I (along with many others) have been expecting/wishing for an MG Exia way before Bandai even announced it. However, the model was cast into uncertainty since the day photos of it came out. You would think I’d be ecstatic at first sight but I was actually more “o___O” than anything. From first announcement to its release date, I felt uncertain about this model. Mainly due to its not-so-MG-Impulse-like proportions, details, and contents. There was no “wow! I must have this!” feeling like I did with other MGs before… and the uncreative boxart sure didn’t help (heck, the regular MG has a more “ignition” feel to it than the above box). Anyway, I picked up the IM model since first batch is cheaper; I like how they even printed “Premium Price” on the box which made it sound like I actually paid more for it xD.
Out of the Box
15 runners. PC runner from MG Strike. Beam saber effect runner from the 1/100 Exia. Shiny semi-soft cloth. Bling bling blades that leave not so bling bling nubs. Weird holographic strips. The clear stickers is the nicest set I’ve seen for an MG model because the borders are thin and close to the actual design of the sticker so that eliminates the need to cut the borders out. The decals, on the other hand, is not even worth the effort. They would’ve been A LOT better off as clear stickers… but then this Gundam wouldn’t come with any decals. No fancy Celestial Being or “EXIA” design decals…just all warnings and caution markings. Lame.
Work in Slow Progress
The overall construction was rather quick and painless but it was very time-consuming to finish the model because of all the clear parts and holographic strips. I have to assemble each part loosely, apply decals/stickers, top coat, disassemble, put in the left out parts, then reassemble the part. Very annoying. I also wasn’t fond of the transparent light purple GN strips… so I painted the backside with Tamiya Clear Blue and I’ll still have the hologram effect.
Body Unit
Exia’s body is different from a lot of Gundams so it has a unique way of assembly… but some steps resemble closely to that of its 1/100 counterpart xD. The body feels rigid once the parts are clamped shut and doesn’t seem like it would become loose from the upper part tilting from side to side. I’m also amazed at the details inside like the chamber for the GN Drive. The neck is molded into the body so it is fixed and thus, head movement is a bit restricted… but given Exia’s head design, it’s not really a big loss but still… >_>
Head Unit
Many parts for the head and quite tiny too. I was under the impression that Bandai included two head for this version but figured out later that you either build one or the other. The yellow cheek vents are a nice detail-up from the 1/100 but they just slot in there… and could actually fall out (haven’t happened yet but I’m just saying it can).
Arm Unit
Hmm… guess I forgot to take completed shots of the arm and shoulders ^^;. The arms are very similar to that of the MG SEED line-up in terms of joint design and articulation. Nothing new but it still works. The part that has the three fingers connected together are a lot harder to cut apart for this model because they are almost molded together completely to the tips of the finger. Just gotta put in more effort and make sure the fingers don’t break. The Shoulders are connected to the arms via the holographic strip but I omitted because the paint started breaking up… not to mention Exia Repair will it removed later anyway.
Leg Unit
The feet, since it is made of so many separate parts, has A LOT of nub marks around the edges. I think I counted like 10 on the red part alone. The foot has articulation that allows it to bend in many directions… but it’s so slight that you couldn’t really make any use of it >_>.
The Legs only have a 3/4 of a complete inner frame since the backside is opened. I don’t know why Bandai chose to do this but I don’t really care since it doesn’t hinder anything (I think) and I have no plans to display its inner details. The leg’s inner design is a bit weird… not sure how to describe it… it’s like part of the upper leg connects to the lower part on the knee so you basically have one inseparable leg (third pic)… meaning Exia can’t really lose the lower parts of his legs without losing half of his knees… get it? o_O
Waist Unit
Oops… seems like I forgot completion shot of this part as well ^^;. Quite a lot of parts for the waist. New in this MG is that the pelvis has this vertical sliding mechanisms to allow the legs to do some more flexible/revoltech-like poses. I like how they incorporated the GN sword holders into the hip so there will be no more part swapping but… there are minor issues; the hip caps are a bit on the loose side and can pop off with too much pressure sometimes while pushing the GN Swords into ball socket.
Weapons
Shield- Nothing worth mentioning here… except that REALLY pointless gimmick of the sides being able to slide outward by 1 mm.
GN Long/Short Blade- If you want to top coat the weapons, then you probably want to do it while they’re still on the runner or before assembly since the bling bling blade will not be so bling bling with some flat coat.
Bandai’s biggest crime against Swords- Making the GN Sword SHORTER and wider than its 1/100 counterpart… nonetheless, this is still a good looking GN Sword. In its MG iteration, Exia can have the GN Sword connected to its forearm without having to hold it thanks to a movable handle.
Repair Parts
Hey Bandai… you couldn’t include the other 5 pieces for us so that we can have a completely separate head? C’mon, we have to disassemble the entire head with the exception of the left cheek in order to change into the Repair face!
The cloth was originally ridiculously shiny… and the above is what I’ve reduced it to. I took a 1200 grit sandpaper and just rub the living hell out of it, drown it in matte top coat, then dust it up with a few different colors of weathering pastel. Not too bad I don’t think… but the results could’ve been more noticeable.
There are also a damaged shield, cockpit piece, and broken GN Sword but I’ll work on those later.
GN DRIVE
One of the main highlight of MG Exia IM is the inclusion of the two LED units for the GN Drive. Make sure you buy some batteries though since the kit doesn’t come with any. I have problems with my GN drive where it flickers for a bit at first before becoming stable after a few minutes. The connection is just poor sometimes even after I try bending the copper piece as much as I could.
Gundam Exia
While it might not have the MG Impulse proportions I’ve wanted, MG Exia’s proportions aren’t bad. It has a somewhat lean and muscular stance to it, evoking a sense of strength. Gone are the unusually-large hands and big head from the normal 1/100. Given Exia’s dynamic design, it doesn’t look right just standing there. It NEEDS to be in action!
Testing the articulation. So far so good at this point. For a Gundam that’s designed with mobility in mind, I expect nothing less ^^;
The MG Exia has different details (panel lines) compared to the normal 1/100 Exia but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has more details. I see there are spots where the NG has more than the MG but in general, the two is just different.
The Astraea Type F’s body makes for a better comparison than with Avalance Exia ^^
Seven Swords System
Here is Exia with of his swords equipped.
Personally, I think Exia only looks good at certain angles and a bit unattractive at some.
