First gundam kit in years
353861
Hadn't really build a gundam model kit since I've built the none grade Master Gundam of the same scale. This was a pretty good start before building some others including Astraea type f, also a 1/144 high grade, and Zaku II, a 1/144 real grade kit. With it's size and relatively cheap prices, this would be good for starting a collection of other gundam kits or make dioramas to recreate scenes from the show. This is a pretty good start for building Gundam models before moving higher grades of larger scales.
3518283
This is my second gundam build ever, its fun to build and looks awsome. The only problem i have with it i when i try to change its pose some pieces yend to fall off,other then that its a great  kit really recommend it.
54568
Was a gift for someone who really loves Gundam series.
2783554
This kit is amazing! This was my first ever gundam kit i built and I enjoyed it very much. Being a real grade kit, it does take a while to put together. The wings tend to weight the figure down, so I display mine without it. Overall this is an amazing kit and look forward to building more :)
3798188
This is  my review of the red version of the same kit, it still should prove help full. Basically a good kit, which I purchased as a "easy build" during down time while away from home, visiting relatives. I have been building models for ~ 40 years and sometimes like to do a relatively simple one while on vacation as a diversion. As I did not have my modeling kit ( paints, adhesives, tools, parts box, etc.) with me, I assembled it with little glue and no paint. I used a cheap "multipurpose cement" purchased at WM. Superglue would have likely worked better, but care should be taken to avoid crazing (fogging) of the clear bits.

The fit was generally good with minimal flash, though some light trimming would have helped. Some of the parts were very tight to fit together, not a big deal if I had my modeling tools with me. The most troublesome was the hood ornament which I broke.

The instructions were fairly complete but, someone new to modeling may need some more experienced help to figure out how each part goes together.

The paint on the body is very good with a nice finish, with silver trim and markings well rendered. The engine and interior could be greatly improved with a little detail painting. I found the two smaller water slide decals for the dash board rather fussy to apply. The engine, though otherwise fairly basic rendering of a Flathead V-8 including separate ignition wiring detail which is not all that common in this scale. The chassis has reasonable detail with separate bits to make up the front end so you can have wheels that steer with the steering wheel. Not all exactly to scale, but it made for a fun build, and added interest once the car was complete. The tires are soft rubber and have wide white walls printed on them, but could be reversed if it was desired to have the black walls showing instead. Unlike most all plastic kits, this one would likely survive a little moderate play without total destruction, though care would have to be taken to avoid breaking the plastic "axles" and the little trim details on the body.

Summary: A decent, basic kit (75 parts) for the money (<$15) that can be but together as is but has enough visible detail that a little detail painting would be worthwhile. Finished car would look nice on display but also work as an occasional toy for a careful child. I plan on purchasing others in this series to complete at home with my full modeling kit available.
716528
I am just finishing this kit.  Excellent detail on this kit, an update compared to the older version I built as a teen.  This one has many small parts and cannot be recomended for a beginner modeler.  The gun assembly and turret spaced armor are very finicky, and care must be taken to follow the instructions exactly.  Painting should be done as it is built as some areas will be impossible to reach once built.  I am using Tamiya's XF-60 Dark Yellow for the overall color.  It looks a bit greenish to my eyes but is what the instructions call for.
An excellent addition to any WWII armor collection.
3574443
It's a very simple model kit for the RGM-79 GM mobile suit. Very easy and fun to build, great for beginners. The look and articulation of the suit is nice, and comes with some great features. The only minor detractor is the sword, which is molded in white/blue, in the same color of the arms and legs. Aside from that, this is a solid kit.
3961697
I never made a purchase with Hobbyfan before but I have to say their shipping was fast and effective.  I did have quite a bit of problems with this real grade 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam kit and because I couldn't find related issues on Google, I'm not sure whether to conclude that the problems stem from Bandai's part or from Hobbyfan.

But first, let's talk about the new RG.

The kit itself is highly detailed with the plastic molds coming in different colors.  Not just white, blue, yellow, and red, but also shades of white and grays.  It may appear odd at first putting on the pieces and seeing that the colors don't match up, but the overall final appearance gives it more detail and a unique look.

