Review of Daban MG Zeta Fighter

Presenting one of my favourite kits ever which I have been hoping to build for a long while. The Daban MG Zeta Fighter.

The box is impressive.

The plastic is as expected from Daban. A little on the softer side. Its just that DevilArts has spoiled me now lol.

The Daban MG Zeta Fighter converts into a jet so the construction is a little different for it with lots of hinges and sliding parts. That again is also a weakness because the kit will not be as strong as a usual kit. But so far so good.

The arms are up and running. Now working on the waist piece and the legs.

Ok, looks decent doesnt it. But there are some problems already. The connections are decent but the ankle is quite problematic. I think it has to do with the conversion to the jet but the ankle more often than not does not get it right enough to make the Daban MG Zeta Fighter stand properly.

Attaching the top half with the bottom and immediately, I realise that the ball socket joint between the two parts is very bad. The clutch is not strong so when I tried to push down the ball into the socket, the parts just split open and to make it worse, the socket piece actually split apart under the pressure. Not a very good thing to happen. Quite a let down actually.

The problem seems worse with the jet pack on. The ankles are difficult to position and the waist also leans back because there is no firm connection with the legs. 

The beam rifle and the mega launcher with the shield. It also comes with a stand but I did not make that.

In the meantime, the Zeta unfortunately could not stand up to a philosophical conversation with my son so I came home to find the legs separated haha. I did not feel motivated enough to piece things together so I just gave up.

The Daban MG Zeta Fighter is a little disappointing but I think that has a lot to do with its feature of being able to transform into a jet. Was it for me? Nope, I dont think so.

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Review of DECOOL 3416 Quad Bike

Continuing on from the previous kit, the next in line is the DECOOL 3416 Quad Bike. It comes with slightly higher number of parts compared to the Record Breaker. It also comes with a pull back action, so that is something new.

As expected, the packing is exceptional.

Simple construction as always for the DECOOL 3416 Quad Bike

Does not take long at all to fix up the bike. But that has to be expected when its less than 200 pieces.

The finished DECOOL 3416 Quad Bike looks quite impressive. I did not paste the stickers. I was waiting for the next part to paste them.

Now the interesting thing about these kits is that both the Record Breaker and the Quad Bike combine together to make a completely different kit. We will try that out next.

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Review of DECOOL 3415 Record Breaker

Continuing with our look into relatively obscure kits, presenting the DECOOL 3415 Record Breaker. I say obscure because a kit that comes with a mere 125 parts is usually overlooking in favour of its more voluble cousins. However that does not mean that it doesnt have its own attractions. It comes with a pull back action. And that is not the only plus here. However more on that later.

But without any further ado.

DECOOL in my opinion, always goes overboard in their packing. The packing here is very very good for a mere 125 pieces.

The construction for the DECOOL 3415 Record Breaker as expected is very simple but no less satisfying.

Presenting the completed DECOOL 3415 Record Breaker. 

Review of DevilArts MG Providence

Starting a new kit manufacturer as well. Was a little nervous starting this especially after my experience with the SuperNova. Presenting the DevilArts MG Providence.

The box has nice box art. Very simple but adequate.

The insides are also nicely packed. The plastic is of good quality packing material.

Now the surprise part...The plastic is great. The snap fit is great..everything fits in as it should. Simple construction but it looks very very good.

Legs with a simple construction but no less impressive. The ankle joints seem a little weak though.

Shoulders

5 pairs of hands. One for every occassion, I believe. The good thing is that the fingers have kind of a locking mechanism to hold onto the palm. That definitely a new for me. Good work, DevilArts MG Providence

The ready arms.

The legs fixed to the waist, armour included.

That is one impressive looking figure.

That is one big backpack.

The backpack fixed on.

The beam rifle and the saber unit?

The good thing is that the pieces expand with effect parts. All in all, DevilArts MG Providence is a very impressive kit. The best non-Bandai kit I have seen in a while. The plastic quality is excellent, the snap fit is excellent and the colour scheme is simply cool