Bandai Gundam Heavyarms Ver EW 1/100 Master Grade

I have enjoyed everything about this product. The art work on the box is amazing and it has pictures of the finished kit in various poses. Putting this thing together was very enjoyable. It's just amazing to see how well the pieces are designed to snap together with no glue. I bought the Tamiya basic tool set to build this model. The side cutters are absolutely essential to remove the pieces from the plastic trees or sprues. I also used the hobby knife to remove excess plastic from the pieces. The instructions, as is most of the text on the box and the manual, are in Japanese but the pictures and numbers are easy to follow. It takes some patience to build . I would not recommend these kits for kids . It is definitely for teens and adults. I myself am in the "too old for toys" demographic. The only painting I did on it was some panel lines on the legs and head with a fine tipped black Gundam Marker. I am not an expert or experienced modeler and I don't know much about painting and finishing plastic models, though I would like to learn more. I think it looks very good without paint. I have yet to put on the decals. I will have to do some research on you tube because I am not sure how to put them on. Over all I am very happy with this purchase and I am definitely looking to buy another one. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: no glue or paint required. the attention to detail here is just phenomenal. The finished kit looks great and its fun to pose with different weapons . just a few cons: the robot looks great holding the massive gattling gun but it tends to fall off. Also it's difficult to attach the ammo belt without it falling off. be careful when posing the model, the antennae on the head are delicate.

First: BEAST! This model kit is serious business, and I loved it from start to finish. This was my 2nd MG kit build, and after plenty of trial and error with my 1st one (Epyon), I decided to build Heavyarms with a LOT of attention to detail. I'd recommend this model for any MG kit beginner to an expert. It's impressive and fun to build, looks great when you pose it, doesn't really need an Action Stand like most models, and all the gimmicks for the missle pods are included. For the people who are just starting to paint their models, this one is a great first experience. I mixed up some Semi-Gloss Black and Gun Metal with a couple drops of Metallic Grey for good measure, and that was my base coat for the Beam Gatling, Ammo Backpack, and Ammo Belt. The HUGE blade I did in Semi-Gloss Black. The Thruster/Backpack I did in Gun Metal. For the missle pods, you're going to want to see the missles a different color than the missle containers themselves. What I did was the Black-Gun-Grey mixture for the containers, and straight Gun Metal for the missles. I hand-brushed, and I have to say I think I prefer handbrushing this model than airbrushing. The texture a brush gives the plastic makes it seem more realistic, as if it was brushed Gundanium Alloy. I also painted most of the Kit while it was still on the runners. But I realized half-way through my build that I unnecessarily painted some parts, and other parts I could've painted differently. Like I said, trial and error, but I do recommend you read through the manual a few times and get a good look at the pictures before you decide how you want to paint this model. My only complaints for the Kit itself: The Ammo Belt has a hard time staying in place. If you flex it too much while trying to pose the Beam Gatling in his hands, the belt will come off. I tried using plastic cement to keep it in place, to no avail. I guess the plastic-wire belt that you use to build the Ammo Belt isn't the right kind of plastic for cementing. The Bam Gatling does have a hard time staying in the hands, I'd recommend some sticky-tack. Otherwise, this kit was fun to build, awesome looking, and worth every penny.

This kit was the last of "the five gundams" that were released a couple years ago following Katoki Hajime's Wing Gundam redesign that was released in 2004. At first I was confused as to how the mecha designs were named and where they came from since there was the T.V. versions, Kai versions, Endless Waltz customs from the movie/ova and now these. I really enjoy Katoki's designs and his decision to redesign the original five gundams to reflect the way they appear in the OVA really made a good excuse to swap colors and milk the kits when/if they decide to release the other 3 custom gundams since we already have deathscythe hell and wing zero custom. In terms of being a built kit, I really enjoyed it. Taking some silver paint and applying it to the rockets really makes them pop when you open up all the missile bays. Since I'm a busy architecture student, I sprayed on topcoat directly onto the frames which I hung from string outside, that took away the plastic shine, allowed the stickers to blend in more unless you're really close to it, and unfortunately reduced the margin of error when panel lining so you have to be careful. This kit requires a little bit of extra work to make it look really nice but it's well worth it when it's done, making it look more like a piece of military machinery than a plastic kit with stickers all over it! Posing is fun and all the joints move a great distance standard for a kit this recent (I'm looking at you Unicorn, your inevitable perfect grade better have 180 degree bends all over the place!) it's just a shame the feet don't bend up to allow some running poses and the beam gatling gun ammo chain can be problematic when you're trying some real dynamic poses. All in all, I highly recommend this kit despite the flaws because putting a little elbow grease can really make it look sharp, you'll have fun putting the model in a variety of poses and as a fan of Katoki's designs, makes me eager for more Wing kits, especially ones from Frozen Teardrop! -Bootz

Very sturdy once assembled, great articulation and everything I wanted it to be. Box was in great condition too, which is always nice.

