OLD G Gundam 1/144 Gundam Maxter

Release 1994.5

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

The Core Lander can be detached.

Two beam guns are included — one for hip mounting and one for holding in hand.

The shoulder and forearm can be detached and used as weapons.

With the Fighting Knuckle equipped

With the Burning Punch equipped

Limb articulation

Beam gun action

Fighting Knuckle action

Burning Punch action

Together with the 1/144 Shining Gundam.

This is the old-release 1/144 Gundam Maxter from the G Gundam series. True to its Neo America origins, it's got this wild look that mashes together American football and boxing, and with two system injection runners included, the straight build actually comes out looking pretty decent.

Joint strength feels like an improvement over the earlier kits, so the hip joints aren't a major issue, but the fixed skirt armor does limit articulation quite a bit. That said, the unique punching weapons do let you pull off some pretty fun poses.

As for optional features, you can detach and reattach the shoulder and forearm to recreate the Fighting Knuckle and Burning Punch, and two beam guns are included — one for mounting and one for use as a handheld weapon.

All in all, the fact that the hip joints are less loose than on the Shining Gundam or Dragon Gundam is already something to be thankful for — this feels like a pretty solid old-release kit overall. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.1.14 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.