OLD Gundam 0080

1/144 GM Commando (Space Use)

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) Box
Release 1989.7
Price ¥500
BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info
OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Box side view (1/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Box side view (2/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Box side view (3/3)

Box side view

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use)

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Runners (1/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Runners (2/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Runners (3/3)

Runners

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Newly added runners for the space use version.

Newly added runners for the space use version.

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Clear runner and seals

Clear runner and seals

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Parts diagram (1/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Parts diagram (2/3) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Parts diagram (3/3)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Manual (1/4) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Manual (2/4) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Manual (3/4) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Manual (4/4)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) (1/2) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) (2/2)

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Two beam sabers and one right hand are included as extras.

Two beam sabers and one right hand are included as extras.

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Articulation is the same as the colony use version.

Articulation is the same as the colony use version.

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Striking a pose.. (1/2) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Striking a pose.. (2/2)

Striking a pose..

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Shooting poses (1/2) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Shooting poses (2/2)

Firing pose

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Beam saber action (1/2) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Beam saber action (2/2)

Beam saber action

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Together with the previously released 1/144 GM Commando (Colony Use).

Together with the previously released 1/144 GM Commando (Colony Use).

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - The backpack design has been changed along with the weapons.

The backpack design has been changed along with the weapons.

OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Together with the HGUC GM Commando (Space Use) released in 2004. (1/2) OLD 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use) - Together with the HGUC GM Commando (Space Use) released in 2004. (2/2)

Together with the HGUC GM Commando (Space Use) released in 2004.

The 7th kit in the old-release 0080 series is the 1/144 GM Commando (Space Use), which takes the previously released colony use version and swaps out the molded colors along with the backpack and weapons for space use configurations. 

So the basic characteristics of the body are the same as the colony use version — it's got a clean straight build look and solid joint strength, though the limb articulation is pretty old-kit-like. That said, it's still oddly flexible at the ankles and wrists specifically, which actually gives it surprisingly decent ground contact and makes it easier to pull off poses than you'd expect.

Anyway, if it weren't for those chunky seam lines running all over the body, this thing holds up pretty well visually compared to the HGUC. It's a clean old-school kit that's great for a casual, no-fuss build at the bargain price of ¥500. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.9.4 ]

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