I believe Bandai has gone overboard with this project of their's when it comes to the amount of detail they could put in.  It's like a MG kit in a 1/144 scale with an articulated internal skeleton.  There are so many panel lines and holes marked onto the molds that there's quite a bit of paneling to do after putting together the kit.  The included stickers are also really high quality and stand out in terms of putting extra detail onto the kit.  I wonder now why I even bothered buying the separate decal sheet because the included stickers are far better.

Going back to the internal skeleton, I shouldn't complement that aspect of the kit much.  Basically in the old HG kits, there was no real internal skeleton but the external pieces held onto each other in a stable manner.  Articulation was limited but stability was achieved very well and you could feel confident that your final kit was sturdy.  In an MG kit, an internal skeleton is built and the external parts attach to that skeleton.  The internal skeleton in an MG is sturdy enough that posing can be achieved with no fear that parts would fall off even though the external pieces were attached to the skeleton and not necessarily to each other.  So what about this RG kit?

In the RG kit, the internal skeleton is practically a pre-made injection mold with the external pieces attaching to it.  However, the skeleton isn't sturdy nor does it have any real holes or sockets for the external pieces to "plug" into.  And because Bandai decided to add so much detail by having so many separate parts, these many external pieces have to attach to each other and rely on each other to maintain its shape.  What happens is that the result is we get a 1/144 kit that is extremely fragile and prone to pieces falling off.  If you've built the MG Sinanju and remember the multiple external pieces used to build the chest area, just imagine that but in a 1/144 scale and imagine that being on both legs, thighs, arms, waist, and body.

Now what are my real problems?  Well, my kit came in defective 1/3rd of the way through when I was building the kit.  Turns out the B runner (which contains the molds for the internal skeleton) were missing pieces and/or contained pieces not molded correctly.  The left leg mold was missing a piece necessary to slide the thigh armor up and down during leg flexing.  The waist mold did not separate on its right side, meaning only one peg would come off while the other one appeared to be permanently fixed.  What this meant was I had to cut off the right side, resulting in the waist external piece (the red part of the gundam's waist) being unable to attach itself to the internal skeleton without use of superglue.  This obviously defeats the point of the extreme articulation the RG has.

So I'm not really sure who to blame here.  Bandai or Hobbyfan for selling a defective kit?  And because I couldn't find any real complaints online, it's really difficult for me to come to that conclusion.  I think as a buyer, I am interested in the next RG kits down the line, but I'm wary about the quality in them.  It seems Bandai is yet again milking a gimmick without ensuring the highest in quality of their kits.
2680980
My wife built this kit, as I was building something else. First of all I built the GP03 prior to her building this so I watched her put it together out of curiousity. She had no problems, colors are accurate, size is unexpectedly big in comparison to the other Gundam GP0 line designs. She wanted more weapons, though she was "sadisticly happy" with the nuclear bazooka. To me considering the size its surprisingly lightweight. Its an older master grade with limited internal frame. Enjoy
3416425
The one reason why I give this 4 stars instead of 5 is the amount of stickers needed to make this gundam look good.
If you're good with sticker placement or good with paint, this won't be too bad for you. I had a problem placing the blue sticker for the head crest and the red for the chest piece. Other than that it's still a good solid kit for a beginner, especially for the price.
1888147
I wasn't a big Gundam head up until last year 'round this time when a girlfriend broke up with me and, for whatever reason, I was playing GUNDAM Battle Assault2 RELENTLESSLY!

I've had a curiousity about Zeta since it came out in japan back in 85. I'd attend comic book and scifi conventions and I especially loved the anime for the time. I still attempt to read the japanese books on Zeta I picked up. Somebody told me I need to start reading right to left. Now if I could translate these squigly japanese text characters, things'd be cool.

Anyway, Zeta Gundam is SUCH a fantastic series and I'm very grateful to have finally had the oppurtunity to watch this great show. It was every thing I hoped over and I'm one of these guys that LOWER my expectations for like say movies and books and what not. I can actually die happy having seen this series 20 years after its debut, nuts as it sounds!

