OLD Gundam X 1/144 Gundam Leopard D

Release 1996.11

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

OLD 1/144 Gundam Leopard D - Parts (1/2)

OLD 1/144 Gundam Leopard D - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 Gundam Leopard D - Manual (1/3)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Breast Gatling and 11-tube missile pod opening

Wrist beam gun on the right forearm in action

OLD 1/144 Gundam Leopard D - The two Twin Beam Cylinders on the backpack swap in by replacing the arms with separate forearm

The two Twin Beam Cylinders on the backpack swap in by replacing the arms with separate forearm parts.

Beam knife stored on the side of the right leg

Hornet missiles stored inside the knees

Some parts from the 1/144 Gundam Leopard are left over as leftover parts.

Limb articulation

OLD 1/144 Gundam Leopard D - Twin Beam Cylinders + Breast Gatling + 11-tube missile pod + beam cannon + Hornet missiles full

Twin Beam Cylinders + Breast Gatling + 11-tube missile pod + beam cannon + Hornet missiles full salvo pose

Wrist beam gun + beam knife action

Together with the 1/144 Gundam Leopard.

The 9th kit in the old-style Gundam X 1/144 lineup is the Gundam Leopard D. It's an upgraded version of the existing 1/144 Gundam Leopard with enhanced weaponry, which means some of the Gundam Leopard's parts end up as leftover parts.

Notable changes include Twin Beam Cylinders added to the backpack, an 11-tube missile pod added to the left arm, and the grenade launcher that was on the right arm replaced with a wrist beam gun. A beam cannon has also been added to the right shoulder, making the full salvo pose even more impressive. Articulation is limited as you'd expect from an old-style kit, but the joint strength is solid, so you can pull off a stable full salvo pose without any trouble.

Rather than flashy posing, this kit is all about capturing the raw impact of a full salvo, and just like the Gundam Leopard, all the weapons are faithfully reproduced even at 1/144 scale — that's a big plus. The molding and overall finish do show their age, but at just ¥500 it's a fun little old-style kit worth picking up for a casual build. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.12.30]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.