Gundam Wing model kits

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Price: $15 for 1/144; $25 for 1/100</B></I></div> <bR> <div> The main reason I decided to buy these was because I liked watching Gundam Wing, and I wanted to see what the big deal was with these model kits.  It's fun to spend around an hour on if you have the time, but it can get a little frustrating.  For instance, there are sometimes parts so small that it's tough to put inside its proper place, and some parts have to be put in hard-to-access-with-normal-fingers places.  But if you can stand that, which is easy to stand, you have to deal with the final step after finishing the gundam: the paint job.  The stickers that they provide you with eventually peel off and look tacky, so you have to paint.  I've never been able to do this because I can't seem to find the right paints, AND the thing never came with a list of colors to paint and mix or where to actually paint!  This part sucks.  And after that, despite the fact that the thing is a "action figure model kit," you should never treat the thing as an action figure.  The parts seem to be pretty brittle and tend to fall apart easily.  "No glue required" my ass!  For me, it seems that the right hand of every model kit I finish seems to always fall of while the left hand stays firm.  If you know how to take care of these model kits and put them together like a pro, then it's for you.  Otherwise, just by the action figures.  They're durable, and you can still take them apart and put them back together if you want to.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Overall Grade: C</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>