BANDAIHobby Bandai Deathscythe Hell Ver EW 1/100 Master Grade, 167078

I purchased this kit from Amazon.com late in 2011. It arrived in a carefully packed box with no damage to said box. I don't care about that, but someone might. The kit is a bandai gundam kit, which are notorious for excellent articulation and detail. This 2011 tooling of the Deathscythe Hell is breathtaking. Whether you use paint or not, it will look great on your shelf. I have a few parts remaining to attach (the active cloak) and the kit will be complete. The scythe looks amazing, and the active cloak has much more detail than the 10 year older tooling (the high grade). Definitely worth the money and the painless time constructing it. The instructions are in Japanese, but this has never hindered me from completing their kits. High quality, recommended if you shell out the money.Build: EasyTools: No glue or paint required, recommend model nippers and tweezers for decal applicationBuild Quality: Very HighSuper Detailed: No (no aftermarket sets exist)Cost (after paint): ~$80 USDThis is NOT a toy, despite being articulate like one. Care is needed to ensure the kit does not fall from a height.

It’s a great old school kit. You will need to do some extra work to make this kit really shine, and I wish they’d do a version 2.0 of all the old Wing and G gundam kits. By extra work I mean sealing seams with thin cement, and gluing certain wing parts together so they don’t look goofy, Major nub cleaning with the colored plastic as well. The plastic is good quality even though it’s old, but since it’s purple in color and not white like many Gundam frames, you will have to put in extra effort and care to avoid marring the outer edge of the plastic. It looks phenomenal snapped out of box with some glue and the care taken to clean the nubs, don’t pass on the kit for it being old. Build is straight forward and simple, although the manual is dated in certain areas in the descriptions on parts placement, nothing impossible to figure out however. If you love Endless Waltz like I do, there’s no reason for this to not be in your collection. Cost is valued great for a MG kit, and it stands the test of time better than Sandrock, Heavy arms, Nataku, or Wing Zero to be honest. Duo Maxwell would be proud to pilot this suit towards your glass display case!

First off, I'm just going to say, this is my absolute FAVORITE Gundam of all time. I absolutely love Deathscythe, but Deathscythe Hell EW is by far the best in my opinion. This is my first Gundam kit in over 20+ years, but I have been researching and practicing gunpla techniques on Gundam figures for the last couple of years, so by this point I knew I could handle it. It would simply require assembly, patience and doing everything correctly. Now, you could say everything I'm going to say is objectively noob territory stuff, but I know what I'm doing and what to expect and I just want to prepare anyone new or old to gunpla on what to expect. So here goes.1.) No matter what you do to prevent nubs(the things left over after you remove the part from the runners),it will prove fruitless on most of the plastic, especially the lighter gray parts on the legs and arms. Trust me, I cut the runners properly, used hobby knives to clean it up and sand and polished the plastic. But no matter what, the discoloration of where those nubs were will NOT go away. Be prepared to paint it if that's a problem, if not, do as you will. Just know, they will be there regardless of the effort you put in.2.) This kit goes together easily, aside from the inner leg frame and the wings, they are a bit of a pain to piece together but nothing too terrible. It will be an inconvenience with the wings in particular, but it's manageable. Having said how easily it goes together, it will come apart just as easily. It says glue not required, but I assure you, it's almost an absolute must for just about everything but joints, since you'll actually want to be moving to pose and whatnot. Glue or plastic cement is highly recommended if you don't want random parts coming off when posing or reposing the figure upon completion.3.) It does NOT come with an action base/stand, you will need to get one if you want aerial poses like I have. A bit annoying and a minor inconvenience, but something to be aware of.4.) It does come with all the decals and stickers, I'm simply a "purist" when it comes to my Gundams. Whereas, if it didn't have it in the show/movie, I will not use them. But for those that love that kind of thing, there are PLENTY.5.) For a straight build, it looks pretty decent, nothing that will make you look back twice at. It's remarkably short on any possible panel lining, so I strongly suggest advance techniques to bring out it's full potential, ie, preshading, weathering and most definitely a topcoat.6.) BEWARE the head, the face piece will definitely NOT stay together if you do not glue or cement it, the rest of the head is kind of in the same basket, but not as bad.I know after all is said and done, it seems like a lot of complaints, but it's more or less me preparing anyone for what they'll encounter before undertaking this particular kit to more or less be properly prepared for the task. Trust me, with the right care and TLC, this thing looks sick! Just take your time and put in the work and you WON'T be disappointed. If you're an absolute fan of the anime/manga, you'll definitely want this. If you think it's cool regardless, trust me, it is. If you want a challenge, you'll definitely get it. But it's definitely worth it and as it's hard to come by, grab it when you can👍 Also, I do have stuff like this on my Instagram, swing by and check it out @lostinsetup if you'd ever like to see more like it or have questions, I'm free to answer any that people might have or you'll just enjoy the gunpla content 🙏

Very good kit not for beginners though and a lot of stickers but ends up very detailed