BANDAI HG Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Graze High Mobility Commander Type 1/144 Scale (Japan Import)

This is the first Gundam model kit that I got. The reason I picked this was because it's blue and because I really liked this version of the Graze more than the other. Overall this is a great kit. It's about 5.5 inches tall. It's very easy to put together, only took me about 2 hours to build it. The torso section is a bit loose. The lower eye sticker was a bit difficult to put on but all the shoulder stickers were very easy to put on. There are a few spots that a more serious Gundam person could paint them. But, I really love this kit and it looks great.

I've built other Gundam kits since this one and appreciate the design more now. Looks very nice without the need to panel line and the only parts that would be improved by the extra effort of painting are very minor. The build, as with the entire IBO line, has an almost complete inner frame, and the armor pieces snap into that. It adds some fun in stripping down and re-armoring the figure.Highly compatible with the other 1/144 smaller Graze models so you could swap armor around for a very custom look, and paint it you want the colors matching. It's a very neat idea!

Good with articulation and looks nice but the torso falls easy and posing this kit is...less than enjoyable, I only recommend this kit if you like the look of it, very little is needed for on screen accuracy, the inside of the thighs, the thrusters and a few small things, in place of stickers I highly recommend painting or using markers or you'll be sacrificing some details, also for those wondering yes this kit has a almost full inner frame.

This was my first HG build. I'm a total beginner and have only straight build. I can say, it was definitely a fun build and I am definitely considering making some mods and painting this kit as soon as I learn more about custom build and painting!

Overall, I like the Graze's design (my bias). Anyways, the arms with the protruding rope easily comes off. You may need to glue it or something if you want it to put in that place. Other than that, it's basically a blue Graze with a few extras. I like the color and the price isn't that bad for this HG.

The Bandai Hobby HG Orphans toy is a kit. The plastic pieces must be pulled or cut apart from the frames and the assembly, from scratch, must be done via photos only due to the entire instruction page being written in Japanese. The letter/number combination for each picture on the instruction sheet made it doable for my 10 to get this put together in 4-5 hours. The finished result was better than I had given it hope for when they opened the cheap looking box. The fact that my 10-year old figured it out mostly by himself and put it together in one night, and to have it go together without too much frustration I am giving it a 5-Star. He enjoys playing with it, and he was glad it was the size it was. He originally said he would not like a figure he would have to build, he preferred one already put together, but once he started on this he was hooked. I thought it would be 8"-10" once complete from looking at the photo, but it is only 4"-5" tall. I can't be disappointed too much if he likes it so much, and enjoyed the challenge of 'making' it. I would recommend this for age 8+ if you have a real hands-on designer for a child. The numbering and letters on each tiny piece were oftentimes hard to make out, so good lighting is necessary. So far, since Christmas, it has been a nice toy for him.

Love all these graze based frames.

Much more stable than the standard Graze MS. Never found much use for the wire that attaches to the wrist claw though.

This kit is pretty easy to build.It is a simple build for a first timer and has great articulations at the waste!Hips are a bit poor because they are on a pin instead of a ball and socket joint.However it can still get into a number poses with a little bit of effort.The only thing about it is the light blue plastic marks very easily just have to be careful when snipping it out.Definitely two cuts and sanded down!Great kit for £10!

Really impressed with the quality of these models. Have not been disappointed with any of the models I have bought. They are superbly made and I love the fact the parts are movable so you can change the positions of the models. This gives greater flexibility when putting on display in our home.

It was one of the more technical pieces I've done recently, definitely another great addition to the collection

One of my favourite model kits/non-gundam frames from the IBO set/show that I have come to love due to just the simple way it looks sleek, and very dynamic. Very fun build to put together and no issues to report.

It's the best