Closer look at the Exia’s details. The right hand sometimes detaches from the wrist during a pose setup. The only decent decal for this MG is the “CELESTIAL BEING” one on the left shoulder…and sadly, the shoulder won’t be there anyway when Exia becomes Exia Repair. Another thing to note is without the GN strips, the shoulders are loose and just flops around.
GN Drive… Matching Clear!
INTERVENTION
GN Pistol- Exia’s only not-close range weapon… that gets blocked off once he needs his big Sword.
You’ll notice that there won’t be many ground shots and that is because the ankles are fairly loose where any wide dynamic poses will make the Gundam unable to balance.
POWER
Close range is Exia’s specialty…
Effortless sword play. Though I must point out that the connection with the palm’s socket isn’t quite snug and the fingers don’t really help much.
FIGHT
The main weapon. I am pleasantly surprised that the arms can actually hold out the GN Sword despite its weight. I didn’t experience any sagging no matter how I position the sword.
Some annoyances though… The connector to the forearm is not snug at all because it doesn’t stay plugged in; I have to take out the GN Sword from Exia’s hand every time I want to change pose. The handle is very stiff so if I want to rotate the position of the blade (from GN pistol to actual sword position), it often times break out of the hand. This also happens sometimes when I try to plug the connector back into the forearm -_-;.
“Exia… Exterminating the target.”
Note that I’m not even going to bother with the beam sabers for this model since they looked so plain… and I have this ^^.
I am really liking how well Exia can pose… in mid-air. Can’t do much on the ground thanks to the weak ankle but it can more than make it up by holding itself in various poses without fail. No obstructions. No restrictions. No fail.
STRIKE
GN DRIVE ACTIVATED!
It seems that I have a better chance of getting the LED units to stabilize after plugging it into Exia…
The LED units are so bright that you can’t even read “Celestial Being” on its chest ^^. After this review, I don’t think I’ll be turning the LEDs back on any time soon…
Obligatory “Ore wa Gundamu” pose…
It would’ve looked better if the whole orb lights up and not just the slit in the center… though I supposed I could’ve cut out the inside but LEDs are one-directional…
At an angle where you can barely tell that it is lit up…
RESTART
Gundam Exia Repair… The name is quite an oxymoron in the case of the model xD…
So to “repair” Exia, you swap most of the parts in the head, remove left arm, swap a perfectly fine sword for a broken one, take out all the beam sabers and GN blades, change cockpit hatch, remove right knee and ankle plate, remove the GN strip, swap white shield piece (which I left off), remove one of the chest vent piece, and give Exia a cloth. I went just a bit further and actually cut off the pegs on the right legs (now it is permanently stuck in Repair Mode), and added scars of my own here and there (cockpit hatch, v-fin and some on the legs) since the pre-molded “damages” on the parts were just… lame. The weathering pastels used were burnt blue, red, gunmetal and oil stain. The Face is drybrushed with Gunmetal and weathered.
GN Broken Sword- Painted in black then drybrushed with Gunmetal… to be a little more consistent with the bling bling GN Sword.
I probably should’ve added another layer of topcoat to seal off the weathering completely since bits here and there were beginning to rub off even before the photoshoot…
“I’m going to destroy… simply destroy… bastards like you who do things like these!”
The cloth has been giving me Strider Hiryu vibes for some odd reason…
The cloth’s articulation is very restricted; if you want to move the cloth then you would just have to rotate the piece that is connected to the body. The cloth pieces will sag and sometimes come off with you try moving it around too much.
I name this… MG Gundam Exia Repair Ver. Z ^^;
UNREST
Here’s everyone’s favorite part :D. Before I rant off, let me state a few things. My expectation for this MG was around that of the MG Impulse since they’re both the main Gundams of their respective AU series and have a preference for swords. While it didn’t come with the proportions I might’ve liked, it certainly exceed in terms of playability while still looking great. The only improvement I wanted Bandai to make from the 1/100 was simply fix the standing issues since I know they will improve on the aesthetics department. Anyway, let’s run down the list:
1. Exia Repair- Take note… The Ignition Mode model is not meant for converting one model to another and back (though technically, you still can). What you are paying for is the chance to build EITHER Exia OR Exia Repair. And stay that way. You certainly can change it back and forth but since it’s not meant to do that, it is a bit inconvenient (taking GN strip out from shoulder, changing orb parts, changing the face…).
2. “Front Heavy” – Yes, the Exia seems to be a bit “front heavy” despite not having anything up front. I’m just saying this because if Exia wants to fall, it is always falling front (when standing). I think this is due to the ankles. I put it standing straight, depending on the stance, the model will fall forward… unless I make it stand with its chest bearing out. Again, this only applies to just linear standing.
3. Leg Strength… or lack of it. Every part of the leg- ankles, knee, hip. I am not calling them loose but I think the appropriate way to describe them is that they are much too “free-moving”. Too easy to change motion. Not just the ankles but also the hip part that connects into the waist. The ankle is the worst though- the actual ankle is a separate part from the foot and both connect to it by ball and PC socket, effectively giving the model “two ankles” per leg. So it rolls like no tomorrow. And when the ankles roll, the hip joints move right along with it… and the knees sometimes will as well… and you’ll get the splits pictured above. This is why ground shots are kinda impossible; I cannot get Exia in a dynamic pose on the ground without the legs getting wider apart.
4. Dead Leg- This could just be my model…. after long extensive play. Halfway through the photoshoot (where the GN Sword photos start), I noticed the left leg kept falling off or beginning to sag in the air… then it just drops dead. I might’ve grinded the plastic on the hip peg that connects to the waist a bit too much…seeing as how there was just about no friction between the two. I fixed this with a few layers of paint on the peg.
5. The arms could use some extra range… but that’ll probably destroy the strength it has now to hold up the GN Sword. Just thought it would be nice to be able to pose it grabbing its beam saber from the other side…
6. Decals… are not worth the effort for this model. But the clear stickers are. Now is that wrong or what? >_>
7. This is not really an issue but just a minor feeling. It feels like Bandai didn’t spend enough time in developing this kit like they did with kits like Unicorn, Sinanju, and the Guntank. It almost felt like Bandai just took the normal 1/100 and carve out enough room inside to fit a pseudo inner frame; Some part’s assembly were almost identical to that of the 1/100… namely the arms mostly and bits of the legs and body. I guess… to be fair, there’s not many ways to dissect this Gundam given its plain design.