Gundam Nutz (hey theres a new mobile suit name) will already have this series on tape (probably fourth generation dubs)-I was happy with the quality of the DVD compilation (even though I DIDN'T recieve the little Gundam figures as advertised, oh well)
2620666
I have been buying and building kits since the 1950s, but so few of the early ones survived.  I am happy with Airfix re-issuing the kits of the past, but apparently with new tooling so they are better than I remember them.  I haven't built this one yet (isn't that true of 90% of kits that we buy?) but will get to it later this summer.  It was shipped very quickly and was well packed.
1596414
This is an amazing GUNDAM, the build process was enjoyable, the final look is amazing. The added stand looks nice and you can add the GUNDAM LEDs.
2168810
Kit wasn't that hard to put together and now it looks great on m shelf right beside my wing proto zero 1/100. It looks beautiful and makes me reminisce about the gundam seed series. I only have three complaints. First, the wings are quite fragile and hard to put together with some parts refusing to stay together to the point that doing so would cause stress and harm to your fingers. Second, the hands are quite sub par as they cannot hold the gun and shield properly to the point they always slant. Also, the wings are so heavy that is has a hard time standing on its own unless you put it in the right position. Overall, this so far is my favorite master grade kit, and I will be putting more together in the future.
472339
I was looking for a nice Gundam for my game shelf but... WOW I didn't read this was a Assemble Your Self one!

Pros
Great PVC material
Tons of pieces
Lots of details, even for the pilots
No need of painting since every pieces has its own color

Cons
Package was not so good, it came opened.

Overall a great hobby collectible.
3734001
At long last, probably one of my favorite Gundam types in its blue and gold glory! ^^

If there is one thing that I must stress about this model, its that its TINY.  It seriously feels like a "scaled down" mobile suit- even moreso than the Victory (due to its now apparent bulkiness.)  Ironically, my biggest problem isn't the copious amounts of stickers (especially on the VSBRs,) its the fact that I have a hard time taking apart the HANDS to put weapons in them!  They're freaking tiny!

That being said, YES the copious amount of decals are a problem- but interestingly not a big a problem as I thought it would be.  And, lets face it, on a kit this SMALL it would be nearly impossible to sculpt it in color- even the F91 in its regular colors!

Aside from the "small handling" and decal problems, this kit is a DREAM.  I simply LOVE the sculpt, and its articulation is on par with most of the modern kits (near 180 bends at elbows and knees, excellent ankle tilts, double ball jointed torso.) I also LOVE the beam shield- it works better than any other F91 kit I've gotten (even if it requires a bit of paint) and it just LOOKS AWESOME.  If there is a single problem with the kit (aside from the other two aforementioned issues) is that- once again- the shoulder polycaps are inadequate.  I seriously don't know why they haven't fixed this problem by now, but just like with my Wing Gundam and Victory, I replaced the shoulder polycaps with some older ones.

The HGUC F91 is an awesome kit, and I highly recommend picking up the standard color, or even this version if you like it!

Pros-
+ Awesome Sculpt and detail for such a small model
+ Excellent poseability
+ Tons of accessories
+ Beam. Shield. WORKS.

Cons-
- Huge decal sheet.  If it scares you, get the "standard"  HGUC F91- its not as bad
- Extremely small parts can be difficult to handle if you have large hands
- Same shoulder polycap problem most recent kits are suffering from
3183684
This is the first gunpla kit I ever put together and I must say it was rather simple and a lot of fun to build. the YouTube tutorials I watched helped out as well in that process. just be mindful when you wash your parts don't wash the poly caps like I did it slightly altered the right arm socket, but It can still hold in the arm I just need to be careful with it. Also when cutting off the safety flags on the V fin be extra careful and take your time I almost completely ruined mine but I lucked out and it made the V fin look sharper...just take your time in the build and you will be fine. Over all this is the perfect begginer gunpla kit it's simple and the end product looks very nice, plus all the sick poses it can do with a wide selection of weapons this kit is super swanky!