OLD Gundam W 1/144 Altron Gundam

Release 1995.12

Price ¥700

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

The beam trident is also included in its folded form.

Both arms can be extended to deploy the Dragon Hang.

Beam cannon articulation

Limb articulation

OLD 1/144 Altron Gundam - Dragon Hang + beam cannon action (1/3)

Dragon Hang + beam cannon action

Beam trident action

Together with the 1/144 Shenlong Gundam.

Since the Shenlong Gundam's runners were reused, some leftover parts remain.

1/144 Altron Gundam - 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 Altron Gundam - Chang Wufei figure (1/3)

Chang Wufei figure

Together with the Chang Wufei figure included in the 1/144 Shenlong Gundam.

OLD 1/144 Altron Gundam - Slightly revised assembly manual due to the addition of the figure (1/4)

OLD 1/144 Altron Gundam - Slightly revised assembly manual due to the addition of the figure (2/4)

Slightly revised assembly manual due to the addition of the figure

Newly added color guide for the figure

The 11th kit in the old 1/144 Gundam W series is the Altron Gundam. Since it's based on a modified Shenlong Gundam in the lore, two of the runners are reused from the 1/144 Shenlong Gundam. The Altron Gundam is designed so that both arms can be fully extended to recreate the Dragon Hang.

The articulation is a bit limited, but joint strength is decent. The Dragon Hang deployment gimmick on both arms is especially sturdy, so it holds poses really well. Combine that with the movable beam cannons on the back, and you can pull off some pretty unique and impressive poses.

For weapons, a beam trident is included — it comes in two forms, standard and folded, and the folded version can even be stored alongside the wings.

The real appeal of this kit is that it comes with complex gimmicks you won't find on other kits, all backed up by solid pose-holding ability. Since it hasn't been released as an HGAC, it's definitely one of the old kits worth picking up. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.2.28 ]

The 1/144 W Gundam 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, 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.