REACTION
So should you go out and buy yourself a spankin’ new (or “old/damaged”) MG Exia? If you can still find the Exia IM for the “premium price” or for cheap, then by all means jump on it. Having the extra option to change the appearance of a Gundam model is always a good thing since it is refreshing from time to time. I wouldn’t pay full price for the extra options and LED drive though. The MG Exia might have a few shortcomings but it also brings a lot. It doesn’t have any “Gunpla technological breakthroughs” but that can be a good thing at times since Exia is fairly easy to build…and just as easy to pose around. I think anyone would have a lot of fun with this model after completion. Just don’t expect it to stand. It doesn’t have that kind of look anyway. And you probably don’t want it to stand. Action is what Exia is all about!
…
DECISIVE BATTLE
“Where are you? Where are you, Setsuna F. SAY YEAH! Seiei?! … … hm?”
“LOLWUT? The Solar Furnace is missing?! Could it be…”
“OH NO YOU DIDN’T!!!”
“OH YES I DID!”
“Gundam Exia. Setsuna F. Seiei. Clearing a path to your doom!”
“ORLY?!” *pew pew*
“why the hell didn’t you just ram your sword into me in the first place?!”
“… Because it wouldn’t be as epic!”
“KRAE!!!”
“WUT?”
“DAISETSUZAN OROSHI!!!”
“Let’s end this!”
“Roger that…”
“EPIC CLASH!!”
“LOL JK!”
“CHANSU!”
“You bastard… how.. innovative…” *dies*
“Who the hell do you think I am… ?”
*drifting for no apparent reason* *beep beep* “wut? another punk is coming?”
“I’ve never been so happy to be a Sagittarius! This must be destiny!”
“WTF is wrong with you?!”
“It’s a duel to the death, GUNDAM!”
“U can’t touch this!”
“You aren’t the only one who has switchblade swords!”
“!!!”
“TOO SLOW!”
“What kind of mobile suit is that?! Such power… but it’s not even a Gundam!”
“Hahaha! You fool! I’ll show you Unicorn’s true power… HENSHIN!“
“O____O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“That’s right…”
“ORE WA GUNDAM!!!”
“Gundam… Gun…dam…GUNDAMMM!!!”
“But… but… I AM GUNDAM!!!”
“GN CLOTHHH!”
“Where the hell did that cloth come from?”
“I’ll show you… the true power of GN Particles!”
“THEN SHOW MEEH!!!”
“EXIA!!!”
*silent scream*
“Bastard…!”
“Two swords is better than one!”
“I’ll defeat you…right here. Right now!”
“Not to a bastard like you!”
“BRING IT, EXIA!”
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Destroy Mode>>>GN Powa. bwahahaha! You too slow!…huh? what the…?!”
俺のこの手が光って唸るぅ！お前を倒せと輝き叫ぶぅ！
砕け！必殺っ！
GN フィンガァァァァァァァァァァァァァァ！！
“U HAX!!!”
“This is the power that the GN Particles hold… combined with a person’s courage! THE POWER FOR ABSOLUTE VICTORY!!!”
*EXPLOSION*
“…”
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September 11, 2009 at 2:07 AM
AWESOME COMIC!
September 11, 2009 at 2:53 AM
I absolutely lol’d when the unicorn showed up. xD
Nice little comic. Great idea to bring back the older models and showcase them alongside the reviewed model at the same time. ^_^
September 11, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Finally finished writing the review eh? I completed mine like a month ago and some problems are starting to pop up, like you said in the review the leg sags down, left for mine..
The exia repair cloth also sags when connected to the ball joint. This kits has lotsa problems.. =(
September 11, 2009 at 3:16 AM
Looks great. I’ll take your points into consideration when I start mine… eventually :D. I think you did an excellent job on the cloth. I really like the effect you’ve created there. It’s subtle, but it’s tons better than the straight plastic looking cloth that comes out of the box.
September 11, 2009 at 3:29 AM
nonetheless…your job is as great as usual Z,
oh yeah, how is the method i mentioned earlier?
i’m very sorry if it’s not working or even make the kit itself broken ^^;
September 11, 2009 at 3:47 AM
The mg exia is not as AWSOME as i think it would be…Is it just me? The comic is just professional!! I have a suggestion Z! Weekly comic of gunpla’s would be nice! And i am sure you’ll get more hits once you did that!
September 11, 2009 at 3:54 AM
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE GN DRIVE IS ALWAYS ACTIVATED? IF IT IS NOT ACTIVATED HOW CAN IT FIGHT? DUMBASS!
September 11, 2009 at 4:24 AM
The GN activated by Z means that “NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON”. IF you are not going to comment anything about gunpla, you should not comment anything in the first place…. Behave before somebody in this blog gets pissed of.
PS: As far as i noticed, Z had never scold or curse somebody before…don’t make him break his record XD!
September 11, 2009 at 4:55 AM
Oh my, that comic was funny. You should do that more often. XD
Nothing much to comment on the Exia except nice poses you have thar. ^^; I like what you did with the cloth also, now, if you can weather it instead….
September 11, 2009 at 5:02 AM
Nice review, I really liked the fights against the RX-78-2 and the Unicorn jeje.
Mmm… I’m kind of disappointed with all those rants you mention about this model but yet I still like the Exia a lot given how sleek it looks, so I guess that by the time my wallet allows me, I will get the vanilla version along a display base, as the LED thing is pretty much worthless (how often are you actually going to turn it on anyways?) while the chromed blades is something which a little paint can always fix.
BTW, you should have finished the fight with the Unicorn…
September 11, 2009 at 5:10 AM
Alright, all the defects on this kit you mentioned are more or less the same as mine… ^^
September 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM
Yeah, and Z, you said that the internal frales of this kit is not really complete (yup i think so) but there’s a worse example: MG Wing Zero Custom. I’m sure you know too that the arms actually does not have any internal frame! I only call it semi-MG.
September 11, 2009 at 6:31 AM
Great review and even greater fight scenes.
Must a real pain to constantly switch Unicorn between modes.
I have to wonder, Z. Is it really natural for your models and figures to get ground into saggy oblivion just from all the photo shoot posing? It’s kinda scary IMO. ^_^;
September 11, 2009 at 6:37 AM
@…: You do realise…that this is just a model kit right?
