OLD Gundam X 1/144 Gundam Virsago

Release 1996.5

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Strike Claw deployment

Lifting the upper body reveals the Mega Sonic Cannon hidden beneath the abdomen.

Limb articulation.

Wing deployment and articulation

Beam saber action

Beam saber + Strike Claw action

OLD 1/144 Gundam Virsago - Pose with both arm Strike Claws deployed (1/3)

Pose with both arm Strike Claws deployed

Together with the 1/144 Gundam Leopard.

Together with Altron Gundam from Gundam W, which has a similar arm deployment style.

The fourth kit in the old-style Gundam X 1/144 lineup is Gundam Virsago. The Strike Claw deployment and the Mega Sonic Cannon gimmick in the abdomen — both signature features of Virsago — are nicely reproduced, and the overall joint strength is solid, making it pretty easy to pose.

The Strike Claw deployment joints, similar to Altron Gundam from Gundam W, are especially sturdy — the arms stay locked in place no matter what angle you extend them to. Overall rigidity is great, though the hip joints feel a bit loose and wobbly, and the upper body can be a little iffy when you lift the torso to expose the Mega Sonic Cannon.

That said, even with all the various deployment gimmicks, the joints hold up well enough that it's not an annoying kit to handle — the bigger question is really whether you're into the design or not. And since it's never been renewed as an HGAW release, if you want a 1/144 Gundam Virsago, there's no reason to hesitate — just go for it. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.3.29]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.