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Gipsy Avenger DX Set

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set (1/2) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set (2/2)

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Stand and LED unit included in the DX Set

Stand and LED unit included in the DX Set

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - The stand uses a fixed-angle joint.

The stand uses a fixed-angle joint.

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Remove the back armor of Gipsy Avenger and insert the LED unit. (1/2) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Remove the back armor of Gipsy Avenger and insert the LED unit. (2/2)

Remove the back armor of Gipsy Avenger and insert the LED unit.

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - The LED lighting effect is better than expected! Looks great even in bright light HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - The LED lighting effect is better than expected! Looks great even in bright light

The LED lighting effect is better than expected!
Looks great even in bright light.

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - You attach a Gipsy Avenger naming seal to the stand, which makes it a bit awkward

You attach a Gipsy Avenger naming seal to the stand, which makes it a bit awkward to use with other kits.

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - The stand's fixed angle is a bit off, so you can't stand the unit perfectly uprig

The stand's fixed angle is a bit off, so you can't stand the unit perfectly upright —
it only goes as far as a slightly reclined angle.

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (1/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (2/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (3/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (4/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (5/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (6/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (7/8) HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set - Action poses using the LED and stand (8/8)

Action poses using the LED and stand

Alongside the HG Gipsy Avenger, a Gipsy Avenger DX Set has also been released. It adds a dedicated stand and LED unit to the HG Gipsy Avenger, which bumps the price up by ¥900. The main kit itself is the same as before, so for more detailed info on the kit, HG Gipsy Avenger Reviewplease check that out.

The universal LED unit is inserted by removing the back armor of Gipsy Avenger, and the lighting effect is better than expected — it looks fantastic. The glow holds up really well even in bright lighting, and honestly it feels like the most effective LED I've seen on any kit so far. The one downside is that there's no external switch, so you have to remove the back armor every time you want to turn it on or off. If you'd rather not leave it on all the time to save the battery, that setup is a little inconvenient.

The stand is pretty basic in style, with a large Gipsy Avenger seal on it. The joint isn't a free-moving type — it locks into one of three angles using a ratchet-style pin. Even at the maximum angle plugged into Gipsy Avenger's hip joint, the unit doesn't stand fully upright and ends up in a slightly reclined position. (See the review photos above.) The range of fixed angles is just a bit awkward, and it honestly makes you wonder if this is really a dedicated stand at all.

Bottom line: the LED unit is really effective and worth recommending, but the stand is just so-so. You'd honestly be better off with a separately sold Action Base 2 — that said, if buying an LED unit separately feels like too much hassle, this set is still worth considering. :-)

HG Gipsy Avenger DX Set | 2018.5 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.