HGUC #229 – Penelope – Gundam Hathaway’s Flashs Flash

Includes

• Penelope
  • Odysseus Gundam
    • Hip joint (Odysseus)
    • Hip joint (Penelope)
    • 2 Shields
  • Removable FF (Fixed Flight) armor unit
    • Optional chest vents
    • Frame parts for individual display
  • Manipulators
    • General weapon-holding (1 pair)
    • Trigger-finger (right)
    • Open-palm (1 pair)
• Beam Rifle
• 2 Beam Saber Effect parts
• BA-2 Display Stand

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• Applied to Odysseus Gundam:
  • The head can swivel/tilt on a double-sided ball-joint neck.
  • The arms can..
    • Swing on a peg joint.
    • Raise horizontally.
  • Shoulder armor thrusters can pivot to avoid interference with the horizontal arm articulation.
  • The upper elbows can turn.
  • The elbows and knees are double-jointed.
  • Forearms can rotate.
  • The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • The waist can rotate in a very limited manner.
  • Front, side and rear skirt armors can pivot for leg clearance.
  • The hips are ball-jointed.
  • The upper thighs can swing frontward/backward, raise horizontally and/or rotate on each piece.
  • The front foot pieces can pivot.
• Applied to the FF unit:
  • Mega Particle Cannons can flip back and forth.
  • The tail section can be folded.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable.
• Each of the weapons can be wielded by their own respective hands.
• FF armor unit can combine with Odysseus Gundam to form Penelope. (The Odysseus Gundam’s hip joint must be swapped first.)
  • FF armor unit can also be displayed individually via parts swapping on the frame.
  • The chest vents can be optionally swapped with extra vent pieces.
  • The leg’s landing gears can be deployed.
  • Penelope can convert into flight form.
• Beam Saber effects can mount onto either the Odysseus Gundam’s shields, the Beam Rifle’s nozzle, or the Penelope’s Mega Particle Cannons.
• Penelope can mount with the included Display Stand.
• Odysseus Gundam can mount onto any Action Bases via an adapter.

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 decals.
• Due to the added weight of the armor unit, some of the joints may become loose. A very thin layer of glue is needed to be applied onto the hip ball joints.