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 Gorgeous kit, a bit delicate May 17, 2011
By Kay One
For those who don't know the Crossbone Gundam X1 is the title mobile suit of the same manga by original creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. This series has never been animated but has developed a cult following because it's a direct sequel to the feature anime film Gundam F91, taking place about 10 years later with some of the same characters from the movie. The Crossbone X-1 is piloted by F91 hero Seabook Arno, fighting under an alias and sports the wildly fantastic pirate theme that marks the cartoony look of the Crossbones manga. Mecha designer Hajime Hatoki did a more realistic retreatment of the Crossbones mech and it's finally achieve model form as the beautiful 1/100 scale Master Grade kit.
Pros:
- Gorgeous detail and coloring. Very realistic mechanically despite the 'skull and bones' theme
- Cool detachable and transformable core fighter with slide open window canopy and characteristic 'X' thrusters
- High quality plastics color accurate to the original design, requiring minimal detail painting
- Good proportions and stance
- Cool inner frame elements on the arms and legs with detachable armor pieces which attach without gluing
- Lots of cool gimmick details such as mouthplate, mobile shoulder armor, multiple weapons hidden and visible
Cons
- Absolute lack of polycaps results in ALL joints being hard plastic on plastic. This initially holds poses well but also make joints very stiff and prone to breaking if you push the articulation beyond what the plastic can handle, The ball joint connecting the torso to hip module didn't fit, so I had to sand it down a bit...and now it's slightly loose and pops out easily. The same goes for all the waist skirt armor which pops easily out of ball joint sockets as well
- Posing and articulation is also limited because of these stiff joints
- While the hands have slots to fit beam sabre and weapon handles, they don't hold weapons in their hands very well, a slight breeze will knock them out
Overall this is a nicely made kit with a wonderful look, but that lack of polycaps really hurts the mobility and durability. As a display piece tho, it does total justice to the Crossbone mech.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 What you would expect for an MG Ver Ka Bandai model Sep 20, 2009
By Erik Kim Sandved
"hefeweizen"
Very nice figure with good articulation considering it is a to scale snap together plastic kit. There is a level of detail present that is unrivaled by the western toy companies. You can get great poses with this model but its a bit of work. I give a high rating for the educational value due to its inspirational value. Its not going to teach your kid how to read but it will get them thinking about a future with giant robots. You can get away with not painting this kit. There are stickers and rub on decals that will add to the detail. With no paint the kit looks decent but if your comfortable with painting model kits I recommend you do so with this one. Its worth it. With regards to durability its very hard to rate. It really comes down to what you are comparing it too. If your familiar with model kits then its a given that you must be gentle with them. Over this is an excellent kit. Obviously the target market for these figures also includes adults. Very creative design... giant space pirate robot with a cape... DOPE!!
A Delicate Build Jul 22, 2010
By K. L. Hunt
I bought this as my first Ver. Ka Gundam model, and was honestly a bit disappointed. Obviously, when you build model kits, you'd expect a degree of delicateness, but this thing was just terrible.
When I put the arms together, they would often just fall apart unexpectedly, and worst of all, the two Jolly Rogers you get with the kit are terribly delicate. I'm guessing it's the kind of plastic they used for both the Jolly Rogers, because it was slightly flimsy.
So the two defining characteristics of this product are a bit of a pain.
I'd heard that Ver. Kas were meant for less poseability, and more just looks, but I would have expected more durability along with just looks.
I had problems with the covers that go over the feet as well. When I got them in, the way they're inserted, they fall out much too easily. I suppose that's the poseability other people had mentioned though.
Lastly, this kit requires a bit of painting for the weapons. Just a bit of gray here and there is all though.
When you build this, be sure to be very, very patient with the kit, and don't rush anything, or use any degree force for any part. I did, and ended up super gluing quite a few pieces, and it just turned out terribly for me.
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