MG 1/100 RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam [w/ Type 94 Base Jabber]
Review [Part 1] by Gundam Guy
I've spent my spare time starting to put together this massive kit. Since building the Unicorn Gundam itself would probably take the most time, so I thought I would start the build with the Type 94 Base Jabber first, and see how it looks.
Manual Images:
The Full Armor Unicorn Gundam in FA Mode was an enhancement plan devised by Takuya Irei while aboard the Nahel Argama and is based on Takuya's extensive knowledge of mobile suits. In this form the Unicorn's psyco-frame takes on a vibrant green due to enhancements to the psychoframe. Unlike other mobile suits with the Full Armor designation, the FA Unicorn does not consist of any additional armor for the MS frame itself(except extra shields). However it does introduce a large array of weapons, which are added to the backpack and forearms. And one of it's support craft, is the Type 94 Base Jabber, which we will be looking at in this review.
The
Type 94 Base Jabber is a single MS Carrier/Flight System designed to have a Mobile Suit stand on top of it as it flies. Using this sub flight system, mobile suits which have extremely sloppy movement speed under gravity, can improve its mobility, while gaining limited flight capability, and hence able to accomplish operations swiftly and solidly.
I was able to quickly build the Base Jabber is about 15 mins. And that is because the Base Jabber is just a lot of large parts coming together. Nothing too complex here, and when compare to all the details that the FA Unicorn Gundam has, the Base Jabber is more like an afterthought. And so, I really consider the Base Jabber to be just an accessory, and not a fully realized MG iteration.
Images from various angles:
I am a sucker for anything that has a cockpit and have pilots sitting in them. So I was quite excited about the inclusion of the
Type 94 Base Jabber in this kit. But unfortunately, the Base Jabber left a lot to be desired. The inside of the cockpit is pretty detail, as well as the pilot. My disappointment was that the cockpit windows, which does not come with clear plastic parts, as there are no windows. And I was hoping that the cockpit would come with hinges that allows the cockpit cover to open/close, but it doesn't.
Mobile Suit Handles
Booster Thrusters & Leg Support
The booster thrusters are put together by two parts (exterior dark grey & interior red).
The leg support pads swivel individually making it easier to attach the feet of a mobile suit.
There are a total of 4 landing gears under the Base Jabber.
The kit comes with 4 support stands for the Boosters. It would've been nice if the kit came with a connector to connect all 4 stands together to support the Base Jabber. The Base Jabber can easily fall when the the support stand tilt over.
Type 94 Base Jabber w/ G.F.F.Metal Composite Unicorn Gundam
Comments:
It would've been nice if the Type 94 Base Jabber comes with all the details/gimmicks as expected from a MG kit. But being an accessory for the FA Unicorn Gundam, it is merely functional. Can't wait to see how the rest of the kit stack up..... will work on it tonight if I get the time.
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