OLD First Gundam 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas

Release 1981.8

Price ¥700

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OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Runners (1/5)

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Runners (2/5)

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Runners (3/5)

Runners

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Parts diagram (1/3)

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas (1/4)

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas (2/4)

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas (3/4)

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas (4/4)

Diorama stand on its own

MS units only, size comparison with a cigarette pack.

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - The RX-78 Gundam, Guncannon, and Char's Gelgoog are each included in both 1/250 and mas

The RX-78 Gundam, Guncannon, and Char's Gelgoog are each included in both 1/250 and mascot scale.

1/250 RX-78 Gundam, Guncannon, Char's Gelgoog

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - 1/250 RX-78 Gundam (1/3)

1/250 RX-78 Gundam

Together with the RX-78 Gundam that came in the A Baoa Qu set.

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - 1/250 Guncannon (1/3)

1/250 Guncannon

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - 1/250 Char's Gelgoog (1/3)

1/250 Char's Gelgoog

To place the MS on the diorama stand, you need to attach a metal wire to the hip joint.

Collecting the 1/250 kits from each diorama set to form a V Operation lineup

Zeon vs. Federation. All the 1/250 kits from all 4 diorama sets gathered together.

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Size comparison between the old 1/144 kit and the 1/250 (1/3)

Size comparison between the old 1/144 kit and the 1/250

RX-78 Gundam, Guncannon, and Char's Gelgoog in mascot scale

RX-78 Gundam mascot

OLD 1/250 Diorama : Battle of Texas - Together with the Gundam mascot from the A Baoa Qu set. The only difference is the weap

Together with the Gundam mascot from the A Baoa Qu set. The only difference is the weapon it's holding — everything else is the same parts.

Char's Gelgoog mascot

Guncannon mascot

All the mascot kits from all 4 diorama sets gathered together.

All 4 diorama sets assembled!

The last entry in the old 1/250 diorama model series is the "Battle of Texas" set, depicting the battle between Amuro and Char that took place in the Texas Colony — a wasteland after losing its climate control functions. This kit includes the Texas stand along with the RX-78 Gundam, Char's Gelgoog, and the Guncannon.

Looking at episode 37 of the original series — the Battle of Texas arc — it actually feels like Magooba's Gyan would've been a better fit than the Guncannon. During the Battle of Texas, the Guncannon was out in space fighting the Dom, while the actual Texas battle featured the Gundam, the Gyan, and Char's Gelgoog. That said, this kit is probably based on episode 38 rather than episode 37 (where Magooba stopped Char from interfering), focusing on the Gundam vs. Gelgoog fight — which is why the Gyan was left out. It also seems like they just wanted to include the Guncannon as one of the few Federation mechs and render it in 1/250 scale while they were at it.

So if you really want to recreate the Battle of Texas accurately, it'd look more right to leave the Guncannon off the diorama stand and just put the Gundam and Char's Gelgoog on it. For old-school fans, it's hard not to feel a little off seeing the Guncannon up there during what's supposed to be the legendary 1-on-1 duel between Amuro and Char.

This kit includes the RX-78 Gundam again — the same one that came with the 1/250 A Baoa Qu diorama set — but this time it's been reworked into a crouching pose holding a beam saber, matching the scene from the show. The small mascot figure, on the other hand, is the same one from the A Baoa Qu set, with only the weapon in its hand swapped out for a bazooka.

Either way, this is a fun diorama series that really hits you right in the nostalgia as an old-school fan, and it'd look absolutely fantastic with a proper paint job. :-)
[ Updated at 2016.7.1 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.