Bandai Hobby - HG 1/144 Shenlong Gundam, Small

Great HG Shenlong model kit. Plastic quality is great. Easy to assemble without any issues. Joints were not loose after being built. Only issue, well, nitpick I have with this set are the stickers. Specifically, the green domes on both shoulders. Its expected to be using stickers with smaller scale kits. Overall, still happy to have.

If you're familiar with Bandai's HG Gundam Wing model kits, then you know what you're getting in to.If not - these are press-fit model kits that build a poseable figure. You don't need any glue or paint to assemble them. They're relatively quick and easy to assemble right out of the box and are pretty beginner-friendly. And you can really make them shine if you put in a little more effort.My pictures show the kit being built basically from what's in the box... Plus some panel-lining with the "Pour Type" Gundam Markers... And some effort put into cleaning up gate marks and whatnot. No actual paint or finishing work applied.I did glue the two-part peg-hole for the Action Base together. I don't know who ever thought it was a good idea to make that out of two pieces... It comes apart as soon as you try posing it on a base. So I always glue those bits together with a little plastic cement.The build quality is what I expect from Bandai. Several different colors of plastic with a couple different finishes. All very good quality molding. A minimum of gate marks and mold lines. A few metallic stickers to get some shine going here and there. All very nice right out of the box without a whole lot of extra effort.I will say that this model feels a little loose and floppy. I'm not sure if it's just the model I got, or an issue with this generation, or what... But I had a little trouble finding a pose I liked. Which is a shame, since that big ol' dragon arm could look very dramatic if it was a little bit sturdier.

Model came in good shape, looks great. Shipping was fast.

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Great articulation, nice build, good color separation, GIANT DRAGON HEAD???????? Heck yeah it's got all of those things! I highly recommend because it's a really good kit! Only thing is those green domes on the shoulders are stickers so be careful putting those on.

Not yet assemble.

Fanily all the earth model Gundam Wing kits are here. Took Bandai years to actually make a good 1/144 scale models. So I'm a little impatient I'm waiting on Bandai to one day release the Altron and Heathscythe Hell so I made my own variation of those two gundams. But I can get them credit they made the kai version of the sand rock and the heavy arms. I did paint them the ew color just to try something different.Pros.The articulation is really good the waste the arms the dragon arm could be a little better but it's very doable because of the policap hinge that was implemented. The paint job on the shenlong seems a little better because matted out the box.Cons.The stickers on the shoulder jewel piece is horrendous I'm pretty sure everyone knows about how bad the sticker is by now. I personally think Bandai could have did much better but maybe they want to keep the cost down but that is the Achilles heel. You could paint it I chose not to.I would definitely recommend this kit for those who want to collect all the Gundam Wing Earth models. Come on Bandai give us the Altron, Deathscythe hell, and Epyon I guess time will tell.

This re-issue of the high grade 1/144 scale Shenlong Gundam has better quality and color separation than the original release. There's still some stickers here and there, but you can paint instead for better quality.