MSiA RX-139 Hambrabi


General and Technical Data

Series: Mobile Suit in Action!! (MSiA)
Title:
RX-139 Hambrabi
Release Date:
11/2005
Suggested Price:
¥ 1700
No. of Parts:
1 Hambrabi figure + 20 parts
Plastic colors: orange, white, red, green, black, blue, dark blue, pink, transparent yellow, dark gray
Gimmicks: open hand (2), trigger hand (2), fist (2), Feyadeen rifle, beam saber (2), stand (2), dummy canister, Sea Serpent, Sea Serpent extended, Sea Serpent-holding hand (2), dummy canister-holding hand (2)

Introduction

Contributor: White Wolf
Date: December 6, 2006

The Hambrabi, a Titans mobile suit most notably used by Yazan Gable, is a very neat MS. Let's see if Bandai captured it in MSiA form.

Head

Well, the Hambrabi's Head is actually one piece. There are no joints in it and it cannot move at all, like in the show. The entire head is blue and there are two pink mono-eyes on the front of the head that are on a black oval-like track. There's also another mono-eye on the back of the head that is on a straight track. The mono-eye on the back of the head is very detailed since it has a cross in it like in the show.

Torso


The Hambrabi has a very small torso. The upper torso is connected to the lower torso via a ball joint that gives it a great range of movement. There are two pieces of skirt-like armor on the lower torso that are connected by ball joints so they do not hinder the leg articulation at all. Running around the head are two cables that should not ever come out of place unless you pull on them. The beam rifles on the back are connected with ball joints and there's a big tail connected to the back. The tail is connected to the back with a hinge and then there's another hinge about midway so that it can fold up against the back for mobile suit mode. The wings are connected to the back via hinges and can swing to and fro. Also, there's a small cable connected to each beam rifle that may pop out every once in a while.

The cockpit area is red and all of the cables are green. The torso is blue and dark gray in certain areas along with a blue tail. The wings are dark blue with a little blue on the back of each wing. The skirt-like armor is also dark blue. The hinge joints on the tail and wings are white along with all the ball joints on the torso. The beam rifles are white with black inside the barrel. There's also black on the back near the beam rifle barrels.

Arms


The arms of the Hambrabi are connected to the upper torso via a ball joint. That ball joint branches another ball joint that holds the shoulder armor. On the other end of the ball joint that connects to the torso is…. another ball joint that connects to the shoulder of the arm. On the bicep is an armband piece that swivels. The elbows joint is double jointed and the end of that joint that connects to the forearm can swivel, which is neat. The hands are connected to the wrist with a ball joint that allows them a good amount of pose ability. There's also two claws connected to each arm that are connected by a hinge that allows them to swivel out. The whole arm is blue with the joints being white. Each shoulder piece has a pink mono-eye on it that runs on a straight, black track. These mono-eyes are very detailed since they each have a cross on them, like the show.

Legs

The legs are connected to the lower torso via a ball joint. The knees are double-jointed, which is a standard now. The feet are two pieces each and connect with a hinge. This allows them to fold back for mobile armor mode. When folded, the ankles push out what become the verniers for the mobile armor mode. To get the feet back to normal, just press on the vernier part to push the ankles back to normal. The entire legs are blue with white joints. The feet have a good deal of dark blue on them and there's also small, green cables on the backs of the thighs that stay in very well.

Weapons and Accessories

Hands- There's your typical fists, trigger hands, and open hands but then there are an extra two pairs. One pair is for holding the Sea Serpent weapon. They're like the open hands but a lot more slanted. They're also great for holding the beam sabers. The other pair are spread hands made for holding the dummy canisters. All the hands serve their purpose well. They're blue on the backs of the hands with white everywhere else.

Beam sabers- The beam sabers that come with the Hambrabi are your typical Titans beam sabers in which it's just a black handle and a transparent yellow beam. The beams are made of hard plastic, which is hopefully a standard now.

Dummy canister- This is sort of a pointless accessory, but hey, I'll take it. It's just a canister that deploys fake mobile suits. All it does is just splits in half. Very boring but at least you can say you have everything a Hambrabi ever used I think. The canister's orange with white little connectors.

Sea Serpent- This interesting weapon comes both in a normal mode and an extended mode. To make it extended, you take the top part of it off and put it on the wire. The handles and top part are all orange except for some black verniers on it. The wire is dark gray.

Stand- When in mobile armor mode, the Hambrabi comes with a stand. One thing though, it doesn't really work. The stand connects to the Hambrabi between the legs. It connects well and won't come off, at least for me. The problem I have with it is that the front of the Hambrabi is heavy and it tips forward. You have to put something on the back of the stand to make it more balanced. The entire stand is black.

Feyadeen rifle- This huge, awesome looking rifle was mostly used by the Gabthley but Hambrabi units used it too. It is taller than the Hambrabi and has two pieces on the back that are connected via a peg so they can swivel around. On the front there's also a little latch piece that doesn't do anything but it is connected with two pegs so it swivels back and forth. The back of the rifle can also be a beam saber so you can attach one of the beams from the beam saber onto the back of the rifle, which is very neat. The entire rifle is a dark gray color and is made of a hard plastic so that it cannot warp.

Transformation- This MSiA has a “perfect transformation” in which you don't need to take off or put on any pieces for it to transform, just like in the show. All you do is put the arms against the shoulders with the claws swung forward and on top of the arm. Then extend the tail all the way, push the feet down, and bring the legs up behind it so that the feet are next to the head. The whole transformation is very easy and looks cool.

Conclusion

The Hambrabi is an awesome MSiA with its “perfect transformation” and wonderful accessories. Although the stand doesn't work too well, it's still a must-buy for any MSiA collector.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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