Could not resist the excitement! We decided to do an unboxing review ASAP of the first Armor Girls Project figure namely MS Girl Wing Gundam (EW Version). It is “EW version” because the armor that MS Girl is wearing came from Wing Gundam Endless Waltz version model kit. This MS Girl was released recently, around mid of May 2012 for the price of 4800 yen and got it for around 2900 pesos here in the Philippines. The box’s size and weight are around 24 x 24 x 5.2 cm / 392g. This kit offers attachable armor parts, original posing gimmicks and compatibility with Gundam Wing Robot Spirits titles. This figure is soooo CUTE that you will get really attached with her. On to the review! ^_^

 

 

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BOX ART

 

front

 

back

 

 

sides

 

 

top and bottom

 

 

some box details

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UNBOXING

 

there are actually two sets of plastics shells that are stacked together to save space

 

 

here they are ^_^

 

 

 

also found some papers which are hidden behind the background

 

 

this one seems to be a survey form with a code included (which I obviously covered)

perhaps you get something in return for that?

 

 

others are just promotional flyers

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

it is folded and placed inside a plastic

 

it seems to be as big as an A4 paper

 

 

 

 

Contents of the first plastic shell

 

 

contained mostly on the first pack is the whole attachable armor set (except the wings) for MG girl

 

 

for the arms – that is where the rifle and shield will connect

 

chest armor

 

 

waist armor

 

calves and shin armor

 

another armor for the calves — and the gundam shoes of course ^_^

 

 

aside from the one on the MG Girl, you get 3 pairs of extra hands

 

for the rifles

 

for the beam saber

 

close fists

 

 

this one is for the back pack — you are to put this only if you are not going to attach the wings

it supports the chest armor and keeps it in place

 

the armored head is a separate piece

 

 

 

MS Girl (bare)

 

 

 

notice the holes? that is for the backpack/wing

 

holes for the calf armor

 

 

misc

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICULATION

it was quite scary to move the limbs at first…

I though they were going to break

not as good as Revoltech joints but works for me…

 

 

ball joints (and some rough spot on the arms)

 

 

 

you need to lose some weight Girl!

noticed those cellulites? and those baby fats? hahaha!

unfortunately, Bandai DID NOT focus much on QUALITY CONTROL…

I was hoping for a smooth skin finish…

 

 

 

 

Leg Articulation — I managed to reverse the leg

 

but that is the maximum allowable with regards to how wide it can split…

 

 

apparently, you are limited to how much you can reverse fold the arms

 

luckily, the hands for this one is very easy to change…

 

 

 

 

Second Plastic Pack contents

 

components for the stands such as the base and the clear arms

 

 

the beautiful wings…

 

decals are quite sharp I must say ^_^

 

 

 

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ATTACHING the ARMORS

 

you need to remove the head by splitting the hair and removing the face LOL

then you will see that the joint is connected perpendicularly to the back hair piece

 

same goes for the extra head, separate the parts then attached it to the neck joint

 

remove the hands to be able to put the arm armor

 

 

you also need to remove the simple foot to attach the leg armors

first you attached armor that covers the shin and calf area

 

followed by the calf armors

 

then you can now attached the Gundam version foot

 

last piece to attach is the shin armor

 

to attached the waist armor just open wide the waist armor and attach it to a peg at the back

then let it hug the waist of MG Girl

 

there is a small cover in the chest that you need to remove before attaching the chest armor as shown below with the hole

 

same as the waist, just open the chest armor wide then let it hug the chest area

 

 

 

to secure the chest armor, either use the extra white piece shown before

or attach the wings…

 

 

 

the stand arms has 3 points of articulation and I was happy how sturdy it was when holding the figure

 

 

 

 

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PICTURES!

 

 

 

 

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SIZE COMPARISON

 

against MG 1/100 Wing Gundam (animation version)

 

 

against HG 1/144 Gundam AGE-1 Normal

 

 

against SD Astray Red Frame

 

 

against her box

 

 

against Yotsuba!

 

 

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