@rndm: Erm…that cloth is weathered with weathering pastels already…
Haha…I love the comics at the end too.
DAISETSUZAN OROSHI….wait, isn’t that Getter-3′s attack? lol There’s always SRW attack for your reviews.
0 Gundam’s representative sure has an “epic” ending. XD
GN Drive Burst for Exia Repair? Never thought about that before, haha… I wonder who will win when those “Ore wa Gundams” really fight. Psychoframes vs. GN Particles…
Leg split…will have that in mind when I do get to build mine. Maybe I will have mine sitting. XP
September 11, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Nice review as always Z, now Im thinking of just buying the regular version of this. I dont think those extra parts merit the added money even if I get the premium price or just the regular price for it. The guy a couple of comments up I think was just referring to himself^^, Cmon man its just a model kit not the real thing.
September 11, 2009 at 7:33 AM
the comic is nice and all…. but gotta agree the legs are too weak my exia often falls down right on the face every time i come in my room…..
September 11, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Wow looks like it’s that time of the month again~ *referring to …*
xD
Anyway, great review Z! Loved those battle pictures, especially with Unicorn.
I’m kind of hating Exia at the moment, finished building him like a month ago and I still don’t wanna review him. He’s so bloody uncooperative with me ><"! Mostly due to the legs and how he just LOVES to topple forward, sigh Oh well
September 11, 2009 at 7:42 AM
hey… why you didn’t show any pics of the damaged gn sword
September 11, 2009 at 9:50 AM
lol wow that fight scene was really cool actually! loved the ‘budget’ ending! lol nicely done. your models are always simply done but well crafted. nice job as usual
September 11, 2009 at 11:05 AM
“*runs out of budget*”
Or you can just play Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT and conclude with Exia’s arse handed to it (literally) by Unicorn. I’m at least sure it’s on YouTube somewhere. :P
I don’t think I’d have much interest in an MG Exia, especially given that I can’t do much with it standing after a while, and I’ve yet to acquire a stand or two.
But I enjoyed the photos of Exia ver. Zyuan here. :)
September 11, 2009 at 1:04 PM
i think ill get the mg without the leds
September 11, 2009 at 2:59 PM
so when are you going to start on one of your perfect grade gundam you’ve got completed models(pural) in every category except for perfect grade I’m eager to see what they look like
September 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Somehow, the idea of Graham Bushido Aker in Unicorn, an ordinary MS with a red secret, doesn’t shock me as much.
There’s like, 5 different scenes across both seasons of 00 in the comic, and for that, it RAWKS.
Nice over flash+blur on Unicorn NT-D henshin pics though.
September 11, 2009 at 3:30 PM
@ChrisEXE: Darn, you’re right. Looks like I missed that part. Being sleepy can make one miss stuff real easy(I need more rest). XP
So, um, Z, you can ignore that part of my comment. ^^;
September 11, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Hey Z great job with exia! i think bandai created this kit to be sort of a pump up for the pg 00 raiser which would explain your theory about bandai not putting alot of time into this kit. Great shoice of music by the way:)
September 11, 2009 at 6:17 PM
The story is incredible…
I look forward to the continuation
and…excelent photos !
September 11, 2009 at 6:57 PM
the comic…so beautiful…
haha GN cloth, reminds me of Master Asia’s Beam Cloth thingy.
Final Form Ride. U-u-u-u-u-unicorn!
September 11, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Bahh I just bought the regular MG exia, just before you finished the review^^; I think the main reason why exias sword got shorter is beacuse of the close combat in G vs G got nerfed, still great comic.
Unicorns a Kamen rider?!?
September 11, 2009 at 8:25 PM
@ shadowfox: I think he didnt cuz he was taking too long to put it up the review, so he didnt make everything
any way, nice review Z. still scraping toghether the funds for an MG exia myself ^^;
September 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
ahaha… it took me almost forever to scroll all the way down to this box…
Alex, ah..it’s already been a month since this model came out eh? man I’m slow… xD
Eyeshield, was gonna answer your question in the other post but guess I forgot ^^;. IT WORKS!… for awhile ahaha. But that’s because the model was practically “frozen” and went back to normal cuz it thawed.
kkte, I wish I have that kind of creativity to pump out one every week ^^; It would be nice…
…, err… I am sorry that my apparent lack of anime knowledge is giving you butthurt?
rndm, thanks… I try to slip stuff like that in as much as I could ^^;
Beamknight, yea… the LED excitement fades within seconds. Like I said in the review…after finishing the photoshoot, I don’t think I’ll be turning it on ever again xD. As for finishing the fight, I couldn’t decide who should lose… XDDDD
EXkurogane, ah..so it is not just my model
AceWhatever, I would think so… considering how many poses I put them in… you can say I almost abuse them xD. I think I am safe to say I pose my Gunplas more times than anyone else at a given time ^^;.
ChrisEXE, I think the Exia COULD do a sitting pose and it doesn’t look awkward ^^… or you can just stiffen the pegs like I did with paint
811, I have that exact same toppling problem… just have it in the air xD
Shadowfox, cuz I haven’t worked on it yet ^^;
Siroh, the Ver. Z is not done yet… xD. Hmm… guess I could watch GvGNext to get new vs ideas..
Deathburger, I would like to know when I can start on one myself… ^^;
C, you’re the first to spot that I used OST track titles for the photoshoot :D
Gunstray, it would be very lame of Bandai if they based it on that reasoning…
Everyone, thanks for the comments and glad most of you enjoyed the stuff ^^;. And I see that it wasn’t just my Exia that has all the issues I stated… so guess Bandai really did just overlook this MG as all the development funds probably went to the MG Guntank… Anyway, like I said somewhere… this model is not “finalized” yet so there’ll be more to come ^^
September 11, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Runs out of budget???????????
WTF thats seriously anti-climatic -.-
I lol-ed at the henshin part xD
September 11, 2009 at 9:29 PM
*runs out of budget*
LOL. Now Bandai needs to give any of Graham’s suits the MG treatment.
September 11, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Hm…the deficiency of the ankles is kinda discouraging. But I’ll see what I can do with the kit I got. Still have a couple other MGs I want to build before I get to Exia, though.
Nice job!
