OLD First Gundam 1/144 Gyan

Release 1981.7

Price ¥300

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Cross-sections of the limbs

The shoulders are articulated with a T-shaped ring joint.

OLD 1/144 Gyan - Due to the design of the mobile suit, the hip joint section has to be assembled separately and then attached

Due to the design of the mobile suit, the hip joint section has to be assembled separately and then attached to the body.

The hand-mounted shield is pretty loose, so it's not easy to get it to hold a good angle.

OLD 1/144 Gyan - Articulation is just so-so ^^; The wide skirt gives the hip joints a decent range of motion, but the knee ra

Articulation is just so-so ^^; The wide skirt gives the hip joints a decent range of motion, but the knee range of motion is pretty limited.

On the plus side, the body can rotate sideways quite a bit around the hip joints.

The shoulders can only raise a little, but the forearms do rotate.

OLD 1/144 Gyan - Realistically, this is probably the only pose you can pull off ^^; (1/3)

Realistically, this is probably the only pose you can pull off ^^;

Together with the HGUC Gyan.

Together with the 1/144 Char's Zaku and Gouf.

M'Quve's mobile suit, the Gyan, has been released as a 1/144 kit. It's come out a bit larger than the Zaku or Gouf, which is accurate to the lore. The molded color is a plain light blue that feels a bit cheap and takes away from its presence, but even so, the sculpt does a decent job of capturing the Gyan's distinctive medieval knight vibe. ^^

One interesting thing about the build is that you have to assemble the hip joint section first and then attach it inside the body — a bit of an unusual process. Thanks to the wide-flared skirt, the hip joints have a better left/right range of motion than most other 1/144 kits. That said, the knee joints barely move and the arm joints aren't very flexible, so the poses you can pull off are pretty limited.

One thing worth noting — the shield molding unique to the Gyan is actually quite detailed, which stands in contrast to the overall plain and bland body. And since the shield is lightweight, it doesn't throw off the weight balance like it does on the HGUC or MG, which is a relief ^^;

Anyway, it's got that stiff old-kit proportions feel, and the footing on both feet is a bit iffy so it tends to wobble, but as far as old kits go, it's a pretty average kit. :-) [ Updated at 2016.1.29 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.