HGUC #060 - Palace Athene
SKU: 1141425
Category: Gundam UC - Universal Century, HG - High Grade, Model Kits!
Vendor:Bandai Namco
Includes
- Palace Athene
- Twin Beam Gun
- Grenade Launcher
- Movable Shield x2
- Large Missile x8
- Shield
- Connector piece
- Beam Saber hilt x2
- Manipulators
- Closed fist (1 pair)
- Weapon-holding hand (right only)
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can rotate, tilt, and move forwards/backwards via a hinge and ball-joint neck.
- The elbows can bend up to about 90 degrees.
- The knees can bend up to about 120 degrees.
Weapons & Other Gimmicks
- The Twin Beam Gun can be attached to either forearm.
- The Shield can be attached to either forearm (but not at the same arm as the Twin Beam Gun) via a connector piece.
- Beam Saber can be held in the right hand.
- The hilts are normally stored on the shield.
- Each foot can transform into claws by swinging the back part forward and pointing the toe downward.
- The Palace Athene can be mounted on an Action Base (sold separately). The slot cover underneath the waist needs to be removed.
Tips & Tricks
- For better results, most/some of the details are needed to be applied/panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied paint and decals, if any.
Variants
Italicized item/s are exclusives.
Reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo. Later reprints from mid-2022 will also feature an additional Bandai Namco logo.
Notes & Trivia
- The Byarlant's manipulators supposedly house fixed weapons (Mega Particle Guns) though the ones found in this model do not depict the muzzle for the said weapons.
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