REVIEW Robot Spirits (Ka signature) RX-104FF Penelope (Mobile Suit Gundam Flash Hathaway Ver.), Bandai

Here is a review of Robot Spirits (Ka signature) RX-104FF Penelope (Mobile Suit Gundam Flash Hathaway Ver.) released by Bandai.

Robot Damashii (Ka signature) RX-104FF Penelope (Mobile Suit Gundam Flash Hathaway Ver.) Review

RX-104 Odysseus Gundam Review

Head Unit

The model is based on the movie version of Hathaway, which has a sharper face than before. The shape of the antenna, duct, and chin guard has also increased in three-dimensionality, greatly improving the appearance. The painting of each part was also accurate. Also from below. This time, the left and right sides of the antenna can be moved, so the degree of opening can be adjusted.

Body Unit

This Penelope body unit called RX-104 Odysseus Gundam. Get new head, torso, forearms, auxiliary legs, etc mold. The marking position has changed and the amount has increased a little.

The fuselage has also been completely redesigned, with more details and markings than before, making it look cooler. The color transfer is a little because there was a slight mistake and I took the picture again at the end.

Arms and Legs Unit

This area is mostly diverted. The forearm has a simple pin for attaching the shield, and the legs have new toes and side auxiliary legs.

Option and Accessories set

Robot Damashii RX-104FF Penelope have a set of Fixed Flight units and a set of stands in the packaging. This is the same as before, only the design has changed. Equipped with rifle and shield. Beam rifle is also a new model. The energy packs in the center and rear of the barrel are removable. shield is also new.

Since it is a simple pin type, it is easy to put on and take off and the angle can be adjusted. Also added are gimmicks with four missile hatches on the left and right and a mega particle cannon in the center. Energy pack for rear armor. The rear armor can be opened to the left and right with a ball joint connection. As with the old version, it is possible to assemble an FF (fixed flight) unit independently into a flight form.

The unit is also almost new and larger than before, so it is quite powerful even in this state. The appearance of the nose has changed considerably, such as the use of clear parts unlike before.

RX-104FF Penelope Review

Body Unit

In the old version, joints were used, but this time it is possible to combine only with the gimmick of the main body and the unit. As before, it is self-supporting with both feet and a tail stabilizer. Independence with only both feet is not possible.

The unit has been newly modeled, and the overhead, chest, and shoulders have all been enlarged and the details have increased, so it looks better than before. The front armor has also been made larger and more powerful. A missile container is modeled on the back of the front armor.

Arms and Legs Unit

All the units around here have also been enlarged, and the white two-tone color has become clearer and the markings have increased, making it look better. The mega particle cannon on the shoulder can be turned forward as it is. The tail stabilizer can be moved up and down. It's hard to see, but there is a sub-arm inside the rear armor, which is equipped with an energy pack.

Then flight form is a gimmick that was not reproduced in the old version, but this time it can be transformed without replacement. Since the originally long tail stabilizer is pulled out further, it has a considerable depth. The tail stabilizer that has been pulled out can also be moved to the left and right, improving the sense of deformity.

Comparing with the old version of Penelope, all the units have been enlarged, details and markings have increased, the colors have become darker, and the appearance has been greatly improved. From the side. The shield and stabilizer are also larger. Even in the Odysseus state.

Articulation and Movability

Odysseus has slightly different joints, but the movement hasn't changed much from before. The rotation of the waist is also very slight as before. A saber blade can be attached to the shield. Shield missile deployment. The long stabilizer looks like a tail, and the back view is especially powerful as in the play. In the play, the knees were bent in the opposite direction, but if you rotate the legs half a turn at the thigh roll, you can make it look like the original form that you did in the play.

The Penelope unit has changed considerably, but the movement hasn't changed much before. There is too much interference and the pose is about changing the direction of the neck and moving the limbs a little. Deploy a mega particle cannon on the shoulder. The saber blade is the same as before, and the color and length are a little lacking.

Summary

This is the review of ROBOT Spirit Penelope (Flash of Hathaway Ver.). Most of them were reused from the old version, and I thought that some parts related to the head and gimmick were new, but the FF unit etc. are almost new and larger than before, details and markings are added, the quality of painting is improved, and the core Odysseus is also quite new, and overall it has been upgraded considerably from before.

Since it is a design with a lot of interference, the point that the movement is not good is the same as before, but this time the deformation gimmick of the flight form was added, so the play value was also higher than the old version.