September 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM
T_T having a hard time getting Base stands for my gunpla, many local on9 stores went out of stock, except the damn expensive Zeon ver. special stand which the price you can buy a HG 1/144 kit. Looks like I can’t pose mt MG Exia much…
lol unlike some of you guys i am goin on MG Gunpla loot, with the maximum “speed” so far, I’ve bought 2 1/100 non-Grades and 3 MGs in the past 4 weeks… just received my MG Unicorn y’day and MG Force Impulse this coming Thursday…
September 12, 2009 at 6:22 AM
nice review there. the only incomplete point is the beam sabers and daggers but it’s ok. i face the same problem as well, like the GN blade attachment, floppy shoulder armors, weak double ankle design, part swapping during repair mode, parts removal for coating, and the list goes on… the most troublesome MG i’d say. i really dislike the 3/4 inner frame on the legs, it makes Exia not so MG-ish to me. but nonetheless i still like this MG, because of its seven swords system. but i have to keep it in standby, or relaxing form since any posing with the heavy GN sword may loosen the joints. I wrote the first part of my short review too here, http://decarboxylation.blogspot.com/2009/09/426-master-grade-review-gundam-exia.html
Nice diorama there, EPIC :D
September 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM
hey Z.. nice review as always.. realli liked all your pose.. i can imagine myself posing it.. i mean on the model *ahem* hahah.. XD anw.. your first comic strip tt went out of budget?!?!?! haha.
okays.. serious stuff.. i went for consultation session today with Kawaguchi Meijin.. (YES!! WOOHOO!!) the person who started Master Grade Gundam Models for Bandai.. i asked a few of my own question and oso e problems of loose joint for Exia or other Gundams with polycap problems.. he mention some tips.. you can see it at my blog!! maybe it’ll solve or lessen the problem.. cheers! ^^
Ren.
September 12, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Well I think I might get a MG guntank to go with my V2.0 RX-78 But does it come with the clear parts?
September 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Wow, MG Exia looks so…not epic. IDK maybe it’s just me but I expected something great to come out of MG Exia, like maybe a new concept or something. But with those downsides, it seems disappointing. -crosses Exia off to-buy list-
LOL that battle was epic. Love the “I’m really RX-78″ O Gundam. And budget cut is probably what happened to Exia
September 12, 2009 at 6:53 PM
waaa…thats was a great drama there. its fun watching your own gundam fighting. make more! make more!
September 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM
MG Guntank looked very tempting from its gimmicks, but i can imagine how badass it will look if you paint the “chain and wheels” (whatever it’s called) greyish metallic/gunmetal and weather that area with a mix of grey and brown to make it look slightly rusty or dirty (mud, sand stain-like). Doing a perfect cleanup and weathering on that MG might help me win a prize in gunpla competitions…
But all my friends will be asking me “why do you buy a crappy MS on a MG scale?”. Ya, i doubting too… SInce i have many wanted kits in my must buy list that comes first…
September 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I was hoping for a Crossbone vs Exia battle, the one of the few awesome close combat suits, but I didn’t expect an awesome Unicorn battle XD
Great job! Can’t wait for the next review~
September 13, 2009 at 12:11 AM
You forgot two add two pieces to your Exia: The shoulder straps that connect the shoulder’s end to the arm.
September 13, 2009 at 2:53 AM
He didn’t forget them, they were left off since they got jacked up when the clear blue paint was applied. :)
September 13, 2009 at 11:24 PM
AstrayP03, tsuzuku….tsuzuku… ^^
Schneider, I would love the Marasao…or whatever/however you spell it.
Ckai, paint and socket does wonder!
EXKurogane, I missed the enjoyment I used to get with Gunpla loots…
Mike, I didn’t show the beam saber cuz… it was more/less like showing the GN blades ^^;. Your Exia is like a lot cleaner than mine because at least you got all the decals down o_o. Great job!
Ren, cool! I read the article a couple of days (or yesterday?) before my internet went bonkers! I envy you for being able to meet THE Gunpla guy ^^;
Cameron, I heard it does? Check Ngee Khiong ^^;
Hono, yea… I expected the same “new technology” for the Exia model… but like I told someone else, I think that kind of development fund obviously went to the Guntank xD
Goroke, I had that fight in mind actually…but decided on the Unicorn Gundam joke instead xD
Thenameless, No I didn’t forget.
Lupes, and that they would have to be removed for Repair anyway ^^;
September 14, 2009 at 6:14 AM
@Z
It’s ok because, unlike me, you still have loads of backlogs, loads of kits you’ve not worked on right? XDXDXD
September 14, 2009 at 11:38 PM
[...] as in… I can probably no longer convert it back to the regular MG Exia ^^;. Check out my MG Exia Review if you haven’t before. I’ve also recovered some “budget” (which was [...]
September 15, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Yikes… Wish you could un-repair it after the new budget; Exia looks better not trying to be Arnold Terminator’s brother. :) I liked the conclusion, though.
I have a question; for future photoshoots, have you ever thought of using an environment of some kind? Maybe, say, have something resembling buildings or obstacles around? Doesn’t have to be actual scaled buildings (be it plastic or paper/card models); you can always use nearby boxes or something. *shrug*
September 15, 2009 at 1:49 AM
I have not thought about using props of any sort before simply because I like the plain and simple stuff ^^. If I want something like that, I want like a complete diorama to give a better sense of realism. For the most part though, I’m just using a plain background to keep things consistent.
September 15, 2009 at 3:08 AM
Lol! care to translate the japanese part?
I can only roughly understand it by reading the chinese characters… xP
September 15, 2009 at 3:20 AM
Wahaha, what a great ending! Unicorn goes Shinn Asuka for a moment, and Exia decides to go G Gundam-powered. Green hands=GN Particle (haha!). Red hands=Trans-Am (?)
September 15, 2009 at 4:08 AM
The last part absolutely speechles….Is that the shining finger hand from your sd shining gundam?
September 15, 2009 at 4:27 AM
That looks…beautiful…
Nice weathering.
I have been trying to get some topcoat for my Exia, and since I’m lazy I’ll probably topcoat the bling pieces and the holo pieces. I’ll break something if I take it apart.
But I wish I could weather like that…
September 15, 2009 at 4:46 AM
well a crossbone & exia, they are both quite similiar to each other. exia got it’s seven sword strike from crossbone’s combo.
awesome comic, as expected!
September 15, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Hell yeah, now that’s what I’m talking about!!!! GN Shining Finger was damn amazing… although I wouldn’t really say Exia won given the royal wreck it became lol.
