OLD Gundam W 1/144 Gundam Deathscythe

Release 1995.5

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 Gundam Deathscythe - Manual (1/3)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Weapons loadout

The folded beam scythe can be stored in the rear skirt.

The blade section of the beam scythe is articulated.

Limb articulation

Beam scythe action

Beam scythe + Buster Shield deployed action

Together with the 1/144 Wing Gundam and Shenlong Gundam.

1/144 Gundam Deathscythe - WF Repackage Version

WF series box art with pilot character image added

A color guide for painting the figure has been added.

Figure runner added in the WF series

OLD 1/144 Gundam Deathscythe - Duo Maxwell figure (1/3)

Duo Maxwell figure

OLD 1/144 Gundam Deathscythe - Assembly manual slightly revised to include the figure (1/3)

Assembly manual slightly revised to include the figure

Newly added color guide for the figure

The third kit in the old Gundam W 1/144 series is Gundam Deathscythe. Overall, the joint strength is decent enough — better than the loose 1/144 Wing Gundam, but the stability is a bit awkward, falling slightly short of the previous 1/144 Shenlong Gundam.

For some reason, the neck joint is particularly loose, making it hard to keep the head upright — like a baby that can't hold its own head up — and the head antenna keeps falling off. As for articulation, the front skirt limits the hip joint's range of motion, making it hard to spread the legs wide, which in turn makes dynamic poses look a bit flat.

Deathscythe's signature beam scythe has an articulated blade section, and a folded version is also included that can be stored in the rear skirt. The Buster Shield on the left arm can be deployed, and the blade part can be attached separately — all nicely implemented.

So yeah, the joint strength is a bit iffy and the articulation is below average, but thanks to the beam scythe, the poses still look pretty decent. It's an old kit with questionable build quality, but at the very least it's better than the 1/144 Wing Gundam — and I guess that's something. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.2.19 ]

The 1/144 Gundam W series was repackaged and released as the WF series in July 2000. The kit itself is the same as before, but a small character figure was added, bumping the price up by ¥100. The box art and manual were also slightly revised accordingly, and a color guide for painting the figure was added. Since both the regular 1/144 W series and the WF series are still mixed together on the secondhand market, please refer to the WF version review below for details on the figure and included contents.

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.