Build Fighters Model Kits

Gunpla Build - High Grade Guncannon Revive (Part 1) 2023-09-04

My previous build was a lesson in how a kit’s low part count is not necessarily indicative of the build’s overall complexity. In the case of the Guncannon Revive, however, what you see is what you get. There’s not a lot of parts here, and they don’t require a lot of work. In fact, this is one of the simplest, quickest High Grade builds I’ve ever come across (not counting the Zaku I which was not a “full” build anyway).

Gunpla Build - High Grade Wing Gundam Fenice (Final) 2023-02-26

This post took a lot longer to get around to than I expected.

Two things happened that got in the way. The first is I got a new gaming console. Since then I’ve spent my evening “me time” exclusively playing games, rather than working on Gunpla.

The second is that I broke both of the Fenice’s wings while trying to test their range of articulation. I was able to fix up one of them, but I ended up using too much super glue on the other. It can move some, but most of its joints are now frozen in place.

This really got me down in the dumps, and with a bunch of shiny new games calling to me, I lost all motivation to do a photo shoot for this kit. But I pushed through and got at least a handful of photos together. Let’s take a look.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Wing Gundam Fenice (Part 1) 2023-02-13

I have, of course, built the Real Grade version of Wing Gundam, but never the High Grade. That means that I won’t have anything to compare this build process to, but will have something to compare the final build to.

Anyway, here’s what’s in the box:

We’ve got twelve runners, which is an impressive number for a High Grade. Keep in mind, however, that this kit includes most of the runners from the HG Wing Gundam, plus new ones for all the Fenice’s custom parts. I have a feeling that a lot of these pieces are going to be left unused.