This was my second model kit, as Heavyarms is one of my favorite Gundams. There are a lot of small parts, most fit well (the arms are a little loose, but nothing super aggravating, but I’ve heard glue on the joints helps.) There is space to display all the weapons: gun, knife and shield, so you don’t have to pick which ones to display. The real frustration is with the gun. It doesn’t hold very well, and the chain has a tendency to pop off. I found that super glue on the end pieces of the Gatling chain help, but you have to be prepared to deal with a weak hand grip. Because of that, the gun only really comes up about 45 degrees on its own, and the gund will pop out of the hand easily. It’s a little frustrating, but can be worked around. You could probably apply some glue to help too, but I didn’t. I really recommend taking this kit slow. Make sure you’re orienting things correctly before you snap them down, don’t be afraid to lay out all the pieces in the diagram step before you push them together and move on. Also, there is an unmarked piece of black wire (5 small strands bound together) DO NOT THROW THIS AWAY. It is part of the chain for the Gatling gun, but was unmarked and unpackaged in my box.

Not too difficult for a bigger build and fun to paint!

I absolutely love this kit. The design is very appealing, especially if you like something with a lot of missiles. All the compartments open up as they should to reveal the stored missiles on the shoulders, legs, front and side skirt armor, and the chest opens up to show the machine guns inside. Typical Master Grade details inside and out with a full inner frame with some decent mechanical detail - especially around the joints. The hands have swappable fingers allowing you a fist, open hand, gun grip, and beam saber grip for both sides. The giant gattling gun looks amazing! the ammunition belt goes together well, although some people have said they had to glue the belt into the gun where it attaches. I did not have that issue, but it can't hurt anything to do it. The gattling can be stored on the backpack, the shield can be mounted on the gun or the arm, and Heavy Arms even comes with a combat knife that mounts to the right arm for melee combat. Additionally, you have the option of building the left arm with a beam saber holder (with beam saber handle, no beam blades included though) instead of the normal arm if you want to pose it fighting your Master Grade Tallgeese kit. But lets be honest, if you build it that way, you can't mount that awesome gattling gun!

Package came exactly as I had expected, fresh off a shelf in an expedient and undamaged manner. Every piece was in the kit, all was intact, no pieces breaking in transit. The kit itself is definitely not an introductory kit by any means, and requires plenty of attention due to a number of similar-looking parts that are only visibly different if you look really close. With that said, this kit is exceptionally sturdy where most of my other Master Grades fail to be, save for one small issue - the peg ends for the ammo belt do need to be superglued to the bendy wire that serves as the spine for the belt; it's exceptionally easy for the wire to slip out, and then you'd need to take it apart just to fit the wire back in. Beyond that issue, the kit is extremely solid and surprisingly articulate and lithe - which is, rather hilariously, the same thing I said about Heavyarms itself in the show. Overall, a very worthwhile purchase, especially for the price - the sturdiness alone makes it feel like a kit worth twice what you're paying.

Mi primer gundam wink mg

Ottima qualità, bellissimo modello

Nice.

Très bon kit, agréable à monter et avec une vraie présence une fois terminé. Attention cependant : ce n’est pas la version originale du Heavy Arms Endless Waltz, mais une version alternative/revisitée. Malgré quelques différences de design, on reconnaît immédiatement le Heavy Arms avec son armement massif et son style très caractéristique. Certaines modifications sont intéressantes, notamment la Gatling qui n’est plus directement intégrée au bouclier mais séparée, ce qui donne une approche un peu différente du design tout en restant cohérente. Le plastique est de bonne qualité, le montage est agréable et le rendu final est vraiment réussi. J’ai personnellement ajouté un peu de peinture sur certains détails (notamment les missiles), donc le rendu visible sur mes photos n’est pas totalement celui d’origine du kit. Même en étant une version alternative, il garde très bien l’esprit et la présence du Heavy Arms.

This was a really nice kit to build. Total time to build it was about 6 hours over a few sessions and I've still yet to add the water decals. The model has a good range of movement, though the arms do like to remove themselves sometimes and the hand doesn't hold the minigun very securely . Plenty of missile pods make it look great when they're all opened up though and it has a pretty good level of detail. The belt feed for the minigun is about the only part that was really annoying as there are 28 pieces to cut out and clean up, plus they're quite small and fiddly too. All in all this is a very nice kit that's suitable for anyone, even a first time builder.