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Q/A & Help Group 8 years, 5 months ago Fresh pot of coffee, gundam unicorn playing as white noise, and i am ready to crack open this FA Unicorn. I have heard there are a few slight nuances with this kit though so im looking to compile any issues that people ran into while building it. Mainly so i am aware of them as i build and hopefully i can remedy them in the process. Its the gunpla expo clear version so im not sure if there any changes to the mold since i vaguely remember Syd talking about changes in parts from one unicorn to another. I plan to get the water slides since i was sad to find stickers in the box, but should i use the dry transfers and water slides or just the water slides? Thanks in advance folks.
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Is this your first MG Unicorn?
On the OVA version, I remember that they changed the legs so they could bend a little bit further. I am not sure if the changes made it to the version you have. If you have extra leg, chest, and head pieces, then they made the update.
It is a pretty straight forward build. The stickers on the horn and V fin kinda suck. Directions aren’t the clearest for this kit so I would pay attention. Especially for the legs and feet.
Building it is not so bad, its just the finished product that has the most issues. Useless crotch splaying piece to make the hips sit out a tin bit further, a tab to extend the abs which almost never holds, and a backpack that doesn’t really connect to the back but sits in its little groove which wouldn’t be that much of a problem for a regular unicorn, but the Phenex and Banshee Norn, it is a pain.
It is up to you, I have never really put decals on clear gundams before. I think it would be kind of a moot point and get lost in the layers underneath. But that’s just me.
And as always, be careful with clear parts. They are more brittle.
This is my first MG Unicorn, in fact my first unicorn period. I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for the extra parts that would indicate the updated parts. Im planning on using water slides for the V-fin although i have had some nice results with sharpie on the clear parts for a nice effect. I did some detailing on the pilot with orange and red sharpie. Ive had some very good results with water slides on clear kits recently so i’ll be ordering those soon. Thanks for the info and if you think of anything else just lemme know.
if i were u i hate the look of the v fin on the unicorn as it doesnt really match well in my opinion i have built a few unicorns and every unicorn i build would panel line the v fin into the colors of the psycho frame along with inking in the face mask too if ur familiar with gunpla inoichis z’s unicorn i think those unicorns are the best with the v fins all green and matching
Thats something i will have to look into along with trying to find a sharpie to match this blue-green psycho frame. i did some detailing of the cockpit while watching the anime and used some lime green on the edges of the seat. impossible to see when the kit is complete but im a sucker for complete detailing of kits.
in my opinion a dark psycho frame color looks nicer on the unicorn becasue the armor is white and u have a dark color on the inside to show off it contrasts nicely so wht i would do for ur psycho frame instead of using sharpie go get a clear green tamiya spray can and paint up the psycho frame itd look nice as for the v fin if ur interested take the tamiya green paint apply it on the fin then use thinner to wash it off
only thing is the armor on this kit is clear not white so there is that. also getting a hold of tamiya here in the states is a bit of a chore so it might be easier to match with sharpie.
I honestly haven’t had any problems with the unicorn and I’ve built the OVA version and the Banshee. The build itself is a bit complex but nothing too tricky there. The final result in Destroy Mode has finicky ankles and the waist lock likes to come loose but I find that they’re pretty easy to work around that. The only other issues are just the kit design like the lack of articulation.
so by finicky ankles do you mean the armor parts like to slide around or that they don’t hold pose/weight? Would you recommend a stand for this kit? im planning on just a simple standing pose since this kit is going to eat up some serious shelf space. plus all the weapons…all those weapons…
By finicky ankles I mean that there are a whole lot of swivel and ball joints inside of the ankle which makes them quite hard to pose and prone to collapsing. I can get the regular Unicorn and Banshee to stand and pose with no problems but I think that with all the weight from FA it may be good to get an action base. That or you may want to leave the fuel tanks off to try balance it a bit better.
gotcha, well then it might be in my best interest to get an action base for it. it might be time to look for a display case as well since my desk is running out of space on short order.