero (2011) - From the movie
Dalong's Review
Dalong's Score: 99
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