Review Daban 8814 MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red Arm Gerbera Straight, Daban Model

Daban 8814 MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red Arm Gerbera Straight from Daban Model is a Gunpla Master Grade 1/100 Scale bootleg release designed based on Metal Build ver. MG Daban 8814 has advantages and disadvantages which I will review on this page.

Box-Art Daban 8814

Daban 8814 MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red Arm Gerbera Straight has a fairly simple Box Art. Wrapped in black and white writing 8814 at the top center of the Box-Art. However, unfortunately the material from Box-Art Daban 8814 is not good enough, and it still seems cheap for a box-art class of a gunpla that costs USD 80.

Quality Daban 8814

Daban 8814 MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red Arm Gerbera Straight

The quality of the materials from the Daban 8814 is slightly improved compared to the previous Daban kit model. However, there hadn't been much change in the hardness of the black runner and also the odd red sculpt runner.

Snapfit Daban 8814

There weren't many problems when building this Daban 8814. Some snapfits are quite harsh, typical of bootlegs in general, but not as bad as before. Some of the problems that were found, such as the mismatch between pegs, were still within the tolerable limit. So far it's good enough.

The most problematic parts of the whole set of products are the white finger cot parts and the black parts on the hilt. The flash problem of the white finger cot is more serious, and the shrinkage is relatively large, and because it is a soft material, Polishing is not easy to handle, so you can only sharpen it slowly with a penknife. The black parts on the big sword have more shrinkage problems. The surface of the parts has different degrees of shrinkage. Although it is not particularly serious, it will affect some perceptions.

Some of the runner parts from MG Daban 8814 often fall out of their runners, for that, please be careful when checking the completeness before buying or assembling.

Runner Daban 8814

Finishing Daban 8814

The degree of reduction of the kit is very high. Because some parts are made by pre-painting, the overall effect has been improved to a certain extent, and the joints, movable structures, and explosive settings of each part are basically done. It's here, but the biggest failure is that the manufacturer mistakenly changed part of the outer armor that should have been white to red. Fortunately, before the release of the review, the manufacturer had received feedback on the problem and made corrections, and there will be after-sales for replacement parts.

However, for finishing the gold, it is quite easy to peel off so you have to be careful when assembling the Daban 8814.

Daban 8814 MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red Arm Gerbera Straight from Daban This model is quite a conditioning when Bandai doesn't intend to release this series yet. With a price of USD 80, which is relatively expensive, but a little relieved by the completeness provided by the Daban Model. Another interesting thing is that the Daban 8814 adopts a Metal Build model that is more pointed than the usual ARF, so I recommend it for Astray Red Frame series fans to collect this.