13 February 2011

HG 1/144 00 QAN[T]

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It has been a while since I have last done a post on a Gundam model (Gunpla). I still build them from time to time, but just not much reviews or posts about them. For a change here is one from one of the latest Gundam franchise: HG 1/144 00 QAN[T] (pronounced "Double-Oh Quanta") from Gundam 00 the Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer.

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Assembly is fairly straight forward. Forgot to put all parts up for that image, which was quite silly of me back then -_-;

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Tried to colour the GN condensers with green highlighter, but it turned out to be very uneven. My sister tried putting a top coat on top of it and it turns out... Funny.

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Now the GN Condensers look as if they're flooded with individual GN particles inside that you can see. An unexpected side effect but it's nevertheless interesting.

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GN Shield in the middle with GN Sword Bits (outer pair: Sword Bits A; middle pair: Sword Bits B; inner pair: Sword Bits C). The GN Sword Bits dock with GN Shield when they are not in used.

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The Gundam can kneel down pretty well. Not many HG 1/144 models can do that as far as I know.

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I've decided to colour the two sides of the faceplate grey instead of keeping them white like how it should have been. This picture was still in an early stage of colouring there were still a lot of areas where colouring is kind of off. It's also worth mentioning that the head part requires the most colouring (more if you colour the eyes too like I did instead of using foil stickers).

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00 QAN[T] completed and standing. The asymmetry does give a rather unique appearance, much like the Nu Gundam with the fin funnels on one side.

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It can pose pretty well even while standing, as a lot of features are inherited from the HG 1/144 00 Gundam (and its upgrades), one of the most articulated gunpla for its scale that I know of.

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00 QAN[T] in flight. Love the "bling bling" stand that the kit provides as it mimics the GN particle effect.

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GN Sword V in rifle mode. The shape of the weapon now looks like a fencing sword of some kind. Left spread palm is used to make the pose seem more 'dynamic'.

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GN Sword V in sword mode.

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The GN Shield is connected to the back and hangs over 00 QAN[T]'s left shoulder. As it has several joints in its arm it can move to the front or the back of the Gundam.

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Deploying GN Sword Bits. They're more for support role rather than for offensive purposes as seen in the movie.

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The GN Sword V can combine with the GN Sword Bits, but this will require a different blade part to combine them together (as seen on the left in the picture above). There are two ways to combine it for two different functions (Buster Sword and Buster Rifle), but the differences are very minor.

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GN Sword V (Buster rifle mode)

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Gn Sword V (Buster Sword mode)

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00 QAN[T] with its oversized buster sword. This was never seen used in the movie, but the buster rifle mode was used in Trans-Am mode very briefly.

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One of the last features of 00 QAN[T]: The GN Shield can swing to the back of the Gundam, then have the blue flap open up, revealing a GN Drive inside the shield. Rotating the GN Drive to align and join with the GN Drive at the back of the Gundam to activate the "Quantum System", of which the feature is story-related so I won't spoil the beans here.

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Final picture of 00 QAN[T] about to activate Quantum System.


The 00 QAN[T], being the last ride for the protagonist Setsuna F Seiei in Gundam 00, does have a rather unique appearance, combining features of his previous machines Gundam Exia and 00 Gundam. The assymetrical look and a lack of backpacks or wing-like binders is a nice change from a number of superpower Gundams too.

Model-wise, a fair bit of colouring and panel lining is required here and there, especially the head. Articulation is pretty good (these little fellas are getting better and better nowadays). The clear green parts for GN Sword Bits do need a bit of sanding before I could push them inside the blue parts, but otherwise there are no real problems with it.

Settings/story-wise, this is one of the few Gundams that do not have "Gundam" on the name. Supposedly the most advanced and powerful mobile suit in its own era, ironically 00 QAN[T] had a very brief appearance compared to other very powerful Gundams, and its offensive moves were seen even briefer. While it is capable of destroying an entire armed force, it is also capable of communicating with them the peaceful way to avoid further unecessary bloodshed...

And with all that away, next post will be on its extra armament: the GN Sword IV from Hobby Japan magazine to form 00 QAN[T] Full Saber!

8 comments:

  1. o.O your GN Condensers looks... scratched :S

    I never really realised OOQ doesn't have a "gundam" in its name until you mention it lol! which is funny esp since setsuna keeps going "I am gundam" in the series xD

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  2. @ Zhe:
    As I said in the post, my sister put on top coat for them and it turned out like so. Not exactly scratched but rather the ink got very uneven, and ending up in a bubbly pattern (which now looks a bit like GN particles if you ask me).

    I found out that 00Q does not have "Gundam" on the full name at all when I was looking on the box and manual for the full name. Took me by surprise I gotta say ^^; And afaik Setsuna never calls himself a Gundam anymore after the 1st season unfortuantely ^^;;;

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  3. You have the GN Sword IV Full Saber add on for this high grade?

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  4. @ Tom:
    Yes I have GN Sword IV as well. Need a bit more touch up then it will be ready for the next post!

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  5. Nice buddy, looks great! I really like the display stand!

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  6. I dont even think 00 Quant isn't as powerful as oo raiser as anybody thinks, well this suits only purpose was probably just to link everybodies though through "understanding"

    Why the fuck it loses its feet remains the true mystery

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    1. actually,quanta is maybe one of the strongest gundam i ever known,in fact that some people claimed quanta to be the fastest gundam ever made.and also quanta's gn drives is more stable than 00

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  7. @ korewagundam:
    The display stand definitely is a nice accessory to have, especially with the fact that it's a glittering green one to mimic GN particles rather than a plain black one!

    @ Gun the ammoless:
    00 QAN[T] saw relatively little combat, but according to MG manual it actually has the power to eliminate the ELS should Setsuna decide to choose that way, but he chose the pacifist way to end the conflict. Being able to commununicate and negotiate peace with alien species already renders it "powerful" in my opinion. But oh well that's what the official lore/settings state anyway.

    The way 00Q appears with its armour purged during Quantum Burst really is quite odd I have to admit...

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