Kit Review
Straight build + panel lining + wet decals
Straight-built state
Full parts layout after panel lining and wet decal work
Before attaching to the MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka
To attach the armor, you need to swap out the chest duct and create a fixing gap on the inside of the duct.
The fixing pin on the inside of the chest armor slots into this gap to lock it in place.
The rear parts of the front skirt also need to be swapped out —
as you can see in the photo on the right, two holes need to be made deeper to fit the additional armor.
The fixing pins on the front skirt are shaped differently from the ones on the MG Hi-Nu Ver.Ka.
You need to remove the side leg armor and add joint parts before you can attach the leg armor.
You can build the Hyper Mega Rifle by adding three blocks of armor to the existing MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka's beam rifle.
Hyper Mega Rifle.
Replace the fixing parts on the existing MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka shield with larger ones,
then slot it inside the Hyper Mega Shield just like with the Hi-Nu HWS.
With the larger forearm fixing parts, the big Hyper Mega Shield stays on nice and secure.
There is a forearm fixing pin on the back of the Hyper Mega Rifle,
but it's sized for the MG Hi-Nu's forearm, so it's way too loose to stay on the MG Nu Ver.Ka's forearm T_T.
I ended up having to use double-sided tape between the rifle and the forearm to hold it in place,
because otherwise the wrist joint is just too weak to hold up the weapon.
The original parts left over after attaching the HWS armor.
With all the HWS armor attached
HWS armor detail shots
Pose with the missile launchers and thrusters open.
The shoulders aren't sturdy enough to hold up the Hyper Mega Rifle and shield, so dynamic poses are pretty tough..
Beam saber pose using the front skirt's sub-arm
Comparison with the HWS armor for the MG Hi-Nu Gundam Ver.Ka (left).
As you can see, the exterior looks identical.
Together with the MG Hi-Nu Gundam HWS Ver.Ka.
Leftover parts