P.D. Should have added one last shot of yet another suit stealing the GN Drive for the lulz.
September 15, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Awesome conclusion to the comic.
Shame about the bling blade parts now that they can’t be used. Double thumbs up for making the kit into your own though Z. Very nicely done with choice of colors and effects.
@Johnny Ridden: You probably don’t want to do that. Clear and coated pieces get destroyed by topcoat. ^^;;
September 15, 2009 at 8:25 AM
AstrayP03, that’s the Shining finger speech (“This hand of mine is glowing with an awesome power!” etc etc). I can’t do it justice in any other language xD.
ChrisEXE, I supposed you can put it that way xD
Kkte, yup
Johnny, you’re going to be kicking yourself afterward if you top coat the bling bling pieces ^^;
ff, I’m still entertaining myself with a scene I didn’t include for the review involving the Crossbone…
Beamknight, nice one xD… *keeps that in mind*
T, thanks… I’m sure the chrome parts will fit nicely into the regular MG Exia… ^^
September 15, 2009 at 8:28 AM
anyone wants to try this? someone asked kawaguchi-sensei during the gundam fiesta at singapore about loose joints, he advised to cut out a piece of plastic bag till it fits between the 2 pvc joints.
September 15, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Wow, nice finisher. Very funny! Z does it once again! ^^
GN Shining Finger, simply genius.
Quite like the weathering. Nice job on it. =)
Ah, the only problem I feel with this review is that its so darn long. So much scrolling and loading time(not everyone has speedy Internet). =P
September 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM
@ff: Isn’t that Ren? He blogged about this when he asked the Master about loose joints.
@beamknight87: lol You’re a genius!
September 15, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Great History !
GN FINGAAAAAHHH
=D
September 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Very nice update to your comic strip.
September 15, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Great comic dude :D
September 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Damn, Exia finally awakened the super robot within^^
September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM
since when can exia use shining fingers
September 15, 2009 at 7:27 PM
OHEMGEE. Easily the most hilarious zomic yet! shame you had to sacrifice the Exia to do it, but alls well that ends well, right?
And Busterbeam may be onto something. Maybe the MG Cow can get some revenge?
September 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
awesome how I finally confused Busterbeam with Beamknight =/ I meant Beamknight.
September 16, 2009 at 12:39 AM
ff, i should give that a try since my EXia’s left leg is giving out again. Ren was the one who asked the Gunpla master about it http://renntako.blogspot.com/2009/09/gundam-fiesta-singapore-2009_13.html good read ^^
Rndm, I apologize for the length. I did said I got carried away though xD. This review also host the biggest gallery (200-something images) with over quarter of them belonging to the fight. This theme’s width isn’t really helping either ^^;.
bobthedestroy, since now :D
Zro, what did Exia ever do to the cow? (aside from probably stealing its milk?)
September 16, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Technically, nothing. But he did “intervene” on the cow’s project. Sort of.
September 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM
LMAO @ shining finger.
As for the kit itself I really do like my MG Exia. But I don’t like how you painted the power cables. Original color is much better if you asked me.
September 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM
hahahahha Geee-ennnuu feengah!
September 17, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Exia looks great. And also… Shining Finger?
September 17, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I really like your weathering? How’d you do it? Pastels and a paintbrush?
September 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM
I mean… “I really like your weathering.”
September 17, 2009 at 11:58 AM
@Zro: Haha, not only you, I confused their names once too.
September 18, 2009 at 2:42 AM
Nice weathering Z! I especially like the work on the damaged blade. Drybrushing with Gunmetal on black – BRILLIANT! I intented to use a coat of ‘chrome’ silver on mine then scratch the hell out of it and add burn marks, but I think I’ll try it your way. Gunmetal has a dirty metallic look that’s just perfect!
This is what you call Gundam Exia-in-need-of-Repair ^_^
I noticed that you left out the damaged blade module cover. I think the exposed mechanism looks a lot better overall, but maybe it could have been more expressive if you painted some of the exposed parts and whatnot.
Drybrushing with Tamiya paint will be a new thing for me, though. Must experiment with some older kits first. I have an old Kotobukiya Alt Aisen that looks like a good candidate…
September 18, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Adam, it came with a brush ^^
Ckai, ran out of patience to paint… so I just drybrushed it and let it be xD. this was my first time drybrushing too… I don’t think you really need experience. Just…do it ^^;.
September 22, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Hey Z, what kind of stands did you use when you posed with the exia and unicorn? i’ve seen them before but don’t know what it was called, they look good though!
September 23, 2009 at 12:41 AM
they are the hasegawa display base
September 23, 2009 at 5:29 AM
Which is cheaper? the hasegawa display base or the mg display base?
September 23, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Hmm…I might remove the blade part and not topcoat that on the GN sword… and since I don’t use the large/small blades screw those…
holo pieces…I can remove the ones in the head with ease because the sides of the head come of easily (too easily, fell apart 4 times while posing it the way it is set up now next to sword impulse)…Legs, check, arms, definetely check, chest…probably not…
Ill do my best. Wish me luck! Waiting for mister topcoat to arrive.
September 23, 2009 at 10:51 PM
kkte, you can get like two Bandai action base for the price of one hasegawa base. har har…
Johnny Ridden, Guudo Ruck!
September 27, 2009 at 5:58 PM
where did the green hand come from????
September 29, 2009 at 12:07 AM
lockheart
Z painted his exia hands with metallic green……heheheh XD!
September 29, 2009 at 2:24 AM
hey, finally found your review on the MG exia repair. Thought it would be a separate review. I do feel the same that this so called ignition mode is overpriced. but too bad i’ve bought it :(
i don’t dare to pose my exia too much bcoz fearing that its shoulder joint will get loosen by the GN sword’s weight. Gn blades mount were silly too, sigh.
btw, nice diorama there. super epic, lol.
September 29, 2009 at 3:35 AM
hello, nice review. cool pic too.
got some questions here: apart from the holographic strips u painted(remember reading somewhere), are there any other parts that u painted? and how did u manage to seperate the fingers( the little mod u did), since u said it was quite difficult to do so?
October 7, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Hey Z,
I was wondering man for the Tamiya weathering kits, how did you apply it onto Exia? Did you add water to the brush (that it comes with) before running it through the pigments and applying it onto Exia? Or you applied it with a dry brush?
Also how did you apply it? Using the nub side or the brush side of the tool it comes with..?
