Bandai Hobby RG 1/144 #28 Tallgeese (EW) "Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz" , White

+ Excellent for this grade of model, well worth the money (it was about $25 when I bought it.)+ Arrived on time, in perfect condition.+ It can reach a very acceptable range of poses, coming with multiple hands and mounting points for weapons+ Thanks to well-chosen colored plastic segments, this requires no painting to look like it did in the anime, just a bit of panel lining for accent. Even the stickers aren't really necessary. Painting to add weathering can still add really nice accents, though.+Sturdy, much more so than many other Gundam models of the same level. A few parts are fragile due to the plastic type, but as a whole the kit is tougher than I've come to expect- not to action figure level, but you can comfortably move it many times to find your perfect pose.- The manual doesn't make certain steps as clear as you might like... You may need to experiment with some parts (the shoulder mounting joints in particular were unclear to me) to get the proper angles for following steps to work; and some parts are not represented in the diagrams in a way that makes the proper orientation apparent. This problem decreases in direct proportion to how many Gundam models you have built of this grade or above.- A few of the thinnest pieces are extremely fragile, and can bend when removing from the rails even when using nippers; when in doubt, removing via careful cuts with an exacto blade or, better yet, a file (foam-backing fingernail filing boards are great for this, and cheap as well- check your local dollar store!) can negate this.

The real grade models are always good quality for such a small scale. But the Talgeese is one of the best RG models I have put together. Amazingly posable, very detailed, and inexpensive as well.

Haven't built a model in 20 years. Life long Gundam fan, I took up the hobby again to construct this RG Tallgeese. About 20 hours in, loving it.Pros: very flexible, joints are sturdy and very articulated, especially the knees.Cons: gold parts from the dye cast look like garbo, lil metallic paint fixes that. Clavicle armor plate was the only real difficult piece to set. If you're reading this in mid build or about to build this piece, set the clavicle down front to back, use the little cutouts over the shoulder missiles to line up then drop the back of it into slot.

Almost a perfect kit. Aesthetics and moving gimmicks are off the chart with this kit. With panel lines it’s basically visually perfect. Overall very solid too just a few complaints that hold it back for me:- The joint inside the torso of the unit for allowing ab-crunch was very weak for me and would barely lock. Eventually after completion it broke all together and i had to superglue the two halves of the kit back together. Now it’s very solid LOL but it doesn’t have torso movement forward/backward anymore.- The Vernier backpack pods look amazing fully opened up, but take care assembling them. The first one I made ended up a little floppy. The Crotch also has a seam line that I can’t fully close up.- The visor piece is clear plastic. It looks absolutely perfect with some blue sharpie applied before putting it in… but it would have been nice to have a blue color clear plastic visor over a shiny foil sticker. Small deal though.- The arms can’t fully extend to 180 degrees. because the entire arm internal frame is one big MS Joint piece. This is honestly not a big deal though since they’re usually using the accessories

This is a wonderful little model kit. I mean it when I say that it’s little. This is a very compact kit, but it somehow crams in all sorts of gimmicks. It stays together quite nicely, and has a beautiful glossy top coat. It’s a fun build that doesn’t take too long, and the results are amazing with barely any effort. I highly recommend this kit to anyone who enjoys Gunpla, and especially to anyone in need of fancy model to lead all of their HG Leos!

I really enjoyed assembling this kit. The range of motion is pretty good. It's pretty sturdy and the finished result is more than what I was expecting. Images are of a custom metallic paint job. I would definitely buy again to try a different weather beaten/battle damaged look.

Great details, build was plenty fun, worth every penny.

As a Tallgeese enjoyer, I can say this kit is the best bang for your buck by a country mile.