Bandai 1/144 HG Gundam Jiyan Altron

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I didn’t really watched Wing Gundam anime when growing up because it is quite a long series and I was at an age where I wasn’t interested in kiddy cartoons anyore. Thus I only have very patchy memories of the characters and mobile suits in this series. Which is why I wasn’t aware that the HGBF Jiyan Altron was actually based on the Altron from Endless Waltz and it was an upgrade from the original Shenlong or Nataku.
But what I like about the Build Fighters kit is that they are a customised version of the original design, sometimes the moulding has improved with better details and modernised joints. Unfortunately this kit does not comes with the original beam trident so I have to replaced it with a SD/CS Barbatos’ mace (for the moment).
  • You don’t need to mask quite a few bits to make this look nice.
  • Details to head V fin is fantastic!
  • I used a Jigen Hands pack to give my Alton some “Kung Fu” style hands.
I am not sure if Bandai actually made a proper HG version of the Altron, because I don’t recall the Endless Waltz release were actually given the proper HG quality. Therefore if you want an “unique” Altron it is probably easier to buy this HGBF kit and modify it yourself or wait for Bandai to release a “revive” version.
I have also modify the dragons to be attached from the backpack instead as shown in Endless Waltz.
The kit is sticker heavy for the tiger head, I can'[t be bothers to mask and paint in all the stripes, to be fair it doesn’t look half bad!
The name Altron reminds me of Volton, which I can see how designers used a play of words to name this design. But Altron wasn’t equipped with the Tiger and Wolf heads until Build Fighers so my assumptions may not be correct.
I remember watching Endless Waltz both the Alton and Wing Guhndam were having a major battle and although there wasn’t a clear winner, the Wing Zero was getting beaten up.
Similarly my Wing Gundam is actually based from HGBF Fenice. I do like HGBF kits that gives you lots of options. I dohope the”revive’ versio of the Heavy Gun and Sandrock are made in similar and matching scale!
I actually quite enjoyed customising both this kits as they are uniquely my “take” on the Wing Gundam series.
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