Thanks dude
October 8, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Ky, I didn’t paint any other parts except what I detailed in the review. For Exia’s fingers, you just have to work your way through it with a *sharp* blade. Hold it between your thumb and index finger, press the blade down and just uh… how to describe the motion, go “up/down”(?) with the blade until you clear the mold? Sorry… did that make sense? ^^;
V, No water… just dry brush with the bud side. Just dab… and go wild with it. No holding back ^^;. It looks ugly at first but you gotta cover up the entire piece before it will look right.
October 8, 2009 at 7:42 PM
wow dude, Exia Repair looks so good!!!!!
wish I was as good as you~
October 13, 2009 at 12:52 PM
I’ve ordered my MG Exia, and this review pretty much told me all I need to know about the different kits. I thought the bling blades and the light-up GN Drive were lame, and the fact that you can really only build one version instead of being able to inter-convert between normal and repair versions is also lame. I’m just getting the normal MG version, but even with the gimmicks, Exia is awesome. Like you, Z, I’m a swords guy. 7 swords = win.
October 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Very good review, helped me buy this kit and now im here permanently !
October 18, 2009 at 3:10 PM
i’ve ordered my MG Exia an hour ago.
and i still have a small question. how tall is it. the height of the exia self.
belgium greetings
October 18, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Greetings! I don’t have any exact figures but it is about 6.5－７” at most… I think ^^;.
October 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM
thanks. i guess. so a other question. I never build a gundam kit before, other kit’s like transformers, planes and boats. Will it take long to finish the model? i whas not planning to paint the kit, a cople of stickers maybe. mostly standard. let me now . thanks.
and also can you translate the japanese? i can’t speak a word of that. greetz
October 21, 2009 at 10:25 PM
@designarium
If you want a gundam without much painting, go straight for 1/100 Non-Grade or even Master Grade. I am not sure whether the experiences you have in other models will help, but sure it will take longer to build Gundams than planes and boats. I experienced before.
A straight build without paint for MG is at least 6 hours, but with the experience i have in gundam kits, i did not even use the manual’s guide to build my MG Strike Rouge, and i finished in 4 and half hours. I only referred which part i need to cut out. Anyway, if you wanna try Gundam kits, don’t challenge the EX-S, Sinanju and Unicorn Gundam yet…
October 21, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Designarium, depends on the model you buy… you can take around 4 hours to somewhere around 10 on average. What model are you planning on starting with? and the Japanese part is just Domon’s Shining Finger speech (if you’ve seen G Gundam) that only works and sounds hotblooded in Japanese ^^
October 23, 2009 at 5:31 AM
not sure if you forgot to paint the front panels of astrea f’s waist skirts but yeah, it should be gray + red.
saw it on fichten foo’s blog, he used pearlEX or somethin’ like that to get a really cool gem-like effect on exia’s green bubbles.
you should check it out when you can.
October 23, 2009 at 5:40 AM
I am really hating this kit now. This kit just couldn’t stand right and loves toppling over a few times a day. I tightened the ankles on both double polycap joints by filling in clear lacquer and they are tight now, but still can’t stand properly.
The main problem is the feet, i’ll remove the white armor and glue them dead. There’s no need fo the feet to be able to bend if it couldn’t do a proper ground pose other than kneeling… >_<=3
October 23, 2009 at 8:11 AM
@ Z : eum i’m starting with the gundam exia 1/100 ignition mode Master grade :-)
I realy love the exia model so much. i’m a graphic modeler, you now like poster en magazines and stuff like that. And i try to use the style of the exia in my designs.
little bit of manga also. that’s wy i started with this model kit.
i’m going to keep the model just simple, maybe some stickers but definitely now paint or extra’s. maybe i’ll try that on my next models.
if this one likes my. i ordered the model last sunday. i hope it get here soon. (belgium) cant wait to start building it
thanks
greetz
October 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM
I really want this and I like 00 more than Seed Destiny but that Sword Impulse is smexy. Help.
October 26, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Z, just a couple of questions. How does this kit do at hiding the nubs on the pieces, and does it come with its own display stand?
October 27, 2009 at 7:47 AM
@ Randomination
I’m not Z… But I can answer your questions! I’ve only finished the head and the chest of mine so I cant comment that much on the rest. To answer your question: Meh. The nubs on the blue and red pieces are pretty well hidden, but the ones on the inner frame (once again referring to the chest) are pretty apparent. As in, in the chest, wherever you see gray there will almost certainly be a nub visible. Not on Z’s, but that’s only because hes awesome.
It kinda comes with a stand. There is no stand for the completed model, unfortunately. BUT, there is a little plastic stand for the GN drive. SO to answer your question, No.
October 27, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Kefka, if I have to choose between the two… I pick Sword Impulse ^^;
Randomination, What Adam said pretty much ^^; Sorry I took forever and a day to come back. Like all recent MGs nowadays, Exia hides its nubs fairly well throughout the body. It’s not “OMG can’t see it!” but nothing that made me think it could be hidden more… except maybe on the bling bling parts but that’s always the case. Don’t worry about nub marks… it’s one of the things that should be the least of your concerns.
October 30, 2009 at 4:23 AM
so….. where did the green hand came from!!!!!!!
October 30, 2009 at 4:25 AM
maybe it came from the mg shining gundam…..
October 30, 2009 at 12:40 PM
It came from the SD Shining Gundam actually…
November 2, 2009 at 3:29 AM
nice review and and interesting story plot very dramatic and intence
November 2, 2009 at 11:47 PM
glad you enjoyed it ^^
November 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM
when i built mine i replaced the cloth with real cloth
November 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM
*laughs maniacally* The customs office finally decided to take their grubby paws off my MG Exia, and it is now mine. Let the madness begin.
November 23, 2009 at 3:44 AM
LOL this is very funny!
very creative, nice gunpla comic
December 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM
amazing!
December 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM
wouldn’t minovsky particles screw with exia? sorry if i’m getting confused but doesn’t m-particles screw with ms in the 00 universe?
December 21, 2009 at 8:31 PM
I have no idea xD
December 31, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Hey Z, did you topcoat after putting the stickers, or topcoat before putting them? Also, how visible are the lines/edges of the stickers?
January 1, 2010 at 5:29 PM
Now the Freedom MG is the same price as Ignition Exia but I’ll probably get MG Exias since I like both modes equally.
