1/144 RG #15 Gundam Exia

The shield connection is bad and had to be glued as it snapped

Bandai's Real Grade 1/144 Exia Gundam is a joy to behold. It is one of the best of the line so far in terms of looks, poseability, and accessories. If you liked anything about the Exia from Gundam 00, this is the kit to have. The level of detail on this kit is great, but not distracting from the simple design. The given decals do enough of a job enhancing it without overwhelming it. Most of the chrome stickering is used as an accent for the semi-clear blue and green parts that adorn the design. Bandai thankfully had the forethought to give this kit chromed blades from the get go and it really makes it stand out. What really makes this kit shine is the ease of poseability. Due to the Exia's simple, melee oriented design, it gets to make great use of the Real Grade action frame. Up on a action base or standing on a shelf, it poses well, balances well and has no trouble holding it's mighty GN Sword at full extension. The cockpit hatch can open, revealing one of the tiniest cockpit openings I have seen, and the GN Drive assembly on the back can extend out slightly to reveal more of it's GN goodness. It's hard for me to find any real caveats with this kit. Perhaps the only one is that the shoulder parts can pop off if you extend the arms too far upward, but that's more a design issue due to the plastic ribbon piece so I can't hold it against it much. The Exia comes with it's GN Sword, the pair of GN Blades, a melee shield, Four beam sabers plus two pegged, a pair of long and short beam blades, pair of RG hands, pair of trigger/grasping hands, pair of fists, and a pair of open hands. It comes with a action base connector so use that if you intend to display it on one. Curiously, it also comes with an extra v-fin so do what you want with it. I painted the extra in more traditional yellow/red colors just to see how it looks. Highly recommended kit.

I opted to get the Exia over the Qan[t] and 00 because it looked to be a more interesting build with the GN cables in the legs and shoulders and overall more unique look. And I was right! It's a great kit with again, tons of detail and a fun build process. I used a Gundam panel lining marker for this kit and it didn't turn out great (panel line accent colour is way better) but I think it still looks pretty good. Highly recommended!

My 12 year old son is very happy! Good Quality!

In assoluto il secondo modellino gunpla che ho montato, si presenta come un esperienza titanica con alcuni passaggi che stimolano la perseveranza in bilico tra il decidere di lanciare via tutto e la consapevolezza che una volta finito sarà veramente un oggetto spettacolare pieno di particolari. GLI RG hanno pezzi microscopici con inserimenti al limite della follia, consigliato per chi ama autoinfliggersi dolore