NOVA Heavyarms is SUPER!
Ordered this lovely kit when I was disappointed by the official re-release of the Heavyarms Custom through Bandai's Premium service, and this one certainly did not disappoint.
The box comes with runners for every color used in the kit, including the bright blue lining which are actually pieces placed inside the armor, not stickers! I also appreciated that the connections to the runners were most often placed below visible angles so there was hardly any reason to put extra work into removing nubs and dents with my sanding tools, just needed a good angle with the clippers and pieces were ready to put together. Stickers are limited to one thumb sized sheet that is basically just a choice between gold eyes/cameras or the typical green.Theres also some water slide decals; I don't generally apply those, but they look neat all the same.
I will assure you that this kit is sturdy; heaviest of my kits in the same size range, which is clearly from how thick the plastic is. I don't see this thing breaking apart if it happens to tumble off the shelf. But this does raise one gripe, the insertion pegs are ALWAYS either over sized or cut to exactly the same size as the holes they go into, meaning there was a lot pressure applied to get pieces to snap together. I'm lucky I have a pair of rubber mouthed pliers so I didn't get too many blisters. This means that posing also takes quite some pressure to get the limbs to move, but this also adds the bonus that the weight of the equipment won't effect it at all. I could probably toss a bit more DAKKA on there and it'll be fine.
Lastly, the designer base is lovely. The metallic blue print on white with the gatling gun lineart stuck into the big "W" makes me happy every time I give it a glance.
Overall, I absolutely love it. I've been waiting decades now for Bandai to give Heavyarms proper treatment, and where they failed, this Super Nova kit truly delivers. I hope I can get a hold of their other variants of Gundam Wing designs.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New