Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - #07 Gundam Pharact, Bandai Spirits HG 1/144 Model Kit, 8 x 30 x 19 cm

All of the WfM Gundam kits have a pretty high standard of quality, and this kit is no exception. One of the main gimmicks in this line is using stickers under clear plastic parts. It looks especially good on this kit because of the slightly dark clear plastic and way the clear parts are shaped like a lens. Reminds me of the RG 00 Setsuna kits with a great effect. The large shoulder binders also remind me of the 00 Gundam’s shoulder binders. Is this the evil 00 Gundam? LOL. Anyway, the build is also very solid like other kits as part of this line since there are no Polycaps. The overall aesthetic is dark and menacing. I particularly like the design of the torso. I also like the design of the head. If you want the lens on the head to look like the image on the box, do not use the sticker. The red part will show through naturally. The feet on this kit are huge and remind me of the Lupus Rex’s feet. The feet have some other cool features like folding up into a claw and the beam saber part can be attached into the sole. I have heard complaints from reviewers that the parts of the feet attached on clips can become too weak to let the kit stand on its own after time. I personally have not had this issue yet, but I do believe it as my Entry Grade RX Gundam has become completely floppy over time. The clips to attach the shoulder binders on are weak though. I do not feel like this is a good design. It uses clips, but I don’t understand why it couldn’t use a couple of joined pegs or a ball joint. If you pick up this kit and shake it around, it will stay still like a statue but the shoulder binders will flop around. Despite that downside, there are a lot of great points of articulation and gimmicks packed into those shoulder units. In terms of accessories and bonuses, you really just get the cool giant sniper rifle. It’s simple but it looks great in the hand of the Gundam. You also get a couple beam sabers. The forearms can split open and the beam saber handles can be stored away in there. Cool feature. You also get GUND-Bits that store away in the shoulder units, but you will need a sold-separately stand set to display them in flight. Finally, you get a bonus open left hand. There aren’t many opportunities for panel lining so even if you’re new to Gunpla it will look good straight-built. All in all this is another good release. If you like dark Gundams and snipers, this will appeal to you especially. Even if you’re new to Gunpla building, you can build this as your first kit - it’s not too complex. The only difficult part might be applying the stickers if you’ve never done something like that before. My only big complaint is in the design of the arms attaching the shoulder units, besides that the kit was fun to build and looks great even just standing there.

I regrettably have not had a chance to watch most of The Witch from Mercury yet, but I've been very interested in the model kits that have come out of it. The Pharact was fun and simple to build, though I will warn that the dark plastic will not be very forgiving when it comes to showing nub marks. If you have the time to sand them off, I absolutely recommend doing so. Otherwise, this is a pretty straightforward kit with a small sticker sheet, which is really what I want out of a high grade. The stickers that are included are mainly for the reflective sections on the chest and legs, though an optional sticker is included if you'd prefer to have the clear section on the head be gray rather than red (why would you prefer gray?). The light gray sections are probably fine to panel line, though with most of this kit being in the dark grayish-blue color, you don't have many sections that benefit from being lined. The arms don't have the most impressive elbow bend that I've seen, but it's not really a big deal with this kit. The legs are a bit easier to articulate than the Aerial, for example, but the feet are *weird*. They're stable, but they're just soooooo long. I do enjoy that you can fold the feet into a point for more of a flying/space configuration, though. It reminds me ever so slightly of the Woundwort when they're folded like that. The only reason this gets bumped down to 4 stars in the "for beginners" category is because the flight pack is surprisingly complex compared to the rest of the build, and I had one piece that was strangely loose that required superglue. I confirmed there were no issues with how I cut it, and its twin fit snugly, so it seems like it was just a fluke.

The Gundam Pharact is such a weird design. All gangly limbs going everywhere. It looks downright alien. I love it. This plastic model kit is, like most gunpla, push-fit. This means that you shouldn't need to use any glue to assemble it. Just a decent pair of nippers is all you really need. Although a little extra effort like some panel-lining goes a long way. Like everything I've built in the Witch from Mercury line - this is a fantastic model kit. Very fun build. Fantastic articulation and poseability. Looks great right out of the box.

Another great kit

The Peil mobile suit designs in Witch from Mercury were great and you could feel the Armored Core aesthetic from the designer. It's too bad the show did the Pharact dirty and barely gave it any screentime. Overall the build was fun and frustration-free. Looks great. Only really comes with the rifle and the beam saber effect parts. It technically does have the gundbits, but without any effect parts you can't really do anything with those but store them in the binders.

This is probably my favorite build I've done. It's better than Aerial by a longshot

Just what I was expecting. Love the design and slight "Armored Core" look of it.

Built it with my GF, it's a pretty decent kit and easy for beginners but feels very special to me cause I spent time with my GF while building it

Esta genial este kit, tiene un diseño muy diferente a los demás gundams de la de la bruja de mercurio. Un negativo sería el backpack, si bien se ve muy bien pero los conectores de los propulsores se sienten flojos y frágiles al momento de moverlos.

Absolutely remarkable as all Witch From Mercury Sets are, posing is amazing, detailing is amazing, it feels like a 1/144 MG

水星の魔女シリーズ、デミヴァーミングからプラモデル復帰し、このシリーズ購入2個目ですが、デザインカッコ良いですね。 色分けもよく、このシリーズは作りやすいし、そのままでいいかなと思う程、造形がカッコ良い。 調べたら、デザインがACシリーズの方のような話があり、そう言われたら似てる気がします。

I guess there are a lot of people out there who are bored and haven’t figured out what to do with their lives, depression and loneliness kick in especially on those rainy evenings in autumn and winter, most of the books on the shelf have been read and YouTube has no positive things to show. That’s why I went out of my safe space and purchased a Gundam Model Kit or Gunpla for short plus some of the tools necessary to build it. Boy was I in for a treat. I’ve been modelling when I was younger and stopped as I grew mature and forgot about the joy model building can bring. So when those rainy days came a year ago, I thought to myself just “waste” your time and build one of these Gundams. So I did and it was great, those evenings after work were very productive listening to music and building these complex models was like meditation therapy. So every time I need time to spend focussed I order a new set, so here we are this is my January anti depressant. Enjoy

Correu tudo bem até à montagem dos pés que teimam em nem ficar em posição normal nem em posição de vôo. Melhor montar num suporte.