MG Exia: Head and Body

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Just a straight build so far. With this model, I need to watch out for a few things thanks to the clear parts, foil stickers and the hologram parts. This means I have to assemble, apply decals, top coat, then add on GN stickers and clear parts at the end.

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Exia’s head reminds me of Mega Man X’s armor helmet (any of them…) ^^;.Anyway, like I said above… I won’t be able to apply stickers and the other stuff till the top coat is on otherwise they’ll get fogged up. The top part of the “ears” sit snugly but they are easy to brush off -_-. While highly unlikely, the yellow side vents can also fall off because it just sits inside the face unsecured o_O. V-fin can be easily pushed off as well.

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The body is amazing. Details everywhere! Even inside! Thankfully, this model doesn’t have that fixed-waist BS like the 1/100 00-Raiser… except I think Bandai kinda traded that for a fixed neck instead >_______>;. Wow. A fixed neck. Nowhere as important as a moveable waist but we’ll see how important it actually is during posing ^^;. It doesn’t seem to hinder anything so far…

I went to look for batteries for the GN Drive today and apparently, the LR/SR41 is a bit “rare” here as no one carries them and subsequently, the store clerks in charge of electronics have no idea what I’m talking about. Went to a jewelry/watch store and found them… but the guy wanted $5 A PIECE for them. That’s an extra $20 I have to shell out just to make an LED unit light up! I kindly and politely told the guy “OH HELLLLL NAWWW!” and promptly went home to buy a 5-pack for $5 on ebay…

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