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GAT-X102 Duel Gundam
Series: Mobile Suit in Action!! (MSiA) Title: GAT-X102 Duel Gundam Release Date: 05/2004 (US) Suggested Price: $8.99 No. of Parts: 1 Duel Gundam figure + 8 parts Plastic colors: navy blue, light gray, dark gray, orange, green, black, transparent pink Gimmicks: 57mm high-energy beam rifle with 175mm grenade launcher, beam saber (2), shield, open hand (2), trigger hand (2)
Contributor: White Wolf Date: February 4, 2005 Well, there's not much with this toy if you're not a SEED fan. This thing needed more accessories. Well, let's see if it's so bad in the review.
The head is painted and proportioned nicely and the eyes, CIWS, and head cameras are painted perfectly. It has a great range of movement and is painted the navy and gray colors with orange in the middle of the crest.
The torso, surprisingly enough, can move up and down a little bit and side to side a good amount. The front upper torso is painted the navy and gray colors and the vents are painted orange. The backpack has orange and black thrusters with the navy and dark gray colors. The beam sabers are in very snugly and will probably never fall out unless you pull on it and the move forwards and backwards for easy reach. One thing that confuses me though is that it has a hole on it's backpack for what looks like to be the Assault Shroud armor. That is one thing it needed for accessories. The lower torso is good with black and light gray coloring and since Duel Gundam has no skirt armor, the legs have a good range of motion.
The arms on Duel Gundam are double-jointed and painted nicely with the navy and light gray colors. These arms are great for playing or poses and can hold all of his weapons easily. If the shield seems a little bit loose, just get the arm piece in there good because after I did that, mine works fine now. The beam rifle and beam sabers are held tight and the shoulder pads are not loose and will not fall off unless pulled. Again, the shoulders have a hole for what looks to be the armor.
The legs of this MS are very well done... but plain. The leg units have no foot guard, making it look like something is missing. They are double-jointed and painted gorgeously and have a wide range of motion.
57mm high-energy beam rifle- This is a good weapon with a removable grenade and a painted camera. The barrel of mine was bent though, but easily fixed so be careful which one you buy.
Beam sabers- The beam sabers are minimally detailed and fit into the hands well. Shield- The shield needs a good push to get into the arm, but fits snugly after that. Hands- All the hands are painted with minor details and serve their purpose well.
This is an awesome toy from the Gundam SEED show, but it needed more stuff. If you're a SEED fan, then this is a must buy, but if not, don't bother, there's nothing here anyway. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or concerns. Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 stars |
