Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body front detail shot

Without the ABC Mantle

The only change to the main body is the newly redesigned rear skirt.

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - A film-material ABC Mantle is included, but it's pretty hard to get nice-looking folds in it

A film-material ABC Mantle is included, but it's pretty hard to get nice-looking folds in it.
It attaches via pins on both shoulders, and getting it on in one go isn't easy.

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - With the backpack attached, putting the ABC Mantle over it makes it stick out way too far in

With the backpack attached, putting the ABC Mantle over it makes it stick out way too far in the back.
Since the backpack is hidden under the ABC Mantle anyway, it might actually be better to just remove it before putting the mantle on.

Weapons loadout

Newly sculpted Screw Web and Scissor Anchor

The Scissor Anchor attaches by swapping out the front skirt.

The core fighter and two face variants are included, same as before.

Only one leftover part

Articulation is the same as before.

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - Action poses using the existing weapons (1/6)

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - Action poses using the existing weapons (2/6)

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - Action poses using the existing weapons (3/6)

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai - Action poses using the existing weapons (4/6)

Action poses using the existing weapons

Scissor Anchor action pose

Screw Web action pose

Together with the original kit, HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1.

Only the rear skirt design has been slightly changed.

This kit is the HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a version of the previously released standard HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1with the ABC Mantle and additional weapons added. The new weapons include the Screw Web and Scissor Anchor, while the only new sculpt on the main body is a single rear skirt part.

All other parts are identical to the original kit, so it still delivers the same excellent articulation and joint strength you'd expect from a clean HGUC kit. The film-type ABC Mantle is a bit tricky to handle — it's fiddly to attach and hard to get looking nice with proper folds. Still, just having the ABC Mantle included at all is meaningful in its own right.

The newly added Screw Web and Scissor Anchor are implemented reasonably well using lead wire, and the Scissor Anchor attaches by swapping out the front skirt. All the weapons from the original kit are also included, giving this kit a much more generous set of weapon options.

While the changes and additions compared to the original kit are on the modest side, the base quality is solid and the price isn't steep, so if you're a Crossbone fan, this is definitely worth picking up. :-)

HGUC Crossbone Gundam X1 Kai | 2015.5 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.