We have here an out of the box build review of 1/60 scale Gundam F91. This model kit is partly built. Meaning majority of the body has been pre-built such as the arms, legs, torso frame and head frame. Don’t be mistaken though, there is still a lot to be built considering that you have some pre-built parts. Also, there is one gimmick on the legs that we will discuss later. I really loved building this kit especially that very sexy back!  Took me around 3 hours to complete since I really made sure that the nubs were properly remove. It is a fine addition to your big scale collection but is quite hard to find one nowadays since it is out of production. I rate this kit 8/10 due to some articulation issues.

 

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Originally planned as a full-length television series, Gundam F91 hit a production snag due to staff disputes, and the project was stopped after the screenplays for the first thirteen episodes were written. It was then decided that what was made of the show would be condensed into a theatrical feature film. Condensing a story originally intended to be told over the course of fifty half-hour episodes into less than two hours of screen time required much of the original story to be cut.

The story of Gundam F91 revolves around teenage space colonist Seabook Arno, his girlfriend Cecily Fairchild, and the efforts of the Crossbone Vanguard militia, led by Cecily’s grandfather Meitzer Ronah, to establish an aristocracy known as “Cosmo Babylonia”. In keeping with Gundam tradition, the civilian Seabook is forced by circumstance to pilot the F91 Gundam F91, coincidentally designed in part by his estranged mother, Dr. Monica Arno.

 

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BOX ART

 

it says 15.2 meters tall… they have small gundams in their era.

 

 

back

 

255mm tall or roughly 10 inches

 

 

6000 yen?

 

top

 

bottom

 

 

 

UNBOXING

 

box can be opened on sides

 

it will reveal two containers (one carton and one styrofoam)

 

 

in the styro case you have the pre-built parts and some individually molded parts

 

closer look

 

 

 

 

the carton box houses the manual and the runners

 

 

 

 

manual

 

 

RUNNERS

 

 

 

 

extra paper

 

 

 

plastic sticker sheet

 

 

almost forgot the size comparison of the box to a 1/144 kit

 

 

 

Now lets begin to check and build the parts!!!

 

 

 

 

 

We start by checking the parts from the styro case

 

 

this is the pre-built head armor

 

left and right arms are pre-built as well

 

take note that only the left arm is capable of holding the shield accessory

 

a close up look on the hands

 

the head frame, torso frame and the legs are already pre-built.

 

 

 

 

 

first item to build is the torso armor which I though was the shoulder pieces at first

 

 

this one is the collar armor

 

this is how it looks like attached (hey is that the terminator? asta lavista baby!)

 

 

now we will combine the torso armor

 

 

 

next are the pegs for the arms

 

 

but before placing the pegs, you should place first the part below that will hold the V.S.B.R (Variable Speed Beam Rifle)

 

then after that, you will then connect another armor piece

 

 

 

next are some lovely booster exhaust which goes to the back area

 

 

 

the waist has a slot where you can hook the Beam Launcher

 

 

Looking good so far

 

 

 

Shoulder armors with their radiation fins

 

 

what I loved about this kit is that some of the part designs are directly injected or molded together like the F and 91 details below

 

 

So here they are when combined. You have the option to retract the radiation fins if you like to hide them from view)

 

 

just a little more terminator

 

 

 

 

This is the leg gimmick that I was talking about earlier

You just need to press the whole leg section towards the foot and viola! – the fins will automatically open up! Cool trick IMHO… nice application of spring action design.

 

 

 

Ooooohh.. SEXY BACK!!!

 

 

 

the beam shield is huge… a pretty big green plastic…

 

you are given two of these, one you can use without the beam shield and the other with the shield of course.

it goes to the left arm are mentioned earlier

 

 

 

side skirts have storage allotments inside them

the right one stores the extra shield holder

the left one stores the beam saber hilts

 

 

side skirts when attached

 

 

 

 

the head unit consists mainly of 3 parts – the armor, the frame and the mask

 

looks like a transformer without the mask

 

mohawk dude!!!

place the mask first before putting the frame inside the armor

 

head unit complete

 

 

 

char zeong: so how are we holding up bro!?

 

 

 

V.S.B.R (Variable Speed Beam Rifle) is the one attach on his back

 

VSBR when attached

 

 

Beam Launcher – think of it as a bazooka since it looks like one as well

 

 

Beam Rifle

 

this part connects the Beam launcher to the waist

 

 

The story of Gundam F91 revolves around teenage space colonist Seabook Arno, his girlfriend Cecily Fairchild

 

 

All of the accessories

 

 

 

 

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PHOTOSHOOT!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIZE COMPARISON

 

 

 

that is all folks!!! Hope you enjoyed the review!

 

 

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