New Project - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  That is kinda a lie... this isn't really a new project as such.  I have been doing this one since mid-February but haven't posted it up here, well a little about it first.  I ordered this one a while ago from HLJ and it was under £10, I think it was £9.60-ish at the time.  Anyhow I decided to enter it into the "Under a Tenner" Group Build on Britmodeller.  There was only one other Gundam related thing at the time (I think I was first tho) and that being Chars G'Zok done by PaganPete and very nicely done I do admit (I am kinda jealous).  Well picture time!

   Well this is the funky box-art, this Gundam is from the manga "Advance of Zeta" and is part of the Titans Test Team (I believe this is after Zeta Gundam as you do see the normal Hazel in the Zeta Gundam show, admitted for all of like 3 seconds).  Incase the name and the logo hasn't given it away or you just haven't seen it, this Gundam is named after "Hazel" from Watership Down, I really must watch that again it has been years!  There are other Gundams/Mecha from this manga that are named after things in Watership Down... eerrmm "Fiver", "Bigwig" and "Woundwort" are in it that come to mind.

   The last and first page of the instructions (the Japanese read right to left, I believe).  Getting that "cadbury-purple" will be bugger.  It is a chunky bugger isn't it?

The other side of the instruction sheet, more cool artwork.  The Hazel in the bottom left is either the prototype or the one before this, I can not remember at this time but I do have it on order at HLJ.  If you look at the top right you will see the extra arms it has in it's skirt area (I hate that term for a mecha).  The only other Mecha that I know that has these arm things is The O from Zeta Gundam also.  I am seeing a trend here!

 

   Lots and lots of plastic...

   Even more plastic, oh look!  You can see the white booster!

   Legs, Arms and other bodily parts...

   Boring grey bits,

I bought these a while ago for this model, I have since ordered the other Gundams in this series.  I am really looking forward to seeing the TR-5 "Gaplant", I dunno why probaly because I have the ORX-005 "Gaplant" sitting on my shelf also.  I need to get that painted I think...

PEACE!

Dazz