February 6, 2010 at 11:52 PM
hey great kits i need some info though. i want to know how you got that look on the damaged gundam, where it looks like it has some dirty black marks i was trying to find that out before i start my pg kit.
February 7, 2010 at 3:30 PM
how the hell u keep the plastic SO WHITE and shiny? It looks nice btw.
February 7, 2010 at 10:44 PM
hmm… if it still looks shiny then I must be doing something wrong then… xD
February 8, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Why? It looks mad nice, son.
February 15, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Sup, Z? Guess I’ll soon be working in a MG Exia to try to make a Repair version that looks at least as half as badass as yours thanks to the HLJ Sale ^^.
Just 2 questions, you used the Tamiya Weathering Set? If so, which ones? (A, B, C, etc. My guess is you used the C and D sets but I just want to be sure).
The other one is, what exactly did you do with the GN Broken Sword to make it look like that?? You spraypainted (or handpainted it) in black, then proceeded to apply the Gunmetal weathering effect or you used the Gunmetal Tamiya acrylic?
February 15, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Yea there’s bits of both C and D on the model to give it that “bruised and battered” look. I hand painted it entirely in black first then just smack the thing silly with tamiya gunmetal acrylic. Hope that helps.
Looking forward to seeing yours! Knowing you, you probably got some spiffy ideas of your own ^^
February 16, 2010 at 5:41 AM
I see, thanks for answering. Just one more question, you used the weathering sets after applying the topcoat, right? Did you apply another layer of topcoat again over the model after giving it the battered look or did you leave it just like that?
February 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Yea you pretty much need to apply a first layer of top coat so the powder can stick and then another one to seal it in otherwise it’ll rub off on your fingers… and then you’ll be screaming, kicking and raging over how you ruined the perfect weathering job ^^;
February 16, 2010 at 2:28 PM
I know that experience all too well… sigh. Also if you add waterslides, its best to give it a coat of clear gloss coat and then the dullcoat. Adding dullcoat directly on top of waterslides could lead to silvering in my experience.
February 25, 2010 at 12:19 AM
Lol great comic, I like the ‘GN cloth’ part, I was laughing like hell when I saw that.
1 tip for u on MG exia, never ever remove the V-fin on the shoulder armour, when i wanna “convert” it into ignition mode, it broke. sobs. And another tip : superglue the white little vernier on top of the GN drive at the back, mine fallen out and it was lost. But I do not felt cheated by Bandai, as I have gotten mine from ebay for 73 bucks (brand new and untouched). It really wasn’t worth the price paying an extra few bucks in return for the so called ‘ignition’ parts. You can always contact me at seeto@ymail.com if you have any queries.
February 28, 2010 at 9:26 PM
I have a bit of an issue with my MG Exia Ignition… I have no Idea where part E 12 goes… I can’t find it in the instructions
February 28, 2010 at 10:37 PM
o0o that part does look familiar… though i don’t remember where it goes at all ^^; Are you done with the entire model already?
February 28, 2010 at 11:57 PM
yeah, I finished it all, except for pieces E12 and G34, I have no problems with the finished version, and I even switched between Repair and Normal versions just to figure out if I missed a piece, but I want to have them have a purpose.
March 14, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Strange, I too began to cut off the pieces from the runners and I’ve checked more than 10 times the manual, those pieces appear to have no purpose whatsoever…
March 15, 2010 at 7:21 AM
From what I see on Dalong’s scans and from building the thing, E12 is that Haro figure.
I have no idea what G34 is though.
March 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Got it, E12 is the freaking Haro, G34 goes on the back of the neck in the main body section.
March 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM
strange… wonder why i am missing it in my parts photo ^^;
March 15, 2010 at 3:51 PM
There was a reason I didn’t reply to beamknight in my previous post…
April 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM
This is cool! XD I posted some of your pics and a link to this page in my blog… i hope you dont mind… thanx!
April 6, 2010 at 8:30 PM
[...] Here’s a shot of the GN… GN… What the hell are these called again? GN Vulcan, that’s right! Also a good place to note that the right hand tended to just fall off a few times. Seems like the joint on it wasn’t really strong enough. (It appears that Z had the same problems!) [...]
April 6, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Exactly. I can’t replicate the pose shown in Bandai’s ads where the Exia is in a dashing forward/running pose while swinging up the GN Sword. The arm will sag down after a while… Such a cool pose wasted…
April 9, 2010 at 4:17 PM
Managed to finish my TerminExia (gave it a more weathered look than yours ^^) and noticed first hand the problems you talk about. The legs are damn horrible, at least mine can’t stand up on its feet properly and the GN Sword/Rifle combo weighs a ton for the arm, which inevitable sags down.
You forcefully need a display base for this model, but once on it it looks awesome.
April 16, 2010 at 3:03 PM
I noticed that there are 3 diferent sizes 1/60, 1/100 and the 1/144 can someone say just how big the are in real in cm or inches thanks. And is there a difference in quality between the sizes.
May 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM
I heard that the Trans Am Exia is better than the normal. Better ankles.
May 6, 2010 at 3:53 PM
mm… I’ll rather live with the ankles than with the tacky color scheme ^^
May 6, 2010 at 3:58 PM
(The above guy is me)
I guess matter of preference and whether the ankles>repair.
May 30, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Would the pieces still fit together well if I spray painted them on the spruces?
May 31, 2010 at 1:50 AM
only if you block the pegs or the holes with paint.
June 7, 2010 at 9:17 AM
ey Z, i have the same comment about the shoulders of this model… but overall this is a nice model…
XD
June 12, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Yo Z! I just finished my Ignition Exia and I’ve gotta ask… how did you cover up the nub marks on the shiny blades? They’re making me cry :(
June 28, 2010 at 9:42 PM
pssh…I JUST realized that the reason this model isn’t as good as it’s meant to be is because Bandai was putting more effort into the MG Guntank…although I can’t say I blame them…how long has it been since the MG Guncannon and MG Gundam came out?
June 29, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Wahaha.. I’m kinda like it.. U could be a Director someday..
August 4, 2010 at 4:54 PM
YOU put SHINGING gundam’s hand on Exia, right?
August 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM
I have one Exia Ignition, I bought it 7 months ago. The kit has so many problems. After 7 months, the joints and some parts are starting to loose. For example, the leg joints, hip armors, ankle protector, even the forearm peg and the GN Sword … :(