OLD Gundam F91 1/100 Dahgi Iris

Release 1991.3

Price ¥1,100Original release price: ¥800

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/100 Dahgi Iris - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

The power cables for each joint are included on the soft runners along with the polycaps.

Stickers and waterslide decals

OLD 1/100 Dahgi Iris - Parts diagram (1/3)

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Bottom view

Articulated fingers

You can tell they made some effort to add molded detail to the inside of the shield too.

OLD 1/100 Dahgi Iris - Power cables connect at the neck and shoulders — and due to how the shoulder cables are routed, they c

Power cables connect at the neck and shoulders — and due to how the shoulder cables are routed, they can get in the way when you try to move the shoulders.

Limb articulation

The long wings on the backpack do move a little bit.

Action pose

The two-handed shooting pose comes together nicely and holds steady.

Beam saber action

Together with the 1/100 Vigna Ghina and Berga Giros.

The seventh kit in the F91 series is the 1/100 Dahgi Iris — not the most prominent mobile suit in the show, but the kit itself turned out pretty decent.

The F91 lineup is well known for its wildly inconsistent quality — the Federation kits tend to be solid, while the Crossbone Vanguard kits are generally pretty rough. The previous Crossbone Vanguard entries — the Vigna Ghina, Den'an Zon, and Berga Giros — all got a lot of flak for their weak joints, and it seems like Bandai took that to heart, because the Dahgi Iris, the last Crossbone Vanguard kit in the series, comes with noticeably improved joints. The arms, legs, shoulders, and hip joints all feel very solid and stable as a result — though the articulation is still pretty limited like the earlier kits, so the range of poses you can pull off remains restricted.

That said, at least you won't be pulling your hair out over loose joints or parts falling off, which makes it feel like the best of the Crossbone Vanguard kits. I especially appreciate that the grip strength — which was consistently weak across the line — has been improved enough to actually hold the weapons properly.

The design itself will probably be a love-it-or-hate-it thing, but if you're into the look, this is a solid old-kit that's worth recommending. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.10.4]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.