OLD Victory Gundam 1/100 Gun Blastor

Release 1993.8

Price ¥1,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/100 Gun Blastor - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

One system injection runner is included.

Soft vinyl runner and stickers.

OLD 1/100 Gun Blastor - Parts diagram (1/3)

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

You can also swap in the Gun-EZ-style backpack parts for the ground-use configuration.

Built in the ground-use Gun-EZ configuration.

Beam parts

2 leftover parts remain.

Arm and leg articulation is just about average.

Unlike the 1/100 V Gundam, the shoulders raise out to the sides pretty well.

Articulated fingers

OLD 1/100 Gun Blastor - Rifle shooting pose (1/2)

OLD 1/100 Gun Blastor - Rifle shooting pose (2/2)

Rifle firing pose

Beam saber + beam shield action pose

Ground-use Gun-EZ configuration action pose

Together with the 1/144 Gun Blastor.

Together with the 1/100 V Gundam.

The Gun Blastor is the third entry in the old-style V 1/100 series. It's essentially the Zaku of the V series — the space-use variant of the ground-use Gun-EZ — and the kit even includes the Gun-EZ backpack parts so you can build it in the ground configuration too.

Since there's no transformation gimmick, the basic arm and leg articulation is actually better than the 1/100 V Gundam's. That said, the joints feel a bit loose overall — the joint strength is decent enough, but there's noticeable play that makes everything feel a little wobbly. The articulated fingers are also particularly weak in grip strength, which makes it awkward to get the weapons to stay in the hands.

Still, the articulation is solid enough to pull off a good variety of action poses without much trouble, and while it doesn't go as far as a system insert, the system injection runner means the color separation is pretty well done.

Overall, this kit actually feels more polished and stable than the main character's 1/100 V Gundam, making it a solid old-style kit that's well worth a build. :-) [ Updated at 2017.12.22]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.